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Educational toys will help your child build essential cognitive skills like language, memory, math, motor skills, and creativity. Here are some of the best educational toys that will set a solid foundation for learning in the future:
Leap Frog is a product that creates interactive books and computer games for children of all ages (toddler-8+). Their interactive products aid children in learning the basics of reading and language development. The LeapPad is a popular product that creates interactive books based on Disney stories and characters (“Princess And The Frog”, “Cars” etc.) Check out LeapFrog.com to browse though the products made your child’s age range.
VTech Kids products also create interactive electronic games and toys for all ages. Their products like the “Learn and Discover Driver” and the “Teach and Touch Turtle” aid toddlers in learning basic colors, shapes, and sounds. VTech’s electronic games help older kids (5-8+) learn the basics of logic, math, reading comprehension, phonics, spelling, vocabulary, and problem solving. The “Kidi Art Studio” enables kids to be creative through teaching art lessons on an interactive notepad (which can connect to a large monitor and print images through a personal computer). Look through VTechkids.com to research products made for your child’s specific needs.
GeoSafari is a great product for kids interested in scientific discovery. Their “Dino Digs” kits allow kids act as junior excavators and assemble an entire dinosaur fossil from the ground up (Velociraptor, Stegosaurus). The “Undercover Human Anatomy Kit” teaches about the internal parts of the human body. The kit includes a human skeleton, organs, probe tool, and an interactive book to accompany experiments. Another popular products is the “Talking Microscope”, which shows fictitious slides of insects and prompts kids with questions about the specimen.
Fisher Price is a brand that is synonymous with baby toys. Though Fisher Price is more known for products made for toddlers, their website (Fisher-Price.com) hosts interactive games for infants through Pre-School age. These interactive games teach basic colors, the ABC’s, math, music, and phonics. The website also gives advice on how to aid your child in learning how to use their toys based on the child’s age and developmental level.
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