she's expecting too much of them, they're what 20 months?? when my twins were that age they were banging on pans with wooden spoons and splashing in water, throwing teddies and plastic toys all over the place, jumping on cushions id put on the floor for them, often happier playing with the box a toy came in rather than the actual toy and it was lovely to see, why does she always want them to appear so perfect and advanced when clearly they are not, just let them be the toddlers they are Nikki, let them explore, let them pick things up, let them put things on the wrong coloured paper, let them screw the paper up and try to eat it for crying out loud! she's such a fun sucker