Play offers children many valuable opportunities that add to their learning. Research shows that play can support and build learning across physical, social, emotional and intellectual areas of development. In the first three years particularly, play helps children to explore and learn about the world through listening, looking, touching, tasting and smelling.

Toddlers can handle more complex toys because their ability to grasp and manipulate objects is more advanced. They love to build with blocks and play with shape sorters. This is also the age when imagination develops, so toys that encourage role play are a great choice.

Toy kitchen sets, cars, trucks, dolls, dress-up clothes, and large crayons will all help to stimulate your child’s mind and keep them entertained for hours.