Cure for the Rainy Day Blues

posted by Fun4MyChild
August 10, 2009

3d-puzzlesIt looks like yet another gorgeous summer day – a perfect opportunity to take your toddler to the park. But then, as so often happens, a blanket of cloud cover comes rolling your way. The skies darken and any chance of playing outside is snuffed along with the sunlight. Luckily, indoor puzzles and games present a unique opportunity to bond with your young child.

Pull out a few 3D puzzles and you’re guaranteed a few hours of addictive fun. These puzzles help to foster a child’s reasoning abilities, forcing him or her to use logic in solving a problem. Needless to say, these skills will only become more applicable with age. Puzzles also help kids to better understand spatial relations. A completed puzzle brings with it a profound sense of accomplishment that will make your child forget about the recent rainy-day disappointment.


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Tips for Selecting Toddler Toys

posted by gbowen
January 4, 2009

10132 Cat Family Painted PuzzleWhen you are in the market for some new toys for your toddlers it is important to remember a couple of simple things.  You will want to select educational children’s toys that help your children develop their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

Toddlers need to master concepts and skills such as color, size, shape and basic counting. Educational childrens toys to help your toddlers learn matching and sequencing and problem solving also need to be added to their toys to help keep learning fun and entertaining.

There are plenty of toddler toys on the market that are manufactured with the bright, primary colors toddlers are attracted to such as 3d puzzles and cardboard building blocks.  Smart Monkey Toys and ImagiPLAY are two manufacturers who provide parents and educators safe kids learning toys such as 3d puzzles, cardboard building blocks and adventure playsets and are available online.


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