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5 tips for buying toys for your children

When you buy toys for your toddler, that’s when your inner child is overwhelmed with joy. The whole experience revives your childhood memories.

While you are shopping for your little bundle of joy, it is extremely important that you buy only the best toys. And all the toys in the world don’t qualify as the ‘best’ if they’re not safe.

I’ve got your back when you look up all the items on the toy safety checklist. I’ve written the best toy shopping tips to make the whole experience fun and easy!

Remember when you get dazed looking at so many toys in front of you, keep calm and use my advice!

1) Safety first

You can pay attention to other tasks only when you know your child is safe. It becomes very important to buy toys that do not have sharp edges and do not cause choking. In addition to these two things, you should keep the following points in mind:

a) Always buy toys that label the use of non-toxic materials.

b) It has been seen that toys with a high volume can cause hearing loss in children. Therefore, parents should avoid buying children’s toys that are too noisy.

c) Also do not prefer toys with strings and elastic bands, since they can cause strangulation.

2) Age-appropriate toys

It is very important to buy toys that are appropriate for the age and gender of your children. For example, buying a Barbie for her baby will not make much sense, while giving the same to her baby will make her happier.

The interesting thing is that what catches your child’s attention when he is two years old will be different than when he is eight years old. This is because children’s learning abilities vary from age to age. Therefore, try to find the toys for your little ones that can really intrigue and motivate them.

Each toy comes with an age reference, so when buying them; just keep in mind your child’s age and his ability to understand things.

3) Meaningful learning for life

Toys give your youngsters the opportunity to learn without being in any limited and structured environment. Although children are constantly learning from birth, the age between one and two years is crucial and significant for development. This is the time for them to learn about their environment and improve their skills. Therefore, moms and dads make sure to add a toy to their cart that promotes learning, for example, games in which children must answer the questions using cognitive skills.

4) Let your motor skills flourish

For children, fine motor skills begin to develop in the infancy stage and by the time they are about to turn two years old, these skills can be clearly seen. Such abilities continue to flourish until children reach adulthood. Therefore, it is very important to buy those toys for your children that promote the use of their hands and fingers.

There are many toys available on the market to motivate your child’s motor skills. For example, legos, coloring, board games, arts and crafts, etc. These toys are engaging, and since little ones engage their fingers and hands, they are sure to improve their skills, which will later come in handy in their school competitions in calligraphy, arts and crafts, and more.

5) Let your imagination run wild

Toys give children a space where they can act silly, make no sense, and can be whatever they want to be. Toys not only give children a way to explore their imagination, but also help to let their imaginations run wild. Toys give them their space and the opportunity to act crazy. When a child turns two, it is the beginning of the evolution of a genius mind and the following year, this evolution comes into full effect. During this important phase of mental development, give your child the toy that will help spark his imagination and bring his ideas to life. The ways to encourage creativity in your children are drawing, painting, puzzles, board games, etc. Apart from these, there are some pretend toys available in the market that help children to become another person, for example, a superhero, a teacher, a doctor or anything of their choice.

This article aims to make toy shopping fun for parents and rewarding for their children.

Happy shopping for toys to keep your little one busy, out of their hair, and learn a few lessons while having fun!

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