Children’s Educational Toys Birth to Six Months What’s Available? Part 2

This is part 2 in this series of articles in which I will provide you a review of a variety of the educational toys for babies' birth to six months available now. You can find these toys in toy shops and online nationwide.

This is part 2 in this series of articles in which I will provide you a review of a variety of the educational toys for babies' birth to six months available now. You can find these toys in toy shops and online nationwide.

Manhattan Toy – Whoozit Activity Spiral

This toy is appropriate from birth to 18 months. It consists of an adaptable spiral that wraps around most stroller and carrier handles for on-the-go fun. The Whoozit Activity Spiral measures approximately 7" long, and extends to 11". Educational benefits include:

• A baby safe mirror that promotes self-discovery
• A hidden rattle that reinforces cause-and-effect play
• Pull-and-release ball that makes a jiggling motion and encourages developing motor skills.

Manhattan Toy – Wimmer Ferguson Stim Mobile

This is an award-winning mobile that features vivid color and bold black-and-white images that are on interchangeable cards. It measures approximately 13 inches. The mobile includes:

• One sturdy, easy to adjust upright to fit most cribs and change tables
• Ten reversible black-and-white cards
• Ten reversible color cards
• Instructions and fact sheet

Educational benefits include:

• Simple-to-complex images to stimulate early visual activity and pre-reaching movements

The Wimmer Fergson Stim Mobile has won the Gold Seal from the Oppenheim toy portfolio, the 3 star highest rating from the Canadian Toy Council, and the Mother's Choice Award from Baby Talk Magazine.

Baby Einstein Flash Cards Baby Webster

Baby Webster is a set of 29 flash cards that can be used alone or in combination with the Baby Einstein, Baby Bach and Baby Mozart videos. The flash cards use the same objects that appear in the videos which give you the opportunity to help enhance your child's vocabulary and word recognition. The flash cards are translated into 7 different languages.

Baby Bach CD

This is a 17-track, 28-minute all-Bach program that features excerpts from the Brandenburg Concerto and more. Babies can discover all the melodic and harmonic movement and energy of J.S. Bach's best-known compositions articulated by mallet percussion instruments (vibraphone, marimba, Celeste and glockenspiel, orchestral instruments, modern keyboards, flute, 12-string guitar, recorder, toy piano and music box.

Baby Mozart CD

Is a 15-track, 28-minute all-Mozart program that features excerpts from Symphony No. 41, Piano Sonatas. There is some research that suggests a relationship between exposure to Mozart's music and increases in spatial reasoning abilities and intelligence. In general, studies have shown relationships exist between listening to classical music and a positive affect upon health. Those benefits include:

• A boost in the immune function
• Regulates stress-related hormones
• Strengthens memory and improves coordination

Baby Beethoven CD

Baby Beethoven CD is a 19-track, 35-minute all-Beethoven program. Studies reveal a relationship between listening to classical music and an affect upon:

• Verbal ability
• Spatial intelligence
• Creativity
• Intuition
• Memory

Continued in Part 3

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Written by Connie Limon To learn more about Children's Educational Toys, the benefits to children, and choices available in the year of 2007, please visit http://smalldogs2.com/ChildrensEducationalToys
For a variety of FREE reprint articles visit http://www.camelotarticles.com