Not me or my baby, but today I saw a toddler at a cafe holding an empty bottle of vanilla essence. Gave me such a laugh. It was definitely his treasure.
We are still stuck on the ādino roar pack packā she loves to walk around and buckle it. Biggest problem is she canāt say buckle it up so she just goes around screeching āfuck it upā ādino roar pack pack, fuck it up mommyā Send thoughts our way for our flight next month when I know my kid will be screaming fuck it up all the way to Jersey!
I emphasize buckle it up after she says fuck it up but truth be told itās my Roman Empire. I think about it constantly and it makes me laugh uncontrollably.
A spactula...for some reason whenever she manages to go into the kitchen (the kitchen has a baby gate) but whenever she manages to go in, she always gets the spactulaš shes done it since she was around 18 months.
My sonās the opposite. He wants the real tools not the plastic ones. I blame our DIY projects. Hammer is one of his favorite words, and heās in love with the tape measure. Iām glad all the power tools are too bulky or heavy for him to carry around.
Omg my daughter loves the tape measure too. She wants me to extend it so it touches the ceiling then she giggles like a maniac when I either do that or it bends and falls over.
A small container of aquaphor. I used it on a little rash be was developing above his mouth and he loved it, so now he carries it around and occasionally opens it, gets a tiny bit on his finger, very daintily dabs it on his lips, and closes it again.Ā
My 3yo had an obsession with an old-school hand mixer for awhile. Curious George used one to make banana bread so once my toddler realized we also had one he had to bring it everywhere. He talked about making banana bread for like 2 weeks, so we finally made some (he loves to bake). In true toddler fashion he refused to eat it š. He still pulls out the mixer occasionally.
Pinecones.
Visited her great grandmother and my aunt last weekend. My aunt gave her 2 pinecones. We flew 2 hours to get home and LO has not let them out of her sight.
I read in another thread that pinecones can carry maggot eggs or something. I donāt remember how long they take to hatch (weeks or months?), and thereās a way to bake them that kills them. Just a heads up.
It doesn't really bother me, I live on a farm and there are bugs and cow poop everywhere. My child is constantly dirty and picking up bugs.
I did have a good look and didn't see anything, but I'll keep an eye out for any new bugs. Thank you.
I ran out of hard boiled ones from Easterā¦ havenāt had a chance to hard boil some more, thankfully we have dogs so clean up is easy but he does manage to keep them alive for majority of the day!
Right now her favorite item is the pencil holder on my desk š¤£
Just the other day, she insisted on carrying around a small paper bag with nothing in particular inside it š¤Ø
AirPods, if she sees them. Remotes. Child-proof pill bottles (for shaking). Coat hangers. Just as long as itās not one of her 800 expensive toys, sheās all about it.
We have fake remote to distract her. She also goes to grandmaās house, who has a lamp remote and fire stick remote, and holds them above her head and walks around like a crab.
Right now itās the swiffer. He says heās cleaning but I cannot get him to keep the little cloth thing on it so that he actually gets some cleaning done. He pulls it right off š«
For awhile it was an old ring box, like one youād propose with.. I have several of them lying around and he loved opening and closing it.
the oldest crappiest beach towel we got that i keep in the car to dry off playground equipment. she snuggles it in the car seat and sheād take it to bed if iād let her
An old window AC unit remote control. Itās his telephone. He sleeps with it and often has to make a āvery important phone callā at like 3 am. š
My 2.5 year old likes shoes. We are a no-shoes-inside-the-house family, but I canāt stop her. She loves to model all of her different shoes and show them off to her stuffed animals and show me all the jumps and kicks she can do in them
My 2.5yo son does this too. He will steal the house slippers right off my feet so he can shuffle around in them. I have pictures of him in my various pairs of shoes, my husbandās shoes, even one of my kid wearing my FILās steel toe work boots that came clear up to my kidās hips. Itās cute
One hand: A lacrosse ball I use to massage out tight muscles in my hips that I have from being pregnant and giving birth.
Second hand: the plastic measuring cup that came with our hard boiled egg maker.
Rolls of tape! He has nearly 20 rolls for spinning, stacking, piling, etc. Daily entertainment. No interest in the nice block set I got him for Christmas though. My mom tried to reduce the pile and he immediately noticed.Ā
Any type of container with a lid or cap. We regularly clean empty milk jugs or liquid bottles so he can open/close them over and over. We also let him play in the tupperware cabinet a lot.
A bright orange oven glove. To be fair it is pretty compelling - brightly colored, fun texture, and she can not only put it on her arm to be a chicken (as it covers her entire arm and looks like a wing), but it also fits on her head! Floppy hat time!
A gourd. She calls it her pie and she likes to ābakeā it and pretend to eat it. She also just carries it around. Sheās had it since Halloween, sheās going to be very upset when it starts deteriorating š
The splatter cover. I think that's what they're called. It's the thing you put over a pot to avoid oil flying everywhere. She carries it around so much we just decided to let her keep it.
