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Developmental Toys
Play time with baby is such a fantastic time you won’t want to put babies toys down when they have finished with them. Long after they are settled and gone to bed – you will find you are playing with them.
With the bright and colourful colours of today and all the sounds and fascinating things that they do it opens up a whole world to baby and you to and you can discover it together.
We would always advise that you purchase your toys from a reputable place. Please try and buy branded names, names you can trust, not unknown quantities from the local corner shop or something, these toys can be quite dangerous as many parent shave found out to their dettriment.
We are always concerned first and foremost with the health and safety of your baby as you are. The lasg thing anyone wants for an accident to happen.
That is why when we decided to go into the toy market we made the safe decision to only stock names that you can trust.
Everyone loves teddies and we have a lovely collection of these as well, so don’t forget to pop one in your cart before you leave, they are going well and in a few styles we only have 1 left in stock, so be quick before they are all gone.
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Babys Development
We have not discussed this subject for awhile. Once your baby get’s old enough to start to sit up and shows signs of being interested in the world around them, things start to get very interesting all round.
You will need some toys that help with this stage. Basic stuff at first of course though, shapes in the right places, colours, sounds and numbers and letters. As you go round the toys you will see ages on the boxes and these will help to guide you – things that stimulate their minds and hands. Eye co-ordination, lights, colours, sounds that sort of thing. Make sure you buy branded goods though, unbranded items are not really safe, as baby will have a tendancy to put everything in their mouths at this stage.
With toys you have to make sure everything is upto code so to speak.
No hairy items, little balls etc. all these items can be very dangerous.
Both you and your baby should be able to get tons of fun out of these, and you will be rewarded for your efforts just by watching how they develop, learn and grow with all these things.
You don’t have to buy everything. As they get older and they start to walk count from 1 upwards as they go up and down the stairs. You will find if you give them a saucepan and spoon they will be more than happy than if you go out and buy a drum kit believe us!!! and it is a lot cheaper on your pocket.
Half the time you will find baby is more interested in the box that the toy comes in than the toy itself.
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Educational Toys
Educational Toys these are the beginning of the fun part of your little ones lives. Playing with your baby should be such fun, just like bath times and bedtimes. Although babies are an awful lot of work, enjoy them. You only get the chance once to share their lives at each stage, and you don’t want to miss out on any of it believe us.
Playing with them can be as much fun for you as it is for them! Teaching them colours, shapes, textures, the alphabet to count to ten what animals are what, the trees the birds around them can be so interesting if you make it such.
The toys that are on the market today are bright and colourful, and make such great sounds with lights and allsorts that sharing your time with them and then showing daddy when he walks through the door are the precious moments.
We would strongly advise though that you only purchase new toys and branded ones. No boot sales etc. We totally understand how expensive everything is – so make just one really nice purchase for awhile and then gradually build on it as and when you can – we certainly don’t want you to be bankrupt buying them toys.
Do it slowly, one here and there, maybe a family member might be kind enough to chip in or other friends or aunties or uncles, it doesn’t all have to come from your pocket.
Make sure the toys are safe. That is why we advocate branded and new for safety, no other reason. Unless you have family members who are willing to pass down their toddlers toys as they grow out of them, things like that will always help.
Don’t forget now, set aside a certain time every week or several days a week if you can manage it, and enjoy playing with your little one, these are special memory times we can assure you………..
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Developmental Toys
Although we do not personally sell these, we are still very interested in the entire concept of your little ones. That mean their nutrition, their health, (i.e. jabs etc ) and of course their development.
You ideally need to make learning fun! It will absorb into their minds in a lovely way if they are actually enjoying themselves, you will find that toddlers and babies are like sponges, whether it is good or bad habits they pick them up very quickly by listening and watching…….don;t say we didn’t warn you!
When making your purchases for any sort of toy make sure that you buy a reputable brand. There are so many out there on the market you are spoilt for choices.
Bright and colourful, loud and interesting that is what you are aiming for. Grab their attention, when they are very young, their attention span is just a very short time, then they will get bored and want to move on to something else. So make sure it is interesting with lights and sounds. Sit with them and explore and explain everything.
When your toddler is trying to walk, help them up the stairs and down and count the stair as you both go. There are lots of little tips that are simple things – but they all add up.
When out and about in the car if you pass a field with animals in it tell them what they are and make the sound of the animal. We know it sounds nutty, but it works.
Children need stimulation, in order to learn and understand that you cannot put something that is round into a square hole! This is your job.
You will find that you are having as much fun as your little one by the end it all. Learning is fun make it such!
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