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Essay on Toys for Infants to 2 Year Olds
One of the joys of parenting is finding that region of reasonable dare for your child, and setting up fun opportunities for her to teach herself through searching and play. There are a variety of ideas that will offer hours of child-directed play for many two-year-olds. Kindergarten blocks and natural wood blocks in a variety of shapes and sizes is very helpful for creative building. Sorting toys is one of the most important intellectual tasks for two year olds.
A simple sorting toy can be made out of an egg carton and some buttons (make sure the buttons have open holes, in case the child gets one in her mouth they shouldn't be used unsupervised). Have the child put the red buttons in one receptacle, the blue in another, etc. Then, dump them out and put the round buttons in one, the square in another, and so on. Since she learns how to put in order the similar information in more than a few different ways, it will prepare her to receive and organize the massive information influx over the next year.
Furthermore dolls of all sizes, animals, puppets, toy telephones, toy buildings, simple vehicles (cars, trucks, and trains), old clothes, and simple costumes, all of these can encourage vibrant, imaginative play. Yet again, examine your child. Some kids would love to pretend with a toy lawn mower, others with a kitchen set, and others wouldn't like either......
