For your toddler, imitation-play is a critical part of their mental and physical development.
At this stage, they are playing with purpose and are fascinated with toys that mimic adult life!
Think: caring for their dolls, talking on the phone, and playing with toys that replicate regular household items, like pots, pans and remote controls.
Preschoolers are learning to play with other children. This means they’re practicing patience and learning about those tricky things called cooperation and negotiation.
Toys that encourage them to share and engage in dialogue are great ways to help their emotional and mental development. So try puppet sets, play food items and dolls houses.
Early learners will benefit from more complex imaginative storylines that focus on fantasy and drama.
By encouraging expression play, you are helping develop their language and all-important cognitive skills.
Role play games like digging for fossils, chefs, pirates and weddings are great ways to develop these intellectual skills.
Bayside Toy Library’s huge collection of different expression toys will keep things simple for you and fun for them.
Check out the catalogue here.