Just wondering what you top 5 of everything is....this would really help me with setting up! You dont have to do them all but if you did that would be fab!


Top 3 baby toys

Top 3 Pre-school toys

Top 3 toys school age

Top 3 Activities

Top 3 Places to visit

Top 3 Dinners

Top 3 Snacks

Top 3 Themes

Best Buggy

Best Car for childminding



Thanks! Cant wait to read the replies!

Just wondering what you top 5 of everything is....this would really help me with setting up! You dont have to do them all but if you did that would be fab!


Top 3 baby toys

the treasure baskets

Top 3 Pre-school toys

A bag of clues for singing songs. the children root in the bag, come out with eg a picture of a bus and we sing 'Wheels on the bus' or a dolly and sing 'Miss Polly'

Top 3 Dinners

They will all eat chicken wraps ... and sometimes there are 11 for tea!


Thanks! Cant wait to read the replies!

I'll have to think about the rest :D

[QUOTE=mumx3;281632]Just wondering what you top 5 of everything is....this would really help me with setting up! You dont have to do them all but if you did that would be fab!


Top 3 baby toys
Dino the Dinosaur - Fisher Price half circle cushion, Graco Entertainer

Top 3 Pre-school toys
Elefun, ELC Happy Land, Dressing up

Top 3 toys school age
Nintendo WII/DS, Dont wake Dad, Sylvanian Families

Top 3 Places to visit
FREE places are Park, library and Canal/duck pond

Top 3 Dinners
Jacket Potato, Tuna Pasta and Homemade Pizza

Top 3 SnacksBreadsticks with cheese/humous, Raisins, fruit

QUOTE]I'm not minding yet but have 3 of my own and regularly have my nieces and nephews and other friends children over so think I am qualified to answer!

[QUOTE=mumx3;281632]Just wondering what you top 5 of everything is....this would really help me with setting up! You dont have to do them all but if you did that would be fab!


Top 3 baby toys

Vtechpushalong walker, stacking cups, maracas

Top 3 Pre-school toys
elc vehicles - cars, air, construcion etc, duplo, baby role play stuff eg buggies, high chair, cot

Top 3 toys school age
wii, lego, barbies

Top 3 Activities
messy play, group painting on elc large washable canvas, singing with percussion instruments

Top 3 Places to visit
park, Crealy Great Adventure Park, woods

Top 3 Dinners
homemade pizzas

Top 3 Snacks

Top 3 Themes
colours, transport, nursery rhymes, minibeasts - sorry had to have four!!

Best Buggy
century double buggy is hard work up hills!

Best Car for childminding
don't know but a golf isn't big enough!



hope that's ok!

Baby toys, Discovery tree, music instruments, stacking toys

Pre school toys, happyland, animals. little tikes kitchen, puzzles (i know 4 )

School age toys, k'nex, playmobil, football

Activities jugs of coloured water with pots for mixing play, cooking , sand trays

Places to visit, ducks, park, walks (we walk)

Snacks. fruit, cheese strings, raisins

Themes minibeasts, christmas/winter, dinosaurs

Buggy Maclaren techno (can tip)


Angela

Top 3 baby toys: blue baboon, rattles, wooden people (get chewed!)

Top 3 Pre-school toys: my pod, V tech mobile phone, dolls house

Top 3 toys school age: paints, puzzles and books

Top 3 Activities: painting (lol!), cutting and sticking, role play

Top 3 Places to visit: donkey sanctuary, beach, library (all free)

Top 3 Dinners: pasta bolognaise, fish fingers, sausages

Top 3 Snacks: raisins, cheese, fruit

Top 3 Themes: have only done one so far - people who help

Best Buggy: Phil and Teds Vibe

Best Car for childminding: don't drive

Just wondering what you top 5 of everything is....this would really help me with setting up! You dont have to do them all but if you did that would be fab!


