How do you occupy your baby when you are out and about or on a flight?
I go to lots of social things with our son, family and friends houses,
meals out, NCT, baby sensory and various mummy baby groups, as well of course
the more mundane shopping sprees etc. apart from milk, nappies and wipes in the
changing bag the most essential thing is a small entertaining toy.
From my own experience with our son and observations of his little
friends, here are ten of the best changing bag toys.
1.
bright starts links
All of the babies I have seen play with these
play so nicely exploring them, it even breaks in half so they can share with
their friends. £5.99 Early
Learning Centre
2.
jellycat tail books
Our son has always loved his jellycat monster tails
book kindly given to us by a friend, he was turning the pages at a young age,
sucking and chewing the book. Then as he got older he loved the words and the
pictures. I like to give it him when we are looking at menu’s as he always
wants to have a look to and it is a lovely way for him to be involved at meal
times.
The monster tail book has been retired but there are
loads of others to choose from including Farm tails. £9.99 Amazon
3.
diy ribbon tug toy
I made one of these for our son the other day
for sensory play and he loves it, he is a big fan of feeling fabrics and
swinging things around so this is a big hit. I made mine from an old ice cube
tray as I didn’t have a cardboard tube and was feeling imaginative! Free from The Imagination Tree
4.
comforter
Perfect for cuddles when you are out and
about, all of these little blankets are a hit as far as I have seen but this
one is particularly cute, I saw it in a local shop the other day and despite
our son having two comforters I was still tempted! £8.00
Marks and Spencer
5.
teether keys
Teethers are always a good idea and this one
can entertain as there are different shapes and colours to explore, you can
also put it in a fridge to help sooth those naughty teeth. £4.09 Superdrug
6.
taggy blanket
I have seen a lot of friends with these and
their babies love them, they love labels on clothes so what is not to love,
this is a particularly lovely one but there are loads of different colours and
themes available if you google taggy blanket. BETTY
BRAMBLE on NOT ON THE HIGHSTREET £14
7.
home made taggy toy
For crafty mums like me…I wanted to make our
baby a hedgehog toy as his nickname is Hoggy (he makes a lot of snuffling
noises!) I had seen friends with taggy blankets as well as noticing how babies
love labels so I put colourful ribbons and different textures as his spikes. If
people are interested I can do a tutorial on how to make this, just let me
know!
8.
baby Einstein take along
toy
With music by Mozart, Vivaldi, Chopin and
Rossini this will encourage your baby to be super cultured! The front of the toy lights up which is
great for babies like ours who loves lights. £8.95 Amazon
9.
baby sensory say hello to
the sun book
Our baby absolutely loves soft books and he
loves baby sensory, so this was the perfect little treat for him when he was an
extra good boy. This is great as it crinkles, he loves crinkle noise! It also
has a baby safe mirror which is brilliant for keeping him happy. It is also a
great prompt to remember the baby sensory song if you have a baby sensory baby.
If your baby doesn’t go to baby sensory it still has lovely images of the
natural world for your baby to enjoy, the sun, moon, corn, stars, rain, flowers
and friends. £9.99 Early
Learning Centre
10.
toy ties
Ok, not really a toy but invaluable if your
baby has a naughty grandad like our son and they’ve been taught how to throw
everything out of the pram, here is the perfect solution to hold teddy bears
and toys safe. £2.45 for two from John Lewis
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