Critique of a Toy
CRITIQUE OF A TOY
The toy I have chosen is the LEGO 750 BRICKS BOX TOY
This toy is good for children of ages 2 to 6 years, it allows for free play and helps children to be creative, it helps develop their learning skills and is good for their hand to eye co-ordination which also which also increase their physical and intellectual development ( Ellis flood 2010 Child Development for students in Ireland Dublin Gill & Macmillan )
Margaret Macmillan approach to the curriculum was designed around toy which develops a child’s fine and gross motor skills and manual dexterity and she regarded free play as an important aspect of a child’s development (Josephine Donohue & Frances Gaynor 2011 Education & Care in the Early Years 4th edition Dublin Gill & Macmillan).
Its also a learning toy that teaches the children numbers by counting the bricks and creates the things they see around them, they come in different sizes, shapes and colours which gets the children thinking on what to build with it, which could be a house, car, farms etc.
COST AVAILABILTY
They are available in the following stores and cost:
Argos €19.99
Smiths €32.99
Toy master €39.99
Tesco €39.99
Toy city €24.99
Supersavers €29.99
SAFETY OF TOY
The toy is safe for the children as there are no small parts that can be swallowed or put in the nose or ears as they are block sizes which are relatively handy.
They can be washed in soapy water since they are plastics and can also be sanitised with disinfectant.
PLAY VALUE OF TOY
My Lego Bricks allows the children to explore the environment by constructing their own house, cars, farms, trucks etc.
My Lego bricks helps develop language skills through verbal communication with the Lego man by pretends play, talking to their toys or moving them from one house to another.
My Lego bricks help the children to build and extend their knowledge, understanding and skills in a way that makes sense to them
My Lego bricks allow
The toy I have chosen is the LEGO 750 BRICKS BOX TOY
This toy is good for children of ages 2 to 6 years, it allows for free play and helps children to be creative, it helps develop their learning skills and is good for their hand to eye co-ordination which also which also increase their physical and intellectual development ( Ellis flood 2010 Child Development for students in Ireland Dublin Gill & Macmillan )
Margaret Macmillan approach to the curriculum was designed around toy which develops a child’s fine and gross motor skills and manual dexterity and she regarded free play as an important aspect of a child’s development (Josephine Donohue & Frances Gaynor 2011 Education & Care in the Early Years 4th edition Dublin Gill & Macmillan).
Its also a learning toy that teaches the children numbers by counting the bricks and creates the things they see around them, they come in different sizes, shapes and colours which gets the children thinking on what to build with it, which could be a house, car, farms etc.
COST AVAILABILTY
They are available in the following stores and cost:
Argos €19.99
Smiths €32.99
Toy master €39.99
Tesco €39.99
Toy city €24.99
Supersavers €29.99
SAFETY OF TOY
The toy is safe for the children as there are no small parts that can be swallowed or put in the nose or ears as they are block sizes which are relatively handy.
They can be washed in soapy water since they are plastics and can also be sanitised with disinfectant.
PLAY VALUE OF TOY
My Lego Bricks allows the children to explore the environment by constructing their own house, cars, farms, trucks etc.
My Lego bricks helps develop language skills through verbal communication with the Lego man by pretends play, talking to their toys or moving them from one house to another.
My Lego bricks help the children to build and extend their knowledge, understanding and skills in a way that makes sense to them
My Lego bricks allow