We were window shopping, killing time in the evening before going back home for dinner. As always, we never miss the toy section unless really pressed for time. I am pleasantly surprised today when I saw PlaySkool has “In The Night Garden” plush toys! Baby Clarisse smiled when she saw an entire section, a few racks of the toddler show’s characters - Iggle Piggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka, Tombliboos and more.
Baby Clarisse got to take back something fun and big yesterday. My husband’s aunty gave her another hand-me-down toy, PlaySkool toy table. It couldn’t have came at a better time as my baby Clarisse has been practising standing up for the past few weeks. I am sure she’ll really enjoy this toy. It’ll be a great encouragement for her to stand up from a sitting position.
It is a battery-operated play bench toy set which has several canisters on top. And inside these canisters there are components that bounces up and down, swirling balls, spinning flaps and make funny sounds. Needless to say, baby Clarisse loves it. Especially the colours and sound it makes. But she doesn’t really know how to work those buttons yet. Instead she would take them canisters apart and knock them around.
A big part of baby Clarisse wardrobe consists of hand-me-down clothes from family and friends. So does most of her toys. We seldom buy her new toys. The new ones are usually presents from friends and family members.
Yesterday, my baby Clarisse got one heck of a hand-me-down toy. It’s a Fisher-Price Infant to Toddler Rocker given to us by my husband’s aunt. It belongs to her grandchildren who have outgrown the rocker. Pretty good condition for a 3 year old baby rocker.
But parents should be wary when your toddler is big enough to sit up and lean forward. Babies might tip the rocker to fall over if she leans forward far enough.
Somewhat off-topic but interesting to know which DVD format your kid’s movies will be produced in the near future …
My husband and I have been holding off buying a new video player for quite some time now. We’ve been observing the movie industry and the fight between the next generation of high definition DVD formats: Sony’s Blu-Ray vs Toshiba’s HD-DVD formats. Although the format war has been tipped towards Sony’s Blu-Ray favour, Warner Bros Entertainment Group recently revealed that they will be ditching HD-DVD in favour of Blu-Ray. Needless to say, Warner Bros’ decision is a major blow to Toshiba’s HD-DVD format and pretty much confirms Blu-Ray DVDs will be the format of the future. Warner Bros switch effectively puts more than 70% of Hollywood’s products on Blu-ray.
So if you’re wondering buying a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player soon, I think I can safely suggest Blu-Ray is the way to go. Here’s an idea for your kid’s birthday present: Sony PlayStation 3
Don’t you dread when your baby starts to show displeasure when an object is taken away from them? My baby Clarisse, 7 months old, is showing signs of entering this phase now, I’m afraid.
3 days ago, baby Clarisse grabbed hold of a soft toy in Tesco, played with it for a while and when we tried to take it away from her, she cried. It happened again today, when the waiter took away the menu she had her hands on, baby Clarisse threw a mild tantrum. And lately, whenever it’s time to get out of the bathtub, which happens to be her favourite time of the day, baby Clarisse would frown and cry.
Let’s be realistic. Parents have to accept the fact that we’ll never be able to guarantee safe toys for our children. It’s good to know that politicians are starting to campaign for safe toys as a political agenda. As for now, we can do our best to safeguard our children from unsafe toys through knowledge and common sense.
Sign up for emailing lists to get yourself informed of the latest toy recalls at the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Another good site for such information is U.S. PIRG.
With the amount of Made-in-China toys recalled in the pass several months, I am concerned about the safety of toys I buy for my baby. The anxiety is heightened when baby Clarisse receives toy presents from friends and families. Baby Clarisse puts everything she can grab hold of into her mouth in a split second. Naturally, most of the toys in her crib are teethers. So it is important to make sure the toys she plays with is safe from toxicity.
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