What are your child's favorite toys?

[BitsyNaceyDog]

If I remember correctly, Katie is the same age as my niece, about 3.5 months. Since they're discovering their senses at that age all things are educational. Things with different colors and textures are great.

We got our older son an exersaucer when he was about 4 months old. They're expensive, but he loved it. It's nice that they can sit upright in it and it has a lot of different toys on it. I'd put it in the kitchen so he could sit and play while I cooked or washed dishes. We got a lot of use out of that toy. I'm looking forward to getting it out of the closet in a few months for my baby to use.

ETA:
Here is a picture of my older son, Nathan, at 12 weeks old. I think this was his first time in the 'saucer.

[Medusa]

My boy loves Lamborghinis. No, he doesn't have the budget for it but if he did, he'd have one for sure. When he was a wee one, it was toy cars, cars and more cars.

You didn't ask me but I'll take a chance and share anyhow: when I was a little girl, my favorite toys were buttons. I don't know why but I pretended they were people and I'd arrange them just as I wanted them in my little girl world. There were so many different sizes, shapes and colors and my world was filled w/the most unusual, colorful "people".

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I agree the the exersaucer for a baby. Lyra had one and loved it until she was able to crawl.



When she got tired of the toys that came with it, I would add toys for her to play with.

Now, at 16 months, she loves books, "little people," cars, dolls, etc.

[happylabs]

Well, Rachael is 20 now and I think her favorite toy(s) are boys.

Seriously though, when she was a little girl she loved her dolls. She got her first doll when she turned one year old. It was a soft body doll with rubber arms and a pretty little white dress. I didn't realize how much she would end up loving it. She took it everywhere and I can still picture her with it tucked under her arm.

She had one of those play kitchens and spent a lot of time playing with that along with her Barbies once she got a little older. Coloring was also a favorite activity because I used to sit and color with her.

I have a feeling kids don't play with the same things these days though.

[cassiesmom]

My youngest nieces, my brother's daughter and my sister's daughter, are both 18.

When they were little, their favorite toy was a Cozy Coupe -- the ones they had didn't have a handle at the back for an adult to push like the new ones do! (Push me, Aunt Elyse! Push me!)


My sister's daughter had a mobile over her crib that had black and white designs on one side, and colored designs on the other, that she was always captivated by. When she was in her crib she would look at it and even talk to it. All these years later she is into graphic designs and photography, I wonder if that mobile gave her a very early start.

Now that they're almost off to college, the "toy" of choice is definitely an iPod. They'd both love an iPhone or an iPad!