[babygirlmelly]

i am new to this forum and have been reading and looking at pictures of other playrooms. i would love to incorporate it all but want some advice on what are the best play items for her age. are playstands something i could have this early?
any advice and/or suggestions are greatly appreciated, i am eager to get her room finally settled.
thanks

 

[PreggieUBA2C]

I am new, and I didn't have a playroom for ours at that age, but my first thought about the playstands was that at 8 months, ours would have used them exculsively for climbing, so if you are not comfortable with that, then maybe they could wait? Or maybe the seasoned and experienced mamas here have ideas about how to make the playstands work for an active infant, if that's a concern for you. That said, we will have a playstand like set-up when the newbie is born, so we'll see how it works out then, too

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'Here to learn too.

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[gcgirl]

Not sure if this is appropriate for your 8-month old right now, but if you are looking to the future, one thing I want to do in my kids' playroom is tack up whiteboards or chalkboards (or both) all along the wall at the bottom (like wainscotting). That way they have a huge canvas to work on and no walls to wash off later. Plus, if you build them high enough, they can last into the school years as a board for math and spelling/handwriting practice.

I don't know what it is, but kids love to draw on walls.

 

[Maggieinnh]

I do not think she will make much use of playstands yet, also be careful when you get them that they are sturdy enough to support her if she pulls herself up on them.
Regarding toys I would probably get some tree stumps or thicker branches and make blocks out of them, sanded with very fine sand paper to smooth the edges and with the bark left on it so she can play with those, a couple of playsilks, a nice simple wooden rattle/ teething ring, a sheep skin - try to find various natural tactile things. Maybe something to push, like a dolls pram that can help her to support herself when she starts walking, picture books and lots of music and interaction.
I think the more natural you keep it the better, children love music, we have lots of different types of music and ds still loves to dance and sing along (so do I)!

If you want more toy ideas, have you checked out some of the natural toy web sites, they have loads of ideas,....which can easily carry you away into a shopping spree...I always try to keep toys to a minimum and think about what ds would want to use, he gives me normally the cues regarding his momentary interest and activities, also keeping open ended play in mind with things helps (these type of toys can be used in various ways so you do not need to by lots of specific toys but one good toy that can be used for all kinds of stuff).
As an example ds has a wooden clicker, that he used to just push around for the noise it made, than it became a vacuum cleaner and now it is a lawn mower.