Your top 5 toys/activities ur mindees love??

**Leelee** · 01-03-2011, 12:03 PM

Starting up again after having a baby and would like to invest in some new resources, especially for after school children as not got much to cater for them. What are your mindees fave toys/activities under 5 and over 8 ideas please? Thanks ladies x

**Mouse** · 01-03-2011, 01:28 PM

I only have 4 & 5yr olds after school & they still like to play with the toys I have out for the younger children. When I do holiday cover for older children I find that art & craft always seems a big hit, with the boys & girls.

Also:

board games - they love Operation, Guess WHo & Connect 4

dolls house & furniture

lego/duplo

Playmobil

action figures

**Angela234** · 01-03-2011, 08:38 PM

UNDER 5'

PLAY KITCHEN
PLAYDOH
HAPPYLAND/LITTLE PEOPLE
SAND/DRIED PASTA
DINOSAURS/ANIMALS

OVER 5
HAMA BEADS
CRAFTS
PLAYMOBIL
LEGO
GAMES

I don't have many /any over 8s

**miss mopple** · 01-03-2011, 08:54 PM

Under 5's

cars and garage
dolls house
dressing up
duplo
dolls

Over 5's

anything the under 5s are playing with plus craft, playmobil, lego and magnetix

**Mcgons** · 01-03-2011, 08:58 PM

Under 5's

Dressing up
Lego/mega bloks
Wheelybugs/ ride on toys
Dolls/prams
Fisher price little people and farm/garage

Only had 6/7 year old boys after school and mostly they like to be outside with a football! Or hide and seek inside!

**funfunfun** · 01-03-2011, 09:58 PM

Only have under 5's

playdoh (who doesn't)
Threading
outside play
dress up
singing

**The Juggler** · 06-03-2011, 08:47 AM

anything in the home corner (dolls, buggies, cleaning stuff, kitchen)

sand pit

pens, pencils paper, glue

playdoh

cars/trains

Penny1959 · 06-03-2011, 11:26 AM

home corner
heuristic play
playdough
anything outside
mirrors

Penny

**mushpea** · 08-03-2011, 07:19 AM

all ages here love the 'MUD PIE KITCHEN' from little tykes,

and they all love the sand pit and the toy kitchen, prams and dolls,
I have lots of other toys but those are the things they love the most

**gegele** · 08-03-2011, 07:49 AM

favourite here are :
toys:
wooden play kitchen

animals and dinosaurs

activity:
messy play : coloured rice, corn flour, foam, dried pasta,.....
cooking and playing with play dough

outdoor the little play house with cleaning equipement and pots and bowl to do mud pies (need to have a good clean in garden!!)

the sand pit that my husband dug.

oh and i forgot the bag of recyclying stuff to make anything lol

**NI MINDER** · 04-04-2011, 02:05 PM

Just having a read through this thread. Seems everyone grand with the under 5's - easy and simple enough to amuse - its the 8's and overs there isnt so many suggestions for (and up to 11). I really struggle to amuse them - grand on a good day when we can walk and get out and about. But on wet days they are a bit old for indoor play centres. Apart from playing the wii, board games etc, what else is suitable. Would be great if mine even brought a book from home or their nintendo ds - but this rarely happens. Dont want them watching tv or playing computer games all day.
Any suggestions gratefully taken on board!!

**christine e** · 04-04-2011, 03:11 PM

duplo

brio train set

playdough

aquadraw

v tech my first laptop

**furball** · 26-04-2011, 06:05 PM

hi, my over 8's love lego and any kind of messy play that the little ones like

paint
coloured salt
dough
big boxes
especially stuff they wouldnt normally get to play with, on nice days we have dens, water/ food fights ( flour, jelly, etc) all washed away later with hosepipe
and wet days we do science experiments with household ingredients or gloop.

the kids love it, the parents learned never to send their child in anything they want to use again