What is educational toys?

Educational toys are objects of play, generally designed for children, which are expected to stimulate learning. They are often intended to meet an educational purpose such as helping a child develop a particular skill or teaching a child about a particular subject. (SOURCE:WIKIPEDIA)

What is the benefits of educational toys?

• Nurturing their imagination and creativity
• Increasing dexterity
• Building body confidence and balance
• Strengthen fine and gross motor skills
• Helping cognitive processing
• Encouraging self-regulation
• Helping with social skills and communication
• Developing their logic and problem solving skills

Types of educational Toys

Sensory Toys
Sensory play is play that engages one or more of your child’s senses and helps them process information about their environment and the way things work. Sensory toys come in many different forms – from silk scarves to slime, musical instruments to wooden rockers.

Movement Toys
Movement toys are toys that get your child moving! These could be balance boards or skipping ropes, footballs, or indoor slides – anything which encourages your child to use their bodies and, therefore, increase their sense of balance, improve spatial awareness and boost body confidence.

Construction Toys
Toys which allow your children the chance to build and create are brilliant learning toys. They strengthen creative thinking, problem solving and imagination

Apps & Electronic Toys
One of the newest forms of educational play comes from learning apps and electronic learning toys. If you’re not fussed about keeping your child’s play screen-free, these can be a useful and engaging part of your child’s play opportunities.

Open-Ended Toys
Our favourite type of play is open-ended play! Open-ended toys provide endless possibilities for our children to learn, imagine, create, and build new skills. The definition of an open-ended toy is one that can be used in multiple ways, only restricted by your child’s imagination

Where to get educational toys?

Magnetic building tiles that inspire children’s imaginations and keep them busy for hours. Alternatively this can also be found on Take Alot, Toy’s r Us and other online shops.

They specialise in wooden educational toys. From blocks to dollhouses. Have a look on their facebook page for a whole range on awesome educational toys.

Tolo Toys is the unmistakable collection of developmental toys which offers unsurpassed educational benefit for children during their formative years.