A preschool toy should be chosen with care

Dec 19
08:23

2011

MartinHarris

MartinHarris

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The preschool toy is for children aged three to five years.

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Preschool children seem to have an immense supply of energy and are continuously running about. Many parents believe that this energy should be channelled into something useful and they turn their attention to the preschool toy. No two children are the same and there is a preschool toy to develop each child in their individual way.

Children love to dress up and make believe. For them there is the preschool toy in the form of puppets,A preschool toy should be chosen with care Articles costumes, art supplies and in a way books too. The book could be classed as a preschool toy because the story in it could introduce the child to imagery and that in turn to creativity. Rather than playing alone children love to play with others and when they get together each bringing their well loved preschool toy theyhave a wonderful time in their world of make believe.

As the child grows the preschool toddler becomes more active and they have more control of their movements. They also become more aware of their surroundings and they enjoy the preschool toy that could represent a store, a farm, a doctor set, or even a beauty parlour.

The next step would be when the child has co- ordination. At this time they will be able to control a pair of scissors to cut paper or play with a construction set or jigsaw puzzle. This type of preschool toy will help them with creativity and also increase their sense of awareness.

At the age of three or four the preschooler will be beginning to learn to read and write. The set of alphabets as a preschool toy is very useful. They will be able to identify the letters and make small words that will help them to spell and read. They will be very happy with their achievements and want to do more. Encourage this by getting them a preschool toy that will enhance their learning abilities.

The preschool toy should be fun for the child. Encourage them to paint and draw using as much colour as possible, play a musical instrument like a toy xylophone, piano or flute. Read to them.

With new toys being developed there are toys like building blocks, spinning tops, balls, puzzles that rank as favourites.

Whatever preschool toy is chosen, it should be chosen with care, appropriate for the age group and be free of causing any injury to the child. 

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