Many people have good memories of playing board games and card games and still love to play a good game of some sort.
There are many different types of games and many that can play a large part in a child’s learning journey.
Children learn to interact with others and begin to understand concepts such as sharing and taking turns.
There are also many games that are good for encouraging skills in reasoning, language, literacy and numeracy.
Interacting with children through playing games can also be an enjoyable experience for adults and this can play an essential part in a child’s learning.
Windmill Educational Toys and Equipment has a wide variety of games and toys that can help children develop reasoning, intelligence, language and memory skills from an early age.
The staff at Windmill have a great understanding of children’s individual learning needs.
Customers frequently ask advice on suitable toys and games for different aged children.
Windmill has some great toys for early years that can help build the type of skills children use in game playing.
They also have a very wide range of games for children at different ages and stages including games that the whole family can enjoy.
These include board, card, travel, outdoor, and single player games, and the giant Jenjo wooden games.
As well as the old favourite classical games, Windmill also has a range of interesting new games.
Windmill is at 593 Whitehorse Road, Surrey Hills. Visit windmill.net.au.
Individual children can develop at different stages but here are some very general suggestions of games and game-related toys for children by age.
NEW BABIES
Lamaze Garden Bug Foot Finders and Wrist Rattles
Rainbow Sensory Ball
6 MONTHS +
Tomy Hide and Squeak Eggs
Hape Penguin Musical Wobbler
1 YEARS +
A variety of stacking, sorting, push and pull toys
Sound Blocks 12 Pce Set
Inny Bin- Fat Brain Toys
2 YEARS +
My First memory –Ravensburger
Farmyard Heads and Tails- Orchard Toys
Sandbag Throwing
Junior Colorino
3 YEARS +
Storey Time Chess *New
Animal Snap -Usbourne
Smart Games Brain Train Single player
Snails Pace Race Game- Ravensburger
4 YEARS +
Thinkfun Zingo Sightwords
Freeze Dance with Chilly *New
Let’s Go Fishing
Jenjo Giant Pick Up Sticks
Wooden Croquet Lawn Game
5 YEARS +
Cluedo Junior
Beat The Clock
Ravensburger Rivers, Roads and Rails
Giant Snakes and Ladders
6 YEARS +
Pass The Pandas *New
Dominoes (Timeless Games)
Pizza Party
Shooting Stars Smart Game: Single Player
7 YEARS +
Throw Throw Avacardo *New
Horse Acadamy *New single player game
Chess
IQ Digits
Othello Classic Game
Backgammon -Wooden Box Set
Word Search Game
8 YEARS +
Walkie Talkie *New
Thinkfun Circuit Maze
Thinkfun Cat Crimes
Thinkfun Dog Crimes
Genius Gems *New
Genius Star
9 YEARS +
Cribbage
Backgammon
Rummikub
10 TO ADULT
Telestrations
Squatter *New
12 TO ADULT
Auto Correct
Stupid Deaths
Balderdash
Smart Ass
