Toys

Hi guys, what toys are we giving our 9/10month olds for development. I feel like most of the toys she has are the stuff I got for when she was 6 months. And honestly I dont think she does much with these except put it in her mouth. But then im getting all this ads and targeted reels that kids should at this age should be playing with different toys (yes i agree we shouldn't compare. Its quite hard thought. So thought id ask)

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We have quite a few of the pulling toys (the vegetable gardens her favourite) a shape sorter she just bangs together and puts them in and out the top of it, she loves her little piano and had started playing with her older bro’s little people farm, also her little Dutch activity cube is used a lot at the moment 🙂

Honestly, I still don't think they need that much at this age. Our LO mainly plays with 3 toys (ball pit balls, stacking cups/blocks, and a shape sorter thing), and then her walker (it does have a busy board on the side though) and occasionally a soft play set but she will climb over most things I put on the floor (like cushions), or things she call pull to stand with like a baby gate, sofa, etc.

She mainly likes to bang things together and put them in her mouth still.

I've tried some of social media trends before and she's had zero interest.

I have found putting toys in a few different boxes/containers around the room seems to make things a bit more interesting for her to pull things out of.

Kitchen utensils can also be quite good toys for them.

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