| A child between the ages of a baby and a | | | | them. This is one of the qualities that makes teddy |
| kindergartner can often be a tricky one to | | | | bears and other stuffed animals so popular, along |
| second-guess. Constant adult supervision is necessary | | | | with being cute and fun looking, they are soft and |
| as leaving them alone for even a few minutes could | | | | harmless for a child to interact with. |
| result in some accident or misfortune happening, and | | | | The soft toy market is one that will always be a |
| at that age even a minor bump will lead to tears and | | | | major target for toy companies. There is no doubt |
| a spoilt day. | | | | whatsoever that children really respond to cuddly |
| A child's thirst for exploration and boundless energy is | | | | toys, from the utterly lifelike to the charmingly |
| a wonderful thing to behold, but looking after them | | | | outlandish. |
| can be quite tiring for an adult. Everything seems so | | | | They are better able to understand the things that |
| interesting to them that they have to keep checking | | | | you say and that they see as their senses are |
| things out. | | | | coming on in leaps and bounds at this point in their |
| Toys mean a great deal to children at this age and | | | | lives. During this stage of their development, |
| sometimes they can be hard to separate from them. | | | | educational toys like an alphabet game or a |
| They normally have a favorite, cute, soft toy, which | | | | "Farmyard Noises" toy can be absolutely perfect for |
| in their eyes is as real as another human. For times, | | | | a child, and give them a start in the educational |
| such toys are a child's best friend, literally one of the | | | | sphere, so that when they get to kindergarten they |
| most important things in the world to them. So, they | | | | hit the ground running. |
| are unlikely to want to leave the toys behind. | | | | Of course the most important thing is that their toys |
| This, coupled with the chances that a toddler will fall | | | | are fun, so this should be prioritised, even in |
| over (always high!), means that it is suitable to make | | | | educational toys - after all, it makes them more likely |
| sure they have quite safe toys to carry around with | | | | to pay attention. |