We bought this last year:
http://www.elc.co.uk/Baby-Rainmaker/122902,default,pd.html
Think it was £7 at the time - but just seen a better one in tesco last week at about £3 - it has bits inside that spin when the little balls go through! Would have bought it but can't justify having two of them though

I can't find it online but it was with all the little bits like bath toys etc. xx

ooh, alasdair has one! need to fish it out! never thought of that!!! good plan!

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I spent ages last year looking for just plain maracas - they've all gone battery-operated / light-up / whistles and bells

Ended up getting this set similar to this in the sales for about £7.50
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9254400/c_1/1|category_root|Toys+and+games|14417629/c_2/3|15701449|Musical+toys|14417819/c_3/4|cat_14417819|Pre-school+musical+toys|14417826.htm

elc and mothercare have some nice fairly cheap simple instruments, but they all say 12m+ ???? im not sure why cos i wanted to get some for elijah to play with, i can't imagine what they think he will do with them...

In HomeBase they have loads of little wooden stocking fillers - all about £1.50-£2 (that ALL say not for under 3 ...but erm I am perfectly capable of knowing my toddler can play with them safely!)

I got her one of those clicker clacker things (like they have at football matches lol) and a bendy zebra...not for xmas...just cos!

If you are passing its worth a look though

I got Olivers 1st set of marachas from M/care when he was 6mth and he loved them - Go for it Mari, Eli will have hours of fun (well maybe a good 2mins )

Think tesco is great for those bits my mum brought callum a drum which also spins,lights up and plays music for £10 bargain!x

CarlaAndCallum wrote:

Think tesco is great for those bits my mum brought callum a drum which also spins,lights up and plays music for £10 bargain!x

i got ava the maracas and tamborine from tesco for £1 each, they do say 12 months, but i can't see what harm they can do.

pinkyd wrote:

CarlaAndCallum wrote:

Think tesco is great for those bits my mum brought callum a drum which also spins,lights up and plays music for £10 bargain!x

i got ava the maracas and tamborine from tesco for £1 each, they do say 12 months, but i can't see what harm they can do.

I dont worry about the age to much they just put it on there for them to be covered. the drum says frm 3yrs but niece whos 11months already has it and callum loved it and was sutiable for him x
bt ava will love those x i like tesco for those sort of bits xx

We have a few wee stocking fillers like toy cars and musical instruments.

What we are also doing (which is actually quite cheap of us ) is saving the toys she gets with her ITNG magazine and putting them in. Eg she has an igglepiggle puppet, makka pakka phone, hahoo with crayons and I cant think what else. She loves ITNG and wont know they were free!