Bonding time! Do these 6 STEAM activities with your child

Being a parent in the present era is certainly faced with a variety of parenting trends that make you confused, one of which is about the selection of toys. In the market there are many educational toys circulating in children's toys, but your little one does not necessarily like to play them.

Content:

| What is STEAM activities?

| Why STEAM toys can make children feel interested?

| 6 STEAM activities ideas

What is STEAM activities?

STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Each of STEAM's five subjects share a common approach and focus. They require gathering and using evidence to create knowledge or solve problems. STEAM learning happens naturally everyday as children explore, play, and try new things.

STEAM toys are curriculum-based products to help prepare children for the study of academics, technology, arts and more. STEAM toys are educational products that help to engage children in a culture of learning and fun with the help of toys and activities.

Why STEAM toys can make children feel interested?

"STEM toys" are meant to encourage children to develop their skills in the key disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and shoppers are seeing more and more of them on digital shelves. But many parents wonder whether these toys really deliver on their promises.

Each child has a unique pattern of development and it varies according to age, environment and intelligence that was born from birth. Well, this STEAM toy method frees each child to explore his own mindset and creativity and a perfect bonding time activities.

It gives children tools and methods to explore new and creative ways of problem-solving, displaying data, innovating, and linking multiple fields. STEAM aims to spark an interest and lifelong love of the arts and sciences in children from an early age

6 STEAM activities ideas

1. Sand print game

You only need clean sand and various forms of mold, they can enjoy playing sand on the beach. Use Dena as sand mold, in case your children afraid of sand, you can use it in kitchen as a cake mold. Really worth to have!

This activity trains the sensory and motor nerves at once. They will practice recognizing shapes, developing their creativity in arranging sand into something.

2. Play dough

Toys that can be formed freely are most suitable for sharpening children's motor skills. As parents, you must try fisherTiP. FisherTip is a high quality product which made in Germany and produced from potatoes grown on domestic farm. It is 100% biodegradable.

3. Color stamp

Playing color stamps can be another way to stimulate children's creativity. Itis cheap and easy, parents just need to prepare white cardboard and food coloring.

Dissolve food coloring with water. Give an example to the little one by dipping your hand in the liquid color, then make a stamp on the cardboard.

Not only hand stamp, try the other parts of the body such as feet, fingers, or use other objects such as banana and tree trunk. Banana stem will produce a unique shape.

Read more: Build learning kids by let them playing blocks

4. Puzzle

Training your little one playing puzzles is also fun! They will practice creatively while sharpening logic. Find the right pieces and arrange them until they are become a new figure.

You can try Plus-Plus, they only contain one shape only, which two plus signs. One shape with endless possibility! Designed and made in Denmark, this deceptively simple shape is the ultimate in open-ended play.

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5. Arrange the shapes

Before introducing your baby to lego, try to teach them using a bigger size of toys, like soft blocks, or you also can use a simple tools. Arrange small boxes of used drugs or food packaging for example.

But you need to remember to prepare at least several different forms. You can take advantage of plastic bowls and different size of glasses. He will slowly recognize what size is. If they already feel bored with simple tools, then it is the time for soft blocks. Don’t forget to choose a soft block with attractive shape and colors.

Read more: MOOMU Vanilla Soft Blocks

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6. Puppet plays

Whose little kid doesn't like to play dolls? Every babies must have at least 1 doll at home. Yups, usually parents use it to practice their communication skills.

Dolls are moved followed by voices from Daddy and Mommy, as if the doll itself is speaking. From this activity children learns to recognize sounds. Well, after a bit later, try to let him direct the puppet show himself.

Use the doll at home, hold one for you and give one more for the little one. Invite children to talk through dolls, after a while they will understand and try to play alone.

Read more: Recommended toys to develop child's skills for the future

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It turns out that preparing educational toys for children doesn't have to be expensive and luxurious right? Interesting recommendations for young moms. Good luck!!

