These seemingly simple toys are full of opportunities for developing a child’s skills. Gross Motor Skills. Children by 12 months are beginning to get up and move around. They can hold toys while navigating their core strength as they move. Presenting the highly contrasted colors and easy to grasp toys will encourage them to hold and explore. While having these interesting and colorful toys, it becomes an opportunity to gain postural stability and coordinating their movements as they move their hands, improve their grasp and finger dexterity while maintaining their balance during their play. Language. Use the dolls and balls to learn colors or match colors with other objects. With a dozen dolls or 6 different balls, they can become counters and learn early math skills such as rote counting, one-to-one counting, less vs more. Creative Play. Kids will naturally play and think outside the box. Providing them with open-ended toys and characters in their play can encourage them to look for different ways to play with it. Mix them with other toys, play with it alone, play with it with just some pieces... and much more! Bundle your play with the colorful nesting boxes and our rainbow arcs for enhancing fine motors skills as they hold and manipulate the toys, begin to balance and create different structures and obstacle courses, and gross motor skills as they learn to move around. They can enhance play skills with the toy itself, jointly with other toys, fold-in activities to stimulate language and cognitive skills, and expand their pretend play. Have fun and share your play activities and ideas with us by tagging @thegrowingbrainph on Instagram. Product Details: Rainbow dolls Dimensions: box contains 12 dolls approximately 2 inches in height and 1 inch in diameter Toys are made with Beechwood and painted with non-toxic water soluble paint. As a wood product, colors may sometimes transfer or fade but the toy itself is meant to last for extended periods. Wooden balls Dimensions: box contains balls approximately 2 inches in diameter Toys are made with Beechwood and painted with non-toxic water soluble paint. As a wood product, colors may sometimes transfer or fade but the toy itself is meant to last for extended periods. Wooden planks Dimensions: each set has 11 pieces that are 2.75 inches wide and varying lengths (4 inches to 15 inches) Toys are made with Beechwood and painted with non-toxic water soluble paint. As a wood product, colors may sometimes transfer or fade but the toy itself is meant to last for extended periods. Semi-circle Dimensions: each set has 11 pieces that are varying lengths (3.5 inches to 15 inches) and varying width (3 inches to 8.5 inches) Toys are made with Beechwood and painted with non-toxic water soluble paint. As a wood product, colors may sometimes transfer or fade but the toy itself is meant to last for extended periods. The information contained in this site is not medical advice and is offered in good faith. It represents the author’s current understanding and best practices in supporting child development. Please keep in mind that the contents are not all-inclusive and should not be substituted for professional advice. Furthermore, the company source is certified for quality assurance with proper documentation for manufacturing. Items chosen for the shop have been reviewed and assured that materials are from safe wood and non-toxic water-based paint. However, caution is still warranted when children play and interact with any toy. Although we highly encourage free play and expanding the imagination, please still take caution in the appropriate level of supervision of children at play, particularly when toys and items may have smaller parts that pose a choking hazard.
