Hmm. too many bears.

@AmandyK she has some lego... are mega blocks like that?

They're exactly like Legos, but they have sets that are larger and fit together in different ways. What I have in mind is more or less Legos for younger kids. I would be nervous letting a child that young play with Legos because it is too easy for them to end up in a mouth or shoved up a nose...

http://www.pocketfulofposiesblog.com/20 ... gh-recipe/
It basically the opposite of ooze it turns from a solid to a powder easily. Great fun and very cheap.

That looks fab, might try it tomorrow. Do you reckon you could dye it with food dye?

To be honest I'm not sure how they would turn out but if you were going to have a go i'd colour the oil (Johnson is perfect for once it smells nice).

I do this we have three set of toys upstairs, downstairs and one in the attic and every few months I rotate them although the fans always stay.

I would be nervous letting a child that young play with Legos because it is too easy for them to end up in a mouth or shoved up a nose...

The ones she's got are pretty big though, they're not like the 1000 piece kits of tiny lego, they're the chunky ones that come in the buckets.

Duplo?

btw, carboard boxes are ace for imaginative and stimulating play, and a great reason to do some online shopping

Oh yes, boxes are much more fun than the toys that come in them

http://www.pocketfulofposiesblog.com/20 ... gh-recipe/
It basically the opposite of ooze it turns from a solid to a powder easily. Great fun and very cheap.

That looks fab, might try it tomorrow. Do you reckon you could dye it with food dye?

Yes, we usually have blue cloud dough!


Cornflour and water always fascinates them too.

@KimmyM maybe? They're from mum's house, she dropped them off in a shopping bag

@Louise Those pics are brilliant! I'm definitely keeping my boxes from now on

Actually, come to think of it that would explain V's fascination in anything I'm doing that involves sorting things out

Not sure how old you LO is but my DD1 has had a box of buttons since she was 2.5yrs (obviously not suitable for a younger baby) and she absolutely loves them. She sorts them into different categories by colour, size, number of holes etc, she counts them and also uses them in imaginative play as money, people, food etc. I also got her a Grimms rainbow stacker (a bit pricey but definitely worth the money) and this is another toy that she finds multiple uses for in both exploratory and imaginative play. Anything that she can use for role play is a massive hit with my LO