Toys that are sure to interest your child
The toys have three functions: educational, play and coffee. The coffee function is that you take out the toy, give it to your child and he plays with it long enough to have a cup of coffee. The coffee function can be interchangeably called book, phone, nail - depending on what you would currently like to spend fifteen minutes alone on.
Educational function
When my daughter was a few months old, I would set out her books from the "Through the Eyes of a Toddler" series, take a picture and send everyone an MMS with the caption that here she is at Harvard. Educational toys are not only good for the baby - if you manage to get the baby interested in them, mom then has a sense of duty well done ;).
Toys worth mentioning here are (besides books) also educational cubes, abacus and alphabet stands. In the field of educational cubes, model B is definitely the first choice. Toys Youniversity. First of all, it has "university" in its name and secondly, it consists of so many elements that I would love to play with it myself. It's colorful, contains elements to twist, move, thread and turn. In addition, it will work well for both a year-old and a three-year-old, who can learn colors, numbers or letters on it.
As for the abacus and the alphabet, at first their main advantage is that the child can move the blocks, rearrange them at will and play with them. It's the kind of toys that you buy for a few years vs. B models. Toys are of such high quality that they will quietly occupy your first child, second and third children, your cousin's child and still sometimes your neighbor's child - and still look like out of the box.
Wooden stand with alphabet B. Toys is not only a way to learn the alphabet, but also colors, and a way to stimulate imagination and creativity - in addition to blocks with letters, there are also blocks with characters about which you can make up different stories, name them, etc.
Play function
Ideally, the play function goes hand in hand with the educational function, but sometimes a child just wants to push a button and hear BIIP. Therefore, here I include all the flickering and playing toys that are sure to attract the attention of your toddler. Such is the case, for example, of Head Poppy B. Toys or crocodile knocker from the same company. The more sound a particular toy makes, the better! If she still flashes any light, it's a win-win altogether!
Of course, educational toys like cubes or puzzles are also fun for the child and he sees dealing with them as a nice way to spend time and not sitting in a school desk on the most boring subject. But let's not kid ourselves - not all toys promote development and teach creativity. There is nothing wrong with that, sometimes a child just wants to bang a crocodile on the floor and you have to deal with it ;).
Coffee function
If you are considering a toy that is sure to keep your child busy - a kitchen or workshop is the perfect solution. The Janod French Cocotte version of the kitchen has not only a stove with two burners, but also a sink, an oven, a cabinet and a shelf with hooks. The set also includes kitchen accessories such as spoons, a pot, a frying pan and a kitchen glove. If your child wants to participate in household chores, the children's version of the kitchen is sure to please them.
Bricolo workbench from Janod is a version for DIY enthusiasts. The set includes as many as forty accessories such as screws, screwdrivers, hammers and more. If you ask your toddler to tighten all the screws in the house, you will certainly be able to drink a warm cup of coffee in peace and still browse the newspaper!