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My Review Of My Children's Toys
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Children's Toys: A Personal Review
I'm one of those people who see something really cool out on the market, and I just know my child is going to love it. Yet, I get home, and after just a short period of time, the toy ends up cast away, never to be used again. Some things are very expensive, and then you have the more inexpensive side, which seems to get used the most. We want all of these items to be appreciated, but let me tell you what I have experienced with each of the toys and items I have purchased for my children.
First of all, my children range in age from six months to fourteen years. So I have a wide variety of items to judge in this situation. Let me begin with the most recent additions to our children's items.
My son is eight months old now, and I have a selection of toys I thought would be really cool. The first one I'm going to discuss are these cool alphabet blocks, constructed out of material, and each having a unique item on it that makes noise or does something when it is used. Now, my son seems to think these are okay, and does like the noisiest ones best. I know he will like them even more as time goes on. I like the fact that there are different learning tools on each side, which are specific to his age bracket. Children learn a lot through touch and feel, and these are great items, which are okay to put in the mouth. The great news about these blocks, is you get three of them, with 18 different sides and textures, and they only cost four dollars. I recommmend every child has some of these.
The next toy is called the "First Bank Of Oink", and I thought it was cool when I got it, and seems to be what intrigues my son the most. This toy has a pig with a basket on it, and has cloth items which serve as money. The nose on the pig makes the familiar pig sound, and each of the items that gets put in and pulled out of the basket either crinkles or jingles. He has been intrigued with peeping in the container when he notices something is in it, and makes him content. At the moment, he enjoys shaking his pig, and hearing the sounds all of it makes, but I am sure he will be even more interested as he grows even more. The cost of this item was twelve dollars.
Leap Frog is a personal favorite of mine, and when I am making a purchase to keep their minds in shape, it usually comes from these designers. I purchased several of these educational, electronic items for my son. One is a ball that rolls around by itself, and each button it does something different. I really enjoyed this purchase, and my son does like it, but it still doesn't keep him entertained for very long! That's most likely due to the age, and he will grow out of it. I recommend this item at an early stage so the child has long enough to grow with it.
I will do more reviews of items I have purchased for children, in my sons age bracket, in the future. Now I'm going to step to the next level. I have a daughter that is four years old, and I am working with her at home this year with schooling. So most of what she owns are toys with creativity and intelligence. My personal favorite, and one of hers is the wooden blocks you can stack. She really loves using her creativity and creating towers. Her goal is to create bigger towers than the ones before without spilling it over. She has already spent many hours in the short time of owning them creating these structures. She is learning how to balance everything, and actually is the start of a great architect. These blocks were ten dollars for quite a few of them, and was well worth the venture. To add to the building blocks, I also bought her the wooden alphabet blocks. These wooden alphabet blocks are a teaching mechanism in themselves, and are well worth the additional ten dollars spent for them too! Not to mention, the wooden alphabet blocks have also been used as a tool to go with the "Word Whammer"I got her by Leap Frog.
If you are teaching your child to learn the alphabet, I strongly suggest getting the "Word Whammer". This toy costs thirty dollars, but is well worth the money. The child begins by placing the main box on the refrigerator like a magnet. Then each of the alphabet pieces also have magnets and go on the fridge. This is an easy way not to lose everything. She then places letters into the box, and it will tell her what they are, what sound they make and will even teach her to make words by using her own mind. To keep her spirits up about creating words, I have had her count and find the three letter words on the wooden alphabet blocks. She then goes to her word whammer, and puts the three letters into it, pushes each letter (which tells her the letter it is with each push), and then it tells her what the three letters spell. My daughter has learned more quickly the letters of the alphabet using this system, than any other way I have chosen to teach her. This item I am proud to have purchased.
Due to the length of this article, I will also do a few more articles to express some of the current children's toys. The toys mentioned, are so far my favorite.
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