In addition to safety, good toys for young children need to match their development and emerging abilities. Many safe and appropriate gaming materials are free items that are usually found at home.
Collections of cardboard boxes, plastic bowls and lids, plastic bottle caps, and other “treasures” can be used in a variety of ways by children of different ages. Remember when you read the following list of recommended toys for children of different ages Every child develops at a personal rate.
For items on one or more lists, as long as they are safe, it can be a good choice for younger children than recommended children.
Toys for young babies (from 0 to 6 months)
Babies like to look at them with their eyes. Usually, they like the face and bright colors. Babies can reach, be fascinated by what their hands and feet can do, raise their heads, turn their heads to sounds, put things in their mouths, and so on!
Good toys for young babies:
- They can touch, hold, suck, shake, rattle, squeeze toys, tooth toys, soft toys, texture balls, and vinyl and board books with squeezing sounds, big rings, squeeze toys, tooth toys, soft toys, textured balls, and vinyl and board books.
- Listen to books of nursery rhymes and poetry, as well as recordings of lullabies and simple songs
- Things that can be seen hang like pictures of faces so that babies can see them and the unbreakable mirror
Toys for older babies (from 7 to 12 months)
Older babies usually move because they usually roll over, sit, bounce, crawl, lift themselves and stand.
They understand their names and other common words, can recognize body parts, find hidden objects, and place objects in and out of containers.
Good toys for elderly babies:
- Things that can be pretended, such as baby dolls, puppets, plastic and wooden carts with wheels and water toys
- Things that fall and take out like plastic bowls, big beads, balls and nesting toys
- Something built with large soft blocks and wooden cubes
- Use big balls to push and pull things toys and low and soft things to crawl through big muscles
Children’s toys (1 year old)
One-year-old is traveling! Usually, they can walk steadily and even climb stairs. They love stories, say their first words, and can play next to other kids (but not yet!). They like to experiment, but they need adults to keep them safe.
Good toys for 1 year old children:
- Board books with simple illustrations or photos of real objects
- Recordings with songs, rhymes, simple stories and pictures
- Things made with broad non-toxic, washable markers, crayons and large paper
- Pretend to be “realistic” vehicles such as toys, doll beds, strollers and strollers, decorative accessories (scarves, wallets), puppets, plush toys, plastic animals, and “realistic” vehicles for plastic and wood
- Things built with cardboard and wood blocks (maybe less than 2 to 4 inches smaller than what babies use)
- Things that use their size and muscles, such as puzzles, large the boards, parts of toys (dials, switches, knobs, covers) and small balls of size
2-year-old toys (toddlers)
Young children are languages that learn quickly and have a certain sense of danger. Still, they did a lot of physical “tests”: jumping from height, climbing, arm suspension, rolling and tough races. They have good control over their hands and fingers and like to do things with small objects.
Good toys for 2-year-olds:
- Solve problems with wood puzzles (with 4 to 12 pieces), broken blocks, objects to be sorted (by size, shape, color, smell) and things with hooks,
Buttons, buttons and buttons - Things that are pretending and built, such as blocks, smaller (and strong) transport toys, building suits, children’s size furniture (kitchen suits, chairs, play), dressing and clothes, toys with accessories, puppets and sand and water toys
- Draw with large non-toxic, washable crayons and markers, large painting brushes and fingers, large paper for painting and painting, colored architectural paper, toddler scissors with blunt tips, chalk and large chalk, and rhythm instruments
- Picture books have more details than children’s books
- CD and DVD players come with all kinds of music (of course, gramophone players and cassette recorders can work too!)
- Equipment for kicking and throwing with their big muscles (such as big balls) (but probably won’t be a tricycle until the child is 3 years old), tunnels, low climbers, soft materials underneath, and hit and hammer toys
Toys for 3 to 6 years old (preschoolers and kindergartens)
Preschoolers and kindergartens focus longer than toddlers. Usually, they talk a lot and ask a lot of questions. They love trying things and physical skills that are still maintaining. They like to play with friends and don’t like to lose!
For older preschoolers and kindergartens, it is usually possible to take turns sharing one or two children’s toys.
Good toys for 3 to 6 years old:
- Solve problems such as puzzles (with 12 to 20 pieces), to form captured blocks, sets and other smaller objects in length, width, height, shape, color, smell, quantity, quantity, and other functions, as well as such as plastic bottle caps, plastic bowls and lids, keys, shells, quantity, bears, small color blocks, small plastic bottles, plastic bowls, keys
- Things to pretend and build, such as many blocks, for building complex structures, traffic toys, building suits, children’s size furniture (“apartment” suits, food to play), dressed up clothes, dolls with accessories, puppets and simple puppet theaters, and sand and water toys
- Draw with large and small crayons and markers, sized painting brushes and finger painting, large and small paper for painting and painting, colored building paper, preschool children scissors, chalk and large chalk, clay and large chalk, clay and game, paper materials and instruments for collisions, paper and instruments, etc., xyy and keymaraf intermose xyy xy xyly xyy xyy xyy xyy xyy xyy xyy xyy xyy xyy xyy,
- Picture books have more words and more detailed pictures than toddler books
- CD and DVD players come with all kinds of music (of course, gramophone players and cassette recorders can work too!)
- Things for using their large and small muscles like large and small balls for kicking and throwing/catching, ride-on equipment including tricycles, tunnels, taller climbers with soft material underneath, wagons and wheelbarrows, plastic bats and balls, plastic bowling pins, targets and things to throw at them, and a workbench with a vise, hammer, nails, and saw
- If the child has access to the computer: an interactive program (the child can do something) and the child can understand (the software uses graphics and spoken instructions, not just print), then the child can control the pace and path of the software, and the child has the opportunity to explore various concepts on multiple levels
Safety and children’s toys
Toddlers’ safety toys are well made (no sharp parts or pieces, don’t pinch); paint with lead-free, lead-free paint; anti-collision; and easy to clean.
Electric toys should be “UL approved”. Be sure to check the label, which should indicate that the toy has been approved by the underwriter’s lab. Also, when choosing toys for children under 3 years of age, make sure that no small portions or debris can be stored in the child’s throat and cause choking.
It is important to remember that typical wear and tear can make once safe toys dangerous. Adults should check toys frequently to ensure they are well maintained.
Reference: https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/play/toys
