Iris's mom and dad write about Mindful Parenting and RIE Parenting while maintaining a positive, optimistic, open-minded and mindful attitude.
We bought a new “toy” this week: a Traffic Play Mat. Our daughter loves it and we wish we bought it sooner. I must say, our daughter has an impressive collection of HotWheels cars. Although we bought her various track packs for her cars, she definitely prefers the Traffic Play Mat.
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Some time ago, when our daughter was almost 1 year old, we wrote an article about the importance of open ended toys for open ended play. Just as a quick reminder, open ended play is a creative, imaginative, child-directed play.
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Blocks and construction elements are great toys when it comes to open ended play. By far, the most famous and familiar brand of brick toys is Lego. Lego comes with a tremendous large variety of building blocks, in different shapes, sizes and colors. It is a captivating toy for toddlers, kids and grown ups, regardless their gender.
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