- Balls, balls and more balls. Balls open up the door to physical activity and help fine tune hand eye coordination. The Wonderworld Peek a Boo Ball is a flashy, exciting ball that will get toddlers moving.
- Dolls & Action Figures-. Whether you choose the adorable and interactive Lia doll by Corolle or the cute as a button Baby Chou Pink; the little mum and dad in your toddler will be just waiting to come out. Dolls provide a creative opportunity to role play which enhances their imaginative, emotional and self-help skills like fastening buttons or dressing as well as provide experience in real world situations.
- Play Kitchens & tool Benches – The inner chef is calling! Toddlers love to mimic mum and dad - especially in the kitchen. Allow them to fix you a fancy meal and you will be serving them up a wealth of insight into the real world. The Wonderworld Cooking Centre or the PinToy Red Kitchen Combo is a phenomenal all inclusive kitchen that will provide hours of endless play. Keep in mind that play kitchens and work benches also develop large, small and fine motor skills as well as provide physical activity to keep them moving. Don’t forget the Cooking Set and Baking Set to add to the sizzling fun your kids will have.
- Dress Up – Dress up clothes, outfits and costumes help spark imagination and allow children to problem solve, express feeling and build social skills.
- Puzzles – Little hands love to be busy. Puzzles help to build vital math, reasoning and analytical skills whilst providing endless hours of challenging fun. Toddlers naturally love farm animals – so Melissa & Doug’s Sound Puzzles or the Branching out Puzzles by John Crane may be a good start for your toddler. The 3-5 piece peg puzzles are great for kids just starting to work on puzzles.
- Building Blocks –Block play greatly enhances math and cognitive skills as well as teaches toddlers about balance, weight, gravity and symmetry. In addition to that toddlers develop a keen sense of problem solving skills by learning to successfully build structures. Block play also helps with reading and sentence structure. With building blocks like Kapla the imagination is the limit when it comes to block play, as toddlers can create and envision just about anything and bring it to reality with blocks. The Wonderworld Rainbow Sound Blocks and Wooden Sound Blocks Neo are an incredible journey into learning that incorporates sound, music, colour and shape recognition.
- Tunnels, Tents & Ride-On Toys – Toys like PinToy Pick-Up Trike and Pintoy Wooden Trike are great for physical play as well as to spark imagination, large motor skills and build upon physical strength.
- Arts & Craft Supplies – Super Art Table by Alex Toys is the perfect solution for what to do with the kids while you are cooking – stocked full of washable crayons and markers makes clean up easy. The Happily Ever Crafter, Sew Fun, Yarn Craft and My First Sewing Kit are great options for older kids and the one must have for every home is the My Table Top Easel and the Art Box. With these in your home there will never be a dull moment.
- Play Dough Kit – Mums and dads around the world are dreading this one – but take heart! Play dough and modeling clay provides kids with a unique opportunity to fine tune motor skills and build finger and hand strength as well as dexterity which greatly enhance writing success.
Books and Literacy Materials –Enhance language skills and can be used as tools to build recognition and awareness of everything in life. Pop up books are great for hard to sit still toddlers! Books can be used to spark interest and develop every part of a toddler’s development. To help with reading fluency try Reading Rods, Reading Comprehension cubes and for Writing Skills building the Writer’s Blocks.
The toddler years are the perfect time to find toys and activities that spark the imagination and allow your child to fully utilize and build upon their imaginative, cognitive and motor skills. Choosing stimulating and interesting activities from the list above will ensure that even through this technological age; your child will be privy to supportive, educational toys that provide a vast opportunity to learn and develop new skills. Fine tuning motor, cognitive, comprehension, social, language and self help skills are fundamental for preparing your child for school and life. Sometimes the simpler the toy the sweeter the reward will be. For a full line of fun and educational toys at a great price check out the wide array of wooden toys and learning toys at http://www.123smartkids.co.uk/ today!
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