Babies
- Mobiles- These stimulate vision and head movement. The crib mobiles can also stimulate and develop attention span.
- Ring Stacks- Babies learn about sizes, shapes, colors, and numbers with these.
- Mirrors- Babies become aware of themselves and develop self recognition.
- Push-Pull toys- This helps with balance, large muscle strength, walking, and gets them ready to explore the world later in life.
Toddlers
- Balls-Encourages hand-eye coordination, gross motor skills and dexterity.
- Shape sorting toys-Encourages problem solving skills.
- Mechanical Toys-Busy toys with knobs, handles and buttons encourages hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, problem solving and cause and effect.
- Role Play toys- Encourages pretend play, and helps express social and emotional development by expressing emotions to do something.
Preschoolers
- Arts and Crafts-Encourages creativity and self esteem
- Blocks and construction sets-Encourages problem solving skills and hand eye coordination. Helps use their imagination and build self esteem
- Puzzles-Helps with coordination, dexterity, spatial relationships, and logical thinking
- Pretend Play-Identify gender specific rolls as boys dress up as cops or firefighters while girls dress up as nurses or princesses.
Big Kids
- Jump Rope-Kids learn how to get along with others and take turns. Encourages problem solving and large motor skills.
- Card and board games-Encourages strategy, taking turns, rules, and fair play. Good sportsmanship skills
- Musical instruments- Helps build attention skills, builds fine motor skills and encourages listening.
- Science Toys-Promote discovery, problem solving, improves math skills, and science skills and develops imagination
