Tell me what toys/activity things I need

[isabel]

DS is 7 weeks. I think he's starting to get to the point where he could actually enjoy something a little bit interactive. Maybe a play mat or something like that. He's tracking us and can track other things that we show him. Also, I'm bored and don't really know what to do with him. The routine is pretty stale.

So, tell me what your kid liked around this age and maybe over the next couple of months.

[krystee]

He looooooves his kick and play piano mat and I bought him some of those O Ball things so he could practice grasping. He also loves batting at the toys on the bar of his bouncy seat. Beyond that, I am looking for more ideas too!

[linz]

Play mat with any rattle or links hanging. Kick n Play piano. Oballs, look book, plush toys.

[isabel]

May 28, 2015 18:05:53 GMT -5 krystee said:

He looooooves his kick and play piano mat and I bought him some of those O Ball things so he could practice grasping. He also loves batting at the toys on the bar of his bouncy seat. Beyond that, I am looking for more ideas too!

Which piano mat do you have?

[arebee]

At that age the only thing we really used was the kick and play piano. She liked sitting in her bouncy chair and watching us.

[Alyssa]

At 7 weeks my son loved his play mat.  All sorts of twinkly bells and whistles to keep his attention.




I remember he did that thing with his lips any time he was really concentrating.

[pennylane]

I got a mirror that stands up on its own (sassy brand I want to say) and DS loved to stare at himself.

[Monica Geller]

J really likes the kick and play piano, too!

[vtdiamond]

My kids loved the Kick N Play piano, the Oball and the Manhattan Toy rattle.

[krystee]

isabel

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00F2MQDU2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1432862880&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX200_QL40&keywords=kick+n+play+piano&dpPl=1&dpID=51jhln0A%2BNL&ref=plSrch

[gerberdaisy]

Kick n play piano, hands down. That thing was amazing, I could get so much done (or watch an episode of a show) while she played with that thing. She never really cared for her regular activity mat.

[isabel]

Just ordered the kick n play piano and an oball rattle. Thanks, guys! Hopefully this will help keep him better entertained.

[Brie]

Another vote for the Kick and Play and OBall.

P also really started liking music at that age so we'd listen to Pandora a lot.

[linz]

May 28, 2015 21:34:44 GMT -5 Brie said:

Another vote for the Kick and Play and OBall.

P also really started liking music at that age so we'd listen to Pandora a lot.

I used to play Pandora and sing and they would watch me. I'm sure they thought I was crazy.

[ewall]

The Sassy crib mirror. DS still loves to look at himself.

The little Baby Einstein music box thing...it's like take a long tunes or something?

[robyn]

Yet another kick and play piano fan here. DD loved hers! She also likes the mirror at that age, and those crinkly Lamaze toys.

[krystee]

May 28, 2015 21:34:44 GMT -5 Brie said:

Another vote for the Kick and Play and OBall.

P also really started liking music at that age so we'd listen to Pandora a lot.

Yes, I just discovered his interest in music today! I had my iPhone on shuffle while I changed him and he loooooved Cruise by Florida-Georgia Line. I also have a Huey Luis album on there that happens to contain that atrocious song "Cruisin'" featuring Goop. He HATES it. We tried it four times over the course of the night and he shrieked angrily every time, then settled and giggled when we changed the song. It was so funny.

[Ashley&Scott]

May 28, 2015 21:34:44 GMT -5 Brie said:

Another vote for the Kick and Play and OBall.

P also really started liking music at that age so we'd listen to Pandora a lot.

This.

[jewel]

My kid loved, loved, loved black and white books. He'd look at them so seriously, and coo and talk to them. It was so dang cute. Like these: www.amazon.com/Animals-Black-Phyllis-Limbacher-Tildes/dp/0881063134/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432871090&sr=8-1&keywords=black+and+white+books+baby

The OBall ball and rattle were a huge hit too. Even now, at 8 months, he loves the oball car.

[isabel]

May 28, 2015 22:47:04 GMT -5 jewel said:

My kid loved, loved, loved black and white books. He'd look at them so seriously, and coo and talk to them. It was so dang cute. Like these: www.amazon.com/Animals-Black-Phyllis-Limbacher-Tildes/dp/0881063134/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432871090&sr=8-1&keywords=black+and+white+books+baby

The OBall ball and rattle were a huge hit too. Even now, at 8 months, he loves the oball car.

Oh, these are cool! I just ordered a couple. We're going to have so much fun next week!

[niq]

The first toys that got any traction were books or toys that made crinkly sounds, and things he could grasp like a ring hanging from a baby gym. That was maybe at 10 weeks? I have a "baby's first physics lesson" video somewhere.

I hear some babies like mirrors very early on, we didn't notice that.

[motzie]

Vtech Crawl Ball www.amazon.com/VTech-Crawl-Orange-Frustration-Packaging/dp/B00FD3PVXA

Baby Einstein roller activity balls. www.amazon.com/dp/B004G8QSXU/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1432887293&sr=1&keywords=baby+einstein+ball.

[osulori]

In addition to the FP kick and play piano mat and O balls, AJ was a huuuuge fan of the Lamaze baby toys that you can clip onto the car seat handle. Captain Calamari was his BFF for months.

[Jalapeñomel]

Plastic bottles, dog's tail, overhead light that goes on and off, different colors/sizes of blankets

[noodleoo]

Thx for posting, I have the same question! My baby is only 1 week old, but she is awake and stares at times and I feel like i should entertain her or something. Any other links for new baby toys would be greatly appreciated!