Children's toys from a year to three years are represented by a fairly wide range, and if you try to buy all the offered, then most likely, the size of your wallet simply will not allow.
"0 to 3 is prohibited"
To begin with, we will discuss with you the frequently noted mark on toys: "For children over three years old". Although, in fact, repeatedly faced with the fact that such a mark is also on toys that are suitable for children from two years and older. That is, it is important to be well-informed about the toy not only with the label on the label, but also with other useful sources.
I very often buy my one-and-a-half-year-old baby exactly such toys with a "forbidden" badge. Why? Yes, because I look at my child that this toy is interesting and useful, so why not start with a useful developing toy not from three years old, but, say, one and a half to two years earlier. If you think about it, in three years this toy can be for the baby and not interesting. Just buying this toy, you need to consider several important points:
- the toy must not contain small parts;
- The toy should not contain toxic and harmful components;
- playing with a toy, it is important to involve two people - a kid and an adult;
- after playing with the toy, you need to put it in its place (either in a box designed for toys, or in a special box reserved for toys, or in a place inaccessible to the child if the toy is undesirable for the child in independent play (for example, wax crayons can draw children from the year, but, as the kids at the same time can taste them, then it is better to keep such an object for children's creativity in a special "secluded place").
The importance of toys in the development of children of the second and third years of life
The role of toys in the development of the child from one year to three years is difficult to overestimate. They contribute to the development of fine motor skills, logical, creative and imaginative thinking, expand the outlook of the baby and his life skills. Therefore, thinking about buying a regular toy for your child, you need to weigh several important factors:
- your financial capabilities;
- the use and importance of this toy for the baby;
- quality and functionality of the toy;
- evaluate those skills and abilities, the development of which promotes the toy;
- to analyze how often your baby gets a new toy;
- and, in the end, remember that toys are very, very necessary for the kid.
A child must receive a variety of toys that will contribute to its all-round development. That is, it should not be exclusively dolls or typewriters, the assortment should be much broader and be represented by crayons, paints, plasticine, developing mats, constructors, nuts, toy-sorter and puzzles, etc. In this case, when buying a toy, you should remember that the kid should be played not only himself, but also with the participation of adults. After all, it is always easier to learn everything when there is a "partner with experience" who will tell and show, and play along at the same time.
The choice of toys is wide
The range of modern children's toys from one year to three years is extremely wide. Therefore, it is not uncommon for parents to face another problem of choice, the problem of choosing a toy for their beloved child. But still, with the right approach, the choice is made fairly quickly. If you prepare in advance, decide on what you specifically want, then you will come to the store not just to buy something, but to buy a specific useful toy.
To begin with, we will deal with the basic categories of toys for children from one year to three years. These are the toys of the following categories:
- children's office (wax crayons, markers for the youngest, plasticine (dough for modeling);
- children's books from the series "For adults reading to children" or picture books;
- bath toys;
- interactive toys;
- rocking-wheeling;
- constructors for the smallest (usually wooden);
- cubes, pounders;
- dolls and pups;
- machines;
- dolls;
- Stuffed Toys;
- mosaic;
- musical toys;
- puzzles;
- pyramids;
- Developing disks, developing cards, developing carpets;
- Inlaid frames;
- sorters, puzzles;
- laces.
Having such a general idea of the main subspecies of toys, it will be easier to find out what exactly you want to buy.
Developing toys or toys "for the mood"?
The next dilemma of choice: what to buy, developing a toy or a toy "for the mood". At the same time, any developing toy can always be a toy for a good mood, just like any toy without any specific developmental focus can serve as a good "benefit" for the development of the child. For example, any doll, as a rule, does not belong to developing toys, but this toy forms certain social skills for the child. The kid learns to look after the "toy child". Children between the ages of one to three years like to undress dolls, bathe and feed them, put them to bed, and "communicate" with them. Therefore, from all the foregoing, the main conclusion follows: toys are all necessary and important, any toy makes its "contribution" to the development of the child.
Toys for children's creativity
Many parents postpone this type of toys to the distant future, explaining their decision by the fact that, for example, what can draw a one-year-old baby. In this matter, of course, I can argue. The kid "draws", "writes" and depicts "his little world" from lines, dots and dotted lines. Writing a baby wax crayons or markers is not just worth it, but even very, very necessary.
Do not be too lazy to paint with the baby together, write a few words, such as "Mom", "Dad", "Baba", "Baby's Name". You will not only refresh the skills of school painting in your head, but also get a lot of positive emotions!
But children's creativity does not end in crayons and felt-tip pens. It will not hurt to lie with the baby or "paint" your hands with special paints. As a material for modeling, a special clay or, so called, "dough for molding" is ideal. It is safe for small "explorers", does not leave greasy stains, does not stain handles and is easily cleaned after fascinating occupations.
Wooden educational toys
In modern pedagogy, a great emphasis is placed on the ecology of children's toys. The tree from this point of view is the best material. The matter is not only in ecological purity, but also in the positive good energy that the toys made of wood carry in themselves. Wooden details of these toys are nice to hold, they are always warm to the touch, and the broad surface of such toys perfectly develop the tactile sensitivity of the child's handles. Therefore, no matter how fast the modern toy industry is being developed from super-modern materials, wooden educational toys among them will always occupy their worthy place. Modern wooden toys are of high quality, they are painted with non-toxic materials, and at the same time are characterized by high cost.
