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Educational toys can help increase your child’s motor
skills, senses, and intelligence quotient (IQ), thus increasing your child's
development and making learning fun. You should buy
educational toys that are not "too" advanced for the
child, if your child displays normal development skills
for his/her age. These toys should cater to skill levels that
the child is ready for and can enjoy.
Classic educational toys like building blocks and Lego
will always remain in fashion because they provide
children with so many different playing options, and as
a child's imagination grows, so do the possibilities
with such toys.
As the child grows older and needs more challenging
and perhaps modern games and toys, language learning toys can
help provide and develop social, linguistic and
intellectual skills that will stand him/her in great
stead in school and throughout life.
We like the
following language learning gadgets and parent's resource books listing
educational toys and activities for children. |
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Electronics for Kids: Electronic Dictionary & Organizer in English - Spanish - Portuguese
for children only. Play and learn languages.
My first dictionary. My first organizer.
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Books on Educational Toys:
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Discover Educational Toys for Children by Hilary Werdel and Tracy Watkins,
Paperback: 208 pages, Publisher: Scholar Books
Listed alphabetically are products, catalogs,
periodicals, software, web sites, and museums and
organizations specializing in educational materials. A
wonderful resource for parents, grandparents, family and
friends.
- A Parent's Essential Guide to Smart Toy Choices,
by Marianne M. Szymanski, Ellen Neuborne, Paperback 256 pages, Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Excellent Book for parents. Comprehensively evaluates
the suitability of a wide range of toys for
infants through pre-teens. A precious educational tool
when purchasing toys for your kids.
- Making Toys That Teach: With Step-by-Step Instructions and Plans, by Les Neufeld, Paperback 144 pages, Publisher: Taunton
The difference between a good toy and a great one is the
ability to entertain and instruct a child at the same
time. Les Neufeld, a woodworker with a graduate degree
in Curriculum and Instructional Materials, combines his
skills to show parents which toys are most effective for
early childhood education, and then he gives them all
the information they need to build those toys
themselves. Nine fun projects from Pattern Blocks and
Dominos to a Puzzle Train, will get little ones
learning, without them even realizing it! Over 200
color photos and drawings are included. |
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