The Holiday Season is upon us and we are making our gift list, at least I am already! I want to give my kids gifts that will help them continue to develop and grow. Now, discovering toys that are specific to each child’s age and development level is made easier with VTech®. I am sharing information about VTech’s online Milestones resource, as well as, hosting a giveaway for a VTech gift pack with toys that can help hit developmental milestones across various ages (0-36 months): Lil’ Critters Play & Dream Musical Piano™, Roll & Surprise Animal Train™ and Chomp & Count Dino™!
VTech Expert Panel and Milestones Resource
Your little one is constantly growing, discovering and developing. That’s why it’s important to have toys and games that help your child learn every step of the way! VTech® works closely with a panel of children’s learning experts on the development of its infant and preschool learning products. Insight from these experts are featured in an online Milestones resource that offers parents guidelines and recommendations to help them select toys based on the individual needs of children from birth to nine years old. The categories explain different characteristics and occurrences that your child is faced with at each specific age and developmental stage, and are then followed by recommended products that the most appropriate and beneficial. The milestones are broken down by age and three categories:
o Language and Cognitive
o Social and Emotional Development
o Physical and Motor
Lil’ Critters Play & Dream Musical Piano™
(Ages 0-12 months; MSRP $24.99)
· Learn and play music with animal friends! The Lil’ Critters Play & Dream Musical Piano by VTech has a variety of fun musical activities that engage your child on the floor or attached to the crib.
· This soft piano features five animal piano keys that introduce music, instruments and animals.
· The piano also includes a light-up sun that shines and flashes to the music to attract your baby’s attention.
· Choose from two modes of play for fun learning and music activities.
Roll & Surprise Animal Train™
(Ages 6-36 months; MSRP: $15.99)
· Your little one will enjoy peek-a-boo fun and develop fine motor skills through turn, slide and press activities.
· Animal friends introduce animal names, animal sounds and colors.
· This educational toy also rewards curiosity and teaches cause and effect with pop-up surprises and 55 songs, melodies, sounds, and phrases.
Chomp & Count Dino™
(Ages 12-36 months; MSRP: $19.99)
· Simply place one of the eight brightly-colored play pieces in the dino’s mouth and watch as he eats and recognizes each piece.
· Play in either food or counting mode and the dino responds with rewarding sounds and phrases all while introducing colors, numbers, shapes and more.
· Press the question button and kids can answer the dino’s questions to show what they’ve learned.
· Five shape buttons help kids learn shapes and numbers, while spinning the disc on the dino’s back will play sing-along songs.
· The dino can also be pushed or pulled by a string for even more fun melodies.
My 20 month old son loves these 3 VTech toys, especially Chomp & Count Dino! He loves to feed the Dino and pull him around the house. All 3 of my boys love VTech toys and I love that they are engaging and eductional! With VTech toys my boys are reaching there milestones. I really appreciate VTech’s milestone page because it has great information as well as recommending toys for my children.
The Expert Panel helps continue VTech’s commitment to building on children’s knowledge, one milestone at a time!
Have a question about your child’s development or the Milestones resource? Check out The Milestone Page and The Expert Panel Page on VTech’s website.
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Enter to Win VTech Toys: Lil’ Critters Play & Dream Musical Piano™, Roll & Surprise Animal Train™ and Chomp & Count Dino™
$60.97 Retail Value!
This giveaway is open to US residents, 18+ only. The giveaway will end at 11:59 pm CST on 12/01.
Disclosure: I received the products mentioned above for free. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. rays of bliss is not responsible for sponsors who do not fulfill prize obligations.
SHe sorts everything and counts. She has been sounding out letters and rhymimng!
My nephew has started to walk independently.
My toddler has started sorting and learning all his colors, my infant has started standing alone.
My baby girl is smiling and laughing!
My daughter is developing her language, we also have a baby number 3 on the way!
My granddaughter recently developed her physical and motor skills.
Social and emotional 🙂
Physical and motor
My son is at the physical and motor milestone.
Laurie Emerson
The physical and motor milestone is upon us!
My son is getting ready to crawl and my daughter is learning letters.
My little niece has just learned to crawl
These toys look like they would be so much fun for babies.