Toot-Toot Drivers Track Set

£21.99

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Developmental Benefits

Imaginative Play

Motor Skills

Developmental Benefits

Toot-Toot Drivers Track Set

Imagination and exploration through interaction with characters.
Children’s imagination is active from an early age. Imaginative play has links to what psychologists call ‘social pretend play’. Young children pretend or imagine that, for instance a wooden block is a cake and they carefully ‘cut’ it. A large proportion of pretend play tends to be social. Imaginative play begins when infants play and pretend with adults. As young children develop they begin to try to engage other children in social pretend play. Young children in nursery benefit from engaging in imaginative play. It helps them to begin to understand that other children think differently to them and have different ideas.
Children can engage in imaginative play with other children where they have agreed on a story or scenario that they want to act out. Young children playing with toys use their imagination to invent scenarios and play out the consequences. They can use characters to explore scenarios and act out scripts such as going shopping or bedtime. Imaginative and social pretend play is beneficial for children as it allows them to explore different ways of viewing the world. Children who use their imagination when playing with other children are increasing their social competence and their understanding of other people. In a study where we observed children playing in a nursery we found that young children engaged in imaginative play, often using the toys in unexpected ways. Children’s imagination benefits from the opportunity to play with all types of toys.

Encourages fine motor skill development.
An infant’s growth and development in the first year of life is rapid. Many movements that young babies make are in preparation for the next stage of their development. When young babies watch a mobile they are constantly moving their head, arms, legs and even their mouths in response to the movement of the toy. Sound and movement attract a baby’s attention; if a toy is placed almost within reach of babies their movements become more animated. Bath toys provide opportunities to develop and use motor skills to great effect. For example, a young baby has greater control over their leg movements than their arms. You will often see young babies in a bath reaching with their legs towards a floating toy and kicking. All these movements strengthen muscles in readiness for the next stage - walking.<br /> As babies develop they become more adept at grasping objects. Young infants learn to grasp an object, for instance a cube. The grasping, at first, is quite clumsy but through repetition, and across time, infants become adept at grasping and develop fine motor skills. Infants first use the ulnar grasp where their fingers close against the palm when trying to hold an object. Within another month they are able to move the object from hand to hand. After the first year, infants adopt the ‘pincer grasp’ where they use their thumb and index finger to grasp even very tiny objects. Shape sorters help infants to fine tune their visual perception and hand coordination. Soon infants are building towers with two cubes; this also requires fine coordination skills. As the child grows computer games have been shown to help with hand and eye coordination. Spatial skills can also be enhanced when playing games that require concentration, quick responses and finely tuned motor skills.

46 interchangeable track pieces including 2 sections of new flexible track, 3 accessories and 3 SmartPoint locations.
Also features new connection points for more versatile play (Includes adaptors to fit original tracks).
Encourages motor skills, independent play and discovery & exploration.
Vehicle and additional play sets sold separately.

Best for ages:

1 to 5 Years

Highlights

46 interchangeable track pieces include 2 sections of new flexible track that connect to all other Toot-Toot play sets, 3 SmartPoints and 3 accessories.

Description

Expand your child’s Toot-Toot Drivers track layouts with the Toot-Toot Drivers® Track Set by VTech®! With 46 interchangeable track pieces & accessories that include 2 sections of new flexible track that connect to all other Toot-Toot Drivers play sets. The tracks feature 3 SmartPoint locations that trigger fun phrases, sounds and music when a Toot-Toot Drivers vehicle is driven over. Also includes 3 fun accessories to enhance role-play fun. Help your child to explore their creativity and imagination as they design their own Toot-Toot Drivers® world! (vehicle & additional play sets sold separately). Encourages motor skills, independent play and discovery & exploration.

Product Number: 80-524403
N/A Batteries Required