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TOLO 89779 First Friends Grandma & Kitchen

$175.50 $195.00

12+ months

  • Let your child explore the toy and find out which features move and make a sound - if necessary assist and show them all the moving, clicking parts.
  • Ask your child simple questions such as 'can you make the head move?'
  • Encourage your child to imitate any sounds the animals might make.
  • Encourage imaginative play in combination with other items from the First Friends collection.
  • Talk about the animal in terms of size, colour, sounds they make and features they have such as mane, tail, hooves, claws, ears, etc.
  • Show them pictures/photos of animals in books and encourage them to recognise the similar features of image and toy.

18+ months

  • Introduce vocabulary such as ?˜sitting???˜running???˜barking???˜mooing??etc according to the different actions and sounds the animals can demonstrate as you play together.
  • Talk about where you might see the animals - eg in the wild, on a farm, in a zoo etc
  • Compare the toy animals with their real life counter-parts in books, on the television or in real life. Show your child the similarities - eg, 'the elephant has big ears, just like your First Friends elephant'
  • Ask your child if he or she has a favourite animal and find out what he or she likes about that animal. Encourage your child to talk about the animal's different features and abilities.
  • Encourage lots of pretend play with the animals, letting your child take the lead, but assisting with ideas if necessary.
  • Compare the animal's features and abilities to your own or that of your child e.g. ?˜Can Mummy run as fast as the cheetah??? ?˜do you have as many teeth as the crocodile??? ?˜who has bigger ears, you or an elephant?'
  • Talk about what the animals might eat - eg 'The giraffe likes to munch on leaves from a tall tree."
SKU:
TO89779
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In stock