The types of toys their friends play with and their activities will influence your child. Children express their ideas, creativity, feelings, abilities and personality in play. They share the give and take and challenges of getting along. By encouraging your child to play with younger and older children will provide a full range of social experiences. You can choose among many useful play products for five to eight year olds.
Active toys develop large and small muscles.
Consider skates, jump ropes, construction and adventure toys. Creative toys develop imagination. Explore musical instruments, varied art supplies, crafts, a dollhouse or train layout. Educational toys enhance learning in reading, writing, math, science or geography. Stimulate your child's mental abilities, challenge thinking and problem-solving with a chess set, strategy board game, science project, telescope or hobby.