Were you aware that The Good Toy Guide recommends Brio Trains as one out of five highly recommended educational toys for preschoolers? According to them a Brio Train is,
“a train with interactive details that encourages children to master small movements and hand eye coordination. Controlling the train and constructing the tracks creates an awareness of cause and effect, early scientific understanding and basic mathematical concepts.”
Additional manufacturers as well build spectacular train sets and supplies. They meet these standards and are also looked at as fun educational toys for kids.
Before we go further, though, hold your ear close to your computer, because I am going to whisper to you a secret…. there aren’t really educational toys. No sir. Toys are simply props. It is in the actual play that sets exactly how valuable a particular toy can be for the child that has been playing with it.
Toys don’t nurture cognitive qualities. What they are able to do is inspire children to build them, and provide a child an outlet to be inventive and enterprising. And that is the thing that makes superbly designed toys and...