How do creative toys affect the child's development? 

With nostalgia, we remember the times when a puddle, mud or a handful of sticks were enough for great fun. Children love creative games with what they find at hand, but the prospect of bearing home stones and sticks does not impress. Fortunately, there are many cleaner and easier alternatives on the market that will equally contribute to the development of the child's creativity. 

• How do puzzles and puzzles affect the child's development?

Puzzle is a toy that has been accompanying subsequent generations of children for years. Thanks to different levels of advancement, from the puzzle consisting of several parts, suitable for the youngest children, to sets with several dozen thousand elements suitable even for adults, the puzzle can be the subject of the child's interest for a long time. And very good, because in addition to entertainment they have many educational values.

• Puzzles develop concentration, patience and development of attention

The arrangement of a puzzle is a challenge for a child that requires patience and consistency, as well as planning actions and their implementation for a specified period of time.

• Develop manual skills

This feature is particularly important for the smallest children who are just learning to grip and manipulate small elements. Puzzle laying develops in the child's brain areas processing tactile stimuli. In addition, the puzzle parts teach the child to learn different shapes.

• The puzzles are a calming entertainment at the end of the day

Let's propose a stimulated child to put a puzzle when we want him to calm down and calm down after an intense day. This end of the day will pay off when arranging a child to sleep.

• The puzzles develop cognitive curiosity

When arranging the image, the child pays more attention to details and details than when you get normal viewing. Sharing puzzles can provoke conversations on various topics. In this way, depending on the subject of the image laid, we can awaken the child's interest in the art of architecture or nature. 

• Plastic masses - the development of the muscles of the hands

Plastic masses are a modern heir to the legendary yard mud. Children love making, chopping, kneading and carving. There are many ready plastic masses of different consistency and color to choose from. Masses made alone at home, for example, non -agonian liquid, salt mass or homemade dough will also be great for fun. 

By kneading the mass, the child strengthens the muscles of the hand, so important in learning to write. Playing with plastic mass develops imagination, but it can also support the learning of school subjects, for example mathematics. By sharing the mass into any number of elements, it can be included in learning to count.

The invaluable value of this type of play is also their sedative and therapeutic effect in children with hyperactivity and attention disorders. They work well to silence the stimulated child.

• The blocks develop spatial imagination

Blocks are another toy that grows with the child. As his manual skills increase, we can exchange sets of blocks with more and more complicated. The biggest advantage of blocks is their versatility. The child can freely plan the arranged objects, add and rebuild constructions. In this way, he develops his creativity, spatial imagination, the ability to predict and logical thinking, and of course manual skills.

• Toys supporting musical development

Already in the early years it is worth taking care of the child's contact with music. Toy manufacturers meet this by offering a lot of interactive devices that fight for the child's attention with melodies, songs and sound effects.

When choosing toys, however, it is worth paying attention to those that actually interact with the toddler and allow him to a wide range of activities. An example would be, for example, an interactive toy-orchestra, in which a child can choose more instruments that join the game. 

Noteworthy are also various children's versions of instruments or toys with the recording function, thanks to which the child can record their own voice. 

Toys with which a child can make sounds and create music influence the development of intelligence. From an early age, they strengthen memory, develop manual skills and efficiency of small hands, and teach perseverance. They are also a great natural introduction of a child to the world of art by developing his sensitivity to beauty. The child also learns the expression of his own emotions and crossing his barriers, for example during the first performances before the family

Even if we dream of a child to learn to play a real instrument in the future, let's not put too much pressure. Childhood should be a time of free experimenting and looking for your own interests.