1. A radio flier walker-wagon. It gave my first great joy, falling out of it regularly and learning to walk with it. Now Baby Gonzo sits in it and reads her touch-and-feel books.
2. The favorite stuffed animal. This is a trial and error type of toy and can result in box loads of stuffed animals infiltrating your home. Miss Crab still sleeps with the "Honky Bear" a teddy bear she was given as an infant ... it has a nose that squeaks. Hence, Honky Bear. Baby Gonzo loves (obsessively) a raccoon with a belly that lights up. It is a Nocturnimal by Manhattan Toys that Auntie Ray Ray bought for Baby Gonzo's birthday. Look at that face.
3. Blocks. Loc-Blocks, Legos, Duplo, wood blocks, etc... Any sort of blocks are good for kids. I found these soft-blocks that look like wood. They are foam. Baby Gonzo can safely chew on them and Miss Crab can build until exhausted. My attempts at "playing together" are working!
4. A mirror. Nuff said.
5. Blankets, pillows, boxes, chairs and tables -- fort building materials. Miss Crab does not call them forts, she calls them Rescue Centers. Most frequently they are kitty rescue centers but on occasion they are turtle rescue centers.
6. A kiddie-pool or slip-n-slide. My parents even resorted to black tarp with a running hose. Yes, the scorched buttocks were worth it.
What are your simple toys? Do you have a toy that is indispensable? Something you loved as a child?
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