Music Toys

Human being has five basic senses. Since birth, these senses start working, and everything that we do around a new bear baby helps him know and get hold of his senses. This is why parents need to create an environment that can boost and support these basic senses of the baby. When proper physical activities can help a baby enjoy its sense of touch, musical toys like special kids music TVs and music boxes can help him develop a fine focus from an early age.

Today we can find many different types of music toys in the market. Each of the available items is meant for kids with a specific age, gender, growth and other abilities. The main focus of these toys is to initiate and promote the mental and physical growth of kids from an early age. Hence, we can see most of the kid’s toys have some sound, voice or musical system installed. For parents of a newborn, it is important to know the importance and role of musical toys in the process of growth. Today we will share some words on the benefits any toy music player can give to your toddler. 

Importance of musical instruments and toy music players for toddlers 

Today we can find a wide range of hyper-realistic and wooden musical instruments for toddlers and kids at an early age. From a smaller toy guitar to a cute tom music box, we can find it all depending on the kid’s choice, age and needs. From an early age, the children start identifying and moving to the beats of music. Besides the fact that music is meant to touch the souls, it offers proven cognitive benefits that support children’s early development. Here we will share some very basic benefits of getting musical instruments around your toddlers. 

Increased sensory development in kids 

Scientific studies have proved that the taste, colours and texture aid in the sensory development of a growing child. Surprisingly, music has the same impact on the mind and body of a kid. Hence, exposing your child to different types of music and beats can help in creating more pathways between brain cells. As a result of this development in brain cells, helps in the better mental growth of the kid. Moreover, you can easily double these increased effects by linking music to different physical activities like dancing on the beat or other body gestures. 

Improved numeracy and literacy 

From very early ages, babies can hear and manage the difference between different pitches and types of sounds. Just a few weeks after birth, a normal baby can identify the mother’s voice from others around him. In the meantime, exposure to music can enhance a child’s natural ability to decode words and sounds. Moreover, by singing nursery rhymes, you can help the child to identify sound patterns and help them learn through repetition. And music can be an added help to help children anticipate what is next to come in the rhyme. These skills help in setting the base of numeracy and literacy. 

Building coordination in toddlers 

This is specific in early ages when the kid is not yet able to understand the lyrics of rhyme or song; they can definitely move to the receptivity of rhythmic music. You can notice that your child is dancing to certain songs or like and react to certain pieces of music better than others. This is mainly because music encourages the child’s inclination to move, developing both fine and gross motor skills. Plus if the rhythm is entertaining the toddler will start jumping up and down. It will help in muscle development, strength and balance. 

Helps in developing vocabulary 

Even though initially the kid will not be able to understand any word of the rhyme or song, they do develop an understanding and start identifying the storytelling with time. For instance, let’s take the ABC song; at first, the kid will perceive that “L-M-N-O-P” is “elemenopee.” but as they grow they will realize it’s not a single word, but the alphabets and each sound is a separate entity. This is why small nursery rhymes help kids develop their understanding of basic words like sugar, daddy, stars, black, sheep and others that he will encounter in his daily life.