| ole of toys in the development of your child's brain | | | | years. |
| and motor skills cannot be overemphasized. From | | | | For the younger children, particularly those aged zero |
| infancy, children are stimulated to recognize shapes, | | | | to six months, the highly recommended toys are |
| sounds, colors, and textures through the kind of toys | | | | those which introduce varied sounds and colors: |
| they are presented with. A baby's imagination is | | | | rattles which come in playful designs and sounds, |
| nurtured by the objects they are surrounded with: | | | | brightly-designed and educationally-patterned floor |
| the toys their hands grasp, the sound they hear, the | | | | mats which can get babies' attention as they learn |
| shape and colors they see. Babies can associate | | | | how to roll over and crawl, mobiles and chimes which |
| objects to various things and events that surround | | | | present babies with distinguishable sounds, and many |
| them throughout their development. For this reason, | | | | more. For babies aged six to twelve months, shape |
| parents are more often motivated to purchase | | | | sorter toys are quite the popular option. |
| educational toys for their children. It has long been | | | | Other educational toys for kids aged one to three |
| established that your child's surroundings play a major | | | | years would include railway sets which can enhance |
| role in the development if your child. The objects you | | | | your child's motor skills and resourcefulness. For the |
| surround your child with can highly influence his | | | | more girly babies, of course, doll houses also advance |
| interests as he grows older. | | | | mental processes and nurture creativity. For kids |
| Studies show that babies prefer high contrast colors. | | | | aged three to five, drawing play sets prove to be |
| This is why most of the kids' toys and story books | | | | very helpful in the children's creative and motor skills. |
| are always painted and printed with bright colors. | | | | As the children grow older, they themselves will start |
| When you buy your first educational play set for | | | | to look for the educational toy that best suits their |
| your toddler, make sure then that you pick out color | | | | interests. Children are very much interested in a lot |
| themes that promise to enhance the child's visual | | | | of things, and toys pique their interest much more. |
| recognition and perception. Do not be confined to the | | | | There is a wide selection of educational toys available |
| conventional thinking that toys should be shiny, | | | | in the market which parents may choose from, and |
| attractive, and solely amusing and entertaining in | | | | all of these are guaranteed to aid your child's |
| purpose. Gone are those days when children aged | | | | development. The practice of using toys with |
| zero to ten must restrict themselves to toys that do | | | | educational value rather than traditional, purely |
| not satisfy their innate need to learn. | | | | entertaining toys has been recognized globally. With |
| Nowadays, there is a growing patronage for | | | | this in mind, parents should still take into consideration |
| educational toys as these truly nurture your child's | | | | the fact that children are different from each other |
| brain development. Toys which stimulate your child's | | | | and what one baby may like, the other may not. |
| visual perception and brain potential usually have to | | | | Nonetheless, they all share the inborn desire to learn |
| do with puzzles and boards. But these educational | | | | and explore and this is more than enough reason to |
| board games are more for kids aged six to ten | | | | buy toys that will respond to those needs. |