Sort those shapes baby . (Fisher Price Baby's First Blocks)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Fisher Price Baby's First Blocks
Date:	03/01/08 (108 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: . Good toy

Disadvantages: none

We have the fisher price first blocks that appear in the category picture here at work in the early year's department.

There are many shape sorters (which this toy really is) available. This one by fisher price is a good one.
This toy is made of a good durable plastic. It is a soft plastic not brittle that will snap. It is easy to wash and clean.

Now let me describe these fisher price first shapes, shape sorter. It is not shaped as a post box as many shape sorters are but is a lower flatter shape a rectangular tub with a lid which the holes to post shapes are cut out of. This toy. Has a good strong blue carry handle.
The tub itself is a bright red colour. This then has a fisher price product sticker on it. The lid to the shape sorter is yellow. This fits on well.
In the lid are 5 shape holes square circle triangle rectangle and a star .The lid does not have clips which baby can not undo to fit it and can be taken off fairly easily.

There are 10 shapes that come with this toy 2 for each shape hole. These are smooth shapes that baby will try to put in his /her mouth and they do not have sharp edges. Also they are too big to get in babies mouth and for him /her to swallow.
This toy is a safe toy.

Age
~~~~~
A shape sorter is an ideal toy for a baby from about 6 months old upper age 3 years old depending on your Childs development.

Play value and benefits.
~~~~~
Your very young baby will enjoy learning about the shapes their texture their properties just by mouthing them, holding them in his/her hand feeling them. The first way baby learns is through touch.
Baby will then place the shapes move them from one place to another. Before baby can actually fit the shapes take the lid of and let baby just place the shapes in the tub then baby can take them out again and begin all over again. make this fun by talking to baby making sounds as the bricks plop into the tub , clap your hands praise baby , yes they are learning .
As baby progresses she/ he will be able to place the shapes in the correct place s maybe not easily at first but with a little help will turn them around so that the shapes fit. Soon baby will learn which shapes fit in which holes.

If your child is having difficulty putting the correct shapes in the correct holes help them point or tap the correct hole you can help them by doing it hand over hand together too.
We use shape sorters such as these with the special needs children I work with, I just found an excellent site with advice about play with object related play using shape sorters at http://books.google.com/books? id=FhQwmxJSpKAC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq= posting+toys&source=web&ots= _V3BnkvX6T&sig=4_KwYzzEjN7lI _FchkG5TZ1G6ww#PPA54,M1.

This toy is a good toy to play with baby and baby will be able to occupy themselves a few moments playing with this toy.

Grasping and positioning the blocks in the sorter will help your child practice their motor skills. They will stimulate your child's visual awareness placing and positioning.

While baby is' playing with it you can help increase their vocabulary by saying in out and naming the shapes setting them on the way to early geometry, maths learning shape and their qualities. You can also count the shapes as they go into the pot.
When the game is over its tidying up time baby will help put the blocks back in the tub. This tub will fit in the toy box better than that post-box round shaped ones I think.

Essentially
~~~~~
I think this is a good toy not too many shape holes easy for baby to hold and master. Easy to clean, A great way of learning for baby.

The price
~~~~~
£7.99 from http://www.kiddicare.com/webapp/wcs/stores/ servlet/productdisplayA_319_10751_-1__6585_10001_
£5.97 sale price at http://www.toysrus.com/

$8 at http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx? st=10&e=storeproduct&pid=38691
$9.99 at http://www.toysrus.com


I am sure that you can find this toy in a toy department. If not this one then another shape sorter, I do know from experience that this fisher price first blocks is a good one.

Summary: A plastic shape sorter toy