Be aware of that they are offered as a guide to help in your selection, but remember that all children are different.
Study your child and get to know his or her interests, abilities and limitations. Not all children enjoy the same kinds of play: one child will be interested in building with blocks or doing puzzles; another may prefer riding bikes or playing ball; your child may enjoy pretending with a dollhouse or playing board games. Try to match the toy to your child and keep in mind that his or her interest in a toy will often carry through more than one age group.
Nine to Twelve Years
Children begin to
develop specific skills and life-long interests at this age. Give considerable attention to hobbies and crafts, model kits, magic sets, advanced construction sets, chemistry and science kits and puzzles.
Peer acceptance is very important at this age. Active physical play now finds its expression with team play in a variety of sports. Social and intellectual skills are refined through board, card and electronic games, particularly those requiring strategy decisions.
Video and electronic games, table tennis and billiards (pool) are very popular at this stage. Dramatic play holds great appeal. Youngsters in this age group like to plan
complete productions including props, costumes, printed programs, puppets and marionettes. Painting, sculpting, ceramics and other forms of
artistic expression continue to be of interest, as do books, tapes and musical instruments.
[Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
and the The American Toy Institute]
Play Groups to start or join a play group in your area.
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