Educational Toys For Toddlers Have you ever experienced getting an invitation to a birthday party of your beloved 2-year old niece or nephew and do not know what to give? The moment you step into the toy store you find yourself in the midst of fascinating toys and you just can't decide which one to pick. One child might want to do the same thing and play with the same toy repeatedly for days, while another might be interested in a toy only for a moment and look for another one after a while. Thus, play should not be limited to a set of rules. Kids need to operate in flexible play environment to appreciate the virtues of freedom and independence. Puzzles are good example of the needed type of toy for this age group as these will help their cognitive development, including the problem recognition and decision making skills. After entering school however, this type of toys becomes less attracting to kids, as they learn new games, and consequently toys that go with it, in the school. Let's say you were to give many toys to your little girl or boy, but the toys would not help them in a useful way; your child most probably won't be able to enjoy them and use them for their learning. Examples of quality educational toys are toys that connect to science and discovery. These toys are very functional and enjoyable for children with the ambition to be a scientist, geologist, chemist and other science related professions. Each game uploaded into the Leapster Learning System is age appropriate. Thus, parents will never go wrong, be too backward or be too advanced, with the game they're getting their kids. Sometimes parents can make the mistake of getting just any educational toy at the store under the impression that all educational toys are the same. Hasbro released its Baby Einstein line and unveiled its preschool units, namely the Baby Einstein Company and Playskool. These new toys encouraged children to dabble in art, music, different foreign and local languages, and even poetry. The strong demand for educational toys and games for children has urged major retailers, like Toys "R" Us, to allocate shelves upon shelves for these kinds of toys.