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Thursday, May 3, 2012
My Child Is Gifted. Which Educational Toys and Games Will Keep Them Engaged And Interested?



It is not new at all that parents usually think that their boy or girl is the cutest, most intelligent and nicest kid on Earth. In fact, whenever a child shows some kind of specific interest in books, dinosaurs, colors, numbers, foreign languages or some kind or other of artistic expression, parents are eager to nourish and encourage that interest in them by sending them to private lessons, museums or by buying them books, reading to them, taking them to artistic workshops and so on.

However, there are times in which your child is truly special and it is undeniable that his intelligence is higher and more acute than other children his age. He gets bored at school, asks questions that are not typical of his age range and finally parents admit that their child is gifted. Finding the right school for a gifted child can be challenging. But finding educational toys and games that will keep him engaged and interested can even be more challenging. Hopefully, this article will provide parents of gifted children with good ideas on which educational toys and games they should be offered.

If your gifted child is highly creative, he may easily get bored when playing with ordinary toys. Gifted children expect not only to have fun with the toys they play but also that they allow them to express their creativity and interact with them in some way or other. Besides, as not all gifted children are the same or have the same interests and expectations, parents should be attentive enough to discover what their child likes best.

Most gifted children are extremely curious and show avid interest about a wide variety of things. In fact, their mind seems to jump from one idea to the other and they are usually fascinated whenever they discover or learn something new. If this is the case of your gifted child, make sure you offer him games that appeal to his interests. Puzzles, word and number games that may even seem too complicated for an ordinary child his age may offer your child a great stimuli to his avid imagination and eagerness.

If your gifted child shows a special inclination for painting and drawing, an excellent educational game for him can be an art easel. Make sure you also offer him crayons, markers, pencils, aquarelles and painting for him to explore his passion and plenty and plenty of blank white or colored sheets of paper. Art books or art related software programs that offer the viewer virtual tours around museums or expositions are also a great alternative and there are even some that are

If your gifted child loves music or is fascinated by a musical instrument in special, you should not think it twice and offer him a child version of the musical instrument he loves, music lessons, and even taking him to a concert can be a great educational experience for him.

Science games that allow children to create their own formulas or how different elements interact or react with each other are also worth considering educational toys and games for gifted children.

The educational development of your child is an incredible journey, one that begins before birth! And it's a difficult journey, wading through the mountain of information on not only the educational, but the social / emotional development of your child.