subject: Toddler Slide and Ride On Toys Help Develop Motor Skills [print this page] Toddler Slide and Ride On Toys Help Develop Motor Skills
From the minute your toddler stands up and takes off to walk (or run as most do), they are very active and interested in the world around them. They continue to develop their gross motor skills and coordination on a daily basis. Toy companies, such as Step2, Little Tikes, Radio Flyer, and Chicco each create wonderful toys for toddlers to practice and develop important growing skills. Most have added toys such as working steering wheels, horns, and levers the help develop eye-hand coordination.
Little Tikes and Step2 have designed slides and climbers with your toddler in mind. Styles such as the Step2 Fold N Slide and the Little Tikes Castle include slides, steps for climbing and other features to encourage climbing, crawling, sliding and balance. The Little Tikes Sports Climber and Slide includes a basketball hoop to encourage throwing and a mini soccer net to practice kicking for hours of active play.
Another great toy to have for your active toddler is a toddler ride on toy. Toys such as the Little Tike Push and Ride Racer, the Radio Flyer Classic Retro Rocket, and Step2 Toddler Tune Coupe are designed with the "foot-to-floor" mode of motion. This encourages your toddler's gross motor skills such as balance and coordination. From the time your toddler learns to stand up, the toddler ride on toy will be used and enjoyed. The toddler ride on toys by Little Tikes and Step2 include a high back or handle so your toddler learning to walk will have something to push along. Once they walk on their own, they will love the Radio Flyer Classic Tiny Trike or Careplay Puppy Ride Along which have a lower, wide base for easy on and off by your toddler.
What is nice about the toddler slide and ride on toys is that most are portable and can be used indoors as well as outdoors. The climber slides are made of durable plastic and the ride on toys have rubber tires to keep your floors from damage. So year round no matter what the weather, your toddler will have hours of fun playing, climbing, sliding and riding on their toddler slide and ride on toys. Most of the toddler slides and ride on toys are designed for ages 12 months and up. They make wonderful gifts for birthdays or holidays.
