Developmental Play: 8 Cool Balancing Games
After your child has mastered stacking, the next group of toys that are perfect for further developing cognitive, fine motor and hand-eye co-ordination are balancing games.
After your child has mastered stacking, the next group of toys that are perfect for further developing cognitive, fine motor and hand-eye co-ordination are balancing games.
Parents looking for a new way for their kids to build may like an innovative new product called Tegu blocks. These handcrafted toys, that are made from wood that is sustainably harvested in Honduras, are constructed with magnets embedded into them.
Move over building blocks, there’s a new game in town! The Swiss made ‘Multicar’ construction kit from Kiditec enables kids to build their very own car, as well as multiple other wheelie devices, via easy construction which promotes motor skills, hand-eye coordination and playful learning.
Even though my son is this close to walking, he is still a bit unstable. For the last few weeks he has been pushing a wooden chair around the house trying to keep up with his big brother and the dog.
Here are some of the wooden walkers we are considering(minus the princess one, it’s included because it’s cute!):
We love stacking toys! They are one of the most popular educational tools and are a great way to encourage fine motor and problem solving skills in young children. Here are 9 great stackers for kids 2 and older:
From birth, Lamaze is a toy line that has been staple in our household. Both my sons adore everything they make including their cast of characters and developmental playsets.
Keeping in this tradition, the new Lamaze Play House Gym($80) has been a hit for us.
Just in time for the 40th anniversary of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle has teamed up with Kids Preferred to introduce a line of developmental toys for babies and kids.
New for Spring, Lamaze has introduced some incredibly adorable characters to their already popular ‘play and grow’ line.
Manhattan Toy’s Whoozits are a fun loving line made of bright colors and high-contrast patterns. Each Toy offers many developmental benefits for babies including visual stimulation, Early Motor, Sensory and Independent Play skills.
Everything is pink at Tiny Love! This summer they will be introducing the Tiny Princess™ Collection. Moms who are looking for a couple more pink pieces for their new baby’s nursery will love this new line.
Beleduc’s five layer “Your Body” puzzle shows in clear and child oriented way to set-up of a human body from skeleton to the organs, over the muscles to the naked and to the dressed child.
Tiny Love has always been known for their original, innovative baby toys. This year they have introduced some products that will benefit babies while they are playing around the house or while they are out with mom and dad. I like that each product has an element for every developmental stage and that the company’s [...]
This cool unconventional building block set will keep your little engineer busy for hours. Stacking the usual way, on on top of the other, this set also offers kids the ability to use sticks to secure their work. 72 vibrant colored wooden pieces—each precision-cut and compatible with one another—combine to form an infinite array of [...]