While you are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new Elmo Live in stores this fall, why not try some other Elmo toys in the meantime? There are so many to choose from. Everything from stuffed life-size Elmo’s for your child to hug while he’s sleeping to a vacuum cleaner that talks. One that will definitely bring out the engineer in your child is the Elmo Building Set.
From the top of the canister, Elmo is smiling and waiting for you to open it and get started. There are 14 interesting looking pieces to use to create your furry red friend. Some of them are hands, some are feet, and one is even Elmo’s loyal fish friend, Dorothy. Both Elmo and Dorothy are excitedly waiting for you to begin putting them together so that you can play together for a while.
One of the great things about the Elmo Building Set and even the Elmo Live doll is the educational significance. Probably one of the least realized is the language development the Elmo toys encourage. Just by being so excited and interested in Elmo and the accomplishment of building him gives a child something to talk about. When they feel confident in themselves and what they have done, they will want to explain it to everyone they know, and maybe even people they don’t know. Either way, the advantages in speech and language will be evident.
Something else to think about while watching your little one put the pieces of the Elmo Building Set together is that they are honing their fine motor skills. This really exercises their hand-eye coordination and helps them become steady and precise. The pieces fit together so that there is no wrong way to do it. You just might end up with a strange looking Elmo when your child is finished. But it is still all a learning process.
The social skills developed during playtime are so vital to the way your child will interact with others throughout their life. Using their imaginative skills while building Elmo will broaden their way of thinking and keep the door open to creative possibilities. Also, when their collection of toys includes The Elmo Live doll, it will be even more of an opportunity for their imagination to grow.
Making a finished product out of multiple pieces to show to others really does take some problem solving skills. These can be developed by sorting the pieces and deciding which piece goes where. Even if Elmo ends up without arms or feet, your child will still have had to think about what they were doing. This advancement in the thought process will definitely help them grow and have an easier time of learning in the future.
Any way you look at it, Elmo Live and the Elmo Building Set are definitely toys that will bring you and your child closer together when you help them see the possibilities. Keeping their minds open and playful are just small parts to having a healthy and happy child.
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