https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:53:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2429041 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:10:49 +0000 snowjewelz 2429041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't alter anything, but it wasn't like I had tons of valuable/breakable stuff out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2428692 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 06:42:27 +0000 lamariniere 2428692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: that has been our philosophy too. We basically didn't babyproof other than outlet covers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2428686 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 06:17:17 +0000 Modern Daisy 2428686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have a lot of knick knacks but I never put anything away. He went through a phase where he emptied the bottom shelves of our bookshelf every day, which was annoying, but we filled those shelves with his books and kept putting them back together. He's broken a couple of things but first of all I don't own anything expensive and second I used each opportunity to talk about how some things are "breakable" and he got it surprisingly well! Now if it happens it's truly an accident, not because he was messing around with things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2428613 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:35:58 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2428613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have many knick knacks, but don't plan to put anything away. I figure the baby will learn to co-exist with the stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2428575 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 23:53:33 +0000 Andrea 2428575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't put anything away, but I did put some child locks on cabinets and doors when DD2 came along. I didn't have to do that with DD1, but DD2 liked to explore a lot more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2428540 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 23:16:53 +0000 fancyfunction 2428540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never put anything away either.<br /> She likes to explore things but I let her know when it's time to be gentle/put things down/don't touch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2428471 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 22:17:57 +0000 LovelyPlum 2428471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never put anything away, either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2428449 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 21:55:46 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2428449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are baby proofing now and we are not putting anything away to begin with! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2427717 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 14:21:52 +0000 jape14 2427717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 16.5 months and we never put them away. Occasionally he takes a framed picture of our dog off an end table and runs to show it to us, but that's pretty much the extent of him messing with things. He also uses coasters intentionally so it might just be his temperament :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2427507 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:19:44 +0000 psw27 2427507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never really put anything away, but nothing is within his reach. I'm working on getting him not to touch things when I say not to... It's a work in progress. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2427445 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:27:37 +0000 JerricaBenton 2427445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We left most stuff out. Our formal living room was gated off until this past fall (so lo was 2.5.) She'll definitely touch things now but she'll follow rules like not carrying breakable things around etc. Nothing's been damaged yet. Anything very important is up high or somewhere inaccessible to her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2427423 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:15:54 +0000 looch 2427423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son would have been all over new stuff around at that age, so I probably would have just left it all packed up until at least 2. I am lazy, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2427418 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:14:44 +0000 youboots 2427418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T is 10.5 months and we have not put anything away yet. I do plan on keeping a few things out of her reach but she's really only interested in the tv remotes and our cell phones </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2427396 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:56:29 +0000 Smurfette 2427396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never put anything away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2427394 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:55:33 +0000 Mrs D 2427394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second @ValentineMommy: - we never really fully childproofed our house. We were going to go the full child proof route and then Ks daycare teacher who's opinion I really value counseled me to not go crazy. We have baby gates for stair safety and outlet covers but that is it.</p> <p>We spend a lot of time at other peoples houses - so for us it was more important to teach K how to be safe, not to use child proofing to keep her safe. She has never broken anything to date and we have had no issues. It does mean earlier on we watched her more and I have put cleaning products/medicine in places out of her reach but I have also taught her about them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2427392 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:55:13 +0000 avivoca 2427392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She usually leaves everything alone when we go to my parents house. She's broken one frame at home, but it doesn't bother me because I can hang it on the wall too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2427387 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:53:38 +0000 SweetiePie 2427387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: you know, part of me has wondered that if they were out all along, he would have always seen them and not been so interested. Now when I put them out he'll be like "oooh, what's that". But he is pretty good with listening or being distracted when he grabs something he shouldn't. And gets disinterested quickly on his own.<br /> I'm just so sick of having a boring apartment with no decor! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2427374 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:46:01 +0000 ValentineMommy 2427374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I may be in the minority, but I never put mine away. DS is almost 3 and never broken anything. However, I think it depends on the temperament of the child....my son was never interested in knick knacks and really only played with his own stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-age-to-put-knick-knacks-out-again#post-2427346 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:20:00 +0000 SweetiePie 2427346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At what age could you put out decorative knick knacks again? We moved right around when he became mobile so I just never unpacked any of the framed photos, decorative items, etc because I figured what's the point.<br /> He's 16 months. Wondering at what age I can decorate and not worry he'll grab/break everything? </p>