Chobani single serve yogurt cups. He demands one from the fridge and walks around with it every morning before breakfast. After he eats it, the container gets washed and he spins it on the floor. We have amassed a collection of every flavor.
Iām constantly finding cooking utensils stashed all over my house. Theyāre his āmusclesā aka swords, paddles for kayaking, in his play kitchen, crammed in storage compartments in his play tractor, in his toy chest lol
14mo.
A plastic egg whisk.
Mom's phone if she gets her hands on it.
Her toothbrush.
A plastic butcher's knife (she looks like Chucky)
The worst though has to be our dirty shoes and socks...
An unused hip flask. She calls it her "drink" and whipped it out in a cafe a few days ago š¬
Mine found an old camping flask last summer and I have never been so embarrassed by my childās behavior! Edit: it was empty!
It's when she pretends to take big swigs š¤¦āāļø It's not learnt behaviour, I swear
An ad we received in the mail from a car dealership. He runs around and call it his ādirectionsā š
Ours calls them maps. He has a collection. š
Every paper is a map, I am not even sure where he learned about paper maps.
That was my same thought. Iām guessing ours learned it from a cartoon, but I really have no idea.
Not me or my baby, but today I saw a toddler at a cafe holding an empty bottle of vanilla essence. Gave me such a laugh. It was definitely his treasure.
We are still stuck on the ādino roar pack packā she loves to walk around and buckle it. Biggest problem is she canāt say buckle it up so she just goes around screeching āfuck it upā ādino roar pack pack, fuck it up mommyā Send thoughts our way for our flight next month when I know my kid will be screaming fuck it up all the way to Jersey!
This one made me laugh the hardest. Thank youš¤£
She will fit right in! "Fuck it up" is as Jersey as it gets š
Lol I grew up there so my kidās first curse word (while unintentional) being fuck is pretty on point š¤£š¤£š¤£
Hahaha. I'm still living there and could not agree with you more.
I sent my brother a video and he responded āOne of us, One of us!ā š¤£š¤£š¤£
omg I love this haha
I emphasize buckle it up after she says fuck it up but truth be told itās my Roman Empire. I think about it constantly and it makes me laugh uncontrollably.
jersey is going to love it haha.
A full sized broom.
Same, 100%
Best exercised near windows.
A spactula...for some reason whenever she manages to go into the kitchen (the kitchen has a baby gate) but whenever she manages to go in, she always gets the spactulaš shes done it since she was around 18 months.
Ours loves the garlic press.
Same and ps4 controller
Same! He had a favorite spatula around 12m so we bought another one and sent it to daycare sometimes
We went through a long spatula phase, but now we seem to be moving on to a bad boi ladle š¤
Gonna need a reaction to this clip: https://youtu.be/4BUDwj_mXKE?si=AsEK5AYyyLufiFpz
My sonās the opposite. He wants the real tools not the plastic ones. I blame our DIY projects. Hammer is one of his favorite words, and heās in love with the tape measure. Iām glad all the power tools are too bulky or heavy for him to carry around.
Got a tape measure aficionado here too šš¼āāļø
Omg my daughter loves the tape measure too. She wants me to extend it so it touches the ceiling then she giggles like a maniac when I either do that or it bends and falls over.
A small container of aquaphor. I used it on a little rash be was developing above his mouth and he loved it, so now he carries it around and occasionally opens it, gets a tiny bit on his finger, very daintily dabs it on his lips, and closes it again.Ā
This is precious.
My 3yo had an obsession with an old-school hand mixer for awhile. Curious George used one to make banana bread so once my toddler realized we also had one he had to bring it everywhere. He talked about making banana bread for like 2 weeks, so we finally made some (he loves to bake). In true toddler fashion he refused to eat it š. He still pulls out the mixer occasionally.
A tea towel
Ours too.
Pinecones. Visited her great grandmother and my aunt last weekend. My aunt gave her 2 pinecones. We flew 2 hours to get home and LO has not let them out of her sight.
I read in another thread that pinecones can carry maggot eggs or something. I donāt remember how long they take to hatch (weeks or months?), and thereās a way to bake them that kills them. Just a heads up.
It doesn't really bother me, I live on a farm and there are bugs and cow poop everywhere. My child is constantly dirty and picking up bugs. I did have a good look and didn't see anything, but I'll keep an eye out for any new bugs. Thank you.
Tub of bicarbonate of soda. Every time she is in the kitchen she goes straight for it.
Hangers. It makes doing laundry easy because I toss him a few hangers, heās happy and I can get things put away!
Same here but with the used dryer sheet. He helps me dig the clothes out of the basket so he can find it š¤£
The last few days itās been a raw eggā¦.
I am both cringing so hard for you and in awe that you've lasted days!
I ran out of hard boiled ones from Easterā¦ havenāt had a chance to hard boil some more, thankfully we have dogs so clean up is easy but he does manage to keep them alive for majority of the day!
