What to look for when shopping for the Best Kids Toys?

This is a question we asked ourselves early on in the life of greengrub Wooden Toys and we think we've found some answers!

According to raisingchildren.net.au "The best toys for kids aren’t always the fanciest – they’re the ones that stimulate your child’s imagination."

Toys can be a great way to kickstart your child’s play and support your child’s education and development but your child might not need as many toys as you think. Check out our previous Blog post on reducing waste and saving  your family money HERE.

Choose your Kids Toys carefully (remember the less is more ethos) focusing your Toy Shopping on local, reputable Australian Owned Specialist Toy Stores, either online or bricks and mortar,  will ensure you will be browsing only Quality Toys, which meet local Safety Standards while delivering a number of the features of Great Kids Toys.

Here's a list of features or criteria Diana Huss Green from parents-choice.org suggest you should be looking for when you are shopping for the Best Children's Toys:

• Can be played with in many ways.
• Challenges a child to do, think, or feel.
• Contributes to the development of a child's physical, mental, social, and emotional skills.
• Is attractive and well made, with pleasing shapes, colors, textures, or sounds.
• Is fun and fits a child's talents, interests, abilities, and size.
• Fits in with your own tastes, knowledge, and pocketbook (Budget).
• Is safe.

We agree wholeheartedly with all Diana's points, and this shows through in our Best Selling kids wooden toys. Having carefully hand picked only the best Kids Toy Brands which focus on these areas and over the years of wooden toy and puzzle retailing we're "tweeked" our range based on parents and toy shopper feedback.

Raisingchildren go on to say; The Best Toys for children are ‘open-ended’. These are the toys that your child can use in lots of different ways. They encourage your child to use her imagination, creativity and problem-solving skills.

Balls, Cardboard Boxes, Puzzle Play Mats, Pickup Sticks and Wooden Building Blocks are just some of the entertaining and educational items frequently found in most homes which can provide great value open ended play activities instead of battery powered, expensive or poor quality plastic toys with short lives and limited usefulness in stimulating your child's learning

Greg - greengrub Wooden Toys founder says;

"Having officially been in the online retailing space of Kids Toys, I like to call it fun entertainment and learning, business since 2014 understates our experience as I've been making handmade Wooden Toys for babies, toddlers and school aged kids for over 30 Years".

greengrub Wooden Toys and Puzzles experience and customer feedback matches the advice above from Raisningchildren and Parents-org so dont hesitate to give us a call if you would like to discuss options or ideas to help with your shopping for the best, most beneficial and fun kids toys available for your kids.

In closing this Blog Post on what makes a great kids toy, we'll leave you with this comment from raisingchildren.net hits thenail on the head!

"The way your child uses a toy is often far more important than the toy itself in determining the toy’s effects on your child’s development. Thinking about how your child might play with the toy can help you decide whether it’s the right one for you and your child".

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