Many children play with food. Food is fun to touch, look at, smell and taste. Playing with food can teach them new things, even when it makes a mess. Active Play Equipment. Children need to build strong muscles.
Active toys help children learn to use their muscles together and to balance.
Manipulative Toys and Construction Materials. These toys help children develop hand and finger muscles. They help children learn to work their fingers together and to make new things. Playing with these toys will help children learn to read and write later. Cups or boxes that fit inside each other, blocks, stacking toys, and pull-apart beads are good for muscles.