LEARN THROUGH PLAY
Toddlers are little explorers who learn by doing. Play gives your child a great opportunity to develop and practice new skills at her own pace by following her unique interests. The toys and play things your child has available to her can shape her development in important ways.
Choose toys that can be used in a variety of ways.
Toddlers love to take apart, put back together, pull out, put in, add on, and build up. Choose toys that are “open-ended” in the sense that your child can play many different games with them. For example, wooden blocks or chunky interlocking blocks can be used to make a road, a zoo, a bridge, or a spaceship. Toys like this spark your child’s imagination and help him develop problem-solving and logical thinking skills.
Select toys that encourage exploration and problem-solving.
Play gives children the chance to practice new skills over and over again. Toys that give kids a chance to figure something out on their own—or with a little coaching—build their logical thinking skills and help them become persistent problem-solvers. They also help children develop spatial relations skills (understanding how things fit together), hand-eye coordination, and fine motor skills (using the small muscles in the hands and fingers).
Look for toys that spark your child’s imagination.
During your child’s third year, his creativity is really taking off as he is now able to take on the role of someone else (like a king) and imagine that something (like a block) is actually something else (like a piece of cake). Look for toys that your child can use as he develops and acts out stories. Pretend play builds language and literacy skills, problem-solving skills, and the ability to sequence (put events in a logical order).
We have compiled a list of our favorite toys. We have had a great time playing and testing them ourselves in order to bring to you the most educational, sensitive to the environment and all around fun toys on the market.
- Ludus – Super Acrobat
LUDUS toys promote creativity and imagination, help develop manual skills, facilitate the acquisition of the concepts of shape, color and balance. With educational and inspiring constructions, Ludus toys develop also logic and concentration of children who learn and grow while playing. At the same time Ludus are using ecofriendly materials respecting the environment and protecting our children (eco-friendly recyclable plastic and suitable for contact with food, solid wood with natural water based paints,solid cotton 100% natural).
Endless possibilities to build and have fun with the Super Acrobat. Use multiple acrobats to create different designs.
Suitable : 3+ Years
- Ludus – Wally XL
LUDUS toys promote creativity and imagination, help develop manual skills, facilitate the acquisition of the concepts of shape, color and balance. With educational and inspiring constructions, Ludus toys develop also logic and concentration of children who learn and grow while playing. At the same time Ludus are using ecofriendly materials respecting the environment and protecting our children (eco-friendly recyclable plastic and suitable for contact with food, solid wood with natural water based paints,solid cotton 100% natural).
The Wally XL is the first approach to the world of construction toys. Big and light elements, easy to be used by the youngest and works in all positions. Endless possibilities to build and have fun. Use the blocks to create different shapes and designs.
Suitable: 2+ Years
- Kid – O – Magnatab 0-9 Numbers
All Kid O products are thoughtfully designed with lots of opportunities to explore built right in. Kid O toys engage and stimulate children again and again with a rich variety of shapes, colors, and sizes, so the possibilities for open- ended, creative play are limitless.
Trace the lines with the magnetic stylus and follow the arrows to learn the fundamentals of number writing. Perfect for your early mathematician, the sensory reinforcement will help with early arithmetic lessons. Erases with the tip of a finger.