Showing posts with label Gross Motor Skills Development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gross Motor Skills Development. Show all posts

Monday, October 27, 2008

Animal Bean Bag Toss Game - Fun Motor Skills Development Game to Play at Home, Schools and Parties!


With Animal Bean Bag Toss, children can experience all the fun of their favorite animals. This bean bag toss game features four free-standing, friendly animal creatures and four bean bags. The Lion, Panda, Monkey, and Hippopotamus are inviting, welcoming, and just too cute for any child to resist! It is a silly safari!
The bean bag toss is a simple game that can help develop many useful skills in a child. First, of course, is eye-hand coordination and spatial skills. Children must aim carefully at their critter of choice and toss accurately to make it into the hole. This childcare toy can also be played as a competitive game, with children taking turns, exhibiting patience, and graciously winning and losing.
The Animal Bean Bag Toss Game is great for motor skills development for children. The design of this freestanding bean bag toss game makes it easy for parents or children to place the animals where it would be ideal. For younger children, you can place the animals nearby and closer together, expanding the targets outwards as your child grows. Each wooden animal is the perfect size for a bean bag toss game, not too easy and not too challenging. It is the type of game that has been around for generations, providing endless fun for children everywhere.
Great motor skills development and manipulative game to play at home, schools, and parties! The colorful wooden Hippopotamus, Monkey, Lion, and Panda stimulate the imagination and add to the fun. The unique design allows open-ended play. Set wooden animals up close together or far apart to set your own challenging level. The game includes 4 wooden freestanding animal figures and 4 different color beanbags. Each animal figure is approximately 16" x 14". All colored parts of this educational wooden toy are coated with child-safe lead-free paint. This bean bag toss game is suitable even for toddlers, but challenging enough for older kids. The game is a perfect family game for fun and family reunion. Ages 2 and up will enjoy this game.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Manipulative Toys and Motor Skill Development Toys Engage Curiosity and Learning


Motor skills are some of the first skills that children learn at the early stage. Gross motor skills are those that involve using a large number of muscles to make big movements, such as rolling over, crawling, running and jumping. Gross motor skill development can be encouraged through play with larger toys or games. Animal Bean Bag Toss Game is a great toy for developing gross motor skills since in this game you would have to toss a bean bag into different wooden animals. Physical activities improve gross motor skills also, like when babies push the baby walkers around.
Fine motor skills consist of smaller movements usually those of the hands and fingers which can be done by playing, for example, with lacing toys or rollercoaster toys. Magnetic maze toys are also beneficial. Many toys are good for developing fine motor skills. Blocks and puzzles are two of the simplest and the best.
From wooden Alphabet Magnetic Trace Letter Set to manipulating objects such as the Dog Stacking Toy, children with poor fine motor development often struggle in the classroom. Rather than forcing long hours of handwriting practice, parents and teachers can turn to these children's toys that promote fine motor development. These toys and activities are suited for toddlers through school age children as they channel kids' energy and allow for fun, tear-free experiences. Older children learn at school but they can also continue to learn through play with toys such as Science Kits that can bring casting material.
Remember that there are many different activities which your kids can do and improve their motor skills and the more they play with their manipulative toys and motor skills development toys, the more they can learn and become more advance. Play is an important part of a child’s development. For babies and toddlers, playing is the best way to learn. When you engage both their curiosity and their desire to have fun, learning comes naturally.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

One Of Many Happy Customers Says...


Thank You for Your Outstanding Service!

Dear Marina/Customer Service,

(I could not find a place for “feedback” so I am sending my appreciation with this e-mail.)

Since I had never bought from you before, I became very anxious when the main birthday gift for our 2-year old granddaughter had not arrived, even though your other items had arrived early. With only two days left before her birthday, I contacted you and you immediately went into action and saved the day! Apparently the shipper had lost track of the City Beads Rollercoaster, but somehow, you were able to locate one and have it on my doorstep within 24 hours-- in time to be wrapped for the party. I know you must have worked and talked furiously to accomplish this miracle, and I will always appreciate your efforts. Your web site is so user friendly and inviting, and the selection and quality of your toys leaves nothing to be desired. Our granddaughter was so happy and excited with all of her gifts, and especially the City Beads Rollercoaster.

Thanks again for your special efforts! I’ll be back before Christmas!

Suzanne Benning
Manhattan Beach, CA