The Best & Safest Toys For Babies
The Best & Safest Toys For Babies
Babies are playing while learning. In everything they do, they are learning new things and widening their horizons. They are so curious and want to discover all the things around them. Mostly, they taste what they taken hold of. They want to learn the texture, the softness or the hardness of the things they hold. They also want to learn the taste. Parents should be very careful in choosing toys for their babies. The baby might swallow small pieces and get choked or even, get intoxicated. Baby toys must be scrutinized properly to avoid accidents that may cost the baby’s life.
There are a lot of toys available in the market to entertain your baby safely. Some of it is educational toys which gives both entertainment and learning. These toys can be enumerated as:
1. Stuffed toys. These are soft and fluffy dolls, animals or things which your baby can cuddle. Some variations have sound generator inside that makes music or sound of what animal the stuff toy is. For example, the stuff toy is a pig; the accompanying sound in the sound box is “oink! Oink!” whenever the child bites or presses the button on the hand.
2. Colorful balls that are rubbery soft will give your baby a new kind texture to play with. Balls are bouncy and easy to roll. It is fun to play with siblings or with mommy and daddy. Colorful balls are good learning tools to identify colors at the early stage when the baby cannot yet utter a word. Many different colors make them develop association and color grouping. Choose balls that your baby can grasp. Never choose the small ones to avoid choking accidents.
3. Blocks that are colorful and have an alphabet and an image equivalent to the alphabet are great in building make-believe buildings, as well as identifying letters, colors and pictures. It is both entertaining and educational. Some blocks are made of rubber with quirking sound. This kind makes a no pain falls unlike the wooden kind which are heavier and harder.
4. Silicone teething toys gives your baby relief from their itching gums and at the same time, give them something to play with. Choose the one with best materials because there are a lot of sub standard teething toys that are harmful to your child’s health. Some teething toys are too hard or too edgy for your baby’s gums. Closely inspect each toy before buying them.
5. Rattles with cute images is an interesting toy for your baby. You can sing and make rhythm out of it. It can encourage your baby to make sounds with the rhythm with you, too. It will stimulate their love for music. It will also introduce to them the proper timing in a rhythm.
As babies grow, parents are encouraged to give them toys that will help them learn about the basics of early education. Knowing the shapes, colors and numbers are the first step of education that can be learned by a young child. Give them also toys that are safe which they can enjoy so that learning and entertainment can be integrated in one toy. The best toys for your babies are those that are safe, entertaining and educational, as well.