Tuesday, June 18, 2013

A Wooden Stacking Game For Mental Development

A Wooden Stacking Game For Mental Development


by Odessa Edwards


Wooden stacking game is for toddlers to create a pass time activity and help them develop their creativity and motor skills. These are sometimes called nesting toys, loved by toddlers within the age bracket where they can sit and play on the open floor. Stacking games are basics in early childhood development with many benefits.

Many of these toys are for kids between ages of 2 year to four years and slightly above. This age bracket is fond of putting things in the mouth, so parents should pay attention to what kind of material their children use. The block size is also important to know. Very small blocks create a risk where the child can swallow and get choked by the block. A sizable block to carry around is good. Wood is better than plastic because it is a natural organic material without manufacturing chemicals.

Toys are usually decorated in various ways. They could be of a natural or painted variety. Those that are painted could possibly cause nasal irritation to the child, especially if they are covered with oil-based paints. Remember as well, that paint could come off when the toy has been used quite often. There are no sharp edges on the usual things that are made for stacking purposes, which is an added advantage.

Block toys promote co-ordination between the eye and hands. The baby is directly involved in the processing of visual information and they process the information that guides the hand towards the output. Wooden toys are also attractive to the baby's eyes. The right finishing color on the toy will create excitement and motivate involvement with the end decision being to create a single object with the small pieces.

Also, colored blocks of different colors help in color differentiation in the early stages of your child's brain development. These toys are in bright colors that the child can distinguish easily. Matching these colors during assembly helps the child's visual memory and the child can distinguish between colors.

Knowing the difference between different sizes of the wooden block is also important for the child. A set of toys with 5 different sizes is preferable, where the child can know how to distinguish from one size in comparison to the other. The toy set can come as a shape sequence set where the child sorts the blocks in different shapes, colors, and sizes. This kind of set is superb for the child's development.

Direct hand activities are good in early childhood development. This will create a culture of curiosity in a creative and entertaining way for the child that will be beneficial later on. The sense of touch's the most important of all senses, and the earlier it develops, the better. This applies to the sense of sight as well as critical thinking which boosts creativity.

Wooden stacking game comes with plenty of benefits for your child and are a great investment in early childhood development. Considering the above information will help you get the best set of toys for your child that will help in an all-round development process while they grow in a creative environment. They are available online as well as in offline baby stores.




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