| It's hard to know what the best toys for toddlers | | | | Leapfrog Learn & Groove Musical Table is |
| are for some people. Occasionally, well meaning | | | | suitable to kids even as young as 6 months, so you |
| friends and family will give a gift to a toddler that's | | | | can get a start on stimulating your child's learning. |
| just not age appropriate. That super cool rubber dart | | | | The table can adjust according to the age of the |
| gun with plastic darts might seem like an okay toy, | | | | child-from baby to toddler-so it's a toy that will stick |
| but would easily fit into the ear canal? | | | | around for years and it incorporates various levels of |
| Parents know that toddlers are still in the active | | | | learning. For toddlers who have mastered some hand |
| stage of exploring their world and that usually means | | | | coordination, there are the Leapfrog Learn & |
| objects still go into the mouth. Toys get dropped or | | | | Groove Counting Maracas. |
| thrown, sat on, stepped on or carried with sticky | | | | This toy teaches vocabulary, counting and even |
| hands - that's something a parent of a toddler learns | | | | colors while your child grooves to the music. Third |
| fast-that toddlers are rough on things. | | | | from Leapfrog is the Leapfrog Learn & Groove |
| So here are a few tips that can help the people who | | | | Alphabet Drum. This is an easy toy for toddlers to |
| also love your toddler know what to look for when | | | | play with because each smack of their hand on the |
| trying to decide what toy to get for them" | | | | drum introduces learning fun. |
| First, the toy must be durable. Two toys that | | | | And while it's important to give a toddler toys that |
| toddlers love and will stand up to tough play are | | | | give them an educational benefit, it's just as |
| International Playthings iPlay Little Tuffies Trucks and | | | | important that the toy be fun as well. Toys like |
| International Playthings Hide 'N Squeak Eggs. | | | | Chicco Toys Play 'N Ride Train stir the imagination |
| Perfect for any toddler who loves to play with | | | | while helping a toddler master vital motor skills. It's |
| trucks, these will provide many hours of fun. With | | | | also a perfect toy for toddlers who walk earlier than |
| the Hide 'N Squeak Eggs, toddlers get a half dozen | | | | their peers. |
| eggs that open to show that there are cute little | | | | Finally in the educational but fun as well department is |
| chicks in the shell that will make a peep when pushed. | | | | the Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube. It's tough enough |
| Not only are these durable but kids have fun mixing | | | | to last, educational enough to teach toddlers good |
| and matching the little faces on the shells. | | | | music skills yet fun enough to become a favored toy. |
| The next thing to keep in mind when toy shopping is | | | | The best toys for toddlers are those that provide |
| to check out the educational value of the toy and | | | | hours of happy play and are durable and safe for |
| Leapfrog has a lot of great choices in that area. Their | | | | your child. |