Toys

Babies like to look at people, following them with their eyes. Typically, they prefer faces and bright colors. Babies can reach, be fascinated with what their hands and feet can do, lift their heads, turn their heads toward sounds, put things in their mouths, and much more!

1. A mother or caregiver is the best toy for a baby. Babies enjoy looking at people and following them with their eyes . They prefer faces and bright colors than costly toys .
2. Hand and foot – Babies enjoy their own hand and foot observing it , lift their heads, turn their heads toward sounds, try to put anything in mouth.
3. Bangles – We encourage the usage of our traditional alternate white and black bangles as well as red bangle .
4. A multicoloured rotating toys hanging at a distance of 6 inches from the cradle as babies enjoy a lot watching a colourful moving objects
5. Rattles or small bells or squeaky toys –.help in developing listening skills (Even few some pulses in a empty plastic bottle is enough to keep a baby happy).
6. Lullabies by a mom or caregiver for auditory stimulation.
7. A plastic mirror hung about 6 inches from the baby’s face will help in attention and focusing
8. Soft nontoxic toys, such as small stuffed animals or dolls help them in stimulating sensory
9. Picture books with photographs of people and objects

We need to select toys which a child can grasp, pick up, roll, push and pull.

1. Small objects for banging, throwing and squeezing helps in manipulating but objects should always be large enough to avoid chocking.
2. Large containers like cardboard boxes into which the baby can drop toys, put things in or take things out to improve fine motor activities
3. Books with bright pictures and thick pages to turn . always read to your baby regularly.
4. Pop up Toys, as they love in finding out hidden objects.

One-year-olds are on the go! Typically they can walk steadily and even climb stairs. They enjoy stories, say their first words, and can play next to other children (but not yet with them ). They like to experiment—but need adults to keep them safe

1. A collection of soft bouncing balls to throw and chase
2. Four-wheel carts or wagons to sit on and move, large pegboards, toys with parts that do things (dials, switches, knobs, lids) helping in using all small and large muscle groups
3. Toys designed for fitting shapes into proper places for fine motor and cognition activities
4. Push and pull toys
5. Books with sturdy pages and brightly colored pictures , simple illustrations or photographs of real objects
6. Recordings with songs, rhymes, simple stories, and pictures
7. Building wooden blocks around 2- 4 inches
8. Things to pretend with—toy phones, dolls and doll beds, baby carriages and strollers, dress-up accessories (scarves, purses), puppets, stuffed toys, plastic animals, and plastic and wood “realistic” vehicles

This is the age of rapidly acquiring language skills as well as lot of danger activities like jumping from heights, climbing, hanging by their arms, rolling, and rough-and-tumble play. They have good control of their hands and fingers and like to do things with small objects.

1. Large and small balls for kicking and throwing, tunnels, low climbers with soft material underneath and Soft hammering toys.
2. Things for solving problems—wood puzzles (with 4 to 12 pieces), blocks that snap together, objects to sort (by size, shape, colour, smell), and things with hooks, buttons, buckles, and snaps
3. Pretend play toys – such as dishes, dolls of both sexes with accessories like dress-up clothes, shoes and purses , child-sized furniture like kitchen sets, chairs, play food, sand and water play toys.
4. Building—blocks, small transportation toys and construction sets
5. Materials for creative art experiences like non-toxic, washable crayons and markers, large paintbrushes and finger-paint, large paper for drawing and painting, coloured construction paper, blunt scissors, chalkboard and large chalk, and rhythm instruments and play dough
6. Picture books with more detailed stories , short poems and rhymes
7. CD and DVD players with a variety of music

1. This is the age of learning the world with lots of questions . They typically develop longer attention spans . They want to experiment with everything using their still-emerging physical skills.
2. They like to play with friends group but always want to be winner meanwhile ready to share toys with others as well as to wait for turns.
3. Things for pretending like child-sized furniture (“apartment” sets, play food), dress-up clothes, dolls with accessories, puppets and simple puppet theaters, and sand and water play toys.
4. Things for building – many blocks for building complex structures, transportation toys and construction sets.
5. Large and small balls for kicking and throwing/catching.
6. Ride-on equipment including tricycles, tunnels, taller climbers, wagons and wheelbarrows.
7. Plastic bats and balls, plastic bowling pins, targets and things to throw at them.

1. Variety of books with stories and poems – children enjoy picture books that allow them to make up their own story; they also enjoy dictating and drawing their own books.
2. Toys like balls, climbers, wheel toys and jump ropes which help a child develop muscles.
3. Things for creative art expressions like paper, markers, crayons, paste, blunt scissors, collage materials and play dough.
4. Simple card and board games and checkers that involve listening to and following directions.
5. Toys for make-believe play such as dolls, dishes, dress-up clothes, shoes and purses.
6. To improve problem solving skills: puzzles (with 12 to 20+ pieces), blocks that snap together.

1. Variety of books for the child to read.
2. Slightly advanced card and board games.
3. Creative art equipments such as paper, markers, coloured pencils, glue, scissors, collage materials, paper mache, clay, a compass and ruler.
4. Materials for imaginative play such as adult dress-up clothes and accessories or plastic construction sets.
5. Variety of mechanical toys such as train sets and cars.
6. Sports equipment such as gloves, balls, bats, basketball and hoop at proper height for the child’s size and two-wheel bikes or scooters.
7. If a child has access to a computer: programs that are interactive (the child can do something) and that children can understand (the software uses graphics and spoken instruction, not just print), children can control the software’s pace and path, and children have opportunities to explore a variety of concepts on several levels.