I love this list. I think my list would be: sandtray, dollhouse, puppets, crayons, and a pretend phone. My kids use the phone ALL THE TIME and it’s actually an old corded phone, rather than one of the toy phones that makes noises. I think the noises can be distracting, but the regular and realistic looking phone really helps kids open up about what’s on their mind or say things to others that they wouldn’t say in-person to that person or possibly even to me without that medium.
I love this list. I think my list would be: sandtray, dollhouse, puppets, crayons, and a pretend phone. My kids use the phone ALL THE TIME and it’s actually an old corded phone, rather than one of the toy phones that makes noises. I think the noises can be distracting, but the regular and realistic looking phone really helps kids open up about what’s on their mind or say things to others that they wouldn’t say in-person to that person or possibly even to me without that medium.
That’s a great point about the phone!