Toys - Educational Toys
Children & educational toys sometimes go together like oil and water. As parents, grandparents and caregivers, we've all spent many frustrating hours in search of educational toys for kids that won't end up at the back of the closet or the bottom of the toy box. If an object has no play value (and this is true of an educational toy, your pots and pans or the cat's tail) it's not going to keep a child engaged long enough for them to benefit from any educational value that it might have.
Five Star Educational Toys has gathered only those learning toys that have been rated five stars by parents, grandparents, and sometimes, even the kids themselves. Their reviews will help take the guesswork out of buying age appropriate toys that teach. Whether you're looking for educational games, math toys, science toys or educational DVD's that will help stimulate little brains, we have a hand-picked selection to choose from. In addition you'll find information on stages of child development throughout the site to help guide you.
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| Educational DVD's | | Video is a large part of today's world. Educational DVDs allow a child to explore the world from their own living room while developing new skills in the process. With such highly-rated programs like Sesame Street, Little Einsteins or Leapfrog, children can be entertained while absorbing new ideas to share and expand with you.
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| Development Guide - Make Learning Fun | | Most kids can spot an educational toy a mile away. Pretty smart kids, right? That's because traditional teaching toys consist of little more than mind-numbing flash cards with obvious spelling or math lessons. Kids like lots of noise, interaction and physical play. They want to bang on things, see a lot of color, hear a lot of sounds. Consequently, for the majority of kids, an educational toy with a high level of interaction is necessary to keep them engaged. So, it only makes sense that the best childrens educational toys should stimulate physical and imaginative play, while furtively building cognitive and motor development. Children exposed to skill and knowledge building toys will embrace learning more readily, and feel comfortable with it. In addition, many children will feel satisfaction in the challenge that these toys provide. Educational toys themselves won't necessarily produce brilliant children. However, there are strong indicators that not only do they contribute to a childs intelligence, they motivate and promote imagination. The fact that educational toys can bring fun into the learning equation is the key to understanding their real value to our children. Make it fun and learning is bound to follow. |
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