What's your 9-12 month old's favourite toy?

[SoupDragon]

Looking to restock DD's toybox! She has things like blocks, stacking cups/rings/little shape sorter etc that will last her a while yet. She does play with random household objects too - pots and pans, spoons, plastic cups and bowls, scoops etc. I'm looking for a couple of things that will be new and exciting for her, though, as the majority of her toybox is still 'baby' toys.

We're planning to get her a smart trike for her birthday, but not sure what else, just a couple of little things around then as the smart trike is pretty expensive!

So, what does your LO like playing with best? What really engages them and keeps them occupied?

 

[StaceyKor]

My LO is 1 on sunday. She LOVES playing with dolls already. Carries them around, kisses them, cuddles them and takes them walks in DD1s pram. So she's getting her own doll and small pram for her birthday. She also really enjoys "drawing" now. When dd1 is colouring in we give dd2 jumbo crayons and she will happily scribble on some paper (or walls/floors ). She still really enjoys her toy picnic basket, dd1s teasets etc xx

Eta: she LOVES her smart trike already too. She is also getting an aquadoodle for her birthday which allows them to draw but uses water so theres no mess. Dd1 will enjoy playing with it too i'm sure

 

[modified]

Basic musical instruments like a clapper, maracas, tambourine etc.

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A book that has 3 song lyrics on 3 pages and 3 buttons down the side that, when pressed, play the music of those songs. And a baby doll.

Basically, anything musical, books and dolls.

 

[Tigerlily01]

DS has a locomotive that he loves rolling all over the place. His walker is also a big hit, or anything that plays music. He's just over 11 months.

 

[gingmg]

Wooden activity cube. All he wants to do is stand so its perfect for that.

 

[apple_20]

All my baby wants is her older brothers toys. Honestly I don't know why I keep putting hers out she just crawls over and takes his!

I am hoping to make this though https://theimaginationtree.com/2011/02/baby-play-material-box.html to save the wipes

 

[lauraemily17]

Activity table
Shape sorter
Musical instruments
All of his brothers toys.....

 

[whigfield]

It changes a lot but for the past couple of weeks it's been the Leapfrog My Discovery House. He loves the flaps on the two doors and opens and closes them repeatedly, plus all the other little buttons. He also loves electronic books (and books of any kind, actually) and anything with wheels that he can turn.

 

[SoupDragon]

Thank you all, loads of ideas here! is it ok that DD doesn't really use e.g. a shape sorter properly? She just bashes the shapes around, and likes taking them out of the base, but doesn't post them through the holes yet. I can see she's starting to think in a bit more of a complex way about how she's playing, but generally she's still at the stage of waving things about and turning them over in her hands, examining them, tasting them, and seeing what sort of a noise they make!

 

[CaptainMummy]

Thank you all, loads of ideas here! is it ok that DD doesn't really use e.g. a shape sorter properly? She just bashes the shapes around, and likes taking them out of the base, but doesn't post them through the holes yet. I can see she's starting to think in a bit more of a complex way about how she's playing, but generally she's still at the stage of waving things about and turning them over in her hands, examining them, tasting them, and seeing what sort of a noise they make!

Absolutely fine!! I cant remember when my older girls started using them, but I think it was around a year (possibly even later when thete were shapes to figure out!) and they have always been extremely bright.
I think they grow and learn ALOT between 9-12 months. My 9 month old is the same as yours. She likes to examine, bash, throw, eat lol... Although she does try to put the balls on the holes of one of dd2s toys (she doesnt quite have the gentle hand needed to do it every time!) but she is beginning to understand what to do.
She has also started to play with little wooden cars (the size of her fist) and she likes to sit and push them back and forward which I think is really cute! And puts the plastic cars on the road of her sisters fisher price skyway.

By a year, my middle daughter could build a tower of 6/7 blocks, could scribble with crayons, put items in a basket and carry them about and lots of other things that I cant imagine my youngest doing anytime soon. But they really do learn so quick!

Her favourite things are small (things that she 'shouldnt have') like My little pony figures, playmobil, barbies and accessories, jigsaw pieces... She likes to pull them all out and look through them. (supervised, of course!)

She loves to roll a ball back and forward (she tends to throw, as opposed to roll, and doesnt always go in the right direction!)

She loves books, and flicking through the pages. Animal books are her favourite

Mirrors (She looks in the oven door, silcer part of fireplace, tablet screen... Anywhere she can see a reflection)

 

[modified]

Pixie isn't even close to being able to do that.

 

[calm]

Any toy his twin brother is holding

At the moment they like anything new. They also fight a lot over this plastic phone receiver, wish I could get another one but it came with the playpen. Anything seems popular for a while, they used to love Freddie Firefly but he hardly gets a passing glance these days

 

[calm]

It changes a lot but for the past couple of weeks it's been the Leapfrog My Discovery House. He loves the flaps on the two doors and opens and closes them repeatedly, plus all the other little buttons. He also loves electronic books (and books of any kind, actually) and anything with wheels that he can turn.

Open and Close toys are very popular here too, they keep catching each others finger though