Comments on: Creative Toy Replacements

By: Michele

Michele — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:57:32 +0000

These all sound like great ideas! Thanks!
Blessings,
Michele
http://www.frugalgranola.blogspot.com

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:28:25 +0000

Great post – thank you so much for all these great "recipes"!!

~Heather

By: Judy

Judy — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:47:16 +0000

We use several of these recipes at the preschool where I work – they are awesome. I especially like the edible playdough and the pudding paint (can you tell my kids like to eat – EVERYTHING???). Thanks for posting them!

By: niki

niki — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:08:19 +0000

Our kids are exposed to so much stuff, and they forget how to entrtain themselves and pretend. I love these ideas and many I have forgotten about. Thanks

By: Chrissy at Toddlebits

Chrissy at Toddlebits — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:59:44 +0000

Thanks for the great recipes! Can't wait to try some of these!

By: TopazTook

TopazTook — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:40:24 +0000

Great ideas! We have used the bubble recipe before — I like it better than the commercial bubbles — and will have to try the scratch 'n sniff paint and the pudding paint!

By: April

April — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:56:02 +0000

We've just started the rotation idea with a little twist. Now our toys are divided into 6 bins and we pull out a new bin each day. It has been GREAT!! I have a 3 year old and 1 year old and each day there are a limited amount of toys, which is good. Each day they play with all of the toys, which is better. And whenever it is time to pick-up, it is a breeze, which is the best!!!!

We don't have an order assigned to the bins and we're finding that some days we don't even get out a toy bin and we just do art supplies or household toys, instead. Also, our daughter, the 3-year old, has some dolls and stuffed animals in her room that she can play with anytime.

Now that we have done this, I am telling everyone about it! It has really worked at keeping toy stuff to a minimum!