TOYS & CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Toys are the tools that help our children develop mentally, physically, emotionally and socially. But toys don't have to be limited to the plastic junk in the aisles of Walmart.
Remember the toys you loved as a kid? Now you can share those classic toys with YOUR kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews. All your favorite children will enjoy hours of fulfilling play!
Classic toys, the most popular play pieces from yesterday, are still around because of their value. They are lasting, sturdy, and well made from natural renewable materials and will create ageless memories for their future families as well.
Playtime should be fun. Young children love to explore and discover new things about the world around them and about themselves. Playtime is one of the most fundamental integral parts of childhood development. Children gain a strong foundation for learning through play.
Fine motor skills are the use of the hands in co-ordination with the eyes. This allows children to perform very delicate procedures with their fingers, with the eyes influencing the precise movements of the fingers. Good toys promote fine motor, tactile, cognitive and hand-eye development and engage the children and their creativity and imagination!
As kids reach the age of about 2, their play with toys that come apart and fit together encourages problem solving and simple planning. Pretend play helps children to learn about possibilities. Somewhere around age 4 or 5 kids show an increased interest in joint play. This includes make-believe play. Construction and games encourage children to learn the important social skills of sharing and cooperating.
A perfect example of a timeless, educational building toy is the log set we played with when we were young. These logs might seem out of place in an age of electronic toys and technical gadgets that blink and squeak and shriek and squawk. However, these simple wooden toys without even a flashing light, have an undeniable charm that stretches across generations, and remain popular today. Log building sets like our 250 pc. Deluxe Log Building Set have sold over 100 million sets worldwide.
Playing with a Log Construction Sets is simple and enjoyable. Logs come in different lengths, and have notches cut into them where other logs can interlock. Although they are simple, the interlocking wooden pieces teach kids engineering skills, enabling them to think like an architect. Log structures also require a little finesse to assemble, which will develop kids' hand-eye coordination and spatial reasoning. Just imagine the sense of accomplishment your kids will have after adding roofs and chimneys and creating detailed houses, forts, and entire villages.
At ToyFestival.com, we want our toys to furnish an alternative to some of the throw-away aspects of life today.
Durable hardwood toys are great carriers of family stories and wonderful memories. As a child outgrows a beautiful wooden toy it can easily become part of your home's decor until the next visitor, cousin or grandchild comes along to play.
And our children’s toy storage solutions are not just a box that you throw toys in, they are beautiful pieces of furniture that complement any decor, and they can be personalized to increase the feeling of being special or even include a fun alphabet laser engraved as another exposure to learning for our little ones.
These beautiful chests are not only for toy storage in their bedrooms, they fit into any room and can be used as a hope chest for your daughter, a blanket chest for the guest room, a game chest for the family room, and storage for hobby collectors... The uses are only limited by your imagination. These heirloom quality pieces also make great gifts. Click Here to order your chest now and get free shipping and personalization on selected boxes!