Wooden educational toys for children from one year to three are pyramids, constructors, matryoshkas, inlays, lacing, cubes-sorters, various puzzles, pads, cubes, etc. As you can see, the range of toys made of wood is very wide, so pay great attention to toys of this type for the development of your baby.
Dolls and cars
We all have long been accustomed to the fact that dolls are for girls, and cars are a niche of boys. And this way, we have been raising a mother-housewife in a girl from the very early childhood, and in a boy - either a driver or a breadwinner ... On the other hand, we all want the boy to be the ideal father, and the girl should not be able to drive…
Since the role of dolls and machines in the development of a child is, first of all, the formation of social skills in the game, I still adhere to the view that dolls, like machines, are necessary for girls and boys at the same time.
At the age of up to three years there are still no clear differences in the game of boys and girls. They are only beginning to gradually "clear up", starting at the age of two. It is worth noting that the choice of the way in which future development of play activity and behavior of the child will go depends not only on his sex, but also on the norms and patterns of culture in which the baby is developing.
Musical instruments
Kids, as a rule, like various musical instruments. Therefore, do not forget about such important toys in the life of the baby as a musical toy. The choice of such toys is quite wide: from a variety of pianos intended for children aged one year, to drums, bells, xylophone and guitar.
Toys by methods of early development
This is a fairly new kind of toy. After all, few people used to know that there are such interesting methods of early development, such as the methods of early development of Glen Doman, M. Montessori, Nikitin's system, Zaitsev's method, etc. And now we are not only familiar with these techniques, but we also have the opportunity to train our children with the help of a whole complex of ready-made developing materials.
What are toys designed for lessons with the child according to the methods of early development? For the development of the baby according to the Glen Doman technique, there are many ready-made cards of various categories (professions, vegetables, animals, etc.) on sale. Thanks to the availability of such material, we do not need to waste time on making educational material for your baby. For classes with the child, Montessori method uses a variety of different wooden insert frames of varying complexity. For studies according to Zaitsev's technique, many Zaytsev cubes are on sale, as well as a variety of teaching aids for the development of the child in the above method. The basis of the manual for teaching reading according to the method of Zaitsev is not based on sound, not alphabetic and not syllabic, but on the principle of warehousing. It should be noted that if you decide to deal with your child using this method, then before you spend money on teaching material, you need to decide for yourself whether you have enough patience and perseverance. Firstly, in order to deal with the child in this method, you need to read the entire instruction manual yourself, and also sit over producing the training material, since only "semi-finished" training cubes are available for sale. Secondly, for training to bring significant benefits, you need to regularly engage with your child. For classes on the Nikitin system, a variety of board games, cubes and puzzles are sold.
If you are interested in developing toys on a particular method, read about this technique, prepare well, and only then buy "syllables" for your child. As a rule, these toys are not expensive, so they still need to be bought sensibly.
Do children need books?
There is such a good concept as "fairy tale therapy". The fairy tale calms, gives a good mood and promotes a strong and good falling asleep. Therefore, the earlier your baby will listen to fairy tales for the night, the better.
Another kind of books that should be introduced to a baby, starting from the age of one year, are card-books. They are made of durable material, attract the child with colorful and funny pictures. And the poems written in the books that you will read the baby will soon be well remembered, and the child will soon tell you.
Encourage your child to love books from early childhood, and they will become his faithful companions for many years.
The role of soft children's toys
Little babies love soft toys. It's nice to play with them and take them to bed with you for the night. Often one of such small soft toys becomes a favorite of the child for many years. And even if the appearance of the "pet" is not so attractive, it is not so easy to part with the "companion" of early childhood. It is very important to treat your child's emotions with understanding and never make an independent decision to throw out toys of this kind.
Do kids need puzzles?
And how! And do not look at the inscription: "For children from three years old." Just need to choose the right puzzles for your child, according to age. The first puzzles can be the same frame-liners in the form of numbers, as well as cubes for folding pictures. Thanks to such a toy, develops both small motor skills and logical thinking of the child.
I introduced my daughter to puzzles in a year and three months, thanks to which in a year and a half she was not bad at collecting these puzzles. I highly recommend puzzles "Sobirajka" ("Fun"). They are made of durable material, on one plank it is necessary to collect a few pictures (insects, animals, etc.), the pictures consist of a maximum of five puzzles. Thanks to such activities, the child learns in a playful form about a diverse world around him, learns to group and recognize objects and objects according to certain properties. The proposed characters and rhymes to them will fix the knowledge gained during the game.
Savings or unlimited waste?
Sometimes you get lost in a huge variety of modern toys. Sometimes you want to buy almost everything, but it's unreal ... Therefore, it is very important to know the measure, and when buying another toy, you need to clearly define the goals that it should carry. In this case, do not forget that the toys should be not only for the development of your child, but also "for the soul." And for this there are cars, dolls and, of course, favorite soft toys.