7 ways educational toys can make your kid smarter

Have you noticed how hard it is to part a kid with his toy! You almost never see them without playing with one. Wouldn’t it be the best thing if your child could play and at the same time have something to learn? The kids will literally find a way to play with anything that is handed over to them.  So, why not strategically switch to educational toys to shape your kids into being smarter. And believe it or not, they are both fun and educational for your kids, they won’t miss their regular toys at all!

Here’s how educational toys make your kid smarter

Educational toys take your kid's imagination to the next level

Building toys, that is structured blocks or pieces that are supposed to be built by your child are known to improve your child's imagination and spatial skills. Their mind works in a creative way and they try to experiment with different patterns and colors. They give your child a 3-D recognition of structures at a very young age and even make it possible for them to mentally rotate objects in their mind.

Educational toys develop a sense of reasoning in your child

There are various toys and games that enhance your kid’s logical reasoning. These toys can include puzzles, crosswords, science kits and computer kits. It challenges the kid to come up with new and interesting solutions for different puzzles, crosswords and scrabble and there are a lot of categories that you can choose from. In the case of science and computer kits, they develop in your child a sense of curiosity to figure out how things work.

Educational toys improve your child’s mathematical aptitude

There are various fun math games and toys that are strategically designed for your kid to enjoy learning math while playing. If you have a little toddler, you can begin with counting and addition games. If your kid is a bit older, there are games that can add to his/her calculation and problem-solving techniques. For example, board games which require the kid to solve mathematical clues in order to move forward and win. These games can even be played in groups to develop a sense of healthy competition

Educational toys make your child better at problem-solving

Toys oriented towards problem-solving are available for a wide range of age groups. For little kids, there are toys such as mix and match, puzzles and building blocks. For a more mature group, there are science, math and logic games. Developing a sense of critical thinking and problem-solving at an early age would be beneficial for your child. Research shows that children who play educational games when they are young tend to perform better at school

They develop your child into being friendly and cooperative

There are lots of educational toys that require more than one person to play. When your child has his/her friends over at home, instead of their aimlessly running around you can have them indulged in an educational game. It enhances children's ability to work in a team and gives them a chance to portray their leadership skills from a tender age. It even improves their creative thinking as every person in a group can offer different solutions for a particular task. It is a great way of both making friends and learning

They even let your child discover what they are passionate about relatively earlier

Be it building blocks, puzzles, art games, science, math, logic or computer toys, you will notice in some time your child will develop an inclination towards a particular category of games. So if you introduce your kid to lots of toys initially, it will be easier for you to notice what your child is really passionate about when he/she grows up. The sooner you find out, the sooner you can start shaping their career.

The miracle of Lego toys

Education toys can play an interesting and significant role in shaping your child’s mind. It is an amazing way of tricking your kid into studying and learning but only in an exceptionally fascinating manner. Children who have played with educational toys are observed to grasp things quickly and perform better at school than rest of the kids their age.  These children also tend to find their passion in life at an early age. All you as parent or guardian have to do is hand over educational toys to your child instead of regular ones and watch them explore.

Now educational toys come in a number of categories for various age groups and they have an immense influence on children

Construction and Building toys

There is a wide variety of toys in this category itself for various age groups. Starting young, kids can learn basic shapes and colors and they can perform simple tasks such as fitting the blocks at the right places. When they are a little grown up, they can make their own buildings and castles and design it the way they want. It is fascinating that toys as simple as these improve your child’s creativity and spatial skills. Your child learns 3-D recognition of structures and is able to mentally visualize and rotate objects in their mind.

Board games, logic puzzles and crosswords that enhance problem-solving

There are several intelligently designed board games for kids that keep them indulged and develop their mind to think critically and solve problems and equations without getting bored. How these games work is there are series of puzzle questions and clues that they have to solve as they continue playing the game. These games can be played alone, in pairs of two or even in groups. So if you have more than one id at home and they make it difficult for you to sit and relax, get them one such board game that will not only keep them busy but will also help them to learn new concepts.

Similarly, you can use logic puzzles and there exists an insane variety of topics that you can choose from. Notice what your child shows interest in and choose a suitable puzzle for them. Also, you must have a crossword, it helps your kid to learn and form new words on their own hence boosting their vocabulary.

Science and Computational toys

If your child has shown keen interest in science or computers maybe while watching channels like discovery on TV, buying them related educational toys would be a great start. There are various, harmless physics and chemistry toys that you can have your child experiment with. There are different kinds of robot kits that can you can gift your child. You would be surprised to see how their mind works when they make things you had no idea they were capable of. If your child comes off as a computer geek, there are a range of computer kits available that let you kid assemble their own minicomputer, and once they have assembled it, there are a lot of things they can do on it.