Toys for Toddlers: Finding “the perfect fit” for busy minds and bodies
A toddler is a proverbial ball of energy. If you doubt this, just ask anyone who’s tried to keep up with one. They’re eager to try all sorts of physical feats and curious to investigate everything that catches their eyes.
Toys for toddlers, then, should captivate them at one or both of these levels. Push toys (like the Corn Popper) give toddlers an opportunity to enjoy the benefits of physical exercise and improve the large motor skills important to development. Playsets capitalize on a toddler’s budding interest in role-play, while shape sorters help him learn about cause-and-effect relationships.
Remember, children are sponges at this age. They absorb concepts at a staggering rate, and they often do so through play. When you choose toys for your toddler, keep in mind not only how much enjoyment it will offer him, but what kind of educational benefits it will deliver. Even toys as basic as blocks are considered learning toys: when kids engage in the great fun of building up and tearing down they’re developing skills they’ll eventually need to grasp basic principles of math!
