What are educational, entertaining games/toys for my one year old to play?
she seems to get so bored with the toys we have for her now, any suggestions? What does a one year old like?
my babies favorite place is the kitchen too, thanks kiki
she seems to get so bored with the toys we have for her now, any suggestions? What does a one year old like?
my babies favorite place is the kitchen too, thanks kiki
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From our own experience with our kids, they both (now 3 and 6) were bored with toys that made noise, music or lights. On the other hand their attention span seemed to increase dramatically, once we introduced them to classic educational toys like wooden beads on wires, simple wooden puzzles or shapes and colors sorters and stackers. These toys encouraged kids to be proactive and play with toys the way they wanted, at their own pace and manners. Educational toys can grow with your child (whenever the child is ready he will reveal some new way to play, create or get new experience). Our kids just loved toys from this site:
http://www.1888toys.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=49
Hope this helps!
Good luck.
one year olds are at the stage where the whole world is an adventure. they do not have a long attention span first because their brains are not developed enough and secondly because everything is too exciting to concentrate on one thing at a time. dont expect her to be engrossed in one item for more than 15 minutes.
toys in primary colors, things that make noise (rattles, telephones, squeaky soft toys). also things she can manipulate, tho dont expect perfection. my kids however loved the contents of the bottom kitchen drawer better than all shop bought toys.nothing beats having a wooden stick and a pan to bang on!
Get a plastic coke bottle and quarter fill it with rice and put the lid back on tight. I dont know why but kids seem to love this toy. Also boxes are always great fun for kids.
My daughter is almost 2 and she loves her Elmo sing along toy and her blocks. She has the type of blocks with pictures and letters on them so I’ll ask her what the picture is and she’ll tell me if she knows and then tell her the letter and she repeats it back to me. She also can tell me what color is on that certain block. Also, we dont keep pots in the bottom cupboard anymore because she has deemed that her "house" She crawls in there says "OK Bye. I love you" and then closes the door and plays with her toys in there. She’ll pop open the door every now and then and say "Hi" and then close it again.
Toy Safety first
Children under 3 tend to put everything in their mouths. Avoid buying toys intended for older children which may have small parts that pose a choking danger.
Never let children of any age play with uninflated or broken balloons because of the choking danger.
Avoid marbles, balls, and games with balls, that have a diameter of 1.75 inches or less. These products also pose a choking hazard to young children.
Children at this age pull, prod and twist toys. Look for toys that are well-made with tightly secured eyes, noses and other parts.
Avoid toys that have sharp edges and points.
http://www.familiesonlinemagazine.com/kid-shopguide.html
Well, I actually used to let her bang on pots and pans with wooden spoons, because she loved the kitchen too. She loved to roll a full-size soccer ball around the living room.
As far as actual toys, she had two favorites which I also loved, and have bought for my niece since! Here are the names, and a website you can get them at (so you can see a description of the toy). I liked these best because they were educational, she loved them, and they grew with her – they were good toys for a couple of years.
Mozart Magic Cube (by Munchkin)
http://www.amazon.com/N-A-03106-Munchkin-Mozart/dp/B00004TFLB/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-9795726-5244659?ie=UTF8&s=baby-products&qid=1182024251&sr=8-1
Baby Tad (by Leapfrog)
http://www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-Hug-Learn-Baby-Tad/dp/B00005BHK7/ref=pd_sim_ba_2_img/103-9795726-5244659?ie=UTF8&qid=1182024251&sr=8-1
Hope that helps!