Non-toy toy ideas

Baby is interested in absolutely anything that is NOT a toy 😂 I need ideas on safe things that she can play with (6 months old) that isn't specifically a toy. We've just moved so the place is upside down so I need an hour or so a day that I can get her to play alone whilst I sort things in the same room. Currently she loves: wet wipe packet, the vacuum, my slippers, her bottle lid, empty boxes, my books (not hers), shopping bags, pillows ... You can see where I'm going here 😂 Obviously everything goes in the mouth so I make sure that if she is playing with anything like that, that in sat with her and my attentions on what she is doing. If I set her up with toys and try get something done, you can bet she's wriggled over to something she shouldn't be playing with 😮‍💨 Any ideas? 😅 Please note I'm not looking for something so I can leave her for hours on end, it's just so that I can turn my back in the same room if I need to without panicking that she has something she can choke or hurt herself on TIA

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You can get sensory versions of wet wipe packets / tissue boxes, I’ve got one for my baby for Christmas (she’ll be 6 months in Jan), I’ve worked in a lot of nurseries and they’re a big hit with the babies😂 you pull the sensory sheets out like they would pull the tissues / wipes, I know you don’t want a toy but it’s a toy similar to what she likes to play with and baby safe

You can get her a toy hoover whether that's a small Henry hoover or the like the shark hoovers, you can also get like shopping trolley and I'm pretty sure small Asda bags to play with in Asda and find some cardboard boxes for her and there are toys that are like tissue boxes but stuff for kids in it

Do you have a walker? My little loved and still loves a box, and I put her balls in there or little sensory toys, and she'll take them out or upend the box. Also, the material tissue box toy is great! I ended up getting her a tent, ballpit with tunnel from Ebay £15! But this is when she started to crawl. Ball pits are great though for non crawlers too

A busy board might be a good shout! I know a lot of them are aimed at toddlers but there might be some baby friendly ones out there if you have a look :) Haha glad it's not just my son with the baby wipes! If he gets his hand on a pack they're bloody everywhere🤣

My LOs current favourite “toy” is a clear Tupperware container with 3 Pom poms inside 😂

I know you say not toys but I got my baby some spinners that you can stick somewhere and she slap them!also this kind of aluminium blanket she loves the cranky noise

We did treasure baskets/buckets with wooden spoons, silicone pastry brush and spatula, measuring cups, plastic egg cup etc. Bits from the kitchen. I also then looked around the house for anything non breakable, gave them a bit of a Milton wipe and had those in there as well. Some wooden ornaments, a little metal tin, as long as bits can’t break off it, or they can’t swallow it, whatever you fancy! We put these either in a bucket, or a tub for her to pick out and put back in. Sensory scarves in an old tissue box, a sensory foil blanket cut into tissues, some dice/dried pasta/dried rice in a bottle or tub taped firmly shut. So many options for non toy toys.

A 1 pint milk carton (the ones with the little handles) put some rice or pasta in them tape the lid down and they've got a shaker 🤣 my little one loves a non toy too 😅

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