Top 3 baby toys
Rattles, play gym, shiny treasure basket
Top 3 Pre-school toys
Weebles castle, duplo, fisher price little people
Top 3 toys school age
K'nex, lego, mousetrap
Top 3 Activities
playdough, painting, chalks
Top 3 Places to visit
Park, library, farms or anywhere free!!!!
Top 3 Dinners
Jacket potatos, tuna/past bake, chicken casserole
Top 3 Snacks
Cucumber/carrot sticks with dip, breadsticks, raisens
Top 3 Themes
Transport, jungle animals, people who help us
Best Buggy
Phil & Teds sport
Best Car for childminding
Vauxhall Zafira


Thanks! Cant wait to read the replies!
Hope this helps with ideas:)

Top 3 baby toys
Baby gym
Crinkly play mat
soft books

Top 3 Pre-school toys
fisher price little people
musical instruments
lego

Top 3 toys school age
lego, lego, lego

Top 3 Activities
sticking & gluing
play doh
singing & dancing

Top 3 Places to visit
Park
Playground
childminder drop in's

Top 3 Dinners
vegetable hot pot (put anything in with some mixed beans, stock & cornflour, really easy)
pasta & tomato sauce
mild chilli & rice

Top 3 Snacks
any fresh fruit
raisins/sultanas
mini rusks

Top 3 Themes
seasons
christmas
easter

Best Buggy
phil & ted vibe

Best Car for childminding
dont know, cant decide between VW touran and Citroes Grand Picasso



Thanks! Cant wait to read the replies![/QUOTE]

this has been really helpful, it is great to see some answers coming up time after time like little people toys and homemade pizza as a favourite!

Would love to get even more replies, but this has been fantastic, thanks everyone!

[QUOTE=mumx3;281632]Just wondering what you top 5 of everything is....this would really help me with setting up! You dont have to do them all but if you did that would be fab!


Top 3 baby toys
musical toys, soft books,

Top 3 Pre-school toys
vtech learning system, musical instruments, colouring

Top 3 toys school age
ds, wii, tv

Top 3 Activities
painting, cutting sticking

Top 3 Places to visit
park, beach crealy

Top 3 Dinners
curry, spaghetti bolognaise, roast dinner

Top 3 Snacks
bread sticks banana grapes

Top 3 Themes
Animals,

hth

[QUOTE=mumx3;281632]Just wondering what you top 5 of everything is....this would really help me with setting up! You dont have to do them all but if you did that would be fab!



Top 3 baby toys

treasure basket, activity station, stacking cups

Top 3 Pre-school toys

shape sorter, mega blocks, train track

Top 3 toys school age

crafts, story sacks, twister

Top 3 Activities

song prompts sack, music time ie instruments involved, listening walk

Top 3 Places to visit

park, library, fields/woods (we don't have a duck pond near...if we did it would be that)
Top 3 Dinners

Home made pizza, tuna pasta, dahl & rice

Top 3 Snacks

crudites with home made dips, mini pitta breads & humous, fruit platter

Top 3 Themes

people who help us
seasons
water

Best Buggy

urban detour (cheaper)or mountain buggy (v. expensive) single or double

Best Car for childminding

Grand espace...we now have a VW Touran which is great, but it's always hard to downsize!!!!
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Top 3 baby toys - Playmat for babies, donut to help support the ones who cannot quite support themselves yet, Mr Wobble (Boots used to do a different wobble person each year)

Top 3 Pre-school toys - ELC Happyland, V-smile, my toy farm which I had when I was little (c. 1977).

Top 3 toys school age - anything the little ones play with!, Arty crafty stuff, PSP

Top 3 Activities - singing, storytime, mini gymmies

Top 3 Places to visit - Farm - have to pay, Parks - free, otherchildminders houses (loads more toys to choose from and people to play with).

Top 3 Dinners - pasta bolognese, sausage and mash and Salsa Chicken

Top 3 Snacks - raisens, bananas, biscuits as a treat

Top 3 Themes - Autumn, mini beasts/life cycle, All about Me

Best Buggy - still yet to find the best one

Best Car for childminding - still yet to find the best one.

Hope that helps a bit.

Top 3 baby toys
Treasure baskets, Tiny Love baby gym, texture sticks (homemade)

Top 3 Pre-school toys
shape sorters, dressing up clothes, musical instruments

Top 3 toys school age
Playstation, PC, football

Top 3 Activities
(I couldn't just choose 3!) Music and movement, role play, free play in garden, messy play with a variety of ingredients such as gloop, jelly, semolina, soil

Top 3 Places to visit
Beach, park, children's centre

Top 3 Dinners
create-your-own-topping pizza, pasta bolognese, fish fingers and oven chips

Top 3 Snacks
fruit platter w/ a selection, crumpets, veggie sticks w dip

Top 3 Themes
All About Me, Native Americans, Earth Day (recycling, growing seeds, respect for Nature)

Best Buggy
anything with 3 wheels and pneumatic tires - much easier to pusg and maneuvre

Best Car for childminding
a 7 seater. I love my Zafira but there's not alot of boot space for storage