This is going to be a pretty comprehensive gift-guide with some of our favorites. I will start with open-ended toys which meet MULTIPLE areas of development if you are shopping with development in mind.
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In our house instead of going off of a Christmas list, and picking toys my kids think they'll love... I try to be more intentional. I answer these two questions: 1. What developmental areas does my child need particular attention in this upcoming year? 2. What toys/activities can I get that would support these developmental areas?
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Toys like these are helpful for kids in SO many ways. They are realistic and encourage a lot of imagination used, pretend play, problem-solving and give them a deeper understanding of real-life experiences. I love the Our Generation brand in general because it’s such an affordable way to encourage so many themes of pretend play.
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We have absolutely love our sensory table inside! And we have loved plastic our sand/water table outside, but it had a lot of nooks and weird bridge stuff, I wanted to just bring it back to the basics. So I first found these awesome mixing tubs from Lowes. And then with the measurements from those, I drew up this plan for a REALLY simple sensory table. To make it even safer for the outside, spray it with a protective layer.
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9 things that have saved me with post-partum recovery #3.
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Human organs sensory exploration using the Human Organs Toob from @safariltd (use code XOLAUREN for 15% off). Buried in jello, the kids dissected and cleaned the organs. And then we learned the function of each one using the free human body printable. Explore the brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, stomach, liver, small and large intestines through PLAY.
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