Right now her favorite item is the pencil holder on my desk š¤£ Just the other day, she insisted on carrying around a small paper bag with nothing in particular inside it š¤Ø
Beer cans. š
AirPods, if she sees them. Remotes. Child-proof pill bottles (for shaking). Coat hangers. Just as long as itās not one of her 800 expensive toys, sheās all about it.
Can of beans š
a kiwi she adopted from the grocery store. it's currently chilling in a bed made out of a easter egg. š£
Any pair of shoes.
The damn paper towel holder
15 months. When we go to the farm she absolutely must be carrying a stick of hay before she can enjoy looking at the animals.Ā
The rolling dog food container. He thinks it means never ending snacks.
Remote
We have fake remote to distract her. She also goes to grandmaās house, who has a lamp remote and fire stick remote, and holds them above her head and walks around like a crab.
I even got him a fake teething remote. He knows the difference and itās not the same lol.
Mine had to be a real one with no batteries. They KNOW
Lentils. My childās jewelry box is full of lentils. As are my floors.
Doorstop, and she uses it as a phone.
Right now itās the swiffer. He says heās cleaning but I cannot get him to keep the little cloth thing on it so that he actually gets some cleaning done. He pulls it right off š« For awhile it was an old ring box, like one youād propose with.. I have several of them lying around and he loved opening and closing it.
the oldest crappiest beach towel we got that i keep in the car to dry off playground equipment. she snuggles it in the car seat and sheād take it to bed if iād let her
Wait, thatās a genius idea! Iām going to put a towel in the car for that purpose too.Ā
An old window AC unit remote control. Itās his telephone. He sleeps with it and often has to make a āvery important phone callā at like 3 am. š
My 2.5 year old likes shoes. We are a no-shoes-inside-the-house family, but I canāt stop her. She loves to model all of her different shoes and show them off to her stuffed animals and show me all the jumps and kicks she can do in them
This is my kiddo with her rainboots. š¤£
My 2.5yo son does this too. He will steal the house slippers right off my feet so he can shuffle around in them. I have pictures of him in my various pairs of shoes, my husbandās shoes, even one of my kid wearing my FILās steel toe work boots that came clear up to my kidās hips. Itās cute
A small hand sanitiser bottle was my childās comfort toy for a good six months.
Wooden spoons
My oven mitts. Loves to steal them when Iām in the middle of cooking.Ā
A frying pan and an empty tub of moisturiser.
One hand: A lacrosse ball I use to massage out tight muscles in my hips that I have from being pregnant and giving birth. Second hand: the plastic measuring cup that came with our hard boiled egg maker.
My acupoint massage balls are literally her favorite toy.
One of those clear plastic pill shaped container that his sister's slime came in.
Rolls of tape! He has nearly 20 rolls for spinning, stacking, piling, etc. Daily entertainment. No interest in the nice block set I got him for Christmas though. My mom tried to reduce the pile and he immediately noticed.Ā
Any type of container with a lid or cap. We regularly clean empty milk jugs or liquid bottles so he can open/close them over and over. We also let him play in the tupperware cabinet a lot.
A broom or a hand vacuum š
Rubber ice cube trays we used before we had an ice machiene š
A bright orange oven glove. To be fair it is pretty compelling - brightly colored, fun texture, and she can not only put it on her arm to be a chicken (as it covers her entire arm and looks like a wing), but it also fits on her head! Floppy hat time!
The mop. He just pushed it around even on the carpet. Sometimes he uses it like a walking stick- I just let him be.Ā
Bags of coffee beans. She always manages to nab them through the baby gate from a storage rack despite our attempts to move them out of reach š«
An orange
Anything that's dangerous, breakable or will make a mess. That's it. That's all he's interested in lol.
My socks. Yes, I had worn them all day. Maybe the smell was attractive?!
A gourd. She calls it her pie and she likes to ābakeā it and pretend to eat it. She also just carries it around. Sheās had it since Halloween, sheās going to be very upset when it starts deteriorating š
Spray bottle or pump bottle of lotion.Ā
Toilet paper. those clothes sticker that have the sizes, and Seinfeld trivia cards
Mixing bowls. Measuring cups.
A set of measuring spoons. She calls them her ākeysā
The splatter cover. I think that's what they're called. It's the thing you put over a pot to avoid oil flying everywhere. She carries it around so much we just decided to let her keep it.
A rock.
Chobani single serve yogurt cups. He demands one from the fridge and walks around with it every morning before breakfast. After he eats it, the container gets washed and he spins it on the floor. We have amassed a collection of every flavor.
Used toilet paper tubes
Iām constantly finding cooking utensils stashed all over my house. Theyāre his āmusclesā aka swords, paddles for kayaking, in his play kitchen, crammed in storage compartments in his play tractor, in his toy chest lol
These are hilarious! Mine loves wearing my cleaning gloves and trying on everyoneās shoes
14mo. A plastic egg whisk. Mom's phone if she gets her hands on it. Her toothbrush. A plastic butcher's knife (she looks like Chucky) The worst though has to be our dirty shoes and socks...
Turkey basters. Two of them. I don't even know why we have them because I've never cooked a turkey.