Christmas is coming and it is time to buy gifts and toys for your children. A good toy can stimulate and promote the development of your child, so it is important to know how to choose correctly. We help you by giving you some clues.

Babies 0-6 months

In the baby’s first months, around the fourth week of life, it is capable of fixing its gaze for a few moments on faces or objects, about 30 cm away. Therefore, at this age you can start to teach them certain images, books or hanging rattles adapted to these ages.

At the end of the first trimester, the baby will be able to hold certain objects in his hands and put them in his mouth; That is why at this age it is good to play with the baby with rattles that make a sound or that are made of plastic or cloth so that she can touch and suck.

During the next trimester, up to 6 months, the baby gains dexterity in his hands, his visual capacity increases remarkably, he begins to vocalize, it is time to show him his own image in the mirror, he will have a lot of fun.

Is recommended:

  • Toys that stimulate the senses: with different colors, textures and sounds, such as activity mats, rattles, crib mobiles or fabric stories.
  • Toys for very young children have to meet a series of characteristics to be fit: soft, without small parts, with different textures and bright colors… Toys that attract your baby’s attention and help their development.
  • Toys that help discover your baby’s own body: teethers, rubber dolls.
  • Babies 6-12 months

    By the end of the sixth month, the baby is able to sit between cushions, chatters and can only take the spoon, as his manual dexterity has developed quite a bit.

    To continue stimulating these baby skills and encourage him, we can play with him with plastic cubes of different colors, a walker, bouncy balls or rolling shapes, mirrors, and bath toys.

    Up to 9 months, the baby will learn to turn around, discover the sensation of biting (since at this moment the first teeth will come out), the diversity of sounds and music will begin to attract attention, it is already able to drop an object take another for yourself and drop the toys. It is at this stage that she usually develops a particular affection for a stuffed animal, a toy or a blanket.

    Children learn by playing at this stage, to play with them we can use stackable cubes, which can be placed inside each other, toys with wheels, texture stories, with different drawings…

    During the last trimester of his first year of life, the baby will begin to crawl forward, and try to stand up leaning on something. Open to him, endless possibilities.

    In addition, he already understands simple concepts such as inside and outside, he likes to play put and take things, learn to say goodbye, he likes to play ball and is able to return when they play with him, he is perfecting his spoken language.

    Is recommended:

  • Toys that stimulate the exploration of objects: balls, cloth and cardboard stories and any toy that can be grasped and explored.
  • Toys that stimulate movement: easy to grasp, rockers, crawling stimulators.
  • Toys that stimulate affectivity: stuffed animals, rag dolls.
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