KIDS, TOYS, PLAYING AND LEARNING

Right as soon as they start learning how to sit, you will be amazed at how fast this little bosses can explore and discover the world and as they develop from one age and stage into another. Through play, the art which they enjoy doing very well and which actively gives them the opportunity to learn other stuff: crawl, stand, talk, walk, build, sing, draw and make friends, be sure that the toys are arround them. Most parents feel it's mandatary to get their kids expensive learning toys. But this is not so, the simple, most basic toys can also boost your childs learning capabilities. Toys that captures the attention of your kid now and then are the most ideal ones. This toys, like balls, wooden blocks, toy drum, crayons, etc, grow with your child as they learn and develop from baby into full-fledge toddler. The follwing are some play-toys that should help your kid's learning stages and their play milestones.


BALLS
At six (6) months, the ball you are giving your baby for his play and learning time, idealy should not be size that he can conveniently hold in one hand, instead provide him a colourful one with unique and interesting textures like nubs or tags. At this stage, your baby will so much love to stare intently, grasp, feel and even roll it back and forth within his arms zone.
In his first birthday, he can feebly start kicking the ball and even throw it, with no defined aim.
At eighteen (18) months: at this stage he is already in his own "My Little League" Your mini Christiano Ronaldo is a more adept footballer. He is able to now kick the ball with an incredible force and also throw the ball straight to you so that you can not help but join in in the game.
In his 2nd birthday, he can now dribble and control the ball with considerable ease. Can now catch and throw the ball high into the air. The child at this age can also creatively throw or bounce the ball against the wall.
In his 3rd birthday: finally,mini Christiano Ronaldo is now an established in-house soccer celebrity. He can now do lots of amazing things with an even larger ball like scoring and mimicking an excited shout of....a goal! At this point, it is important to get him a replica soccer jersey and which he will insist on wearing in every soccer session. But be sure to discourage him from doing his ball session in the living room.


WOODEN BLOCKS
At six (6) months: your baby will enjoy gnawing on the wooden blocks but they may also learn how to hold one.
In his 1st birthday: With interesting and fanscinating colours of the wooden blocks, your child juggles with them and contemplates what to do with them. He may start banging two blocks together, enjoying the sounds his little effort and discovery is producing.
At eighteen months: Here the stacking begins and he can balance three or four blocks on top of each other. At this age you will be surprised at the rate your ever busy little man is learning.
In his 2nd birthday: His coordination is even better at this stage. His blocks structural arrangement is competent, can stack higher blocks, can sort out blocks by their sizes, shapes and colours. He can even imitate a moving car to be his block.
His 3rd birthday: At this stage he has learned more stacking technics and it is fun all the way. Your now improved toddler can now create structures that resembles real-world landmarks such as hills, bridges and tunnels. Meanwhile, as always the real parent that you are, as much as possible, be there to make it more interesting and absolving and be sure too, that he does not turn his blocks to hauling measiles.

CRAYONS AND TEDDY BEAR
Six (6) months: A this age, it is not suitable for your baby to play with the crayons. But with the teddy bear, it is all about exploring the texture, shape and feel of teddy. He will mostly enjoy fondling and chewing his stuffed buddies.
Twelve (12) months: At this age, your child is now learning how to hold the crayon and do his willy-nilly scribblings. And with his teddy, he cuddles with it and carries teddy bear around. It is important to note that, at this stage, children tends to be very attached to their teddies and would want it to be by their side come bedtime.
Eighteen (18) months: Your now crayon and hand exploring kid, will immediately imitate you when he sees you writing or drawing. At this stage with his stuffed friend, he can moo, quack and make other intelligible sounds in reference to his animal toy.
At two (2) years: Your kid savours the pleasure of sitting down with a piece of paper to doodle on his own. With teddy, your active learner may adopt a pretend play of rocking little teddy to sleep or feeding teddy.
In his 3rd birthday: At this age, he can copy a circle, cross, square and even draw a person to a certain understandable accuracy for you to admire his brain power.Thus his artistic ingenuity comes amazingly into play. For teddy, your kid now learns how to create unique and fanciful worlds in which teddy becomes a shark, a dinosaur etc. However it is important to buy your kids good quality crayons, one without toxic ingredients like paraffin and be sure to regularly wash Mr Fluffy to make it free of dust and other irritants.

Other play things or toys that can boost your child's learning abilities include toy drums, simple puzzles etc. In all and very importantly, as much as possible, be there in his play time to make it worthwhile, memorable and interestingly exhaustible.