Choosing The Right Toys

What toys are helpful or price shopping for on your youngsters?

First, resolve on a toy that’s age applicable on your youngster, recommends Mr Tan Wee Keng, Chief Executive Officer, Tollyjoy. “Toys are designed to specifically cater to the developmental stages of a child, cognitive abilities and their growth,” provides the daddy of three.

Second, look out for the protection requirements. “Toys that conform to international safety standards, which should be clearly stated on the product packaging. Compliance to safety standards provide additional assurance to parents when purchasing it for their little ones,”

Third, give some thought concerning the toy’s operate? “Baby products are built not just for babies but also for parents who are using them. With the wide range of versatile options available in the market, choose products based on your lifestyle and needs of your daily activities.” For instance, toys throughout meal occasions, bathing or pool toys and equipment, size of use and depth of use.

We break down the assorted age teams that can assist you select the proper toys on your youngster.

• Babies (Birth to 18 months)

At the start stage of life, play is easier as infants are new to the world round them. When it involves toy choice, search for brightly colored toys with textures and sounds. But keep away from overwhelming or overstimulating your child.

Think rattles, giant interlocking plastic rings or keys, material toys, musical and chime toys, push and pull toys, form sorters, stacking blocks, pop-up toys and squeeze toys.

For Mr Tan, a rattle is a must have toy for infants. “When babies try to grip the rattle, they are working on their grasp and hand-eye coordination. Most rattles produce sounds and this helps to draw your baby’s attention and improve their hearing. Some toy rattles have parts that move or rotate. This helps to develop their fine motor skills and foster longer attention span.”

Tollyjoy Singapore supply protected squeeze toys and rattles that may make nice bathtub time play toys and in addition helps your child develop their grip. You can get Tollyjoy’s sqyeeze toys and rattles at BHG, Mustafa, Metro, Kiddy Palace and Robinsons.

Combi Singapore provides child rattles that act as a teether as nicely. Combi merchandise can be found at Kiddy Palace, Lazada, or any main child shops.

• Toddlers (18 – 36 months)

Be ready for extra exercise and motion in your house! This is the stage the place your baby begins to get extra energetic and transfer round extra. At this age, toys that enable your toddler to make use of their gross motor expertise will probably be best suited. Your toddler can even begin to have interaction in faux play, imitating folks round them.

Think ride-on automobile, push and pull toys, small climbers, LEGO blocks (or different varieties of building blocks) stacking toys, sandbox instruments, puzzles, dolls, play home goods and pop-up books. Blocks present numerous play alternatives on your tot to specific their creativeness and observe eye-hand coordination on the identical time.

Musical toys can even be appropriate for this age group, provides Mr Tan. “Musical toys are designed to develop a child’s hearing and responsiveness towards sounds. These toys usually come in bright colours and attractive shapes. It helps your child to develop their sense of hearing and recognition skills.”

Shop at Playhao for a wide range of building play toys corresponding to blocks.

You can think about renting kitchen toy units from Rent That Toy.

• Preschoolers (four years outdated – 6 years outdated)

Children at this age group start to indicate higher pursuits in folks round them and begin to have interaction in group play. At this age, in addition they develop social expertise and learn to cooperate and compromise with others of their play.

Think building toys, dolls and stuffed animals, puppets, puzzles, books, plastic collectible figurines, homes, arts and crafts supplies. These will encourage group play and supply youngsters with the alternatives to specific their creativity.

Infantino Singapore provides a spread of classes corresponding to puzzles, video games and crafts the place it is possible for you to to seek out and buy one thing which your preschooler will take pleasure in.

If you shouldn’t have the space for storing or funds for energetic play tools, renting from Toy Shelf is likely to be your subsequent best option.

• Primary School Children (6 years outdated – 12 years outdated)

Children at this age start to develop pursuits in varied areas and select their very own hobbies. They play a extra energetic position in group video games and task-orientated play. They are additionally in a position to deal with complicated puzzles and crafts. They are very conscious and powerful on their likes and dislikes. Involve them within the decision-making once you resolve to get a brand new toy for them.

Think constructing kits, artwork and craft kits, puzzles, books, musical devices, plastic collectible figurines, digital video games, building toy and science units.

Let your youngster experiment, play and find out about science! Infantino Singapore provides a spread of science kits.

Top 5 Toy Safety Tips

Before buying any toys, right here is Mr Tan Wee Keng’s, Chief Executive Officer of Tollyjoy, prime toy security ideas:

1. Ensure that the toys shouldn’t have small removable components that youngsters might swallow by mistake

2. Check that any chemical substances used are light on the kid’s pores and skin and merchandise are examined for toxicity. For instance, teething infants tend to place issues into their mouths.

three. Read the instruction guide rigorously on product assembling, utilization and product upkeep. Even an excellent high quality product when not used appropriately, can malfunction and trigger accidents. For instance, teethers must be freed from PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride) and Phthalates to make sure most security for infants to make use of. All components of a teether must be fabricated from non-toxic supplies and conform to worldwide security requirements to make sure that it’s protected for the child to chew and chew on the toy.

four. Purchase toys from respected retailers with whom they’re acquainted. It can also be essential that the retail employees are educated concerning the merchandise that they promote in order that they could greatest advise shoppers on probably the most applicable merchandise to buy.

5. Do your analysis by checking with mates on related experiences, or studying weblog evaluations and different sources of details about the product that they’re contemplating, for buy from each on-line or bodily shops.

By Tan Yi Jun