When I was not a parent, I thought it was an easy thing to choose toys for my children. However, after having a baby, the first time I entered the toy store with a purpose, I only got a full feeling of being hit. A dazzling array of children’s toys are lined up on the seemingly endless shelves at first glance, all of them are exquisitely packaged, with touching prices and attractive advertising slogans.
Which is more suitable for my child? Which toys are of good quality, can attract children’s attention and interest, and play for a long time? The following suggestions come from an American mother who has accumulated considerable trial and error experience, and can help you choose a child that can grow with your child, challenge and train their thinking ability, motor level, language development and social emotion within a limited budget. A toy combination of skills!
Choose toys that can be assembled and assembled
Toddlers naturally like to take things apart, assemble them back, pull in and out, put together, build… Free and open toys can be used in different game scenarios.
For example, wooden or plastic interlocking blocks can be used to build roads, zoos, bridges and even a spaceship. This type of toy can stimulate children’s imagination and help develop problem-solving and logical thinking skills.
Examples of toys: interlocking blocks, nesting blocks, sand, water toys
Choose toys that will keep young children playing
Parents with young children usually have the experience of buying a new toy, throwing it aside and never touching it again after two days of fun. How to break it? Go search for toys that will find different kinds of fun at different stages of your child’s development!
For example, two or three-year-olds will use shoe boxes to build small houses for plastic animal dolls, while older children can use them to rehearse small stories they make up and act out~
Examples of toys: plastic animal dolls, animated character dolls, doll houses, small trains, small trucks, stuffed animals.
Choose toys that encourage children to explore spiritually and develop problem-solving skills
Play gives children the opportunity to repeatedly practice new skills, while toys that encourage exploration give children the opportunity to build things on their own terms, develop logical skills and problem-solving skills. While playing with toys, children’s knowledge of spatial relationships, hand-eye coordination and gross motor skills have also been strengthened.
Examples of toys: Rubik’s cube, shape nesting box, clay, oil paint, crayons, plasticine
