If you are thinking that rides are only for your kids to enjoy and nothing more...you're wrong. There are several educational toys that are found on the market today. There are books, puzzles, musical instrument, doll houses, action figures, board games, building blocks, card games and even electronic gadgets. All these will surely help your kids learn but ride on toys can teach a lot of things to your kids.
When you look at it, it' s just a simple toy-kids ride on it, make it move and that's it but in reality, these types of toys help your kids learn many things. Their development can be through intellectual, physical, emotional and social.
Ride on toys comes in different colors, shapes and sizes and in line with these, by simply asking your kids what do they like best, they will be able to describe what they want, "I like the green one" or "the yellow one that has 3 big black tires". Obviously, their visual skills are used here. Imagination definitely will come in once they play it.
Their intellectual ability is practiced. Motor skills are also enhanced with this toy. With physical contact, using eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity, they know how these ride on toys can be maneuvered. They learn how to manipulate it and eventually became "masters" of it. Their large motor skills are also developed by body coordination and balance.
Their mathematical skills are also challenged by solving problem. If one day, their toy won't work, they will know how to make it work again. It can be due to the battery or a part of it that's causing the problem. Again, their ability to categorize and construct the possible solutions will enable them to solve it.
Cooperative and linguistic skills are the skills that will be developed once they are able to play with other kids. They will learn on how to mingle with their playmates. They will have a chance to express their ideas, thoughts and feelings. They will learn to listen to other kids' ideas and suggestions. Here is when your child cooperates with their play mate in reaching their goal when they play "pretend". This skill is best developed when you allow them to mingle with other kids on parks or playgrounds.
Lastly, in developing their independent skills, with their ride on toys, they will learn to decide on their own. They will learn on how things really work.
So when you have second thoughts of getting your kids ride on toys because you think it will not help them grow, now you can stop thinking twice...these toys will definitely help your kids in improving in many ways.
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