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As Christmas approaches faster than Santa can jingle his bells, it's time to seriously sort out those Christmas presents. Now more than ever before, busy mums with young families are staying away from the hustle and bustle of trying to shop among the masses with children in tow by buying online. The beauty of this is obvious as you can browse at will for however long you wish with friends and family in the comfort of your own home; pour a glass of wine and it sounds even more inviting.
Because the early learning years are so important to a child's development, children's activity games and tables make an excellent choice. Wooden activity toys and wooden pull-along toys as opposed to plastic will probably always take preference so, with that young family in mind, let us take a look at some excellent children's wooden activity toys.
FOR THE TODDLER:
Wooden Pull-Along Toy: When a child is on the verge of walking, this is where wooden activity toys can help play an important role. If you have one that is filled with wooden blocks and/or bricks, even better as children just love to take things out and fill them up again, dont they? The benefits are enormous.
a) These styles of wooden activity toys will aid the child enormously in teaching balance as they master the art of putting one foot in front of the other.
b) Wooden activity toys will help training in co-ordination while pushing and walking, and learning to turn around.
c) Children just love to empty and fill spaces so their minds are constantly enriched as they learn to focus on specific things, all whilst playing.
d) Add to that the strengthening of those little limbs and active minds and you know that will help keep your toddler amused, active and entertained for hours on end.
LITTLE GIRLS:
Kids' Pretend Kitchens: Your three-year-old is busy playing mum in one of the latest kids pretend kitchens. She's in a world of her own at the controls of her Kitchen Combo. It's both fun and educational, featuring an oven with a shelf and a halogen hob - both with knobs that turn - a sink with swivelling tap and a work surface. Made of rubberwood by Pintoy, the quality wooden toy brand leader, the slimline Combo takes pride of place in your daughter's playroom, but might easily be found at a pre-school group or play centre, being aimed at three-year-olds and above. As wooden activity toys go this rates highly.
To be even more realistic, there are some amazing pretend vegetables, buns and cakes, pizzas, bread, in fact, a dazzling array of highly authentic pretend goodies to add to the realism for your little girl and her friends. If there is room, then add a cute themed table and chairs, and you will probably think your little ones have left home as this kind of wooden activity toy is guaranteed to entertain those little darlings for hours and hours. Wooden toy specialists Pintoy offer an excellent range of Kids' Pretend Kitchens.
LITTLE BOYS:
Boys Wooden Train Sets: Wooden activity toys don't come much better if you have a young son with a passion for railways, you could be on the right track for the perfect Christmas present by checking out some beautifully crafted boys wooden train sets. Two engines pull six carriages in a 100-piece set with interlocking rails and bridges that can be laid out in various configurations. People, animals and buildings help to complete the scene and guarantee hours of endless fun.
If you feel that may be too ambitious for your youngster, you can always opt for an award-winning 50-piece wooden starter set with an engine and three carriages running on a figure of eight track. Once again, there are buildings, people and animals among the accessories.
A capital idea for the beginner could be the City of London Wooden Train Sets made up of more than 50 pieces, including such landmarks as Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Gherkin office block and the Eye Ferris wheel along the figure of eight route. A London bus and taxi, Queen's Guardsmen, a police car and fire engine add to the authenticity.
All the Boys Wooden Train Sets are suitable for youngsters aged three and over, and are compatible with other popular train sets.
There are many options to choose from with wooden activity toys but they are an excellent choice of gift for the small child. They feed those inquisitive little minds, while helping them to grow whilst playing. A perfect choice for a Christmas gift.
