Gendered Toys Affect Our Children’s Development Lego Said It Best in 1975 These instructions printed on the side of a 1973 Lego set is an excellent reminder of the spirit of play; “The urge to create is equally strong in all children. Boys and girls. It’s imagination that counts. Not skill. You build whatever comes […]
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Educational Benefits of Building Toys for 4-5 Year Olds Building toys are an incredibly important tool for the development of many problem solving and math based skills. 4-5 year olds will often interact with building toys in a very different way to younger children. This age group will have greater vocabulary and problem solving skills, and […]
Educational Benefits of Building Toys for Toddlers Toddlers just love playing with open ended building toys, and they are a excellent interactive way to help little ones learn about shapes, textures, materials and physics. Building toys allow toddlers to be immersed in basic problem solving as they start to recognize where and how blocks of varying […]
Educational Benefits of Building Toys for 2-3 Year Olds Building Toys Aid Imaginative Play Imaginative role play is a defining development as children grow from toddlers into 2 and 3 year olds. During this age they are rapidly learning through imitation and they start interacting with the world around them by copying the actions they see. […]