Toddler learning resources?

My little girl just turned 2. She is extremely intersted in learning her colors, numbers and shapes. She is recognizing letters on newspapers, t-shirts and pointing out certain shapes to me. I have never really sat down and taught her any of this, but I would love to help her along as she truly loves learning. I wanted to see if any other parents of toddlers had suggestions for specific flashcards and learning tools that I could purchase for her that she would enjoy. I have looked around, but most of the resources seemed geared towards older children.
Thank you!

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I have worked with children about the same age as your little one for years. There are tons of things you can do with her. Books are a wonsderful way to teach things. You can buy books on numbers, alphabet, shapes, and colors. You can do crafts with her that work around anything. For letters, you can have a letter for everyday, and do things that day that start with that or eat things that start with that letter. I would be creative and make up your own stuff!

Here are some books that might help you:

The Alphabet from A to Y With Bonus Letter Z! by Steve Martin and Roz Chast

Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! by Dr. Seuss

Eric Carle's ABC (The World of Eric Carle) by Eric Carle


One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (Beginner Books(R)) by Dr. Seuss

Those are just a few, or you can go online to amazon.com and search for books, here a link to directly what you need or go to your look book store

http://amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_1/002-6458349-1337635?ie=UTF8&rs=2752&rh=n%3A4%2Cn%3A2752%2Cn%3A2753


www.kinderart.com is a good sit eto go to for arty and craft ideas or google what you are looking for and you will have tons of results.

If you have a teaching store in your area, they might have stuff too!

They also have tons of learning toys out, like leap frog, check your local walmart or target for them.

If you have any other questions, email me! Good luck and hope i have helped!

what toys are good for learning?

emarie4920

hello i have a grandson who will be 2 on the 28th and i need to know whats the best toy for his age and also is a learning toy. he doesn't talk very much just a few words so i would like some suggestions. i would like something that has activities to help him learn simple words. thank you

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LeapFrog Learn & Groove musical Table is one of the most popular toddler toys this year

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What are some good learning toys to buy a toddler for Christmas?

lysistrata

My son is 18 months old and I am not sure what to get him other than what I already have. I wanted to get him something specifically aimed at learning, not just fun time.

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It may sound weird, but at this age - EVERYTHING is a learning toy. Your child will be able to learn from anything. Kids are sponges at this age and absorb everything from how something feels, to the noise it makes, to the way it moves, etc.

My son always loved things with wheels. He would flip cars over just to play with the wheels - especially ones that you could pull back, and then they'd go forward on their own. You could see the excitement in his face when he figured out how to do this on his own. =)

I've read articles that said constantly giving your baby toys that are teaching, and learning things can actually be detrimental. They say it limits a child's imagination. If a toy is telling your child that something is a bear.. then it's a bear. Nothing more. It's not a magical bear with super powers.. or a bear that loves to eat vanilla pudding.. it's just a bear.

My son does have some learning toys, but I've found he doesn't like them that much. (He likes cause and effect toys like keyboards/pianos.. those pop a shape things, etc where you have to do something to make something happen)

Here's a list of the top 5 educational toddler toys :

http://toys.about.com/od/learningtoysbyage/tp/learningtots.htm


*monkey*

Toddler learning resources?

My little girl just turned 2. She is extremely intersted in learning her colors, numbers and shapes. She is recognizing letters on newspapers, t-shirts and pointing out certain shapes to me. I have never really sat down and taught her any of this, but I would love to help her along as she truly loves learning. I wanted to see if any other parents of toddlers had suggestions for specific flashcards and learning tools that I could purchase for her that she would enjoy. I have looked around, but most of the resources seemed geared towards older children.
Thank you!

Answer
I have worked with children about the same age as your little one for years. There are tons of things you can do with her. Books are a wonsderful way to teach things. You can buy books on numbers, alphabet, shapes, and colors. You can do crafts with her that work around anything. For letters, you can have a letter for everyday, and do things that day that start with that or eat things that start with that letter. I would be creative and make up your own stuff!

Here are some books that might help you:

The Alphabet from A to Y With Bonus Letter Z! by Steve Martin and Roz Chast

Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! by Dr. Seuss

Eric Carle's ABC (The World of Eric Carle) by Eric Carle


One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (Beginner Books(R)) by Dr. Seuss

Those are just a few, or you can go online to amazon.com and search for books, here a link to directly what you need or go to your look book store

http://amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_1/002-6458349-1337635?ie=UTF8&rs=2752&rh=n%3A4%2Cn%3A2752%2Cn%3A2753


www.kinderart.com is a good sit eto go to for arty and craft ideas or google what you are looking for and you will have tons of results.

If you have a teaching store in your area, they might have stuff too!

They also have tons of learning toys out, like leap frog, check your local walmart or target for them.

If you have any other questions, email me! Good luck and hope i have helped!

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What are the best toys for baby that are not too expensive to buy?

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Jill Tregr

Looking for the best toys for baby that are affordable. We are buying tons of toys and we are trying to cut down on expenses so what toys for baby would you recommend we get?

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Babies at this age need basic toys, and not all the expensive electronic gadgets.

