| Educational toys are fun for babies and provide | | | | the child to chew on and has a push button that |
| another tool to stimulate learning and brain | | | | emits sounds like a car horn, doorbell, ignition, and |
| development in your infant. There are many | | | | remote control door. |
| ways to teach a child and tens of thousands of | | | | Sight |
| educational toys on the market to help parents in | | | | Bright colors in educational toys stimulate baby's |
| the endeavor. The challenge for parents, child care | | | | vision. Look for toys with strong color contrast |
| providers and educators is to choose from the | | | | and patterns. A good one to look for is a colorful |
| vast array of educational toys available in a way | | | | crib mobile that emits music, has different |
| that creates a balance of learning techniques, is | | | | textures, curves and symmetry. |
| age appropriate, and most of all fun. This article | | | | One such educational toy is the Bath Time Fishing |
| will provide basic facts about; how babies learn, | | | | toy. This item is appropriate for babies 12 months |
| types of educational toys available and examples | | | | and up. It's a great prop to use during a baby |
| of each. | | | | bath. Making the bath as fun as possible can also |
| How Babies Learn | | | | help overcome any resistance or fear your child |
| It is quite surprising the rate at which babies learn | | | | may have during the bathing process. The toy is |
| and develop. Learning begins in the womb and | | | | bright in color, has a rod and reel, and the strong |
| continues throughout childhood. In early life how a | | | | magnets attached to its tails allow for easy |
| child learns centers largely around the relationship | | | | catching. Bath Time Fishing is priced at around |
| with the parents. At least until the child starts | | | | $16.00 dollars. |
| preschool, the job of stimulating and satisfying | | | | Fine motor play |
| baby's desire to learn falls primarily to the parents. | | | | Fine motor play educational toys are used to |
| While babies respond to their parent's voice there | | | | stimulate coordination in baby's finger and eye |
| are many other sounds they find interesting. | | | | movements. One such toy aimed at developing |
| When parents are choosing educational toys for | | | | the hand-eye coordination is "Counting Pals", which |
| babies they should look for toys that have sound, | | | | is aimed at babies 6 months and up. Counting Pals |
| colors that are bright and contrasted like red, | | | | are 10 soft and squishy colored blocks. They can |
| black and white, and have interesting textures | | | | be stacked, tossed, chewed by the baby. |
| that babies like to touch. | | | | Counting pals also provides animal illustrations that |
| Sounds | | | | will enchant the baby. Counting Pals educational |
| Babies' respond to sound and some of the best | | | | toy is priced at around $12.00. |
| educational toys include rattles and musical toys. | | | | Cognitive Skills |
| Soothing music such as lullabies is usually best. | | | | There are some educational toys that promote |
| Auditory and musical toys are known to stimulate | | | | cognitive skills in babies, which is to say they |
| logical thinking and imagery in babies and in adults | | | | stimulate the child's memory, how they picture |
| for that matter. | | | | things and their problem solving skills. Educational |
| One good educational auditory toy is the | | | | toys like building blocks, activity boxes or puzzles |
| Electronic Metal Keys. These keys are good for a | | | | are a good purchase for your child. The puzzles |
| child 6 months and up. The Electronic Metal Keys | | | | can deal with numbers, letters or pictures; it does |
| are an imitation of the parent's car keys. | | | | not matter, but they should be fairly easy for a |
| However, the Electronic Metal Key toy is safe for | | | | baby to grasp and manipulate. |