Hello! I was wondering if anyone else had any experiences with toys making sounds when nobody is near them? This happens to me occasionally and today it started up again. It is not always the same toy so, I know it is not the batteries going in one toy. It used to be my daughters' Ermie doll that would talk in the middle of the night. It has now turned into different animal sounds. Her animal see and say starts making sounds and her little people farm kept making a horse sound. I am usually home alone when this happens.

I know we had a spirit in our old house that would generally move between both my girls' rooms and I always just thought it was him doing it. We have since moved and I am hoping he didn't move with us.

Please let me know if I am the only one something like this happens to and I am going crazy or not.

Thanks!

Hi Wacava,

You are not alone many members have posted about strange things that have happened with lights, electrical, items moved and even toys. You are not crazy. What sort of things happened in your other home and if I may ask how did you know it was a him?

Ghosts/earthbounds generally are attached to a place but I have heard sometimes they become attached to a person. Spirits I feel are attached to people and not places as they are not earthbounds. Spirit is loved ones/friends that have crossed to the other side and they will give us signs that they are with us. Often those signs are electrical along with moving things, certain familiar smells etc. We have had and continue to have things occur in our home that often are electrical in nature (tv's turn off, channels change, lights flicker etc.) I spoke of some of this in a post I did recently on a spiritual medium experience I had (psychic forum). That experience helped me understand some of what has been happening.

BTW - Have you experienced any feelings or senses when this happens? Cat =)

Hi Cat,

Thanks for the reply. As far as the other house, my oldest daughter who is 3 would tell me of a "guy" that walked the hallway upstairs. She always saw him in her and her sisters' rooms and also standing in the doorway to my bedroom. He would never come into my room and I am not sure but, it may have something to do with the Shadow people or whatever you wish to call them that were in my bedroom but nowhere else in the house. My daughter was not the only person to see this "guy". There were other little children who had also told us about the guy walking around upstairs. He liked to pull the blinds up in my daughters room at night.

I have had experiences with smells too. My grandmother is the one I usually smell but, right after my father died, I smelled him too. Most of my family talks to me except my grandmother.

As far as weird senses go, most of the time I don't have any around the time of the incidents. Occasionally I will feel someone with me.
Glad to know I am not crazy!

Hi wacava: =)

I've heard of many cases where toys move or talk as a result of poltergeist activity. On the first episode of the show, Ghost Hunters, (It's on the SciFi channel) the TAPS team went on an investigation at a house in PA. These people had a lot of strange goings on and they heard voices. The daughter would see a little boy and talk and play with him. If I remember correctly, there was something about her doll. One day, the mom came in the daughter's room and she was actually having a tug-of-war over the doll...only there was no one "visible" pulling against her, but the doll was defintely being pulled. The team also got EVP's from this investigation. To read about and see some pics from this investigation go here: Episode 1-Ghost Hunters[/URL]

May be that you have a poltergeist playing with the toys.

Thanks for the information. I was just talking with my Mother in law and I think I may know who this guy is that my daughter sees. My daughter has described both of her great grandfathers one of which owned a farm. My mother in law almost fell out of her chair when I told her about the animal and farm toys sounding off yesterday. We are going to show my daughter pictures of both great grandfathers and see if she recognizes either of them. Who knows, maybe one of my in laws fathers is watching over my kids?

I just re-read my last post and wanted to add that both of her great grandfathers were tall, skinny and had white hair which is what my daughter has told me this guy looks like.

Hello!
Possibly did either of the Greatgrandfathers happen to enjoy playing with children and their toys?
My sister is having a very similair occurences in her home. Her home was previously owned by neighbors of my parents who we were very, very close to. My sister inherited the home upon their passings. They never had any children, we were their family.
When we were kids my parents hid all our Christmas presents at their home. My Dad laughed in later years that "Harry" missed playing with all the toys as we grew up. Seems Harry played with the toys daily telling my father he was just making sure they all worked properly! LOL
My sis has lived in the house three years now and my nephews toys go crazy at times. She's taken all the batteries out, tried everything.
I have visited her and I strongly sensed this is Harry. I told my sister to try setting some toys out for him to play with, turning the shounds off if possible and telling Harry these are for him to play with.
It hasn't stopped totally, but the instances have went down greatly.
Piglet

I really do not know much about either man unfortunately, both passed away before we married. I do know that my husbands grandfather on his dad's side favored him and loved to do a variety of things with him.

With the toys sounding off, I feel it may be a message or something just to let us know they are here watching over the kids. Each time they make noises, there seems to be a theme such as the animal/farm theme and another was all of my kids praying dolls started praying at once.

