The importance of Baby Toys is enormous in a baby's life. Besides getting entertained, babies also learn a lot while playing with his toys. Baby Toys can make your child laugh with joy, it can stop your baby from crying, and it can make your baby busy while without your special attention, and it can also educate him without a failure. However, how to choose a most suitable toys for your beloved baby?
1. Safety is the key to healthy baby toys
The prime factor to choose a healthy Baby Toys for your child is safety. Please check below:
- Are the toys made with toxic plastic or fabric?
- Are there any quality guarantee?
- Are there loose parts from the toys that could cause a choking hazard?
- Could the toys fit inside a toilet paper roll, if yes, it might choke a baby.
- Could little fingers get pinched?
- Is your child too large in physical body to safely play with the toys or equipments?
2. Choose the Baby Toys according to Baby's interest
It is important to choose baby toys according to your baby's interest. In usual cases, for kids under 18 months like mobiles, soft books, noisemakers, busy boxes, activity tables, stacking toys and push-and-pull toys. However, it is important for you to observe your baby's preference, and notice what interests your child. Does he like to pretend to drive a vehicle? Does she like to build with blocks? Does he enjoy stories about the farm? Being aware of your baby's interests and making choices based on those interests shows that you respect your child's feelings and value her ideas.
3. Choose the Baby Toys according to Baby's age development
It is also essential to choose baby toys according to your baby's age development, and buy the toys with reference to the instruction labels on it. Assuming that your baby is at the stage of development that is usual for his age, the information on instruction label gives you a basis to evaluate the toys. Read the instruction label on the toys packing box with the recommended ages. However, you are the one who knows the most about your baby. You are the only one to consider whether the toys are appropriate or not. For an instant, your child may be behind most three-year-olds in physical development, but may be well ahead in language development. Consider these differences as you make your choices for toys.
4. Choose Baby Toys that are educational
In fact, within the first four years of life, children develop a full 50% of their adult intelligence! That's how fast their brains are growing. Besides having fun, baby toys encourage the creativity, coordination, emotional and social resilience. So it is important to choose toys with educational purposes. These toys will help to develop the self-confidence in your baby.
Toys that foster the imagination are great for both boys and girls, toys like blocks or stacking cups can be very educational. They are designed to stimulate your baby's brain and sense of coordination as well as help with item recognition. There are blocks with animals, abstract shapes, cars and instruments inside. Indeed, toys are one of the best friends that a baby may ever have.
5. Choose Baby Toys that help your baby learn about the real world
Besides, educational purposes, some baby toys can help your baby learning about real-life skills. It can be accomplished through providing toys that mirror real life. For example, Baby Einstein Video and DVDs such as Baby Da Vinci: From Head to Toe, Baby Einstein Neighborhood Animals, Baby McDonald A Day on the Farm, Baby Neptune Discovering Water, Discovering Shapes, Baby Shakespeare - World of Poetry, Baby Mozart - Music Festival. They are the ideal platforms for your baby to learn about the real world, about the animals in the world and the water world, get knowledge about our body from head to toe, get in touch with the beautiful poems from Shakespeare and wonderful music from Mozart. For these kinds of baby toys, don't worry about whether a toy is for a boy or a girl. Consider instead what the baby will be learning using the toys.