Toys for children from 18 to 24 months
When the child reaches 18 months of age, he will have a complete mobility that will offer him new possibilities of exploration with respect to his environment and greater independence. It will therefore be able to play with other kinds of toys, because at the cognitive level it has already acquired the necessary maturity to possess internalized action schemas characteristic of 2 years of age.
The most advisable toys for children from 18 to 24 months
- Tricycles, wheelies, seesaws and pedals without pedals.
- A little more complex construction games, but still of large pieces and bright colors.
- Puzzle of few pieces and large.
- Puzzles of 2-3 pieces.
- Fittable.
- Toys that favor imitation (kitchens, toilets, etc.).
- Dolls with dresses, cribs and other utensils.
- Toys that represent trades.
- Animals, vehicles, objects of the environment ...
- Vehicles with battery.
- Sand games.
- Musicals.
- Small vehicles
- Cloth and plastic houses.
- Slides, swings ...
- Magnetic and water boards.
- Small dolls and accessories.
- Costumes
Benefits that these toys bring to children of 2 years
The benefits provided by these toys are reflected in the development of the different areas, such as the following:
1. Area of cognition. The child can recognize toys, identify objects using simple names of categories and classify objects according to their color, their category, their size and their shape.
2. Communication and language area. Use the pronoun "my" to take toys or other objects, imitate onomatopoeic sounds of animals and transports, name one or point out two toys ...
3. Area of personal autonomy. Children already want to play with others, approach another child or adult to start a game.
4. Socialization area. The child can help in simple domestic tasks starting from the symbolic game.
Ana Vázquez Recio
Source:Toy Industry Research Association AIJU, Game, toys and early attention.
