Posts Tagged ‘toys’

10 Ways to Beat Summer Boredom

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Summer is here and with it comes the school holidays. Children are home and most likely getting bored. So, what do you do for those weeks that are not planned as the annual family holiday? How do you keep them busy and yourself sane?

My first bit of advice is to sit down with all the family and make a list of activities that everyone would like to do. The list can be as long or as short as you like-just make sure that everyone has a chance to contribute. Stick this list up somewhere prominent so that when everyone is having a “bored” moment, you can easily refer to it. Here are some ideas to get your list started. (more…)

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Lego Duplo Product Review

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Here at ToddleBabes we recently had the pleasure of sampling some of the new Lego Duplo sets. We randomly selected a few of our readers and the generous folks at Lego Duplo sent out either the new Polar set or Police set to those lucky few.

The response from all the families has been fabulous and all agree that these wonderful toys should go onto a must buy list for your little ones. From the flashing lights on the police car with it’s exciting siren to the fun slide in the polar set for the penguins to whizz down, our children have not been disappointed. (more…)

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Outdoor Fun

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Summer is the perfect time to get out in the fresh air and have healthy fun with your toddler. In this article will be sharing some ideas to help you burn of that seemingly endless supply of energy as well as to create opportunities for physical development.

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Developing Your Baby’s Brain

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Have you ever wondered why toys for babies tend to have so many bells, whistles and lights? Or why they have so many different textures, and materials and colors? It’s almost as if we want to provide young babies with a whole world of stimulation and we can’t quite get it to them fast enough.

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