Put a paper wrapper from crackers inside a bag from onions or oranges. Now your child can play with paper without eating it. Manipulative Toys and Construction Materials Margarine bowls and lids can be used to put inside each other. They can be stacked, too. Hair rollers can be used for stringing.
Shoe boxes can be blocks.
An old mattress can be used for jumping and rolling. Make sure it is clean. No springs should stick out. Shoe boxes can be a train. Add a short string to make a pull toy.