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Today we are going to look at the Top 10 Learning Games for Toddlers. Parents, pay attention to this if you want your children to have a leg up on the rest of the kids their age! These games are for your toddlers, they might seem like simple games to you, but these simple games will make their little brain think very hard, they will learn many skills… Without further ado, here we go!

 

1. Imagination

Imagination

When you see your child playing with that box rather than the expensive toy within, chances are he’s imagining it’s any number of things but a box, a fortress, a house, a car. He is so focused on the pretend world inside that box and that gives you the key to the most educational toy your child can have to get him started on the right road to mental development. Playing pretend with him, whether it’s animals in a jungle or playing tea party with your daughter can give them the thirst to learn more in the outside world to expand the adventures in their pretend worlds thus strengthening both their creative and logical minds.

 

2. Fisher Price’s Learn your ABC’s

Fisher Price's Learn your ABC's

While your toddler’s exposure to computers should be limited, there is one online game that you can play with them to help them learn their ABC’s. ‘Learn Your ABC’s on the Fisher Price Website : http://www.fisher-price.com/us/fun/games/abc/ A letter is shown and read out loud on the screen and then your child looks for the matching key on the keyboard.

 

3. The Placement Game

The Placement Game

Cut out pictures of rooms from magazines, also cut out objects that belong in those rooms. (Kitchens with teapots, dishes, etc. Bedrooms with pillows, blankets, etc) Help your child place the right objects in the right rooms. Even if he doesn’t get the right the first few times, this game will help him become familiar with the objects that inhabit his world. This game is great for teaching them what objects inhabit their world. This is also a great time to show them the dangerous things in their world that they should stay away from. While most children learn from touching the stove and finding out that it’s hot, everyone also likes to avoid those costly trips to the hospital and the screaming and crying that come from touching the hot stove top.

 

4. Books

Books

While this isn’t exactly a game, no one can deny the benefits that reading to your toddler have on him/her. No one can deny that reading to your child brings an untold wealth of benefits for him but before you break out that tome of fairytales, start small. For toddlers, picture books are best, help him name the different pictures and use an animated voice when reading the few words to make it fun for both of you.

 

5. Puzzles

Puzzles

Puzzles are wonderful tools for teaching not only hand-eye coordination but they are one of the best games for building self-esteem because the child will have the satisfaction of fitting pieces into similarly shaped openings. With every correct placement, he’ll feel even better if you make a big deal over his small victories. You want to start with a small puzzle, with only a few pieces to work with in the beginning, gradually building to more complicated puzzles as he grows.

 

6. See and Say

See and Say

Imagine my surprise when this past Christmas, shopping for my niece, I discovered the old toy See and Say was still on the shelves! There’s a reason this educational toy has stood the test of time, it is one the most truly entertaining and educational toys still on the market. It’s simple, yet novel enough with its automated sounds that children aren’t intimidated by too many complicated buttons. You simply point the large arrow to an animal in the circle, pull the lever and the arrow spins around as the automated voice tells you the name of the animal and the sound it makes. Eventually, your child will learn how to point the arrow and pull the lever themselves and you should encourage them to repeat the automated voice.

 

7. The Shape Game

The Shape Game

This can be used in any number of ways. You can gather items from around the house, telling the toddler what shape they are and then later having them go find items of that same shape. There is also the shape game, board game type deal, where they have the pieces and then holes that correspond with each piece that they can play with and figure out which piece fits in which hole. This is great for learning shapes and also memory skills too.

 

8. The Color Game

The Color Game

Pick a color and then go around the house and gather different items of the same color, making sure to say the name of the color every time. After you pick a few, have your toddler try and find the items himself. Make sure to encourage him to say the color’s name out loud. Once he can pick a few out himself, change to a different color and then when you feel he’s confident enough, mix the colors up. This game is great for memory as well as recognition skills for your toddler.

 

9. Lego’s

Lego's

They make big pieces now so that there’s no worry of choking, but you can still use the old Lego’s as long as you’re there. The main principle with Lego is that children learn by building. By locking pieces together to create a specific shape, they develop their manual skills as well as recognize patterns in the repetition of setting piece upon piece in a certain way, improving their memory skills. Lego’s are great for developing their fine motors skills, and it’s also great for their imagination as they can always build something different, even with the exact same pieces.

 

10. Blocks

10 Blocks

Making stacks of anything, blocks, plastic cups, Tupperware, etc. is a lot of fun for toddlers because of the excitement of adding item upon item and watching the tower lean in anticipation of the impending doom of it falling over. Toddlers will learn about things like restraint and pressure. They learn judgment as well when they see if they can fit just one more thing on the tower without it falling over. If the blocks are different colors, you can play sorting games where you group the similar colors together and teach him/her color names. As they get older, you can get blocks with words on them and start teaching them reading skills as well.

 

Small simple toys and games work best but they especially work best when you are active in your child’s playtime. It’s not enough to just give your child a small jigsaw puzzle and then set them in a corner while you go about your day. Whenever possible, sit with your child and be there as a teacher and fellow playmate to not only encourage your child’s self-esteem, but to also strengthen the bond between the two of you.

 

Author:

This post was written as a guest post by Philippe Allaire, a French Canadian writer that loves kids. Let’s make their future as bright as ours, usealternative energy, recycled, teach them proper, and love them !!

 

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