My toddler wont play with toys anymore? why?

[perfktpicture]

Calling All Moms...I have a problem with my toddler. Please Help :(
Well My daughter is now 27months & she wont play with her toys, I have noticed this habit has started 6-8months ago.
My husband & I use to buy her new toys once a month throught her main developing years, not to mention her grandparents spoiling her :P ...Then I noticed her playing

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[traceylee]

Why can't you ask her what she wants? My toddler is 21 months and she can tell me what she does or does not like.

How about Crayola Color Wonder? They colour only on the special paper. There are books that are heavy-duty and play sounds or read themselves. Maybe a play kitchen or hobby horse? Stacking blocks that she can stack and knock down?

You can take her to the store and let her play with some toys there to see what she does and does not like. Have you tried playing with her toys yourself? If she sees how much fun you're having, she might join in. What about playdates with other kids?

[perfktpicture]

*lol* good question. When i take her to the store she wants everything, she is intrigued & plays with everything. but when i get home its another story..seriously. I dont understand why :?

I love the color wonder idea, i did get her one book & some markers, but bc the markers start drawing clear then turn to their color she doesnt seem so ammused. she gives it that look like why isnt it drawing? *lol*

The books that read themselves scare her, she doesnt like anything that talks. She will scream & throw it..I love sitting down with her & playing with her, but she often gets up & runs throught the house. Im not really sure whats going on in her little head. poo...

I had issues with my son drawing everywhere, so...

[photo_phanatic]

I got a bunch of appliance boxes from friends and local stores. I then stripped my son down to just his diaper and put him in one of the boxes and gave him things to draw with (ie: crayons, markers, chalk, etc.) He got to draw all over the place and I didn't have to worry about him drawing on furniture, walls,clothes, etc.

[phoenixscribe]

It sounds to me like there's something else going on, and not playing with her toys is how she's expressing it. How close is she with her dad? Does she get to see him much now that he's deployed?

Whatever she *is* playing with, run with that. Some kids go through toy phases the way others go through food phases - my oldest wanted to eat nothing but PB&J for like a year. Cardboard boxes or chalkboard paint can be your best friends when you're trying to protect your walls.

[his_cambria]

my son isn;t interested in his toys either. he spends hours playing with a big box (big enough for him to fit into) and a small notebook and crayons (his blues clues "handy dandy notebook" lol) while hundreds of dollars worth of toys sit in the corner collecting dust.