Why Educational Toys? because it can stimulate children's cognitive. These include improving the ability to concentrate and solve problems. But anyway, how to distinguish these types of toys other toys? Below are the discription of educational toys (according to Dra. Mayke S. Tedjasaputra, M.Sc, developmental psychologists from the Faculty of Psychology UI, which also play therapist).
What kind of toy that suit as educational toys?
* Intended for children under five
Toys / Games Tools / Equipment Exhibit that was deliberately designed to stimulate a variety of basic skills in toddler / baby toys.
* Versatility
Educational games can be a variety of toys that could stimulate children..
* Practicing problem solving
When playing the child was asked to perform problem solving. In the puzzle game for example, children were asked to arrange the pieces to be intact.
* Train the basic concepts
Through the toys, children are trained to develop basic skills such as knowing the shape, color, scale, also train the fine motor.
* Train the thoroughness and diligence
With Toys Education, kids do not just enjoy but are also required to carefully and diligently when to do it.
* Stimulate creativity
Educative game encourages children to always be creative through a variety of toys. When children accustomed from childhood to produce works, through game design Wooden Toys for instance, they would be more innovating to create a work.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
* Practicing motor skills
Stimulation for fine motor obtained when a child, grabbing, holding the fifth finger, and so forth. Meanwhile, gross motor stimulation obtained children while waving his toys, throwing, lifting, and so forth.
* Train concentration
Educational Games Tools designed to explore the ability of the child, including the ability to concentrate. While developing puzzle, say, children are required to focus on the picture or shape in front of them - they did not running around or perform other physical activities so that its concentration could be unearthed. Without concentration, the result could be not satisfactory.
* Introduce the concept of cause and effect
For example, by inserting small objects into large objects that the child will understand that smaller objects can be contained within a larger object. Meanwhile, larger objects can not enter into smaller objects. It is the understanding of the concept of cause and effect are very basic.
* Train the language and insights
The educational game is a very good educational tool when coupled with the storytelling. This will provide additional benefits for children, ie increasing of language skills also insights.
* Introduce colors and shapes
From Educational Games, children can recognize diversity / variety of shapes and colors. There is a box-shaped object, rectangular, round with a variety of colors; blue, red, green, and others....
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