Include Books In Baby Toys Gift Baskets
Play is nature's way of training an infant of any species to get ready for the real world. In a human's real world, this includes finding creative solutions to problems and doing research on past approaches to the problems. Learning to read is imperative for anyone in today's world, and the pleasure of opening a book can happen at any age. When you get together a baby toys gift basket for a prospective mother, be sure you include a selection of board books - books usually made of thick cardboard designed for baby's hands.
They Won't Read Yet
The babies will most likely not be able to read the board books in any baby toys gift basket for a few years yet, but they can still have fun playing with them. Board books often have bright colors and different textures for the baby to feel. By seeing board books around all the time as a baby, they will equate books with fun, and be less prone to ignoring schoolbooks as they get older.
Fun For Parents And Baby
Unlike many other toys included in baby toys gift baskets, board books are something that can be fun for both the parents and the baby. This is a great way to have quality time and teach the baby that opening books can be fun. When you see the baby opening the board book, ask the baby in a high pitched, excited voice, "Do you want to hear a story?" The baby will most likely not reply, but that's not the point. With an excited voice, you are transmitting a sense of fun with the book.
Reading to your baby only need to be a few minutes a day, but these are quality minutes that leave long-lasting impressions in the sponge that is a baby's mind. Although all other toys in a baby toys gift basket have their place and time, getting your baby in your lap and reading is a real revitalizing joy. You can see them approach books with their new eyes. This may give you a helpful sense of the wonder that is all about the world, not just in books.
Where To Get Them
Bookstores and baby shops often sell baby toys gift baskets, with and without board books included. You can also buy a basket at a craft store (or around Easter from any shop in America) and fill it up with a variety of rattles, pacifiers, soft animal toys and, of course, board books.
