Deirdre, she plays with her hands too and sucks on her clothes also. She is not with toys all the time, only once per day I put her under them for something different. Trust me, I have to be where she can see me otherwise she'll get really cranky and start crying, a real mumma's girl this one I must admit, she loves looking out the window for sure! Just gets cranky and frustrated after a little while, like she's either (a) sick of it or (b) is frustrated she can't pull them off her gym to suck on them!!!