Early learning games: a successful gift idea!
Babies and young children spend a lot of time playing because this is how they develop and grow. To accompany them, early learning games are perfect and play an important role in babies' learning. If you have a gift to give for a birth or a birthday, look no further: give a learning toy!
What are learning toys?
Early learning toys are simply toys that can be given to babies from the first few months of life, to arouse their curiosity and capture their attention. They are toys that stimulate and awaken the senses and stimulate motor skills. They are generally colourful to attract the eye of babies, easy to grasp and manipulate, with varied shapes and materials.
Each early learning game has its own specificity and will allow toddlers to have fun while discovering their environment and developing their motor skills.
Why offer early learning games?
Early learning games, in addition to being very fun, are very important in a child's development. It is a way for them to learn, develop and enjoy playing with an object that is adapted to their current needs. Offering early learning games to a baby allows in particular to :
- Promote sensory development with objects of contrasting colours and varied textures;
- Develop motor skills with toys that can be caught, thrown, embedded, stacked, etc;
- Develop logic and imagination;
- To develop language.
How to choose the right early learning toy?
If you want to give a baby a learning toy, it is important that it is adapted to the child's age and development, in order to meet his or her current needs. To help you choose your gift, we offer you ideas of early learning games for different age groups.
From birth to 6 months
His vision is still developing, so you'll need toys with bright, contrasting colours. All of his senses are being awakened, so you need to offer him games that will encourage this sensory development. Around 5-6 months, he will start to turn around and grasp objects.
- Soft toys with their various colours, textures and noises;
- Early learning mats and arches with multi-sensory accessories that will stimulate his curiosity;
- cloth books with various materials, bright colours or black and white for contrast, sounds... ;
- light, easy-to-grab rattles for little hands;
- a mobile ;
- a music box.
From 6 to 12 months
As they grow, babies become more and more comfortable with motor skills: they crawl, crawl on all fours, sit up, stand up... And they also put objects in their mouth a lot!
- teething rings ;
- activity balls;
- Bath time games: books, floating objects, small boats, containers to fill and empty... ;
- a multi-activity table ;
- a picture book ;
- a push, catch and pull toy.
From 12 to 18 months
Fine motor skills are much more precise, movement is more numerous and curiosity is still present!
- cubes to stack, nesting boxes, beads to thread;
- a walking cart, a carrier to explore the environment;
- a balancing toy;
- musical instruments.
From 18 months to 2 years
The child is attracted by the manipulation of small objects, likes to imitate the adult, language explodes and his movements are faster.
- A pull toy;
- Cube or magnetic puzzles;
- Modelling clay, colouring;
- Objects to screw and unscrew. All you have to do is choose the perfect gift!
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