Ten Things More Fun Than Age-Appropriate Toys

My granddaughter spent a couple of days with us this week. I made sure to bring along some of her toys. What was I thinking? Why would a baby want to play with anything she’s seen before when there is a whole house full of new stuff?

Things that are way more fun than age appropriate toys:

1. Garbage can -It was really cute when she put the paper towel in the trash for me. But apparently it’s just as much fun to remove things.
2. Grandma’s water bottle – It has the cool flip top.
3. Grandma’s purse – lots of stuff to pull out
4. Diaper bag – more stuff to pull out
5. A bunch of cans of diet coke that hadn’t been stashed out of sight. – Jungle better open them outside.
6. The cat – The cat was so not into it! I’m talking growling and hissing if the baby came within 4 feet. This was the safest place the cat could find out of harms way.
7. Cell phone – Sometimes you can even hear daddy’s voice. You can practice saying “hi” even if no one is there.
8. Portable phone – The buttons make cool sounds when you press them – especially the redial button.
9. Television remote – More buttons and makes a good cell phone substitute.
10. Keys – My keys entertained her dad on many occasions. In a pinch, the clicker also doubles as another nifty cellphone substitute.

But even keys get tossed aside in favor of being carried around.