April 28th, 2010
Buying toys for children can be a tricky business. Do you choose presents for a boy or girl that are simply a basic plush toy, or do you go for something which will both entertain the child while at the same time giving them some kind of mental stimulation? Whatever it is you are looking for, you’ll find it on the Born Gifted website, along with thousands of ideas for gifts of all kinds for all occasions.
For the moment let’s imagine that you are looking for educational baby toys. These are the perfect gift, as they not only the keep the child entertained, but they help to stimulate their imagination at the same time.
Studies dating back to 1940 have shown that a child’s IQ can be increased by more than 50 points through the proper stimulation in the first six years of life. Your child already has certain natural skills, but you can help develop them through the power of play with the right educational baby toys. There are a variety of educational toys that are available for children as soon as they are able to hold things. An educational toy can be something as simple as a puppet, or matching shapes made from different textures.
Take a look at the Born Gifted website, and you are sure to find the perfect educational baby toys. Giving a gift that can prove to be of long-term benefit as well as a provider of entertainment isn’t something worth missing out on.
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March 25th, 2010
It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot, and children rely on us to provide the groundwork for their social development.
This can be implemented through the clever use of educational toys which are used in role play. Children love to play act, so encouraging this behaviour allows them to sample many of the emotions they will encounter when they start nursery or school.
Toys to nurture social development include dolls, puppets and teddy bears (stuffed animals are also known as soft toys). Play is one of the best ways for your child to rehearse the realities of life. It also provides the additional benefit of stimulating the imagination, nurturing skills and boosting self-esteem.
Presents for a boy which develop these core areas are action men or dolls, which build a sense of confidence through interactive ‘battles’ with other boy dolls. Dolls and teddy bears make great presents for a girl as young ladies often build up friendships with their favourite toys, a valuable resource when making friends in nursery.
Educational toys fulfil the needs of children by allowing them to escape from the ‘real’ world for a while and practise the art of giving rather than receiving. They also allow parents to bring out the best of their children’s natural skills. Books help develop concentration and stimulate the imagination. Introduce lots of song and dance into your child’s world to coax an affinity with music. Play cookers, hoovers and gardening tools encourage cooperation, sharing and responsibility.
Make it your aim to make your child’s life as fulfilling and rewarding as you possibly can and hone in on their natural creative and social skills. Baby toys are extremely effective tools in promoting social and educational development.
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March 4th, 2010
Every day we are making deposits into the memory bank of our baby’s lives, from our smile through to the baby gifts that we give to amuse, educate and stimulate. However, are there disadvantages to toys which are simply used for pleasure and advantages to those which have an educational slant?
No baby should be without a rattle or a teddy, but a baby’s brain is like a sponge which is constantly soaking up knowledge. Whilst teddy bears make wonderful presents for a girl, when the paws are chewed and the eye is hanging, there is very little left in the form of educational value to stimulate the senses.
Educational baby toys do not have to be serious and rigid. Learning should be fun. Make the most out of these early years and shape your baby’s future from the moment he/she arrives home.
Until a child reaches six months, their vision will be fuzzy, hearing weak and grip feeble. Brightly coloured building blocks make great educational toys as they help young eyes to differentiate between shades and encourage sharper vision and visual intelligence. They also help refine motor skills.
Help your little one to respond to sound by hanging crib mobiles above the cot. These make perfect newborn baby gifts. Play hammers go down well; especially if they make a squeaking sound every time that they hit something. Toys such as these will intrigue young minds.
However, there will always be one favourite toy which money cannot buy, and that is you. Bring out your best and worst facial expressions, play peek a boo or just do a silly walk or dance and your baby will be chuckling for hours!
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February 23rd, 2010
Your baby’s first birthday is an important milestone. In the first year of a baby’s life there are so many changes and developments that take place. By the time a baby has turned one year old they have learnt already so much about their sense through touch, taste, smell, sound and sight. Babies are also becoming mobile and are likely to be taking their first tentative steps. Within the 12 to 18 month age bracket they will be enjoying their new found sense of freedom and will delight in exploring their growing world and the people in it. They become more independent but keep a beady eye on those close to them to stay safe.
Baby toys that will appeal at this age are those that appeal to the new stages of development. Pull along baby toys are a good idea as they take their first wobbly steps. Musical toys will also be a firm favourite as at this stage babies start to enjoy moving and dancing to music. Toys that allow them to support themselves whilst walking are also a good choice. Push walkers will help a babies legs to grow stronger but offer that all important support to avoid any tumbles.
At this stage, blocks are a great idea as babies will enjoy stacking blocks and filling up containers with them. Their attention span tends to be very short at this stage so you want items that offer different activities that they can keep coming back to.
Here at Born Gifted we have a great selection of baby toys for first birthday gifts.
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February 17th, 2010
In the first year there are some key baby toys that are guaranteed to delight little babies and help them to learn as well as entertain and amuse them. A growing trend is for toys that combine a series of activities to stimulate a baby’s development. They will include features that appeal to a baby’s developing senses. Textures, colours, shapes and sounds are all intensely interesting to a curious baby explorer. Here are some ideas for the types of activity baby toys available.
Activity tables will be appropriate to babies as they head into their ninth month. At this stage they are becoming very curious about the world as they develop their ability to move and crawl, climb and stand up. All things that they find of interest will be tasted, banged, thrown and felt. An activity table will entertain a baby for long periods of time which will be greatly appreciated by many busy mums. Musical baby toys play songs, have flashing lights, new sounds and different textures to explore.
