Many people believe that the education of a baby starts at conception. This is why, for instance, women will play classical music to their bumps. Once the baby is born, the period of “formative years” begins, which lasts until they are six. This is a hugely important part of their life, where they will learn all the skills they need to make them well adjusted people later on in life. So how can wooden baby toys help with this?
Language and Literacy
Wooden baby toys can help develop a child’s language and literacy in two main ways. Firstly, very often the toys will have letters printed on them, which they will not be able to read but which will hold a certain familiarity for them. Secondly, it encourages communication between them and their carers.
Mathematical Skills
The same is true for mathematical skills. If you are investing in wooden baby toys with letters, you may as well get some with numbers too. This will allow your young baby to become somewhat familiar with numbers and counting.
Memory Skills
It is very easy to play a game of memory with wooden toys. You could remove an item, swap the order of certain items and so on. Although a very young baby will not be able to tell you which item has been removed or changed, they are able to use body language to demonstrate that they can see a difference.
Physical Development
Wooden baby toys are hugely important for physical development. Babies need to complete a range of movements in order to manipulate the toys. This includes movements with their hands in terms of grabbing, holding and turning, but also with their feet and the rest of their bodies in order to reach or get to toys.
These are but a few of the ways in which wooden baby toys help in the formative years of a young person’s life. They also help them to develop their social skills, their science and culture skills and their problem solving abilities to name but a few. Because wooden toys are made from natural products, they will also learn about natural relationships, construction, balance and even gravity. Truly, these toys are absolutely amazing. In fact, theories exist that claim young children and babies should play exclusively with wooden baby toys.