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DF79

Wed, Mar 19 2014, 8:10 am

Please help, I want to break up the long shabbos day . I'm going to invest in many toys and invite the neighborhood toddlers to ages 2-5 to play. What are your favorite child approved toys that are great for shabbos ? Thank you !

deena19k

Wed, Mar 19 2014, 8:16 am

My ds 2.5 loves his parking garage with tons of cars. My dd 3.5 likes to play dress up with high heels and jewelery. They both love clics and blocks. Also love reading books to themselves and each other

momX4

Wed, Mar 19 2014, 8:19 am

for my DD 2.5 dollhouse and kitchen

mommygmer

Wed, Mar 19 2014, 8:21 am

Magna Tiles Hands down. Lego menchies are also a lot of fun.

DF79

Wed, Mar 19 2014, 8:22 am

Thanks!

AlwaysGrateful

Wed, Mar 19 2014, 10:20 am

If you have room...A mini trampoline. A fold-up tent. A kitchen set with lots of dolls and foods (although be prepared for a mess...)

chanee

Wed, Mar 19 2014, 11:36 am

clicks and legos. a lot of them.

and books and board games if you will play with them.

theoneandonly

Wed, Mar 19 2014, 11:46 am

magnatiles
books
puzzles
riding toys/bikes ("bimbas" in Israel)

MMCH

Wed, Mar 19 2014, 12:23 pm

magnatiles and Magformers- hands down.
my 1 year old also loves those.

my DD3, LOVES puzzles. (esp if her baby sister is sleeping and she can do it on the floor) but she also loves anything with a lot of little pieces.

amother

Wed, Mar 19 2014, 1:28 pm

Magnatiles & kitchen play stuff. Seriously, there are a ton of toys in my house (way too many if you ask me), and 98% of the kids that come here play with the kitchen or the magnatiles. The magna tiles even entertain the preteen/teen crowd as well as the toddlers. My kids would much rather play with magnatiles than clics.

granolamom

Wed, Mar 19 2014, 6:58 pm

blocks, magnatiles, dress up clothes, play kitchen stuff, cars, little people, puzzles

sky

Wed, Mar 19 2014, 8:25 pm

magnatiles - my favorite toy for every age.

starting at 5 I would say Playstix are very popular here now.

mommyofd1

Fri, Apr 25 2014, 2:57 pm

toy dishes and trains and cars

seeker

Fri, Apr 25 2014, 4:04 pm

I was going to say play dough, but not for Shabbos.

Play dishes/utensils/food, with dolls to feed/dress. Somehow my 3 year old never seems to tire of this. Add a doll stroller/bottle/blanket, and you're set for the day.

Duplo - another huge hit. Both 1.5 year old and 3.5 year old play with them almost endlessly. They tire of them sometimes but after a week or two they bring them out again and it's newly exciting again. We recently got an additional set with some dollhouse-like pieces and that got them super re-interested in it, now it covers their pretend-play needs in addition to building/creating.

Books for when they need a calm break from playing.

I'm not sure whether you're crazy or awesome for inviting all the neighborhood toddlers/preschoolers to spend Shabbos afternoon by you! What motivated you to do this?

flowerpower

Fri, Apr 25 2014, 4:26 pm

I keep the magnatiles in the closet and take it out friday night after lecht benching. They play with it for a while- mitzvah kinder go along with it. They love dolls, dressing them, doll accessories, and doll carriages. They also play with dishes and food- making picnics many times. They like simple games like brachos lotto and cute memory games.

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