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Originally posted by Sparklehorse
I'm looking for a gift for a 1 year old nephew. He has an older brother and a reliable stream of hand-me-downs. Plus he's just getting to be big enough to show particular interests. His mother requested some unspecified Leap Frog item but looking around online, most of the stuff in the 12-24 month age-range gets mixed reviews. The Baby Tad looks like the most appealing Leap Frog toy I've found thus far.
Does anyone have any suggestions, Leap Frog brand or otherwise? The boy in question has pretty intense concentration, has been walking for a month+ already, and is pretty mellow and happy except when he's hungry.
Many thanks in advance.
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Someone gave my daughter a Leap Frog Fridge Farm for her 1st birthday (she's now 18 mos. old) and she has absofreakinglutely loved it since the day she got it.
Otherwise, push/pull toys are always a big hit. She loves the toy stroller, lawn mower, wheelbarrow, and corn popper. Also, she has a great time in the homemade playhouse my husband built out of end table boxes (especially the shutters and doors she can open and close).
At this age he will be developing and refining fine motor skills such as the pincer grasp and turning the wrist, so any toy that has things they can twist and turn and move about is also likely to hold their interest for a while (as is an empty detergent bottle). Imitation is also a big thing -- so toy telephones, pots and pans and utensils, anything he sees his parents using. this is also a good time for crayons or washable markers and those paint with water coloring books.
Sorry to be so general, but other than the particular leap frog toy we have, her toys are more general than specific, if that makes sense.
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