Ask HN: What are the best gifts you've given your toddler? As this is a brainy crowd (and Christmas approaching), thought I’d ask. At first my head went to gifts that stimulate growth or build specific skills but anything that you’ve found merit in would be great to hear about. |
A toddler growing up with a sense of confidence, trust and belonging has lifelong advantages in all areas of life.
Something we did a few weekends ago that I will be repeating: We went to a local thrift store and bought a bunch of old magazines and books with lots of pictures. Looked and read through them together, cut out our favorites (mostly from magazines, like old Nat Geo's because we can re-read the books), glued them to the back of some upcycled cardboard, and finally hot glued a couple of magnets to the back and put them on the fridge.
~$5 for a couple hours worth of fun, high quality time together. Got to practice reading, identifying animals and nature, practiced cutting and gluing. It was great.
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From the music store.