I would look for something that encourages the baby to crawl/cruise - often toys where you push a button down, and then the toy moves further ahead.

musical toys are always a hit. I would look for something that encourages cause and effect, and better hand/eye coordination - xylophones, drums (which you can make out of an empty plastic container and a small wooden spoon), tambourines, bells, maracas and rainmakers. There are lots of baby-proof toys out there, and the baby sets can be fairly inexpensive because they are plastic and small. Also nothing wrong with pots, pans, plastic containers and wooden spoons, and spatulas.

Books - this is so important for speech development, learning how to read, setting the precedent for enjoying reading, and getting some quality time with a parent or caregiver. There are all different types of books for babies and preschoolers, just be prepared for some chewing. I still buy board books for my toddler and preschooler, because they are cheaper than the paper ones. And, some of the board books have the entire story and illustrations for 1/2 the price. Get a family library membership - libraries also offer story time even for babies.

Stacking toys and shape sorters - Wal-mart and TRU each make their own cheaper version than Fisher Price, but the FP is a thicker plastic. Be prepared that your baby will not be able to sort shapes for quite awhile. Stacking toys just need to be varying degrees of sizes, shapes and colors (to help differentiate the shape, and keep their interest). Great for hand/eye coordination and motor skills.

Blocks - get something that is easier to grasp in their small hand - larger, or squeezable, or even small. Just not too small that they are a choking hazard. TRU and Wal-mart each have their own knockoffs, which will save you a bunch of money.

Balls - I would get a bunch of softer balls. I would buy them in different sizes. If you have trouble finding them, my toddlers seem to be into the dog’s balls (we won’t go there). I don’t mind because they are indestructible (no chewing off small pieces) and most are squeezable.

And a couple of plastic containers in which to put stuff in. The stuff can be the shapes from the shape sorter, blocks, balls or other small toys. Older babies like to put stuff into a container, dump this into another container or out on the floor.

Babies are fascinated with themselves (actually I think they just see "other" babies). One of our babies went to daycare. They have a mirror, mounted behind Plexiglas) that was about 3 feet tall and 6 feet long. All the babies and toddlers were fascinated with it. A small unbreakable mirror would do. We hooked up a baby car mirror (unbreakable), that was too small for the car, up to the side of the coffee table (in this house we attached it to the railing that runs along the living room).

And the very best toy is YOU! Babies want to interact with their parents/caregivers. They want to play interactive games like Peek-a-boo, or pat-a-cake or sing nursery rhymes or children’s songs. This is the best place to find the tunes and lyrics for nursery rhymes http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/musicchild.htm Because I was never great at remembering the tune or the lyrics, or both.

What is the best toy to buy for my 18 month old daughter?

Blondy

I have an 18 month old daughter and it seems to me that she's tired of her other toys. I know todlers like to explore anything grown ups use more than play with there toys, but I want to get a new developmental toy that she will be interested in. All the parents out there, any ideas?

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My daughter is 18 months too, we like to recycle our toys, every time she seems to be tiring or growning out of some toys we put a bundle on e bay and buy her new ones with the money. At the moment she is really into stacking blocks, musical toys, her doll and pushchair and a kitchen set at toddler group. She loves the kitchen toy, she stands at the sink pretending to wash up, and pretending to drink from the cups, awww ! I have also just got her some simple jigsaws which she seems really interested in.. Hope this gives you a few ideas, all toys are develpomental at this age, all play is learning, be it social, personal or academic skills :)

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Anyone know where to buy an electronic talking alphabet poster?

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Philipp

For a toddler to learn vocabulary and recognize letters. Listen to the question and press the corresponding letters and pictures (they have touch sensitive pads) on the poster and get a positive or negative confirmation. I have it in Russian, but would like to have it in other languages. The bar code number is 6925108700888 and it's made in China.

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toys r us any were that sells toys

What are some good learning toys to buy a toddler for Christmas?

lysistrata

My son is 18 months old and I am not sure what to get him other than what I already have. I wanted to get him something specifically aimed at learning, not just fun time.

Answer
It may sound weird, but at this age - EVERYTHING is a learning toy. Your child will be able to learn from anything. Kids are sponges at this age and absorb everything from how something feels, to the noise it makes, to the way it moves, etc.

My son always loved things with wheels. He would flip cars over just to play with the wheels - especially ones that you could pull back, and then they'd go forward on their own. You could see the excitement in his face when he figured out how to do this on his own. =)

I've read articles that said constantly giving your baby toys that are teaching, and learning things can actually be detrimental. They say it limits a child's imagination. If a toy is telling your child that something is a bear.. then it's a bear. Nothing more. It's not a magical bear with super powers.. or a bear that loves to eat vanilla pudding.. it's just a bear.

My son does have some learning toys, but I've found he doesn't like them that much. (He likes cause and effect toys like keyboards/pianos.. those pop a shape things, etc where you have to do something to make something happen)

Here's a list of the top 5 educational toddler toys :

http://toys.about.com/od/learningtoysbyage/tp/learningtots.htm


*monkey*

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Any really good toddler learning toys out there?

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USMC Wifey

Just wandering if anyone has come across any great toddler learning toys?

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I like this site: www.educationaltoysplanet.com

Anyone know where to buy an electronic talking alphabet poster?

Philipp

For a toddler to learn vocabulary and recognize letters. Listen to the question and press the corresponding letters and pictures (they have touch sensitive pads) on the poster and get a positive or negative confirmation. I have it in Russian, but would like to have it in other languages. The bar code number is 6925108700888 and it's made in China.

Answer
toys r us any were that sells toys

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