Guidelines for selecting safe toys

Selecting Safe Toys

Are you experiencing first time parenthood? Or already have kids who love toys? There are billions of toys available in the market, and millions of new ones hitting stores every year. When we hear the word ‘Toys,’ an innocent image of kid playing with lovely teddy bear or remote control car comes into our mind. In today’s world, we can witness technological advancement in all products, so it has been experienced in the industry of toys too. Buying toys has become a serious business for parents nowadays. Being a parent you have to be very thoughtful which toy can be appropriate for your child depends upon his/her age, educational status, and their interest and exploration level? According to Marianne Szymanski, president, writer and founder of Toy Tips, Inc. suggested that child development is done through toys and buying them is also an investment. 

Toys Safety Guidelines

Here are few guidelines related to toys safety for parents and day care center owners:

Toys For Babies:

·         For Under 1 years kids purchase sensory development toys like bath toys, soft stuff toys, colorful books with round edges.

·         Shaking and sound producing toys. Under 1 year babies learn to develop their senses development. They like to touch, see and eat everything.

·         Holding on moving toys for babies of 9 months when they usually start walking.

Toys For Toddlers:

For kids in between 1 to 3 years suggested toys are given below:

·         Sorting toys

·         Nesting toys

·         Playing clay

·         Plastic Brick Blocks

·         Hardback books with rounded edges

·         Soft balls

·         Picture books

·         Musical instrumental toys

·         Stacking rings

·         Shape sorters

·         Easy puzzles

Toys For Preschoolers:

4 to 5 years kids love to explore new things, recommended toys for them are listed below:

·         Basic board games to learn rules and regulations, building their aptitude to wait for their turns in games

·         Dolls, accessories, clothes etc.

·         Large color crayons, pencils, paints, blunt-edge scissors, papers, glue, painting boards and other art materials.

·         Outdoor playing toys like sandpot, shovel and pail.

·         Musical instruments.

·         Story books.

·         Bicycles, tricycles, and electrical cars as ride on toys.

·         Puzzles.

·         Modeling clay.

·         Wooden train and other making products set.

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