It usually happens in high chairs at restaurants, sitting in carts at grocery stores, and in strollers at church. The same thing seems to happen every time:
- Baby chews on toy.
- Baby drops toy on ground and cries.
- Parent picks up toy and returns it to baby.
- Repeat steps 1-3 again… and again… and again.
Sound familiar? The only variation seems to be that some parents put away the dirtied toy and hand baby a new one from their cache. (“Diaper bags” are a misnomer– these things are actually decorated toy bags :)). BTW, if this is you, then you might as well fill your toy bag with age appropriate and educational toys! This article has a ton of information on selecting just-right toys for your child.
In our home, we definitely fall closer to the germaphobic extreme (you know, new parents…). Since I didn’t want to haul around a bag of toys, I came up with a solution: toy clips!
This is my students’ raffle prize bin.
You think I’m kidding.
Okay, I am. But only a little.
It started on a lazy Friday afternoon, the time for desk clean-outs, and the room was buzzing with activity
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