The Great Toy Report: A Review of 10 Infant and Toddler Toys

Parent's and child care providers don't always think about the reasons for why they suddenly decide to purchase a new toy. They see it in the store and they decide to buy it. It sounds rather simple, but what they don't understand is that companies market their products to make the toys, especially those made for infants and toddlers, more appealing to parents. Bright, colorful packaging with pictures that show the children happily enjoying the toy usually real parents in quickly. If the companies are smart, they also provide a list showing what that toy accomplishes when children play. Parents want their children to learn, and toys that promote, cognitive, emotional, and social development grab the attention of parents, especially new, rather quickly.

I looked at some of the newest and most popular toys available on the market for children ages 0-36 months. I'll show you what brings people in, my thoughts on what the toy can accomplish, and whether or not I'd recommend it.

The Learning Piggy Bank

The packaging for this toy is bright and colorful and showed children happily playing with the toy. It showed them picking up the pieces, and smiling at the colorful lights, in a sense, it seems they really enjoyed it. It claims to help the children begin to learn their numbers, colors and shapes. I think the toy would help cognitive and physical development a bit because if parents/caregivers get involved in the toys, they can help foster their cognitive development, and it helps their physical development when they have to pick up the small pieces and work with it. The toy can either be used in solitary or child and caregiver play. I might purchase this toy for a center or a child of my own because it is colorful and eye grabbing, but some might not stay interested in it long.

Learning Puppy