| When choosing toys for your six year old, it | | | | these blocks and their accessories. |
| is important that you select toys that are | | | | |
| age appropriate as well as safe. Six year old | | | | Since reading, writing, and phonics skills |
| children are entering elementary school and | | | | are being introduced to the 6 year old, |
| have advanced beyond many preschool | | | | educational games such as Sing, Spell, Read, |
| activities. For example, when it comes to | | | | and Write are a good choice. You may also |
| arts and crafts, a 6 year old may feel | | | | discover that in addition to these types of |
| comfortable using a pair of scissors and it | | | | educational toys, memory and sequencing games |
| is up to the parent to decide how much | | | | are also greatly beneficial. |
| supervision they will give the child. | | | | |
| However, it is recommended that you always | | | | Imaginative play is also a very important |
| supervise children when using scissors or | | | | part of the six year old's overall |
| other sharp objects, but the point is that a | | | | development. You can enhance your child's |
| six year old is in fact capable of using | | | | creative development by encouraging them to |
| scissors by themselves. | | | | play with puppets. A puppet theater is a |
| | | | great addition to ensure that your child has |
| The advancement in a six year old's motor | | | | a wonderful time and is lost in their |
| skills enable them to enjoy many other toys | | | | imaginative world. |
| that they previously couldn't experience. | | | | |
| Here are some great guidelines to use when | | | | Age appropriate puzzles are also an excellent |
| choosing toys for 6 year olds. | | | | choice for the 6 year old child. You can |
| | | | select puzzles by their age level and as your |
| First, if you are choosing arts and craft | | | | child advances in their skills, move on to |
| products, be sure that the toys are | | | | more complex puzzles. Puzzles are also a |
| non-toxic. Six year olds are developing their | | | | great way to introduce educational concepts |
| writing technique and the use of crayons, | | | | in a fun manner. |
| scissor, and glue greatly develops their | | | | |
| motor skills and improves their writing. | | | | Some other popular choices for toys for the |
| | | | six year old child include the classic toys, |
| You may also find that building blocks are | | | | Slinky, the games Candyland and Chutes and |
| very appropriate for the six year old child. | | | | Ladders, Lace up cards, dress up toys, doll |
| Whether these are wooden blocks, Lincoln | | | | houses, erector sets, tool sets, and the game |
| logs, or legos children love to build with | | | | Pick Up Sticks. |