Build learning kids by let them play with building blocks

Building blocks have been around for more than decades and most of us had played with blocks in our growing years. Building with blocks provides one of the most valuable learning experiences available for young children. Block play stimulates learning in all domains of development, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional and language, most importantly allow a child to free imagination.

Researchers proved that children who play with blocks when they are three, four and fives years of age will do better in math, especially Algebra in middle school.

Building blocks for kids at different ages

There are several types of baby blocks in the market today. How do I know which kind of blocks play is suitable for my kids? We do believe that not all blocks will work for all age groups. There is a natural progression of blocks play and introducing infants and toddlers to block play is invaluable.

Blocks play for 3 to 12 months old

When babies are first introduced to blocks, they learn how to hold them, how to feel, they attract by blocks’ eye-catchy color, that is great for tiny hands that are just learning to maneuver things. Then start to carry them around. They will experiment with how blocks may sound when they fall, or when they bang them together. Through block play a young child’s expressive and receptive language is being expanded by learning words.

Recommended blocks play for 3 to 12 months old

Dena toys are blocks play, they can be used as a teether, which is great for those itchy gums and does also help the child to learn to eat independently, since it teaches the movement of the hand going to the mouth. While the different colors encourage visual stimulation and color recognition.

Actually, Dena toys are the ideal toy for all stages of a child’s development.

Read more: What can you play with Dena toys? You'll never think about it!

Blocks play for 2 to 3 years old

The aim now is to develop the mind; to let it imagine, visualize, explore and create. A two and three year old usually plays alone or near other children and are beginning to engage in pretend play. They are learning concepts such as sorting, ordering, counting, one to one correspondence, size and shape.

Recommended blocks play for 2 to 3 years old

Wonchi soft building blocks, with colorful visual experience and comfortable touch, extend the five senses of the play experience. They are durable, easy to clean, and perfect for carrying out, also allows kids to have fun and gain knowledge in a safe environment. It can also stimulate creativity, enhance team working ability and develop imagination.

The blocks are light and soft but very sturdy and children can easily build with them. This is very important in building blocks, since if the blocks tumble too often they could frustrate the child thus leading to a negative emotion rather than a positive one. 

Blocks play for 5 years old

At four and five children’s blocks play is more experienced, developed, balanced coordinated and organized. Constructive play involves play that is more open-ended and exploratory. Children begin to combine structures to make more complex buildings.

Recommended blocks play for 5 years old

Plus-plus construction blocks play, the concept of Plus-plus building blocks emphasizes the simple use of two plus signs, but can make a variety of changes. At the same time, if you want to teach your children to change from flat design into 3D design, you can also use Plus-plus to easily convert this concept. They have two size, the small size is 2 cm, while bigger size is around 5 cm, suitable for one to four years old kids.

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Play is the highest form of research.
— Albert Einstein

Matchstick Monkey, solution for baby's teething pain

Matchstick Monkey launched in December 2016, I found it is the best solution for baby’s teething pain. Matchstick Monkey’s founder, Katie Windridge, is mommy to Minnie, Coco and Bailey. At that moment, Minnie was having a bad teething pain, she already had 3 teeth even before three months old. Katie could not find anything to massage Minnie’s sore gums without getting bitten. Minnie had always obsessed with monkeys, thus Katie think if there is a thing that could reduce Minnie’s teething pain and it is a monkey, Minnie must be really happy!! This is when the Matchstick Monkey was born.

And we understand that making decisions on the best products to buy can be difficult when there’s so much choices. Yes, teething products are designed to do the same thing, they all come with slightly different features which can be incredibly confusing for parents! Thus I will proudly tell you why I love Matchstick Monkey so much.

Read more: Things you must know about teething and teething toys

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Knowing about Matchstick Monkey

The original Matchstick Monkey Teething Toy, now sold worldwide in over 43 different countries, including Taiwan, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Japan, USA, UK, and so on. Matchstick Monkey is so successful, they not only come with teething solution, also coming with comforting organic cotton muslins and breathable blankets, plush monkey toys and gift sets.

