Having reliable toys is important when it comes to the development of our children. Playgro, based out of Australia, has been and continues to be a leader in their industry for the past 25 years. In honor of Elephant World Day on August 12 we received the Playgro’s Elephant Shape Sorter to review and engage with. The awareness of animals like the elephant is important in a child’s life to ignite a love for the animal, care and consciousness of the need to protect animals like it that are in danger around the world.
The beauty of Playgro is that they create toys that are simple all while being well priced. They focus on cognitive skills, visual appeal and stimulation of multiple senses. The Playgro’s Elephant Shape Sorter stimulates the senses visually through the bright colors, numbers, elephant image and shapes. It stimulates the auditory and touch stimulation via the crinkle sounds and texture of the elephant ears. It also helps develop their cognitive skills at different ages. Initially it benefits children with the knowledge of shape sorting, recognition of the repeated task and colors. As they develop they can learn and practice with numbers, recognizing them visually, verbally and learning their proper order.
We received the Playgro’s Elephant Shape Sorter and both my children were entertained. My son liked it because it was an elephant and new of course. My daughter liked it for the elephant as well but at first was frustrated by the shape sorting portion. She still freaks out when trying to get the shapes out. The bottom part is composed of a hard rubber bottom that they can fit their hand through. It is small for their hands to go through but she doesn’t like the trapped feeling. I don’t like how firmly it grabs my larger hand but I do like how much she enjoys the toy itself. She likes carrying it around and is more patient with the toy in sorting since the first time she used it. Daily she takes the elephant with her even in the car and just has her brother or mom and dad take out the shapes for her. Her brother likes to tell her the numbers and asks her what color each shape is. The beautiful thing is I can see this will be a toy that can engage both my children despite her being only 1 and my son being 4. The colors are bright and perfect sized for small children. I also like that it is not excessive in parts for me to trip on or clean up.
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