From birth onwards, activity mats and play gyms will be a favourite place of exploration and fun for new babies. From birth a baby can be lay down on its back to look at dangling toys and shapes or propped up on his tummy to develop important back muscles. As the baby gets older they will start to reach out and grasp toys and feel the different textures. Some play music and make sounds in response to touch and kicking.
At Born Gifted you will find a wide variety of activity baby toys to choose from.
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February 16th, 2010
There are so many baby toys available these days it can seem an overwhelming task to choose baby gifts that will be loved and cherished by the baby and its parents. As a first step think about the age of the baby as all good quality toys will have a recommended age range. This will help you to narrow down the field of choice. If there still seems a lot to choose from, and here are more ideas for baby toys that are firm favourites in the first year.
Rattles are an all time classic and a baby can never have enough rattles! They combine to important functions – shaking and creating noise and also providing a much needed teething ring for aching gums. Babies are automatically drawn to the bright colours and wonderful noises that rattles make. They will enjoy the fact that through their own movements they make the rattle make a noise. Babies explore with their mouths so choose rattles that can be easily chewed. You can even get varieties that can be cooled in the fridge to soothe sore gums, acting as multi-functional baby toys.
As babies grow, parents try desperately to remember old nursery rhymes and songs to sing to their little ones. It is an important part of baby’s development and helps even at this early stage for babies to learn how to communicate. Baby CDs provide lots of ideas for songs and rhymes to delight and entertain babies. You can also get some wonderful lullaby CDs to help soothe a baby into slumber.
Born Gifted has baby toys to suit all occasions and stages in development.
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February 10th, 2010
When buying baby toys for the first year of a baby’s development, there is now a dizzying array of toys to choose from. It can be quite a daunting task to choose something that will be appreciated and loved by both the baby and its parents. So often baby toys can be ignored by babies and it is often the simpler more traditional ideas that capture their imaginations.
An old favourite that will always be a winner is stackable rings. These toys can be found in many guises but have been a firm favourite with children for decades. It is brilliant for developing expert hand-eye coordination in babies as they learn to take the rings off and put them back on the stack. Initially, a baby may simply love to hold and chew the rings. Some designs will have different textures for the baby to explore and rattles and noises to delight baby ears. It will also teach the baby to notice colours and different sizes.
Musical toys are always a big hit with babies. They will delight in pressing buttons that make noises and play music. Lullabies will soothe and entertain babies and many musical toys also have motion features. You can choose toys with the aim of lulling a baby to sleep with gentle music or ocean noises, for example.
Alternatively, you may choose baby toys to stimulate and excite a baby’s rapidly developing mind.
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January 25th, 2010
Newborn and very young babies are at a very early stage of development and consequently can’t to do anything. Given that, some may wonder what the point is in giving baby toys as baby gifts for the new arrival. They won’t know what the toys are or what to do with them so surely it is better to concentrate on practical items for mum and dad.
In fact, small babies are working hard at learning pretty much from the moment they are born and the baby toys they receive are some of their tools in this work.
At this stage, the baby is learning to use all their senses, of sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste and baby toys can be used to help in the development of all of these.
Here at Born Gifted, we have musical toys that will encourage a small baby to notice these musical sounds and to listen for them. As they develop some muscle control, they will start to try to turn their head to see where the sound is coming from.
Soft toys made of crochet are good for small fingers to grasp and through this, the baby is learning about how things feel to the touch. Toys with bright colours and bold shapes are easier to see for small babies, whose eyes are learning to focus.
Remember that as soon as a baby is able to hold things, everything will be put to the taste test as well, so make sure all the baby’s toys are safe when they are put in the mouth.
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January 15th, 2010
Choosing a baby gift for your relative or friend who has a new baby sounds easy, but once you come to look at all the options on offer you realise that with so much choice it is quite difficult to make a final decision. You may know of something that the new parents really want in which case your task is easier. Otherwise, you will have to use your imagination.
Here at Born Gifted you can let your imagination loose on the range of baby gifts we have. You may want to choose one big baby gift or perhaps you would prefer to select a number of smaller items by putting together a package of baby gifts and baby toys. You could choose a selection of clothes all in one colour or socks for each day of the week and add in baby toys such as handy hand puppets to keep the baby contented and happy.
Whatever you choose, if you wrap the baby gifts up attractively, the new mum and dad will be able to enjoy unwrapping it. If you are creative you could make your own packaging in a design or colour that you know will match the baby gifts or the home of the baby and new parents.
Baby gifts do not have to be expensive to be appreciated as you can find many small items to give and the new mum and dad will be delighted just that you have thought about them and spent the time in choosing baby gifts.
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January 4th, 2010
It is true of many people nowadays that they have very little contact with small babies until they have their own. With small families and many mothers working, women simply don’t find that they know a network of mums and babies until they become one of the mums themselves.
So it is no surprise that for many expectant and new mums there is a bit of trepidation about how to know what sort of baby toys a small baby will enjoy and what is a good way to play with babies. All parents want the best for their new baby and this includes wanting to play with them and together develop a loving and attuned relationship.
Having the best baby toys really helps new mums and dads to play with their small babies. Here at Born Gifted we have imaginative and fun baby toys that make it simple to occupy and amuse your baby. It is easy to learn how to play with your baby when you have a collection of baby toys that include all sorts of cuddly toys, rattles and musical toys all designed for new babies just like yours.
Almost as soon as your baby is born you will find how quickly you start to learn all about them and what they enjoy. You will soon see their developing personality. The combination of this new knowledge of yours and the baby toys will give you all sorts of prompts and ideas about playing with your new baby. Playing with your baby will help their education.
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