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Oct 12, 2016, 11:41 AM
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I am getting to baby sit a two year and having no kids myself there isn't much here for her to do it. It is a friend of my fiance's kid and I want to get somethings from the dollar store for her to play with while she is here what do you recommend that I can pick up at the dollar store for just a few bucks that would be safe for her to play with.
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Oct 13, 2016, 07:34 PM
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I wouldn't recommend any toys from the dollar store. I just heard a news story about how items from the dollar store are mostly made in China and contain lead and other harmful stuff.
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Oct 13, 2016, 09:34 PM
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If you have a decent consignment store nearby I would recommend going there...two year olds don't need a lot of things to be happy, some type of age appropriate building blocks or very large legos, toys that can be pulled along behind them, a baby doll for a girl ( I know that sounds sexist but I had boys, they had no interest whatsoever in dolls ), they are happy with stackable things, which could even be tupperware bowls and your pots and pans and a wooden spoon. Take walks in the yard or around the block and talk about what you see, sing songs with them and believe it or not, my 5month old grandson loves to watch Elmo's world on youtube on my phone! I imagine your little friend would like that as well or some nick Jr shows on tv.
I hope this helps and I agree, the dollar store has a few things for older children but I would be wary of things made in China for what LauraBeth has said. I think I got my son's dinosaurs or army men, that's pretty much it. |
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#4
Oct 15, 2016, 06:23 PM
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Why don't the parents make sure her favorite toys accompany her?
That's how its usually done.
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#5
Oct 15, 2016, 07:01 PM
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#6
Oct 15, 2016, 07:33 PM
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And for a child that young, lots of things can be entertaining. A wooden spoon and a pot. A jangly set of keys. Peek- a boo with a mirror.
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Oct 19, 2016, 07:24 PM
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2 is a fun age depending on how long you can hold their attention. Kitchen stuff is great. Hide & seek. Even an empty box is fun.
Dress up, or making chores fun like matching socks. Picture books even a magazine with colors. Anything outside. Chalk. And sometimes just seeing what they wanto explore on their own is fun to watch.
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Oct 19, 2016, 09:38 PM
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Watercolors or crayons.
Get a bunch of cardboard boxes and build a fort or build a fort out of pillows and blankets. |
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#9
Oct 20, 2016, 12:09 AM
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2yr old are fun. You can pretend just about anything.
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