Educational toys and games are some of the best gifts for children and they can make a difference in your child’s after school education.
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From the moment children are able to learn basics such as counting and color mixing, it’s great to keep them interested and to encourage them to learn more.
Today we have access to valuable tools such as games and mobile applications that can teach children so much, but we also have many educational toys that make learning fun in a more traditional approach.
So here are some types of educational toys to start your kids off with learning at home.
Board games such as:
- Learning Resources Sum Swamp Game
This is an educational board game for practicing math drills like addition and subtraction. Kids can play with up to four people and the game is suitable for children with disabilities too.
The box includes the game board, two number dice (you can make it more challenging with adding more dice later on), four swamp-creature game pieces and operation die.
If you read the reviews on Amazon, you’ll find that parents who bought this game are thrilled with the purchase and their kids love it too.
For age: 5 years old and up.
Smart robot toys such as:
- Wonder Workshop Dash Robot
This cute educational robot is part of the STEM trend, STEM standing for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, so a contemporary trend that seeks to educate children with technology-based toys.
STEM toys are some of the best choices for a child’s early development, but they exist for children all ages.
Dash is an innovative, award-wining robot that paired with the built-in Wonder app can become a child’s best learning tool. This type of device-toy is specifically designed to help children develop problem-solving skills while exploring the world around them.
It is able to configure a myriad of programs and interactions, and it truly is one of the best toys and pet robot a kid can have. Schools everywhere in the U.S. use Dash to educate children.
For age: 6 years old and up.
For enhancing creativity and artistic skills
- Vtech Kidizoom Camera Pix
This camera toy allows children to explore with their creativity by taking real life digital photos. It comes with four different built-in games, a selfie mode, and a video plus voice recorder for added fun and creativity.
Kidizoom is a great starter camera for children and is suitable for kids as little as 3 years old to age 8 years old. It’s easy to use and hold with the grip on the sides, can take lots of photos, and has editing options.
Kids can pick a frame before taking pictures, distort images and apply different filters to the photographs.
For age: 3 years old and up.
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Toys like the above are fantastic because kids can explore their artistic skills in a fun way, learn all sorts of skills and discover unhidden talents. They are also great for when wanting to introduce children to technology that is not overbearing for their age.