Play is essential for the optimal development of a child as it has a major impact on his physical, social and emotional well-being. It also offers an ideal opportunity for parents to immerse themselves in the life of their children, using toys as a tool to interact with the baby. Which ones to give to one year old children so that they allow them to have fun, have fun and at the same time develop their skills and intelligence?
Kids are playing
Criterias of choice
A few general tips:
- The toy should offer the child new challenges, knowledge, forms of creativity. However, if she does everything herself, the baby will quickly lose interest in her;
- It is advisable to check the age for which the product is recommended;
- Each child is different and has their own interests and abilities. To make a children's toy interesting, adults should take this into account and not impose their preferences on him;
- It is necessary to ensure that there are not too many toys, the child is lost in their variety and quickly quits games.
When choosing a toy, parents are guided mainly by the child's wishes or their childhood dreams. However, there are selection criteria that will help them not to be mistaken.
Safety
Focused on the aesthetic and cognitive properties of mom and dad toys, sometimes the most important factor is the safety of the baby. They need to know that:
- The presence of sharp edges, small details is not allowed. Or small parts shouldn't come off easily;
- Materials of manufacture must not contain hazardous ingredients. The manufacturer declares that it conforms to the basic safety rules of its product with the CE mark;
- You should not buy products from dubious manufacturers. Often they are of low quality workmanship and assembly, and a strong unpleasant odor.
Important! Before buying a toy, you must carefully read all of the manufacturer's warnings.
Development benefits
Choosing the right play items for each age needs to take into account the evolutionary development of the child, as they must stimulate creativity and participate in teaching the toddler useful skills.
Recommended toys for babies based on age:
- 0 to 6 months. It is necessary to create contact for the baby with toys that stimulate his senses and help develop visual, auditory and tactile perception, as well as coordination of movements. Examples are rattles, teethers, musical carousels, rubber and stuffed toys with sound;
Music carousel
- 6 to 12 months. During this period, toys that can be moved should prevail. Children learn to control the direction of movement, maintain its stability or stop it. Examples are bright balls, soft toys that can move, make sounds and glow with different lights, large cubes;
- One to two years. This is the period when the child is discovering himself, his capabilities. The kid pronounces his first words, which allows him to participate in vocal games with adults. Examples of game items - balls, buckets, shovels and molds, cars, dolls, figurines of fairy-tale heroes, a toy phone, etc.
The effect produced
Adults should take into account that sometimes a toy can cause aggression, anxiety or fear in a baby. This is facilitated, for example, by excessively bright colors and harsh sounds.
Price
The economic component is often decisive in the choice of purchase. An expensive product is not always better than a cheaper one. The main thing is that parents do not make a choice in favor of price, not paying attention to quality.
Important! You need to rely on the simplicity of the product. Complex ones tend to tire the child more, their prices are higher, and they are easily damaged.
The best toys for physical development
Physical development toys for toddlers should stimulate mobility.
For girls
For a one-year-old girl, balls and balls of various sizes are suitable as toys:
- The baby is ready to push the inflatable balls with her feet or hands, starting from 4 months of age;
- Tumbler balls made of wood can describe a semicircle, going into the distance and approaching. They usually also produce sounds. Such a ball will definitely make the baby move;
- There are sets of textured plastic balls in various shapes and colors. They allow the child to develop a sense of touch, dexterity and coordination of movements.
Set of textured balls
The interactive toy-dog Tiny Love for some babies becomes a hit, they tirelessly crawl after it, and then run. This funny and colorful dog attracts children with sounds and movements. She could be number one in the rankings, but not all children are equally fond of Tiny Love. Some remain indifferent. In addition, it does not apply to budget options.
Doggy Tiny Love
For boys
Physical development toys for a one year old boy will be identical to toys for a girl. Here you can add:
- various wheelchairs in the form of cars and motorcycles;
- rocking chairs, for example, in the shape of a horse, allowing you to develop a sense of balance that will help your baby to walk;
Rocking horse
- Rollers with a stick or rope are ideal for the first walks, they will help you learn to push and pull.
Important! All toys for physical development will be interesting and useful for both boys and girls.
The best toys for intellectual development
The child will need toys for intellectual development for a year. Here the first place is occupied by toy-sorts. They teach children logical thinking, compare objects in shape and color, help them navigate in space, and contribute to the development of fine motor skills of fingers.
For girls
Sorters have different shapes: houses, cars, animals, etc. They consist of a base and figures that are inserted into holes of a suitable shape. For a girl under 1 year old, toys in the form of a house or a turtle are suitable.
Sorter house
Another example of intelligence products is stackable wooden toys. Fun Geometric Blocks teach kids different ways to stack and classify objects. It develops hand-eye coordination, logical thinking.
Stackable Toy
For boys
Boys will also be interested in sorter toys and stackable toys. Only perhaps they will be more attracted by the shape of the base in the form of cars or trains.
The best toys for creative development
This category is closely related to game items for intellectual development. Sorters and stackable toys develop both intelligence and creativity. Any product for creative development has a positive effect on intelligence.
For girls
As a toy for a one year old girl, a matryoshka is a good choice. There are nesting dolls-fairy tales, for example "Turnip". You can tell a baby a fairy tale by taking apart a toy. Soon she will be trying to do it herself.
Another option is pyramids. They have many possibilities of manipulation, teach how to choose the right parts, recognize colors, shapes and sizes, develop imagination. If you have pyramids of different shapes, the child will try to build towers from discs from different pyramids, which stimulates creativity. There are pyramids in the form of fairy-tale characters and funny animals.
Matryoshka fairy tale
For boys
Boys will surely like pyramid constructors of various shapes. They love fairy tales no less than girls, which means that they will also like fabulous nesting dolls. Building blocks are a good creative toy for boys.
Other creative toys are finger paints. Kids really like to draw, but it is still difficult for them to act with a pencil. But what scope for imagination and creativity opens up with the use of finger paints! The child learns to experiment with color, develops finger motor skills, tries to reproduce shapes.
Finger paints
Important! All finger paints are safe and can be easily washed off any surface.
The best toys for household development
For a year old, a child can be presented with toys for domestic development. These are the ones that mimic the life of adults.
For girls
The category unites household items: dishes, household appliances, as well as dolls and pets. The best toys for a one-year-old girl are age-appropriate dolls, toy plates, cups and pots.
Girl playing with a doll
For boys
For boys, toy sets of tools for the house that dad uses: hammers, screwdrivers, pliers are suitable. A good choice is toys that simulate hammering various objects into holes.
Toy Tool Set
What not to give
General recommendations boil down to the fact that you should not give toys that are not age-appropriate.
For girls
As a toy a year for a girl, expensive porcelain dolls in ball gowns will be inappropriate. This gift rather reflects mother's dreams at the age of 12, but will be absolutely incomprehensible to a one-year-old baby. Plus, she can quickly break him.
For boys
Boys will not be able to use radio-controlled model cars, a technically complex railway, toy weapons equipped with different functions.
You need to think carefully before buying toys and choose original, durable, fun, quality products made from environmentally friendly materials and not necessarily expensive and complicated.
