What parent doesn't want QUIET toys that teach their child invaluable skills?  I am a strong advocate for having many different types of blocks around the house.  These blocks are soft and durable and encourage gross motor skills and coordination.  Kids love them because of their size.

These jumbo size, lightweight textured blocks are ideal for the young builder. Includes a variety of different textured blocks for tactile stimulation, stenciling and more.

This toy encourages vocabulary development, both receptive vocabulary (how many words a child understands) and expressive vocabulary (words a child says/speaks). 

It's not a bad toy for a long car ride either!  Young children love anything that looks like a game.  Read on...

Does your child love books?  This is a perfect toy to engage the child further into the book. Or, perhaps you have a busy body who can't sit for a book... then use this to encourage attention by engaging the child in more than just sitting and listening would do.  This allows the child to interact with the story line, further enhancing their receptive language skills (how well they understand).

Does your child love books?  This is a perfect toy to engage the child further into the book. Or, perhaps you have a busy body who can't sit for a book... then use this to encourage attention by engaging the child in more than just sitting and listening would do.  This allows the child to interact with the story line, further enhancing their receptive language skills (how well they understand).

Does your child love books?  This is a perfect toy to engage the child further into the book. Or, perhaps you have a busy body who can't sit for a book... then use this to encourage attention by engaging the child in more than just sitting and listening would do.  This allows the child to interact with the story line, further enhancing their receptive language skills (how well they understand).

These are a variation of the classic brick blocks that are a stable of every child's play room.  Excellent toy to encourage creative play. 

Kids will spend hours building life-size castles and fortresses with these study blocks. Constructed of lightweight corrugated cardboard, if the blocks tumble, no one gets hurt!

This toy is lots of fun.  Young children can learn to imitate early sounds such as "aaaaaaa" for airplane, 'beep beep' for the car, etc.  Toddlers can put on dramatic play schemes and act out a busy airport scene.  I use this toy specifically for children who aren't talking yet to encourage sound play and imitation.  Read on...

This toy may appear simple, but it packs a big punch for both language, speech, and fine motor skills.  Encourage your child's first words by playing with the telephone.  Encourage fine motor skills with the shape sorter side.  The little bear pops up, so babies learn the early skill of cause and effect.  Teach your child basic concepts such as "in" and "out" with the shapes.  So many ways to play.

A child cannot have enough blocks!  Blocks have been shown to encourage cognitive, language, creative, math, and even early reading skills--the perfect toy!

These blocks help to promote better motor skills through building as well as help children learn pretend play. They are colorful and soft, making them safe for toddlers. Edublocks are perfect for children with sensory integration disorder, in particular, those with proprioception issues. Proprioception is our ability to know where our muscles and joints are in space and how they are moving. This is very important for the development of body awareness.

This is a great set of books to teach children about holidays. I found myself buying separate books each holiday until I found this set which summed them all up.  A great set to have around the house!