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Language Enriching Toys for Ages 1-3 🧸
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items As a mom and a Speech-Language Clinician, these are my go-to recommendations for natural language development during play time! 🥰
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Toys 🧸
Books 📚
For Parents 🧑🧑🧒
“Playing” with kids might come easily to others but for some, it is not. Here are some tips from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association to get some ideas to get you started then it’ll come naturally as you practice. Just have fun with your ...
Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development
Exploring different environments encourages natural learning opportunities! Make sure to talk about everything you see and acknowledge all their reactions. Model different ways to play and do things, without expecting them to do it. It’ll come natura...
Your Local Children’s Museums 🏫
At this age, play and lots of cuddles is what most important! Don’t put too much pressure on them or yourselves. Laugh, learn and make lots of memories 🥰
25 Positive Affirmations to Say to Children
Toys 🧸
This toy creates a lot of opportunities for parents to label animals, colors, numbers, make animal and train sounds. Modeling “I need help” or “open” using gestures or spoken language. Love love this one 😍
Farm Animals on a Train 🚂
I love a good play kitchen for all ages! So many good opportunities for language that can easily transition into the real kitchen!
Role playing is key here! Labeling and commenting on everything! Requesting for help, cut, more, cook, wash, eat, drin...
Kids Play Kitchen Set 😋
The simplest, most fun thing for ALL ages as well! Encourages commenting: “pop, wow, so many, small, big, look at that, so high, low” Requesting: “more please, help, my turn, your turn, outside”
Bubbles 🫧
Cause and effect toys are always a hit! They’ll want to keep asking for “more” or “help”. Providing choices for color preference. Modeling comments: “wow, spin, crash, again, so fast, so fun, what’s next?”
Spinning and Stacking Toy 🤩
Books 📚
Love the rhythm and predictability of this book! As they become familiar with the story, they can easily fill in the blanks eventually or even add your own twist to it with your own animals or friends!
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
This was the book that helped my son identify letters at 2 years old! Especially accompanied by the song that you can find on YouTube, super catchy and animated!
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 🌴
All the yummy food! All the kids love pretending to eat and counting the food and always look forward to the magical ending 🦋
The Very Hungry Caterpillar