What sort of sorters are there?
Toys-sorters for babies can be made of a variety of materials. The most popular are the plastic ones - they are lightweight, they are easy to wash, but it is better not to give them to too young children, because plastic is not always a safe material, and, besides, it can have an unpleasant specific smell.
Much safer for the baby will be a soft children's sorter made of fabric. He is lightweight, can not hurt a child or cause him harm, but will not last long, because can tear and constantly get dirty. The safest, rightly considered to be educational toys made of wood. It is very pleasant to play with wood, it does not have an unpleasant odor, it is ecological, natural, and besides it reduces nervous tension and aggression.
Sorters differ not only in material, but also in the form of the vault and figurines. Vaults are usually a box with an opening door, but can be performed in absolutely any form - these are various animals (turtles, elephants, penguins, rhinoceroses, etc.), and all kinds of pots, balls, pyramids. Figures can be simple geometric shapes, can be made in the form of animals, are large and small, monochrome or multicolored.
At what age can a sorter be offered to a child?
Generally, sorters are designed for children from year to year, but you can offer them to a kid long before his first birthday. Even a very young child will love this toy, especially if it has sound and light effects. Of course, the kid can not get the details into the right holes yet, but he will certainly want to touch, shift, look and, of course, try the bright figurines on the tooth. For children up to one year, it is better to use wooden sorters, because wood is a natural and safe material, and there is nothing to worry about if the crumb wants to chew the pieces.
For a child at the age of 1.5-2 years, the most favorite occupation is the feeling of different forms, distribution of them into boxes and boxes, sorting, classification - all that, and carries away their toy-sorter. At this age it is best to offer the kid a logical cube with figures of animals, fruits, vegetables, so that during the game the child can master the basic concepts, naturally, with your help. When playing with a child, be sure to sound with words everything that happens, what detail you took, what form and color it possesses and so on.
For children aged 2-3 years, you can already purchase plastic sorter, the figures of which will be made in the form of the simplest geometric figures, the size of the parts can be already smaller, and the quantity - more. Sound and lighting effects are not so important here, kids are more attracted to the opportunity to do something themselves and achieve results. After three years, sorters usually go to the background, and children are not very interested in them, but if a child likes to play with this toy - do not interfere with him, because sorter is also very useful for the development of logical thinking at an older age .
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