THE BEST TOYS FOR CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT: How To Encourage Creative Play At Home with a Toy Rotation!

Kelli Meyer M.Ed, CCC-SLP Certified & Licensed Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist
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This video is about WHICH toys are good for a child's overall development, HOW to play with toys, WHAT to do when a child won't play with toys, and tips for implementing a toy rotation that will help your child's creative play, imagination and cognitive skills develop!

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Take away: SIMPLE toys (without flashings lights, songs & dances) are the BEST for childhood development because they prompt the CHILD to engage in rich & meaningful creative experiences!

How to ENCOURAGE developmental skills through PLAY at home!:

Step 1) Designate a SPECIFIC play area!
Define a space that is comfortable, fun and perfect for play!
Grab a play mat, blanket, or cushioned mat and be sure to move furniture out of the way so there is enough room to jump, roll & pretend!

Step 2) Get ALL of your toys out. TOSS, donate or get rid of toys that are broken or missing pieces! This will allow you to really see how many functioning toys you have to work with!

Step 3) Divide all of your toys into 3 different categories! **then determine which categories you may need MORE or LESS toys for!

TOY CATEGORY 1) Thinking toys: matching, stacking, building blocks, shape sorters, puzzles, potato head, ring stackers, anything promoting cognition

TOY CATEGORY 2) Gross/Fine Motor Development Toys: TUNNELS, parachutes, balls, play mats, pounders, squigs, indoor trampolines, ride on toys, etc

TOY CATEGORY 3) Pretend Toys: Barns, baby dolls, microphone, dress up clothes, band instruments, kitchen play sets, doll houses, cars, pretend vet sets, etc

Extra tip: Place toys and all matching pieces in plastic Ziplock bags so that you (and your child) can SEE what it is and keep all of the pieces together.

NOW that you have your toys separated into appropriate categories:
PICK 9. ( Three from each category) +Plus 1 large stay out toy (ride on toy/kitchen play sets/puppet pretend set, etc)

Get ready to ROTATE! After setting up multiple rotation groups, place each group in a storage container to get ready for next time.

SET IT UP! Place toys in 1st rotation group around the room LOOKING like they are SUPER FUN!

Keep the toys in rotation for 3-5 days.
Rotate & increase to 7 days.
Finally, rotate & increase to 2 weeks.

Boom. You're done!

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Less toys encourages your child to play MORE & be CREATIVE with their toys! This allows for meaningful interactions & richer play experiences over time!

Make sure to get DOWN on the floor and PLAY with your child with the toys so that they KNOW what to do!

Meet your child where they are at with their developmental language: DO NOT overwhelm your child with TONS of toys and pieces to toys. Keep toys/pieces minimal if your child has minimal words. Add on as the toys rotate back into play and as their language develops!

Remember: Simple is better when it comes to toys!
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