My children are over two years old and have played with many toys at present. After the actual test, I found that children play with these five toys for the longest time, and the educational effect is also good.
Next, I will introduce them to you one by one. The key point of using these toys is the accumulated experience of playing with children for a long time. I hope to provide some help to novice parents and avoid detours when choosing toys for their children.
First, the fishing game.
Suitable for: 1 year+
Fishing rod and fish are connected by the attraction of magnets and iron plates. A set of toys will have two fishing rods and a dozen sea fish. The wooden model we choose has smooth edges and corners, so even if the child bites or touches it, it won't hurt himself.
Main points of use:
1. When I first got this toy, the child couldn't play with it, just holding a fishing rod or picking up an interesting fish to have a look. What parents should do is to demonstrate the method of fishing, so that children can see the interesting place, that is, the magnet at the hook must be attached to the iron piece on the fish fillet in order to catch fish. After several demonstrations, the child's interest came.
2. After playing for about two or three days, children can basically master the essence of the game and play smoothly. This step is the training of fine movements, so that children's hands, eyes and brain can cooperate with each other.
The next point is to teach children that the name and shape of each fish correspond. This step is cognitive learning and language ability training. 1 year-old children are sensitive to language, so learning knowledge and language in games is a simple and effective method.
4. 1.5 years old, we will find that children have changed more. Not only can they catch all the fish quickly, but they can also name each fish accurately. Even if the fish is turned to the back, the child can't see the color, and every fish can be identified by the outline. These growth changes will surprise parents.
This game can be played forever. We are over two years old, but we are still interested. In a few days, we will remember to go fishing for a while. In short, it is a cost-effective toy that can be played for a long time.
Second, grasp the board puzzle.
Suitable for: 1 year+
Grabbing board is the most basic piece in the puzzle. I bought a version of the animal farm for my children. After learning about each animal, you need to grab a board and put it in the corresponding outline. There will be a hint at the bottom of the outline.
Main points of use:
If the child doesn't like it at first and can't play it, it doesn't matter, because this game was ignored by my baby at first. Then I started to play slowly. The key is that there are many children, what kind of animal each board is, and let the children try to put it down and put it together.
When the child is impatient, don't force him to change the game, for example, choose a small animal and put it on his farm, so that the child can learn to know animals first; Or practice animal classification, such as choosing a flying animal. The play of toys can be adjusted individually according to the specific situation and the learning stage of children.
Third, the shape puzzle
Suitable for: 1 year and a half+
Puzzle can train children's gestalt ability, that is, seeing an incomplete shape structure, children can supplement the complete shape in their minds by virtue of their cognition of things and guide their limbs to cooperate with each other.
Main points of use:
Starting from the simple, grasping the board puzzle is the foundation. Next, remove the grasping part and practice putting the whole shape into the appropriate notch. Then there are small puzzles, such as a complete lion shape, which are roughly divided into 4-8 pieces. From small puzzles to large puzzles, the number of blocks gradually increased.
What needs to be noted here is that parents should be patient, don't rush to help their children complete the puzzle, but let them explore and play by themselves. At first, children may not be interested in this difficult problem, so it doesn't matter. Contact a few times, you can start by identifying which part of the overall picture each puzzle is.
Fourth, wooden building blocks
Suitable for: 1 year+
Every child should have a set of building blocks in childhood. There are too many benefits of building blocks, such as exercising fine movements, recognizing shapes, cultivating spatial awareness, imagination and so on.
The key is which is better? I chose wood for my children, with bright colors, smooth corners and texture, so that children can feel the weight of each piece in their hands and better experience the role of gravity when building.
Main points of use:
First, exercise, accumulating more than three pieces, will not collapse. As for the appearance and appearance, it is not very important, and parents do not need to interfere too much;
Let children build their own, parents can remind them to try different shapes of building blocks, but don't reach out to replace them;
Practice color and shape recognition with building blocks;
Finishing building blocks after the game is also an ability. Organizing toys is also a way for children to organize their thinking. Parents are not advised to always take the place of their children to organize.
Five, magnetic disk
Suitable for: 1 year and a half+
Magnetic disk is also a kind of assembling game, such as square, triangle and semicircle. , spliced into various shapes by magnetic borders. The assembled building blocks have only one frame, so the perspective effect of the built objects is better, and children can better observe the geometric spatial structure.
Main points of use:
Familiarity with this kind of toy stems from feeling the attraction of magnetic disks. At first, children may just stack the same shapes together and then build different shapes, such as cubes and ternary models. When shopping, you should pay attention to the kind with smooth borders, otherwise it will easily hurt your child's small hands.
To sum up:
1, toys are not limited to one kind of play, and parents can make more changes according to the situation to constantly stimulate their children's desire to participate.
2. Choose toys from simple to complex. At first, we can start with the operation of knowing the color and shape, and then go to the structural construction.
3. Children under the age of three are not so easy to concentrate on a game, and sometimes they can't play the game according to the prompts. Never mind, try more and encourage more, and you will find your child's progress.
Don't let the children play by themselves. The most important function of these toys is parent-child interaction, enjoying a wonderful parent-child time.