I Think I Have Figured Out The Kind Of Toy My IRNs Like
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:53 am
Hi all,
I have shared with you all various toys I have made since we have had Rise and Shine and yes, there is something to "new-ness" of a toy but depending on the toy, they may lose interest fast.
I have spent a lot of money on toys to have them check it out and then just leave it - if I go over and check it out, they will, too, but it is fleeting. So as I have created the latest toys of whiffle balls, milkshake straws and popsicle stick toys, I realized they really like pulling out the straws and/or get the popsicle sticks out of the straws and then pull the straws out of the whiffle ball. As I watched Rise with a straw pulled out of the whiffle ball and then continue to pull out the popsicle stick, it struck me they like the challenge of pull them out. They will literally empty the whiffle ball of all the straws/popsicle sticks if they can. And while Rise sat on my computer during this video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgxWiKKcCjY ), I saw him rotate the straw in the whiffle ball as to unscrew it and test it to see if he could pull it out.
Anyway, I am looking at their toys differently now. I am looking for toys that can be pulled apart like puzzles - I suppose the foraging toys might work but they are happy taking things apart for now. I can look back on other toys I have made and they did the same think of pulling the straws/popsicles out - it wasn't the material (straws, etc.) as their previous owner said they like to undo knots in rope.
Has anyone else seen this with your IRN(s)? If so, what toys out there do they like? I know so of you have said buttons and I can see where this is a challenge to undo the buttons. Jan
I have shared with you all various toys I have made since we have had Rise and Shine and yes, there is something to "new-ness" of a toy but depending on the toy, they may lose interest fast.
I have spent a lot of money on toys to have them check it out and then just leave it - if I go over and check it out, they will, too, but it is fleeting. So as I have created the latest toys of whiffle balls, milkshake straws and popsicle stick toys, I realized they really like pulling out the straws and/or get the popsicle sticks out of the straws and then pull the straws out of the whiffle ball. As I watched Rise with a straw pulled out of the whiffle ball and then continue to pull out the popsicle stick, it struck me they like the challenge of pull them out. They will literally empty the whiffle ball of all the straws/popsicle sticks if they can. And while Rise sat on my computer during this video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgxWiKKcCjY ), I saw him rotate the straw in the whiffle ball as to unscrew it and test it to see if he could pull it out.
Anyway, I am looking at their toys differently now. I am looking for toys that can be pulled apart like puzzles - I suppose the foraging toys might work but they are happy taking things apart for now. I can look back on other toys I have made and they did the same think of pulling the straws/popsicles out - it wasn't the material (straws, etc.) as their previous owner said they like to undo knots in rope.
Has anyone else seen this with your IRN(s)? If so, what toys out there do they like? I know so of you have said buttons and I can see where this is a challenge to undo the buttons. Jan