Playing is Learning

posted by gbowen
April 14, 2010

Your child is between the age of 1 and 3 and will learn by playing. All play is learning for toddlers and young children and you will have many teaching opportunities as you interact with your children each day.

Children will be working on their walking, wobbly at first, and beginning to use words.  By three years old your children will most likely able to balance briefly on one foot and speak in short sentences.

It is during these fun years that your toddler will enjoy playing simple games with their parents, grandparents and their brothers and sisters. They will also begin to enjoy group games with other young children – although they will need assistance from others.

Although group games offer your children a chance for socialization, toddlers will more often play alongside their friends rather than with them.  They do enjoy being around other kids, but will focus more on the leader or parent.

Playing quietly by himself is also important and having many safe wood toys such as push pull wood toys will give him opportunity to play using his imagination and give you time to sit and read a book nearby.

Blue Wood Dog Push Toy

Big wood wheels help children to easily push and pull this toy dog.

All I Can Imagine has a cute selection of three push pull wood toys for kids 18 months and up.  See their yellow duck, blue dog, and green Hybrid car.

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