https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 18:13:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-853610 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:13:28 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 853610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: oh yeah, the laundry basket! I was in heaven the day I discovered he'd happily pull rags through the holes while I folded the laundry!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-853373 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:06:25 +0000 sorrycharlie 853373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooh good thread! O doesn't crawl or pull up yet and is very happy with board books, touch and feel books, fisher price remote, the parents brand soft blocks, stacking cups, etc. she likes to take two toys (cups, rings, balls) and clap them together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-853368 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:02:29 +0000 hellobeeboston 853368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mewtill: "cords are his jam" -- hilarious, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-853360 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:55:23 +0000 hellobeeboston 853360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mewtill: lol, jumbo knob.... Haha, good call on those puzzles though!<br /> !@Running Elley: laundry basket! Fun!! </p> <p>Ok, sounds like maracas are a must and some play table thing will be great too so he can stand and play at that instead of our ottoman where he just goes after the remotes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-853292 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:19:34 +0000 bunnylove08 853292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I third maracas dd goes crazy glfo them. Anything that she can shake and make noises with. There is a v tech table she loved to play with at my friend's house </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-853219 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:26:17 +0000 Running Elley 853219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now his absolute favorite toy is his walker. There are games on the front where you put the ball or shape through the hole and a bunch of things that make noise. And he can pull up and walk with it.</p> <p>He also loves the wood puzzles with knobs, and vehicle with wheels (from toy cars to the wheels on our BOB stroller), a few blocks that my mom bought him that make noise, and a cylinder bowl thing that rolls on the kitchen floor. He crawls after it.</p> <p>Oh! He also really likes our laundry basket. It's the kind that has kind of holes on the side? He thinks touching the holes, me peeking through them, etc is the funnest thing ever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-852944 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:42:01 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 852944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@katsupgirl: I taught preschool for a time and inherited them from another teacher. Melissa &amp; Doug make them though - the key words are "jumbo knob puzzle". </p> <p>Which, "jumbo knob"?! I'm in fits of immature giggles over that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-852824 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:50:31 +0000 katsupgirl 852824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: cars are a super good idea. It might encourage some crawling from my LO. </p> <p>@hellobeeboston: great thread!</p> <p>Since she loves those red solo cups I put 2 or 3 wooden blocks in the cup and she plays with that. I got her a fisher price remote. Given a choice she prefers the real one. She still likes her other toys (rattle, geo-ball, winkel toy). </p> <p>@mewtill: I'm looking for a good wooden puzzle with pegs. Where did you get yours? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-852798 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:38:26 +0000 cascademom 852798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Egg shakers, maracas, v-tech crawl ball, measuring spoons (he has his own yellow set). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-852782 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:32:20 +0000 hilsy85 852782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: l is loving the pair of maracas we just got him! And the touch and feel books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-852778 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:31:07 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 852778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: my son is 8 months too and he's digging a wooden puzzle with big knobs on the pieces. He also likes board books. Mostly, though, he's into ladles, jars full of colored water, a ziplock Baggie full of beads, and cords. Cords are his jam. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-852721 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:12:34 +0000 winniebee 852721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Leap frog xylophone, musical drum ( forget the brand) Fischer price stacking cups, basically anything that plays music or makes noise. Shakers, bells, etc. After t could pull up he llived his wooden activity cube and musical table b </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-852705 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:59:34 +0000 hellobeeboston 852705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: classic! good call!! those will be great for many stages too.</p> <p>@banana: yep - everything BUT toys for the most part here... i feel like we shouldn't waste too much money on toys -- cars that go are a great call though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-852624 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:25:56 +0000 banana 852624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is 10 months old and will play with everything BUT her toys. Tupperware, measuring cups, her milk bottle caps, shape sorter blocks, cars/trains, books, balls.</p> <p>I think balls and cars are her favorite right now. She loves those cars where you pull it back and they goooooo. She loves crawling after them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-852618 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:23:03 +0000 autumnlove 852618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Uncle Goose blocks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/good-toys-for-8-month-old#post-852582 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:10:08 +0000 hellobeeboston 852582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any recommendations for good stimulating toys for an 8 month old? (well, almost 8 month old) I feel like he is bored with what we have -- and he's been playing mostly with tupperware, wooden spoons, etc for the last 2 weeks... </p> <p>He may also not be that interested since he's been working hard on being able to pull up to standing since he started crawling... </p>