With the rapid evolvement of technology, toys and games for kids are now applications on technological devices. As these groundbreaking advancements take over our lives, we might want to take a step back, especially when involving our children. Even though many of the applications designed for young ones can be educational, but the exposure to extended periods of screen time can be damaging. We have scowered across Singapore’s online kid stores to bring you outstanding educational toys that will help your little one learn while having fun. With schools being closed for the foreseeable future, these educational toys make a great temporary fix. Because the lessons are incorporated in a fun, colorful toy, it’s unlikely that little ones will get bored anytime soon.
LeapFrog My Talking Lappup
This adorable interactive laptop-like toy is specifically designed to keep little ones engaged while they learn their alphabet, colors, shapes, and how to count. The Lappup comes with a whopping 40 songs for fun learning; each button is designated to a specific lesson of a particular subject. It also comes with a Peek-a-Boo play activity, which will introduce little ones to delightful social play. The Lappup has a built-in volume switch to set your desired volume setting, or you can turn off the sound entirely. The toy will turn off automatically after a prolonged period of inactivity to avoid unnecessary battery usage.
Peppa Pig Shape Sorter Picnic Set
A fun, engaging toy that teaches children about shapes, sizes, colors, and gives little ones a fun playtime with toy food. The set comes with a Peppa Pig picnic basket and colorful toy foods. This toy is excellent for encouraging children to be proactive, and it teaches them about hand-eye coordination and space awareness as well. Put the right shaped food through the cutouts on the top of the picnic basket; a correct match will unveil a fun song that will encourage little ones while indicating the correct answer. Children can also listen to Peppa’s official tune by pressing on the picnic basket!
KidKraft Tabletop Easel
Turn any table at home into your little ones’ personal art studio with this tabletop easel. It comes with a dual side, a chalkboard, and a dry-erase surface. The easel can be used as a stable paper surface, fasten art paper to the top, and your little one can spend all day painting. It’s the perfect toy for your little Bob Ross, and it takes almost no space as it’s designed as a tabletop easel. Art allows your little one the educational opportunity to acquire hand-eye coordination, which is an essential skill for young kids.
Patch Puzzle – Dinosaur
A 46-piece two-sided puzzle for your little one to put together! This exciting dual-sided puzzle features a picture of an adorable dinosaur family on one side and a fun prehistoric scene on the other. The puzzle has all the letters of the alphabet and numbers 0-9 hidden in the pictures, giving your little one a challenge as they learn. Patch Puzzle comes in a bunch of other fun and exciting themes too! Puzzles help children develop a set of basic skills that include concentration, patience, shape recognition, and a sense of achievement.
Sassy Keyboard Classics
Sassy Keyboard is a mini piano designed to keep little ones aged three months and above engaged as they learn basic skills. This colorful toy comes with shaking beads, musical sounds in each piano key, and a handle that comes with moveable beads. There are three different classical music that will play when a piano key is pressed on, teaching little ones about cause and effect. The two smaller, purple, and blue piano keys light up when the music plays that will surely grab attention and encourage concentration. Both moveable and shaking beads will aid in the development of fine motor skills.
SmartGames – Jungle – Hide & Seek
A puzzle-like game that is animal themed, featuring 80 challenges and a dual-sided game board, A ‘day’ side that features a 4-grid game and a ‘night’ side that proves to be a little more challenging with one big grid. It will also teach your little ones about the animals that live in the jungles of Asia. Their website offers a trial of the game, and boy! It’s definitely a challenge, but a fun one at that. The game board that it comes with can also be used as a cute storage case.
GeoSafari Glow-In-The-Dark Planets & Stars Set
Nostalgia at its best, I remember having these light up my room when I was just a little kid. The set comes with a large glow-in-the-dark sun, eight planets, and stars of different sizes. Your little one will love these; not only will it give them an insight on astronomy and all things space, but it will also allow them to get creative with decorating their room. Your little will need some help sticking these on the ceiling to transform their room into the ultimate kid’s observatory. It will also encourage your little one to take an interest in the world of astronomy and space.
LeapFrog Count Along Cash Register
Fun math lessons summed up into one toy! The LeapFrog Count Along Register will teach your little one counting skills, numbers, names, and colors. The set comes with an awesome cash register that comes with a touch screen, a shopping card, eight colorful food pieces, and ten coins. It’s a great toy to encourage pretend-play, and your little one can have fun playing with friends, among siblings, and even with mom and dad. The cash register will also play songs when the icons are touched, a fun sing-along session for your little one!
SmartMax My First Dinosaurs Stem Magnetic Discovery Building Set
Offering hours of fun and introducing the science behind magnets, a fun building set for kids to put together and to play with colorful dinosaurs. It will also encourage your little one to take an interest in the world of prehistoric times. Your little one will have a great time mixing and matching pieces, and who knows? They just might create a whole new dinosaur species.