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If you live in a part of the country that gets lots of snow or rain during the winter months that season can seem to drag on forever! kids already spend a large part of their day indoors at school. What better way to encourage them to get outside and play then providing them with some great toys to do just that? Time spent outdoors playing is time that children are active and getting proper exercise. In this day and age when more and more children spend countless hours lounging in front of the television or computer, never has outdoor recreation been so important to preventing childhood obesity.
One of the best toys you can get for the summer months is a pool. Heat can be a big activity deterrent, because no one feels like running around when it’s 100 degrees! A pool gives kids a great place to cool off and still have fun and get some exercise. There are all kinds of awesome toys that can be used in the water besides the traditional beach ball. Games like Flip the Frog with Lily Pads, underwater boomerangs, water bouncer toys, motorized swimming toys, diving rings or balls, water trampolines, water volleyball or basketballs sets, floating toys, and submarine toys are all sure to intrigue your child for hours.
If you’re worried about your child getting too much sun in the pool (Always use plenty of sunscreen!), you can even get a covered pool like the Beachcomber Fun Island or the Jungle-Themed Pool with Sunshade. For your toddler there are plenty of covered pools and floaties like the Starfish Baby Float of the Baby Beach Cabana Pool. To make things a little more interesting, get a pool with some kind of fun water feature like the Children’s Seahorse Swimming Pool with Sprayers or the kid‘s Pirate Pool with Slide and Water Sprayers. Slides or water sprayers (or both!) make swimming even more fun.
There are some older traditional outdoor toys that never go out of style. Pogo sticks, stilts, sliding boards, and sandboxes are all common outdoor toys that children have loved for generations. While they are incredibly fun, pogo sticks and stilts encourage fine motor skills and sandboxes are all about promoting imaginative play. Your children won’t even realize that they are actually learning and developing their minds and bodies while they are having a great time!
Bouncy toys are pretty popular right now as well and are perfect for outdoors. Jumping Hippity Hop Balls, mini trampolines with safety sides, and inflatable bounce houses (some even have a ball pit!) are a big hit with kids of all ages. These can even be brought inside during the winter months (if you have the room) for year-round fun.
No matter what your budget or your child’s age and interests, there is something available that will interest them and get them engaged in playing outdoors. Before they even know what hit them, they’ll actually be having Fun without the help of Game Boy and TV!
Wooden Boxes For Fun Storage
Posted by: djohun on: July 3, 2010
If you’re like most parents, you’ve probably given your toddler a lot of toys. This is the reason why wooden toy boxes should be your next purchase. Unless you want toys lying around, it’s a good idea to have some sort of storage where you can teach your little one to put his toys after use.
With the toy boxes, your toddler can have an organized play room. Your toddler probably doesn’t care if it’s organized or not. But as a parent, it’s in your best interest to make sure that it’s organized. The main reason is you want a play room that is safe. If it has toys lying all around, it can cause injuries and accidents especially to active kids. With wooden toy boxes, your kid can store the toys that he’s not using.
It also makes sense to ensure that the toys will be protected. Leaving them lying around can damage or break it. Imagine yourself walking around and you hear a cracking sound. You then look down to see the expensive toy that you bought your kid was just broken. A lot of toys can last a long time if taken care of. So make sure that you get your money’s worth by protecting the toys.
An organized play room is a big play room. Even if it’s just a small room, it would look bigger compared to a bigger room with clutter all over. This is helpful for active kids. You have to give them room to be active around the play room. If toys are lying around, they’ll be taking up a lot of space. It would be hard for toddlers to have fun if they’re having difficulties in moving around.
Wooden toy boxes are not just for toys. Your kids can use them as storage bins for their personal belongings. This is the reason why it’s a good idea to buy more than one. You can buy one for the toys and another one for the personal belongings. With all the different designs, you’ll be sure to find a few that your kid would love to have in his play room.
With all the great designs, why settle for old boxes? There are different designs for boys and girls alike. Some of them can even be used as an activity table. That’s another way to save space. You can even personalize them to give your kid his own personal storage bin. Doing so can help teach organizing to your kid. You can teach him how to be responsible for his own toys by putting them in his own toy box. That’s a good value to be taught for your baby.
Wooden boxes are fun and functional. With them you can be sure that your child play room or bedroom organized, while having fun at the same time. As a bonus, they teach the importance, and this makes them a very good investment.
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