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Toys that teach

Updated on: 20 March,2022 08:20 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Looking for easy and efficient learning tools for your toddler? Here are a few that you might like

Toys that teach

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Through the pandemic, a lot of toddlers were being homeschooled via platforms like Zoom, increasing their screen time enormously. If you are looking for tools to help wean your little ones off their phones, and teach them to improve their motor skills, here are some toys to help.


Pod Squad


Started by children’s book writer Sonia Mehta, Pod Squad offers activities designed for kids from one to 10 years of age. The box includes educational games, arts and crafts, puzzles, flashcards and books. These pod squads are designed to increase focus. 
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Price : Rs 350 onwards
Where: podsquad.in


The Talking Canvas

Sisters Anusha and Gisha Stephens have designed educational programmes that ignite creativity among kids. The Talking Canvas is for kids of 2-14 years of age; these kits help children learn how to create puppets, lanterns, paint and assemble animal shaped puzzles or even paint themselves a T-shirt. Their website also has an imagine section that features downloadable art that kids can paint at home.
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Price : Rs 500 onwards
Where: thetalkingcanvas.com

Toy Room

These handmade wooden items are inspired by Montessori, Waldorf and Reggio’s methods of education. Designed to improve creativity, motor, cognitive and sensory skills for the age groups of 0-8 years, the kitchen tools, constellation coins, memory games and cleaning kits are perfect to tackle their curiosity. 
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Price : Rs 399 onwards
Where: toyroom.in

Curious Cub

After having read tonnes of brain development books for her daughter, Shreya Mittal, an alumnus of LSR and MIT, Boston, knew that most of the brain development for kids happens by the age of three. That’s how she created Curious Cub. A subscription-based programme, it helps parents with age-appropriate activities and play-kits. These kits include flashcards, puzzles, and books for children up to two years of age.  
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Price : Rs 3,000 onwards
Where: curiouscub.in

WiseTed

WiseTed designs educational cards that allow kids to play and learn. Designed for infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers and grade-schoolers, their products are gender-neutral. One can start with high contrast cards for infants, followed by alphabets, animals, birds, insects and number cards for toddlers. They also have language flashcards that can help you teach your little ones regional Indian languages along with Spanish and English. For school kids, they have mathematics cards, word flags, periodic tables and more. Each deck has 30 cards that can be shown repeatedly to the kids to help them improve their cognitive skills. These cards are non-tearable, easy to wipe and have round corners, making them safe for kids.
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Price : Rs 399 onwards
Where: wiseted.com

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