Want a toy that will keep your preschooler interested and also expand his mind with hours of fun pretend play?
Look no further than the magic Melissa and Doug have dreamed up.
Made especially for the 3-years old and up crowd, the
fun toy cars included in this set are a police car, school bus, fire truck, ambulance, mail truck and of course, the all important ice cream truck.
Along with these vehicles are signs that your child will learn from. Handicapped parking sign, do not enter, no U-turns, railroad crossing, speed limit 55, one way sign, cross walk and yield. Talk to your child about what the signs mean and make up scenarios with him about how they work.
Let one of your vehicles, like the mail truck run through a stop sign, go up a "do not enter" street and may even make a U-turn in front of the sign that reads, "no U-turns". Then ask your child which vehicle would be the proper one to talk to the mail truck and let him know that he isn't driving safely by following the signs? Let your child guess until he chooses the police car and explain to him what the roll of each of the trucks are and then let his imagination run wild. He can set up his own roads complete with signs, save kittens from trees with the firetruck, deliver million dollar checks with his mail truck and take the school bus to the ice cream truck for a real treat for everyone.
Don't be surprised after playing with this set if your child starts telling you what the signs mean as you're driving along!
Labels: learning-toys, pretend-play, toddler toys, toy cars
by: Child Basics
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