With many parents wanting their small children on the fast track to Harvard and others hoping their kids are adequately stimulated, today's toys have to be smarter. Forget the blocks that help Jane learn her ABC's. Now there are blocks that play Mozart. It seems toys are getting smarter and that's exactly what many parents want. I feel as they get older they get bombarded with things that are more commercialized.
Educational toys focus more on the kid's development.
Toy makers have noticed. They're designing more educational toys and they're making them for younger children, specifically for infants and toddlers under the age of three. They want educational toys, learning toys and things that are new. Toys like this have become huge sellers. One actually teaches kids how to read and spell.