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Despite the warnings you may have heard that recommended ages listed on toys can be inaccurate, it is still possible to find the right toy as a gift if all you know is the child’s age. In particular, age categories are more consistent with younger children, from babies up to four or five years old.

Last week the discussion about learning was focused by the metaphor of children’s minds as sponges.  However, there is an art to intellectually challenging a child.  In other words, kids don’t learn on autopilot.  Mentally reviewing the names of colors or the alphabet’s letters can be tiresome.  An added ingredient of challenge or spontaneity is [...]

Let’s talk more about how building blocks can hasten your child’s development. Alphabet blocks, in addition to being fun to chew on, also aid in intellectual development. Toddlers and twosies will naturally begin to sort their blocks based on the characters.  This piques their interest in letters, numbers, and colors, providing easy and ample opportunities [...]

When parents and babysitters want to know what are the best toys in the world,  the discussion should start with building blocks.  There are no more basic toys than blocks.  These wooden and plastic cubes, rectangles and triangles may seem boring to adults.  However,  to children they are, quite literally, the basic building blocks to [...]

All over the world, toys have always been a joy and comfort to children. Although the toy industry is always creating new and increasingly complex toys, the fact is that kids get the most enjoyment out of simple toys that test their own creativity and engage their imagination or their physical abilities. Think about it: [...]