One year old is a sensitive stage for the child’s absorbing thought and various perceptions development, a period of developing organ coordination, muscles and interest on things. This period is called “toddlers” or “movement time”, because the child begins to try to exercise their bodies, like adventures, save anything by hand, start to learn to stand, walk. They have a certain sense of independence, curiosity gradually increased, and more willing to do a lot of things by their own. Coming to understand the relationship between people around, like to imitate adult actions, can understand many things, and also like to listen to the praise of adults. This time needs toys and games to help them development and increase activities of body and limbs. Parents should play more games with children, and you can choose for your children some of the following types of toys.
First, kinds of balls easy to grasp and made of soft materials such as rubber, plastic or foam etc.; sound toys, slides, baby carriage, small pulling cars, toy telephone, small xylophones, small drums, metal pots, and metal plates, squeaky rubber toys and not easily torn cloth books.
Second, animal toys, inflatable tumblers, pull toys with music or voice, beat toys, large dolls, stuffed toys, toys can push and pull such as small cars, durable plastic cups, bowls, funnels and measuring spoon.
Third, foam pigment, simple puzzle games, simple building models, old magazines, baskets, esophageal or containers with lids, modeling clay, activity toys, such as small toy truck or toy train, working tools, kitchenware, puppet of varieties of roles, toy animals or dolls suitable for hug.
Fourth, choose some hands-on toys, such as tableware toys, small toys that allow baby to put into baskets, boxes, and take out; or provide some bottles or boxes with lid, let the child to open and cover.
Fifth, buying some sets of stacking towers, bowls, let the child to take apart and then set up, according to the order of sizes.
Sixth, balls, play balls can exercise body. One year old child could start to play balls, first playing small patting ball. Next is a small play volleyball, small football, badminton, playing with hands or kicking.
Seventh, blocks: in the process of playing blocks, children understand the graphics, learn the correct classification, improve their thinking skills and promote their intellectual development. Children can first classify blocks by various standards of colors, shapes or sizes, and then arrange them into complex games.