Holiday Gift Ideas to Promote Developmental Skills

​The holiday season is a time of giving, and we'd like to share with you some of our favorite developmentally appropriate toys. Each of these toys are broken into to categories that are designed to help your little one improve critical developmental skills while playing, just like we do in the clinic.

• Fine motor skills:
  
  • stringing beads
    
  • lacing beads 
    
  • legos
    
• Gross motor play:
  
  • wooden bowling set 
    
  • mini trampoline 
    
  • curvy balance beam
    
• Pretend play:
  
  • play kitchen 
    
  • baby dolls 
    
  • cooking set
    
• Tactile sensory play:
  
  • flubber 
    
  • kinetic sand 
    
  • dried bean bin
    
• Calming play:
  
  • weighted stuffed animal 
    
  • create cozy corners with beanbags
    
  • kid's teepee
    
• Language growth:
  
  • Snail's Pace Race board game
    
  • books

This list is in no way exhaustive. These skills can be obtained through a variety of ways so don't be afraid to be creative in exploring options that may help your child's skill grow.