We love finding nostalgic gifts to check off our gift-giving list each year. Colorforms were enormously popular when we were young and they have stood the test of time. As an educator and therapist, I'm always on the hunt for quality kids products that I can recommend to parents to support childrens' learning. The My First Colorforms Miss Weather Dress Up Set is a fantastic ways to promote early language skills and can be used to target anything from basic concepts (e.g., labeling and identifying body parts, clothing, adjectives, prepositions) to categorizing, sentence construction, pretend play, and more. We chose the weather dress up set, but PlayMonster offers a wide variety of characters and scenes for even more educational fun.
Magnatab Free Play
Even as adults, we found this toy a little addictive! The Magnatab Free Play is recommended for kids ages 3 and up and allows them to use their imagination to draw shapes, letters, and pictures by popping individual beads to the surface. Forget the paper and pencil because this fun tablet toy allows kids to create pictures again and again. As they build their skill in using the board and stylus, they can draw pictures, write notes and listen to the magnetic beads inside pop up toward the pen. The beads are contained within the toy and never spill out. When they want to erase, it's as easy as pushing the beads down with the tip of their finger. It's a fun way to increase fine motor skills and creativity.
Mirari® Pop! Pop! Piano®
This toddler toy was the 2019 National Parenting Product Award Winner for good reason! With every press of the piano key children get to hear a sound and see a ball pop up. The clear, non-removable dome guides the colorful balls into a different pipe so when another note is played, they’ll pop again. It's such an engaging toy for kids and perfect to work on joint attention and gaze shifting skills. Flip the switch to go from piano tones to hearing fun sound effects when the keys are pressed. There's even a soft, squishy button that produces the signature Mirari giggle when pushed!
Measurement: 9″ x 11.5″ x 5.5″
Check out the brief demo below!
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