Fruit sensory toys

Great for learning the sensory educational fruit toys will captivate and teach 

From the moment they are born, children are plunged into a whole new world full of different sensations, sounds, and challenges. The early development of the brain takes place at a surprisingly quick speed as each child begins to explore the world around them. It's not just touching and hearing they use; we have five senses, including smell, taste, and that all-important vision.

Parents often don't think of this array of sensory input when they plan to play for their newborns and toddlers. But it's pretty essential for the initial development of the brain and can impact in many ways later on in life. 

Understanding different textures as a toddler is critical for development. The fruit selection will help the education of your baby - toddler to learn with these toys been entirely safe and fully molded; they can be re-used and not being wood they won't cause accidents as they are soft to touch no hard edges great to create.

Research tells us that kids, in particular, are drawn to sensory experience and are eager and quick to learn when all senses are engaged. If not a conscious effort on their part, it is biologically hot-wired into their behavioral patterns. Give a child a toy, and it will squeeze, bite, smell, and taste it. These behaviors send signals to the brain, strengthening neural pathways helping development. It may seem like nothing is happening, but you'd be wrong.

As a child grows, they learn to discern different smells and tastes, their skill improves, and they are able not just to squeeze and shake but build and put together is a remarkable chain of events, done mostly by the child's developing brain (with a little help from mum and dad, of course).

Sensory play allows a child to explore the world profoundly and become engaged with it more strongly than during the so-called ordinary game. They'll discover new things on their own and make connections that others can't see, but they can.

It's an unstructured, messy process, but why is it so important?

Engaging in sensory development can improve ability and understanding of the world. Some say it can even help a child develop better communication and problem-solving skills. It also seems to play a part in cognitive growth and the development of social interaction. It enables children to fine-tune their senses and see how they interact with each other but also to learn. According to some parents, by the way, it's the perfect way to calm down a fractious child.

While you might not think that squeezing playdough or running your fingers through the bubbles in a bath is affecting, most research now believes that it is an essential part of healthy development. Stronger cognitive growth and the formation of practical social skills can mean that a child grows up to learn better and interact better. Many mothers are now advocating sensory play, and you can find plenty of sources online that show you how to do it.

They believe it helps:

• Develop better learning and cognitive skills.
• Learning different fruit names
• Develop the subtle movements that older children begin to use for tasks such as writing or building objects. 
• Boost confidence and awareness of the world.
•  Opportunity to be creative.

We all learn a whole lot more when we engage as many of our senses as possible. It's something that goes with us throughout life, and it's not just something for toddlers. Yes, we become more sophisticated creatures as we grow older, but much of that brainpower starts with the building blocks that come from engaging our senses.

For a full range of sensory toys, click here for Mushroom & Co's playful, colourful and 100% natural rubber toys that let children explore and learn in a fun and creative way.

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