Encourage Your Toddler’s Growth with Fun Learning toys and Activities
Has your toddler started climbing up and down the stairs yet? If not, next time hold their hand and assist them to climb a few steps with you. They will be scared at first, but with you by their side, they can conquer anything.
What to expect?
At around 22 to 24 months you will notice many changes in your little one. Some of the changes are:
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Can run
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Can climb up and down the stairs with assistance
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Can stack blocks
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Turn pages of a book, one at a time
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Can draw simple shapes
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Can solve simple puzzles
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Can sort objects by shapes and colours
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May start forming short and simple sentences
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Use more gestures to express themselves
Is it normal?
Concern: My toddler is very fussy during bedtime/ my toddler refuses to sleep even when they are tired.
Verdict: Yes, it is bedtime fussiness and resistance is normal at this stage. As your toddler is gaining the awareness of self, they strive for independence and they express their desire to be independent by rejecting sleep. Some other reasons for bedtime resistance can be separation anxiety, over stimulation during the day, change in the normal routine or simply the fear of missing out on amazing activities. As parents, it is important to figure out the reason for resistance and address it accordingly. Establishing a calming bedtime routine and communicating with your toddler can help.
Concern: My toddler is happy one second and throwing tantrums at another
Verdict: Yes, the rapid changes in your toddler’s mood are completely normal. Your toddler is experiencing complex emotions such as jealousy and pride and is still learning to manage those emotions which leads to mood swings. Some other reasons for these rapid mood changes can be a desire for independence, physical discomfort such as teething or hunger and their limited communication skills.
How can you support your toddler’s development?
In these few months, your toddler has grown. They are capable of grasping the concepts of shapes, colours , numbers, various things around them and so much more. As parents you do want your child to learn more things. But how to make an energetic toddler sit down to learn? The answer is, you don’t sit them down. You let them play with Tinyvers. Tinyvers has worked with a team of pediatricians, educators and many more experts from various fields to design activity kits that cater to your child’s developmental needs. Tinyvers activity kit 10 has been designed specially for 22 to 24 month toddlers with developmental tools that foster language skills, problem-solving abilities, and introduce early STEAM concepts seamlessly into their daily activities.These educational kits widen their learning skills with STEAM principles & Montessori inspired approach. The kit also comes with a milestone brochure, activity booklet and DIY activity cards that help you navigate your toddler’s developmental journey with ease.
Let’s take a tiny peek into the developmental toys included in Tinyvers activity kit 10:
Puzzles are a fun and interactive way of learning. The 6 piece puzzle encourages your toddler to think logically and critically to solve it, it also enhances their problem-solving skills, hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.
Sometimes if things take too long, your toddler might get frustrated as they are still learning to be patient. The coin and peg pass is an interesting game that requires your toddler to use their logical thinking, problem solving skills and hand eye coordination to play with it which in turn help them to develop patience.
3. Object transfer:
Holding a pencil and writing with it is an important skill that your toddler will have to learn soon. To facilitate this skill, your toddler needs to master their pincer grasp. The object transfer activity is an exciting way your toddler can practice and master their pincer grasping skills. It also allows them to work on their fine motor skills, hand eye coordination and concentration skills.
4. Complex dressing:
As your toddler’s fine motor skills are improving, the complex dressing gives them a wide opportunity to experiment using their fine motor skills in different ways. The complex dressing toy allows your toddler to practice their fine motor skills by sticking and pulling the spaceships off the mat, tying laces, using buckle clip and zipper. Complex dressing improves your toddler’s problem solving skills, precision, bilateral coordination and promotes independence.
5. Birds:
The colourful flying creatures outside your window definitely captures your toddler’s attention. Introduce your little one to their flying friends with the help of bird cards. These colourful cards help your toddler to identify different kinds of birds, build their vocabulary and improve their memory skills.
6. Rainbow pouch:
As your toddler is perfecting their colour names and doing a great job. The rainbow pouch allows them to test the knowledge of their colour names by sorting and organizing the coloured sticks in the designated colour pouches. It also enhances their understanding of the concepts of sorting, matching and organizing.
7. Tower and tumble:
As your toddler is practicing their newly learnt skills, giving them toys that help them to master those skills is essential for their development. Tower and Tumble is a game that allows your toddler to build tower and knock them over using rolling cat and rat figures. This mini bowling /racing game encourages your toddler to use their logical thinking, hand-eye coordination and creativity to build the tower. Moreover, knocking the tower down using rolling cat and rat figures encourages problem solving, imaginative play and skillful development.
8. Eli’s shape search:
This world is full of shapes and colours. Eli’s shape search book is a great read that allows your toddler to recognize the shapes and colours in the real world. It enhances your toddler’s shape and colour recognition skills, vocabulary, curiosity and allows you to spend some quality time with your toddler.
As your toddler is nearing their second birthday, you might experience a variety of emotions from excitement to nervousness and it is totally normal. They have just grown so big so quickly! At this stage they require your love and support when they are excited and even when they are frustrated. You can show your support to your toddler with games such as 6 piece puzzle, Coin and peg pass, Object transfer, Complex dressing, Rainbow pouch and Tower and tumble. Activities such as going through the bird cards together and reading Eli’s shape search will allow you to deepen your toddler’s understanding about the world around them. As parents, it is okay to feel overwhelmed sometimes. Just focus one day at a time and it is going to turn out fine.