The Evergreen Wooden Toys
In the technological
era, children have different toys and different playgrounds than their parents
used to have. Classic children’s toys are replaced with addictive computer and
video games and playgrounds have become virtual gaming platforms and social
networks such as Facebook. As all good parents know, it is important to balance
this out with some live action playtime – real toys and real children. This
balance makes sure that youngsters don’t miss out on the positive influences on
their health –fresh air and lots of physical activity.Tangible toys also boost
some skills that virtual games, as didactic as they are, never could. The
three-dimensional world is a playground for the sense of touch. Toys that we
grew up with, all those wooden and plastic contraptions, they all worked toward
developing our sense of space and our balance. This is why it is important for
younger parents, as busy as they are, to replace their child’s tablet with some
fantastic
wooden toys.They will not get bored of them – just remember how you could
spend the whole day building things out of wooden cubes, or Lego!
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Plastic toys are not
the monstrosities our parents made them out to be. No one was less healthy
because of spending too much time with Barbie or toy cars. But regardless of
that, wooden toys are a great fit for your child because they are made from a
natural material all your ancestors have grown up with. Wood isn’t harmful, and
it is as organic as it gets. It may not be the most fun toy a child could have,
in terms of color, but that is what cheerfully colored wooden blocks are for.
Wooden block is a
broad term. It can be just blocks of different sizes, building materials for
your young inventor, or the blocks can have pictures, numbers, or letters on
them, a great way to start reading. Whatever the design, they can be a fun and
educational tool that your child will love. Making different shapes and objects
with wooden cubes is a way for a child to practice and boost its creativity and
have fun at the same time. Wooden toys like rocking horses, wooden bowling kits
and others have the benefit of being safe and much more durable than their plastic
counterparts. Most of them are dyed with water based colors so they are
completely safe and non–toxic. They can help in the development of your child’s
motor skills, hand to eye coordination, imagination and problem-solving
skills. With them, your child can learn a lot about the world.
Parents that insist
on raising their child in an organic environment could step up the wooden game
a notch, get some toy animals for the child to learn about real life animals,
and explore life in a community, through play. Wooden fruits don’t taste that
great, but they can be used to play shopkeeper – teach the child some frugal
skills from a young age. The whole family can participate in these activities
in the form of role play. Have the child pretend to be a little salesman and
you could be the customers – and you know this is great fun because we all
bullied our parents into buying things from us when we were little.
These are all interactive and fun
ways to learn. Even if your child doesn’t have the opportunity to see some
exotic things, creatures in real life, and you don’t live near a farm to prop
your kid upon a real “horsey”, all of it could be recreated through toy
counterparts, to (almost) the same extent.
Wooden toys
help your child be more active
Physical
activity is very important for the proper development of your child. Toys
should inspire and motivate the child to be more active and to move around
while playing. The classic horse on wheels is a perfect toy for toddlers. A
colorful bowling set can be shared with friends – teach them some teamwork,
cooperation, and most importantly, sharing.
Toy stores keep
throwing these animatronic friend-replacements our way, but the fact is that wooden
toys have brought up centuries of children, and they have always been a
favorite.
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