Wooden Toys: Pack n Play
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Pack-N-Play = Safezone... or It Was...
Asked by C.M. from Allentown
on December 15, 2010
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In order to get things done around the house, sometimes it is nesessary to put down your newborn... this can be complicated when you have a very loving (though sometim...
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- baby gates or maybe put the wee one in a chair instead of a pack N play? Talking to your 2year old is also a big help. I have a 2 y/o son and a 3 month old lil girl...
- 2 years old is plenty old to learn not to go in the Pack n Play (or anything else) if you say so. You can also teach not to throw toys into it. We didn't even child ...
- As far as I know the only product they make to cover a pack n play is a net (I looked up pack n play hard cover and got nothing), which would definitely not work, but ...
Pack N Play or Co-sleeping
Asked by L.S. from New York
on December 6, 2009
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Hi All Mommies,
My brain is on overload right now with all the products out there for babies. This is my first baby, and with so much info..........HELP Please. My ba...
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- hi L. pack n plays are great if you have a 2 story house and want a place for the baby on both levels or you will be traveling overnight often. Otherwise if you are ...
- My son slept in his crib from day one. We have a door separating our bedrooms which we kept open so he was actually very close to my bed and getting up to breast feed...
- You're going to get tons of advice on this one, and ultimately will do what works best for your family once the baby arrives. Get ready now-- even the best plans can e...
Infant Sleeping in Pack N' Play Bassinet Vs. Crib
Asked by T.M. from San Francisco
on May 31, 2008
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My 2 1/2 month old daughter is getting too big for her bassinet that's in our bedroom. We're thinking we can move her Pack N' Play in our room so that she can sleep i...
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- Hi T., We did the same thing for about a month. My understanding when I was researching it, was that sleeping in the pack and play for a month was okay, but longer...
- Hello T., I have to say that yes, it is fine for her to sleep in the pack n play bassinet. My son is 18 months and has always slept in the pack n play. Until this d...
- It's totally fine until they can pull themselves up (and over!)
Cleaning Baby Toys
Asked by C.M. from Charleston
on November 29, 2008
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Hi Mamas!
What do you use to clean off your babies toys, carseat etc.? We just had relatives here with kids with colds, and of course we all got their colds. I ha...
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- toys - put in the kitchen sink with soap and 3 cap fulls of bleach. For things that can be submerged in water (battery operated, etc) spray with lysol. Car seat - ...
- You can spray lysol on everything. The carseat should be washable.
- basic and plan us every household bleach. You will just have to alternate the use of her toys. Start when she is sleep so by the time she wakes they will be ready for...
Storage Ideas for Oversized Toys?
Asked by J.M. from Boston
on October 24, 2010
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My son has a few good-sized trucks, a toy vacuum, and a couple other "bigger" toys. I have some good storage ideas for the little stuff (I have those cloth cube boxes...
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- We store a lot of stuff under the bed. Depends on the type of bed you have - some have more "under space" than others, although you could always get those platforms t...
- I was hoping to find some good ideas for this too! Right now we use the toy box for the big trucks since they don't get lost in there. The medium sized trucks and clot...
- I used laundry baskets for everything! You can also skirt a table with fabric and shove the big stuff under there - it will be hidden and can be used as "a tent". YM...
Quality Toys for a 3-Year-old...
Asked by R.S. from Chicago
on March 1, 2012
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Hello,
We have been living overseas now for just over a year and, along with many other things, toys here are a fortune...often more than double the cost of US pric...
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- We found a plastic baby doll to be endless entertainment. You can wash her, put lotion on her, dress her, diaper her and walk her around in a stroller. It's GREAT tr...
- Duplo legos! Both of my kids (boy and girl) started loving the larger Legos at 3.
- Duplo legos (they have "girly legos" now, with people. :) good set of wood blocks. Make her a craft supply box--with a set of water color paints, some white eas...
Best Toy Purchase for Your 3 to 5 Year Old
Asked by R.S. from Chicago
on May 21, 2012
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Hi there,
I'm about to put in a big order on Amazon for several good quality toys that are hard for us to find where we're currently living overseas (and if we do f...
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- My boys age 3 and 5 love the Leapsters. They play them all the time and get sad when their batteries have to recharge.
- The best toy in our house is the Magnadoodle. My oldest is 14 and youngest is 4. We have 2 at all times, every Chrstmas they receive a new one. As much as they use ...
- Any of the age appropriate Leap Frog toys or videos. My kids really learned phonitic sounding from the Leap Frog Video and we even had a board game to go with it.
Issues About Crib on Vacation
Asked by M.C. from New York
on June 9, 2008
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My husband and I are going away with our 7 month old. She will be 8 months by the time we go. We are flying and staying in a hotel which only has metal cribs. I am ...
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- Take the pack n play. I got one from Graco that folds down in to it's own carrying case. We made the mistake of using one from a hotel(once) and it was really old an...
- First of all...ask the hotel about getting bumpers..use lysol on them. If not, ask for extra sheets and weave the sheets in and out around the bars. will be long enou...
- M., Babies R Us sells "breathable bumpers". They are packaged pretty small in comparison to regular bumpers. You can always take it out of the package and roll th...
No and Distraction Not Working, Now What?
Asked by R.P. from Seattle
on November 10, 2011
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My daughter who is 10.5 months learned to crawl a week ago. Since then she has crawled over the the tv and grabbed its cords to chew on them or over to the fire place...
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- This is so completely normal. My son was walking at that same age. And I got absolutely NOTHING done, from the time he woke each morning, until he was asleep at nigh...
- Please don't isolate her with no toys. The distractions may not seem to be working because she *really* wants to find out what's so important about those no-no's. But ...
- Baby proof as much as you can for safety. The pick a 1 or 2 things (no more than 3) at a time and then use a minute in the pack and play for a time out. I used to giv...
How Do You Go Places When Your Baby Is into EVERYTHING?!!!
Asked by C.P. from Minneapolis
on August 27, 2011
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We are due to go to my friend's cabin in a few hours and I'm dreading it... My 1 year old daughter is at the stage where she is into EVERYTHING! She crawls all over (s...
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- Yes, the beach is great! Yes, she will have fun running in the sand and playing with sand toys..... She will also have fun trying to eat rocks, sand, feathers, seawe...
- Dont cancel have you ever been to the beach with her? She might enjoy it and kids tend to act different around other people. Take some sand toys, snacks and i took a o...
- You will be at the beach? That's easy girl! Lil' kids will spend HOURS playing in the sand, HOURS! Bring scooping toys and you will be fine. If you are truly scared th...
