Play With a Purpose

Playing with toys not only entertain your child, butbecause there are up to five activities on it. One child
they also teach them life skills and early education.can learn to count with the abacus while another child
Some toys are specifically designed with the purposecan move the beads around on the wire tracks. Also,
to enhance your child's learning abilities and social skills.each toy can be used with more than one child at a
A mini play cube is a great example of this. The toystime. Children can work together to make designs
found on a mini play cube usually include: pathfinders,and patterns with the beads or spell words with the
letters from the alphabet, an abacus, gears, andalphabet letters.
beads. All of which are used for different learningWhile children are learning and practicing cooperative
purposes that will enhance your child's early education.play, they are also refining their counting skills and
You have more than likely seen your child choose thisalphabet memorization. The abacus found on the mini
toy to play with while you were waiting in a doctor'splay cube is used for basic math, such as addition and
office, while at school, or in another type of waitingsubtraction, and counting. These basic math skills are
room. This toy is also great to have at your home,the foundation for more advanced math. The first
not only for educational purposes, because there isstep in learning the value of numbers is being able to
no clean up or a way for the toy to get lost andcount. The same is applied with knowing the alphabet.
children can learn while at home.Before your child can read, write, or spell; they must
The mini play cube teaches your child so many greatknow the entire alphabet. The mini play cub includes
things such as counting, the alphabet, hand and eyethe letters from the alphabet and children can play
coordination, and cooperative play. Parents andwith the letters, start to recognize them, and sing
teachers often find themselves teaching children howthe alphabet song while playing with the toy.
to share and play well in a group. The mini play cubeIf you are buying toys for your school, home, or
is great for teaching them cooperative play. Learningwaiting room; you should take into consideration the
cooperative play at an early age will prove to beadvantages the mini play cube has. It is a fun toy
beneficial for a lifetime. Cooperation allows for childrenthat doesn't require clean up, it's safe, and children
and adults to form relationships and relate to otherlearn to count, play well with others, and the
people. More than one child can play with a play cubealphabet.