| The holiday period provides every grandparents an | | | | where they live. |
| opportunity to express their love for their grandchildren. | | | | For preschoolers especially, they love toys that |
| It is a gift giving period and grandparents express their | | | | stimulate their imagination, play acting! There are plenty |
| love for their grand kids by providing them all sorts of | | | | of toys out there that can stimulate the imagination and |
| gifts. However sometimes grandparents do get it | | | | offer hours of fun for the kid. Again Diego toys |
| wrong and end up not giving the appropriate gift based | | | | provide a good avenue for children to play act, such |
| on their grandchild's age or things that interest them. | | | | as Diego rescue toys where they can imagine |
| There are several ways to choose the right gift and | | | | rescuing animals in danger with Diego. |
| one of them includes determining what the child can | | | | Children 5-7 years |
| learn from the gift such as an educational gift, or If the | | | | Children at this age group can now handle more |
| gift fits the developmental needs of the child especially | | | | complex toys and ideally the popular toys among their |
| very young kids. Or whether it's just a novelty toy that | | | | peers will get them very excited. They are beginning to |
| will only serve as a limited play object. Below we have | | | | develop individual interest and personalities and start |
| put together a guide to help grandparents in providing | | | | having preferences when it comes to toys. They also |
| gifts that their grandchildren will appreciate and use. | | | | now have the dexterity to handle remote controlled |
| Infants | | | | toys and not become frustrated while using the |
| Infants are babies from birth to twelve months old. The | | | | controls. They also love video games and other age |
| infant period is a special period for both the mother | | | | appropriate hand held games. At this age you can also |
| and the baby because both are experiencing changes. | | | | continue to use games as a learning resource. They |
| The mother is getting her body back and the baby | | | | can play games where they can follow instructions, |
| starts to get used to his or her new environment. The | | | | practice listening and reading. |
| baby is now getting used to his or her senses of smell, | | | | Children 8-11 year5 |
| sight, sound and touch and the toys available to them | | | | Children at this age can now make decisions and have |
| should be geared towards these senses. Actually that | | | | an idea of the implications of the decisions they make. |
| is why toys for infants are mostly brightly colored, | | | | They can now handle board games like monopoly, |
| make a lot of noise and are textured. Picking a toy for | | | | clue, and cranium; and have fun while playing them. |
| this age group is not easy, but keep in mind that it must | | | | Games like these help them improve their social and |
| be a toy without any small pieces or sharp edges to | | | | judgment skills, and also with character building. At this |
| prevent choking especially. The best toys in this | | | | age group kids can play with adults and the whole |
| category include big rattles, soft toy animals and | | | | family, including grandpa and grandma can all |
| brightly colored cubes that make some sort of noise. | | | | participate in the fun. |
| Toddlers / preschoolers | | | | Tweens and Teens |
| The toddler and the preschool baby are now a little | | | | This is another tricky age group to buy gifts for. Your |
| more advanced. They have an idea of what is going | | | | ears really have to be on the ground to figure out |
| on around them. They are open to exploration and will | | | | what your tween or teen would like. The kids at this |
| check out any new toy given to them. This is also a | | | | age group are now being influenced a lot by their |
| good age to introduce talking or singing toys. That is a | | | | peers and most basic gadgets now come into play. |
| toy that will sing or talk with the press of a button. For | | | | Things like mp3's such as iPod shuffle or iPods are |
| example toys that can recite the alphabet or sing | | | | huge with this age range. Instant cameras from Fuji |
| nursery rhyme will be a hit with this age group. The toy | | | | and Polaroid are also a good hit. Imagine yourself in the |
| at this stage should not only be entertaining but | | | | hay days of the Polaroid. I'm sure it was a lot of fun |
| educational too. Good examples are Diego Toys | | | | for you too. Cell phones could be a good idea, but you |
| which will help your toddler or preschooler learn the | | | | might want to check with the parents before |
| names of animals, the different sounds they make and | | | | embarking on that gift. |