Buying The Best Toys For Toddlers | The Best Toys For Toddlers

Toys can be bought either on the basis of the gender of the toddler or on the basis of his or her age. For many years, girls have and always will, loved dressing up their dolls and playing with doll houses and tea sets. On the other hand, boys prefer toys like vehicles and building toys. So it is always advisable to buy accordingly.


Barbie Dolls - Invented in 1959 by Ruth Handler (co-founder of Mattel). The toy was named after Ruth's daughter Barbara. The Ken doll was named after her son. Barbie has had some criticism over the years. If she was a real human her proportions would be 36-18-38 which is impossible.

Musical toys - Introduces balance and harmony and helps stimulate growing creative minds. Recent research has shown that listening to classical music, such as Mozart shows a substantial improvement in brain development.

Toddlers are also developing their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. There are many education toys which help with the growth of these skills. These include nesting, lacing, and sorting toys. At this age, the use of large crayons is now within the capability of the child, and they greatly enjoy creating their own masterpieces.

Another great option is the Vtech Innotab Interactive Learning tablet. There is no wonder why this option is one of the best toys for toddlers in 2012. It works like an iPad with touch screen capability, and there are loads of ebooks, educational games, creative activities, learning apps and more available on cartridge or as downloads.

The top ride on toys for toddlers will challenge your child's gross and fine motor skills. This occurs through the form of good old exercise and by challenging hand to eye coordination. They will also stimulate intrapersonal play which occurs while children play by themselves.

Like the sock monkey, rocking horses are another children's plaything from the Victorian era that has continued to be popular to the present day. The toy in its current form first made an appearance during the nineteenth century. These wooden toys have long been made by hobbyists; today there are a number of companies producing this classic, ranging from simple, unfinished wood horses to finely detailed or carved rocking horses.

The Eco-Truck can scoop and lift and are easy to maneuver. You'll find more of these great toys in the Sprig Toys Eco line-vehicles like the Recycling Truck, Dump Truck or Excavator that your boys can spend hours digging around the sandbox with.