The maximum brain development occurs till the age of 6 years, and parents/caregivers play the maximum role in the development.
Toys are regarded as one of the best things you can buy for your child to enhance the development of the brain. But, it is not the number and cost of the toys that matter, but what toy you choose for your child, and does it involve any gross motors skills. If yes, then it is the right toy for your child.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the toys that we buy for our toddlers should be more towards enhancing the imagination of the child and help in developing social, emotional, and cognitive skills.
Here is a list of toys you can get for your child, that will help in stimulating your toddlers brain.
Building Blocks
Building blocks are one of the first gifts you can get your toddler to play with. The mega blocks are amazing for the little hands. They help in the development of gross motor skills and hand and eye co-ordination. Helps in the recognition of colors and shapes. Enhance problem-solving skills which is a must in day-to-day life. Also helps in creative thinking.
Buy Here : Fisher Price Mega Blocks ₹4,951
Buy Here: LEGO 10696 Classic Medium Creative Brick Box ₹7,070.00
Plastic Rings
Plastic rings again make one of the best buying toy options for kids. It is not important to always buy expensive toys for the child. the plastic rings are very affordable and your child will develop good gross motors skill, hand-eye coordination, reasoning, identifying sizes and colors, and also enjoy playing with the plastic rings. So, it is a must-buy for all toddlers. You can get rings from a lot of brands. Here is an image and link to rings with 4-star+ reviews from more than 30,000 users on amazon.
Buy Here: Little Junior Ring ₹154.00
Shape Sorters
Shape sorters are one of the best to enhance fine motor skills, and identify different shapes and colors. this helps in enhancing the child’s vocabulary, and memory and helps better in identification. Again shape sorter is one of the most toys your child should have. Here is a link to the Fisher Price shape sorter with 4-star+ reviews and the Geometric blocks stacker by Toyshine available on amazon.
Buy Here: Fisher Price Shape Sorter
Buy Here: Geometric Blocks Stacker ₹529.00
Buy Here: Shumee Wooden 3-in-1 Pull-Along Musical Animal Shape Sorting Truck Toy ₹1,799.10
Plastic Fruits Set
The plastic fruit set is a hit among the kids. The fruits are joined in the middle with Velcro and the set has a plastic knife to separate the fruits and cut them into half. The toy helps in developing hand-eye coordination and gross motor skills. The toy can also be used for pretend play and teach basic life activities. It is both for fun and education.
Buy Here: Pluspoint exclusive collection of realistic sliceable fruits ₹649.00
Buy Here: FunBlast Realistic Fruit & Vegetable Toy for Kids Toy with Basket ₹379.00
Clay Dough
Playing with clay is another fun activity for the kids. They can play with it for hours and make various types of things. It increases the imagination and creativity of the child. Helps in the development of muscles of the hands and fingers and improves the grasp. it is a very important activity before the child starts to write. Various types of clay sets are available, enhancing the imagination and making play even more fun.
Buy Here: Fun dough – Cupcake Party, Cutting and Molding Play set ₹519.00
Buy Here: RATNA’S Barbie ICE Cream Dough ₹270.00
Buy Here: Toyshine DIY Ice Cream Clay Play Set Toy ₹799.00
Buy Here: Skoodle Clay Star Scented Clay Pack ₹85
Buy Here: PLAY-DOH Party Pack of 12 Non-Toxic Colours ₹341.00
Kinetic Sand
Again using the hand moments kinetic sand is another fun activity for the kids. Not everyone in today’s era can expose a child to playing with mud as in the olden times. Sand, therefore, is a good substitute for that. Kids enjoy it as well their hands keep moving increasing muscle activity.
Buy Here: Toyshine 1 Kg Creative Sand for Kids with Free 8 pcs Castle Molds 1 Bonus Mold ₹549.00
Stacking Cups
Similar to plastic rings, stacking cups again are one of the important toys your child should have. These help in identifying colors, and sizes, counting numbers, developing reasoning, increasing hand-eye co-ordination, grasping, and fine motor skills. An alternative to this is giving utensils to your child of different sizes and to stack them.
Buy Here: Fisher-Price Plastic Stacking Cups, Multicolor ₹248
Wooden Puzzles
Starting with puzzles at an early age helps in boosting brain function, enhances reasoning, and develops coordination. Get your child to block geometric puzzles to start with. It will help them identify various objects seen and used routinely. Slowly you can move to easy jigsaw puzzles and then a little harder one. You can also go through our article 14 TERRIFIC BENEFITS OF ZIGSAW PUZZLES here.
Buy Here : Vibgyor Vibes Wood Jigsaw Animals Puzzles for Children (9 Pieces, Pack of 6) ₹438.00
Buy Here: Frank Peppa Pig Puzzles – 48 Pieces 3 in 1 Jigsaw Puzzles ₹295.00
Buy Here: Webby Amazing India Map Jigsaw Floor Puzzle 60 Pcs ₹199.00
Toys are a must for kids, to learn and grow. But getting too many toys is also not the wise thing to do. Kids need to explore the environment, go out, and play even with household things. This helps them to develop a sense of reasoning, the ability to learn and enhance their social skills. Human contact is much more important than any toy you can get your child. Your time is the most valuable thing.
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