Hi Wacava!

Sounds like you may have a relative or loved one watching over you and your daughers. As Cat said, sometimes they will try and give you signs to let you know that they are around. That could be the case here. It will be interesting to see if your daughter recognizes either of the photos of her Great Grandfathers. Definitely keep us updated and let us know how that goes.

I am excited to find out what she says about the pictures as well. Most of my family just talks to me (except my grandmother but, I smell her) so, this will just be another way of them talking to me!

Considering the poltergeist, it may be possible but, wouldn't other things happen as well? I don't know much on that subject.

Hi Wacava

My first impression when I read your post was that his was spirit and now with the additional info you have shared it sure seems that way. =) I know when we first experience odd things happening our first inclination is to think ghost/earthbound (mine was) however I believe more often then we realize it is actually spirit of loved ones letting us know they are with us. I also feel more often then not orbs we capture on film are spirit as well. I too am excited to hear what your daughter says about the pictures. It is such a warm and comforting feeling to know our loved ones are always with us. =)

It is comforting to know. One thing that always struck me as odd was that I always felt comfortable even when she said she would see him. I never felt threatened or had any fear in that house.

There was a house I lived in while in Southern New Jersey that always gave me the creeps. Supposedly, there was a teenage boy who hung himself in the basement. I found that out after talking with some of the locals and was telling them that I hated the basement and I always got sad and scared when I went down there. We had a lot of odd things happen there like music playing in the middle of the night and we never found the source. I never want to feel the way I did living in that house again so, I am glad that this guy seems to be just someone looking out for us.

Well, I showed my daughter the pictures of both of her Great Grandfathers and she said she didn't know who either of them were. I didn't ask her if either one of them were "The Guy", I just asked if she knew who either of them were. She hasn't brought up the guy lately even though we have started to have some odd things happen in this house. Doors for our bedrooms shut by themselves and my dog looks up the stairs and barks at nothing. It seems to be staying upstairs like in the last house.

Anyway to find out who this is that seems to be following us?

Hi Wacava,

Even though your daughter did not recognize the Great Grandfathers pictures it may still be another family member that is coming around. In addition it is also possible that the 'guy' she sees is a spirit guide. Spirit guides are with us always and certainly loved ones that come around us go where we go which may be why you have felt this in more then one location. I do still feel this may be the case here (or part of it).

It doesn't sound like you have felt the same negative feelings as you did in the previous house? Those feeling would make sense seeing a young took his life there as there would be sadness and negative energy associated with that happening. Have you taken any pictures in the house while things happen? You may also try asking whoever is there to stop if it is frightening you. Do you know the history of the house you are in now? There is the chance that some activity may be someone linked to the house, in addition to the spirit (guy) that has been around you in each home. Sorry if it seems I've gone two ways with this, just trying to consider various possibilites, keeping in mind it can be more then one thing.

Hugs Cat =)

I can remember at my grandmother's house in Dallas, when I was a kid- she had a room that was set up for the grandkids, when they visited. It was full of toys, a train set, etc...and just maybe, my grandpa's ghost. I didn't care for grandpa too much- he wasn't mean, just gruff...but he died when I was 3, so I never knew him well enough to realize that. Anyway, the family made jokes about the train set- whenever a grandchild was visiting, the train set would start up in the middle of the night, all by itself. At first, it didn't really scare me, probably because of the family jokes- my family was/is very open to the PN. However...and I can't verify this, as it's something I think I saw when I was about 5 years old- one night I went in while the train was going on it's own, and I saw that it was unplugged. Maybe I was mistaken- I didn't stay to investigate. I would never go in that room again, for the next 5 or 6 years (until we had to move Grandma to San Antonio) alone.
I do know that it is a common report, when we do PN investigations..toys either moved or turned on when noone was present. In fact, I can't remember a case with small children in the house where this was NOT reported. I'd say these ghosts either like toys, or like kids! If they are male ghosts, it's probably the toys- heck, I'm nearly 37, and I have as much fun with my son's toys as he does. Maybe more...boys never grow up.

I'd be suprised if what you are experiencing isn't a real apparition, based on my personal experience.

Hope this helps!

Thanks!

I am really not sure who it is. My dog has been acting a bit odd lately. He is almost 15 and rarely comes upstairs because of his legs. Lately, he has been coming upstairs with us and barking up the stairs for no reason. I really need to charge my camera and see if I can catch anything. The toys still occasionally go off.