{30 Days of Simple Toddler Toys} Day 17: Sorting Board

Sorting boards are next to impossible to find in stores (at least around here), which confuses me because they are a great learning toy.  Sorting is an essential math skill, and this simple toy can help children develop it.

Skills:

• math skills
• fine motor
• concept skills (shapes, colors, etc)

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{30 Days of Simple Toddler Toys} Day 16: Peg Boards

Many people have never even heard of peg boards, but almost everyone has seen this fun little game:

While it's not quite the same, you can imagine how much fun a kid would have with their own version of this game that we all can't get enough of.  This is an open-ended toy that can be used for so many things, all at the discretion of the child's imagination!

Skills:

• fine motor
• math skills (counting, patterns, sorting, adding/subtracting)
• colors, shapes
• creativity

{30 Days of Simple Toddler Toys} Day 13: Lacing Beads

Little ones love working with their hands.  Lacing beads are a versatile toy that can be used to learn many different skills.  There are lots of different options out there, below are just a few that I find fabulous!

Skills:

• fine motor
• patterns
• math skills
• colors, shapes

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