When choosing an educational toy for your child or as a gift it is important to consider the age, ability and interests of the child. It is important to select a toy at the age range of the child or just above. To ensure that the toy is of interest and challenges the child or extends them while holding their interest.

At Young Minds Educational Toys we have tried to select a range of award winning quality educational toys suitable and of interest to each age group.

Educational Toys for Kids 0-1 year
From birth until a child turns 1 is the time when the most amazing developmental changes take place. Educational toys at this stage need to stimulate the senses, particularly the senses of sight, sound and touch. This is why so many baby toys at this stage are colourful, textured or make sounds/squeaks/rattles. The Baby Whoozit rattle, Manhattan Toy Skwish and Geomag Gbaby are popular choices. For our full range of 0-1 years educational toys visit here.

Educational Toys for Kids 1-3 year olds
The child is now at the exploration stage. Popular toddler toys at this age include musical toys, blocks, shape sorters and bath toys. This is a good age to introduce the alphabet and numbers to your child. Toys need to entertain as well as educate your toddler. The Alex Bath Flutes, Alex Dinosaur/Mermaid Bath Toys, Djeco Labyrinth Wooden Magnetic Puzzle or Djeco Tubulo Blocks are very popular choices. For our full range of 1-3 years educational toys visit here.

Educational Toys for Kids 3-5 year olds
Children at this age love pretend play. Dress ups amd role playing toys are important at this age. The gender of the child also comes into play at this age. This is a great age to further learning as young minds are active and absord faster. Dolls houses, castles, bilingual dolls, Wooden Tool Bench or Alex First Stove or Honeybake Oven and puzzles are all popular choices for this age group. For our full range of 3-5 years educational toys visit here.

Educational Toys for Kids 5-8 year olds
Children at this age are developing their individual personalities and interests. They enjoy playing with toys that are engaging and interesting, like board games, remote control toys, craft and science kits, building sets and computer / video games. Peer pressure sets in at this age, and the popular toys of the moment are very much in demand. For our full range of 5-8 years educational toys visit here.

Toy Safety
Safety also plays a very important part role when choosing a toy for a child. If the child is under 3 it is important that the toy has no small parts to avoid choking hazards. For children under 5 it is important to make sure that a toy has no sharp edges or parts.