Megabloks are the most common first building blocks we buy for our kids. Toddlers start working on their fine motor skills through stacking the Megabloks, they mostly enjoy making and breaking the Megabloks tower. But did you know Megabloks could be used in so many different ways other than just stacking? If you don't own any …
Here are my top 10 list of toys for 2 year old toddlers. I find this age group to be the most fun to interact with, as they are no more babies and have suddenly acquired this wild, inquisitive nature and are so much more interested in exploring things around them. I really had fun …
Open ended toys: This word is quite popular in the parenting world- mostly with parents who follow the Montessori approach. What are open ended toys? Open ended means with endless possibilities. Any simple thing can be an open ended toy - a pebble, a leaf, a spoon. Remember how we used to play with leaves …
In Montessori, it is recommended to start with lower case letters first because 99% of the times we read and write in lower case letters and hence it makes sense to learn lower case letters first. Also the letters are read as their sounds - called as phonics and not as the letter names. So …
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Toys play a very important role in toddler development and choosing the right toys can be a little confusing to new moms. I have tried to list down a few toys here which we have loved over the past one year and which I feel also have learning value to them. Here are my picks …
Building blocks are a very important toddler toys which can help in enhancing a lot of skills like : motor skills hand-eye coordination spatial reasoning cognitive flexibility language skills a capacity for creative, divergent thinking social competence engineering skills Check this link for a detailed post on benefits of toy blocks. The confusion of either to …
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Hi my lovely readers, You all are well aware about how I try to follow sustainable living and make environment friendly choices in my daily life. Even when it comes to toys, I always prefer wooden toys and Shumee is a brand which I trust and recommend for wooden toys in India. Their toys are …
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