A Large Ball Is Attractive Enough For A Child!
In this day and age there are so many impressive and advanced toys for young children that parents can spend a lot of time and a lot of money on baby toys. My husband and I were parents who bought the latest trends in baby and toddler toys on the market until one large ball changed everything.
Our daughter was smothered with many intricate learning toys from the time that she arrived through our front door. Educational toys, interactive books and complex robotic toys quickly added up in no time. Little did we know, our daughter would rather play with a large ball than the most costly and impressive toys available on the market today.
Everyone loves to see wonder in a baby’s face and we work really hard to get our children to gaze with awe at something new. What we often fail to notice is that the baby is going to be in awe of just about anything. After all, everything is new and interesting to them. A large ball can fill a baby’s eyes full of wonder as quickly as a robot can. This little known fact can save you a lot of money in the long run.
We discovered our daughter’s interest in the large ball mostly by accident. We were trying to get her to pay attention to a complex video designed especially for babies. The DVD came with an interactive stuffed animal that made comments in sync with the program. Creepy as this may seem, it worked but it failed to keep our daughter’s attention.
My husband and I spent more time trying to figure out how on earth the thing worked than she did watching the program. And in one fell swoop, the stuffed toy was quickly knocked over because it annoyed her. She wandered off and our efforts to keep her occupied by the expensive interactive film had failed.
We decided to clean out her nursery that day, sorting through all of the electronic devices along the way. A large ball was among the items we were about to toss into the basement. My husband let the large ball drop to the delight of our daughter who ran laughing after it.
They played with the large ball for a countless number of minutes and I was shocked to find her so intrigued by something so simple. Now my husband brings a large ball (or two) home with him at least once a week. Our daughter never gets tired of playing with them and they cost next to nothing.
on December 6th, 2006 at 9:45 am
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