| Children have always needed toys for entertainment. It | | | | coordination. Something as simple as a stack of plastic |
| might be Mom's pots and pans and a wooden spoon | | | | rings teaches the child about colours and sizes. It |
| or Dad's tools they like playing with. They must have | | | | doesn't take long for them to figure it out. Any toy that |
| ways to channel their energies and the more they | | | | helps them to feel grown up will be a hit for toddlers |
| learn from playing, the better equipped they will be to | | | | and pre-schoolers. |
| deal with life. | | | | Plastic puzzles and puzzle maps where the child has |
| With some of the newer toys, it's been said that one | | | | to insert the correct size and colour of the state, in the |
| may buy a child a new toy and he or she will play with | | | | same manner as putting together a puzzle, will keep |
| the box instead. They need to exercise their curiosity | | | | little fingers busy for some time. |
| and explore new things. To some children opening and | | | | The battery operated ride in cars, trucks, and four |
| closing a box, putting things in the box and taking them | | | | wheel vehicles will always be a popular item with |
| out again is enough to keep them busy. Other children | | | | children who have reached school age. These toys |
| need more to arouse their inquisitive little minds and | | | | create the perfect opportunity for parents and children |
| busy, busy fingers. | | | | to play together and have lots of family fun. The |
| Toys that also teach are better for the child. Making | | | | hand-eye coordination and motor skills the child |
| play time a learning experience will always appeal to | | | | experiences are a huge help in their development |
| the parents of young children. There are innumerable | | | | process. Again, it's another activity that helps them feel |
| toys that teach colors, letters and numbers. | | | | more grown up. |
| Play kitchens and playing dress up will always be a | | | | Toys on today's market are more sophisticated and |
| favorite for the little girl who wants to be like Mommy. | | | | the children seem to have become more intelligent to |
| Little boys have the same inclinations, but for them it's | | | | cope with these new developments. The newly |
| Dad they want to imitate. Stomping around wearing | | | | developed learning toys that teach a second language |
| Dads boots or building a make believe house with | | | | have become very popular. |
| plastic tools and a bench like Dad's is always intriguing | | | | Operating remote controlled airplanes, helicopters and |
| to little minds. | | | | vehicles can be just as much an adult recreational |
| Children learn and develop their minds and bodies in | | | | activity, as it is for children. The building logs of long ago |
| different ways. While one child may be happy in Dad's | | | | are a staple in almost every toy box and they are still |
| boots, you'll find the other one trying out Dad's favorite | | | | available today, because they teach children the |
| chair with a book. | | | | concepts of being creative. |
| Many toys today help in the development of hand-eye | | | | |