Educational infant parent toy- engaging your baby in play

Parents can engage in play at a very young age. Babies love color stimulation. A great educational parents toy is something you can make yourself.

You can creates a set of 3 X 5 color cards using index cards, markers, and shapes found around the house. Find a cookie cutter shaped star, trace it on the card, and then color in with a bright magic marker. If you need a circle, use the bottom of a cup or glass, trace around it, and color the shape. You can do a series of these cards, until you have about 20. To introduce your child to this educational infant toy, bring out one card, state what the shape is, then state the color. A baby, even at the age of two months, can begin to explore the world of color and shapes. Of course, you can purchase ready-made cards at many stores. They will provide you with a stimulating educational infant parent toy.

Another such educational toy that works well with baby and parent is colored fabric blocks. You can introduce the colors of the blocks to your baby and they can grasp on to the block, even at a very young age. The tactile interaction and color play can engage baby and the parent is not just a bystander but active in play with the baby.

Lamaze® Toy Company has many soft tactile educational infant toys that a parent can use to interact with the baby. From soft staking or interlocking rings, to fabric blocks, to colorful friendly toys with faces, a parent can interact with the infant on many levels.