Macthstick Monkey teether are suitable for steam and cold water sterilization, FDA approved food grade silicon, dishwasher safe and fridge friendly, BPA free, environmentally friendly. Matchstick Monkey teether can help develop motor skills from an early age.

Read more: How to choose a perfect teether for my baby?

Matchstick Monkey teethers collections:

Original Teething Toys

A fun, soft textured teether which can also be used as a teething gel applicator, height is 10.5 cm.

Dancing Monkey Teethers

A soft, multi-textured teether ergonomically designed for babies to easily hold, height is 14 cm.

Mini Monkey Teethers

A teether for very young babies containing BioCote Antimicrobial Technology to help keep hygienically clean, height is 10 cm.

Why am I crazy with Matchstick Monkey teethers?

It is ergonomically design, perfect for small hands, it can also be use as teething gel applicator. Mini Monkey teether have BioCote Antimicrobial Technology to help keep hygienically clean. Also, the most important thing is they have bumps on the back of their cute characters heads. the bumps help you administer teething medication accurately and painlessly for you and your baby, the bumps also provide a satisfying texture to chew on.

The depth of colours, satisfying shapes, playful expression and overall design of Matchstick Monkey are designed to appeal to children.

How do I clean my Matchstick Monkey teethers?

All Matchstick Monkey teethers are suitable for the cold water or steam sterilizer, the dishwasher or can simply with cleaned with hot water and soap. They are made of FDA approved food grade silicone and are BPA free non-toxic.

Read more: The benefit of BioCote Antimicrobial Technology

We collected Matchstick Monkey little user’s photos from all over the world, Matchstick Monkey colorful design are very Instagramable!! Suitable for every occasion also for every outfit.

If you are willing to be our Matchstick Monkey distributor, especially in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, or any other Asia’s countries, contact us! We will back to you shortly.

Read more: Matchstick Monkey award winning teether

Color is a power which directly influences the soul.
— Wassily Kandinsky

Dena, a special open-ended toy that every parents are looking for

Dena means "everything" in the Basque language (*Basque is a member of a people living in the Basque Country of France and Spain) spoken. Dena toys are a high-quality, versatile toy that could be used in open-ended play to promote creativity and imagination. With Dena toys, everything is possible!

The options are endless in the ways Dena toys can be used as a teether, for stacking, as a sensory toy for children with special needs, at the beach and even as a baking mold. What can you play with Dena toys? You'll never think about it!

Parents can have peace of mind that that their child, no matter the age, is playing safely and children love the freedom to play without rules of how it should be used!

We know your customers will be thrilled to find a high-quality, creative toy like Dena toys!

Read more: Activities idea with Dena toys?

What makes Dena so special?

Dena toys are an unstructured toy that contributes to the early stimulation of babies and the development of their imagination and creativity. You know what, Dena is a STEAM toy.

Dena is a safe, fun and creative toy!!

We all know kids like to play and we like to let them play wild and free. We like simple toys that stimulate their imagination, creativity, and can help them develop future skills. We really like wooden toys, but one day we realized that wood doesn’t adapt well to the needs of younger children, who instinctively bite, hit or throw their toys...

Dena, teether and playmate, all in one.

Thanks to its soft material and its design, with Dena toys your baby will begin to stimulate her creativity from the first day. They will spend the day experimenting, playing and chewing safely. Dena toys are very useful for psychomotor development.

Read more: Educate your child with these 6 STEAM activities!

Is Dena ideal for all stages of kids?

The answer is YES! Why? Let’s take a look below.

More about Dena

Dena made of platinum-based silicone, can resist temperatures between -60ºC and 220ºC. Suitable for microwave, oven, dishwasher, fridge and freezer. This toy is BPA free, PVC free, Latex free and Phthalate free.

Read more: Build learning kids by let them playing blocks

Did you know you can help your child succeed in the future by developing skills with playing toys at home? Far from taking time away from your child’s current curriculum, there are skills that can all be worked into other lessons — both in school and at home. Experts say all kids will need these skills to succeed, no matter what field they go into.

Read more: Recommended toys to develop child's skills for the future

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