My baby is over one year old, but their ability to stay focused on playing with toys still doesn’t last very long. I’ve only found two toys that can keep them engaged for about an hour:
【Children’s Toy Sand】 This requires me to sit inside the sandpit with my baby, but we each play our own way, enjoying a form of companionable play that doesn’t interfere with each other. We can play for half an afternoon. There are numerous benefits:
🌟 Sensory Stimulation: The colorful sand texture stimulates the child’s visual and tactile sensory development, helping them better perceive the world.
🌟 Hand-on Skills: Through various stacking and shaping activities, it unleashes their imagination. I like to bury small toys and let my baby dig for treasures.
🌟 Emotional Stress Relief: When I play with this, my emotions are extremely stable, and I feel relaxed and at ease. My baby’s calm demeanor suggests she feels the same way.
【Bubble Wrap】 I discovered this by accident, and my baby absolutely loves popping the bubbles. One bubble wrap bag can keep her entertained for several days, with each session lasting over an hour. Once, she started popping bubbles during bath time and continued until bedtime. The benefits include:
🌟 Sensory Stimulation: The raised bubbles on the bubble wrap and the “popping” sound when they burst provide excellent tactile and auditory stimulation, enriching the child’s tactile perception and sound awareness.
🌟 Fine Motor Skills: This was an unexpected bonus. My baby’s fine motor skills for “pinching” weren’t particularly good before, but after playing with one bag, I noticed a significant improvement. She used to pinch things with three fingers, but now she uses her thumb and index finger 🤏, making her fingers more dexterous.
🌟 Emotional Stress Relief: Both my state of play and my baby’s indicate that this repetitive and simple pressing and popping action is truly stress-relieving!
It seems that toys providing sensory stimulation and emotional stress relief are perfect for my baby.
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