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Why Choose Pegs and Pegboards for Toddlers?

With the great variety of toys available why would you choose to buy pegs and pegboards for toddlers? Well, first because they are fun, entertaining and will amuse your child. Toddlers are attracted to the colors and multiple shapes. Good sized pegs are easy for toddlers to hold and your child will enjoy success in matching the peg to the hole in the pegboard. They will hold your child’s attention and will extend playtime.

pegs and pegboards for toddlers
Good quality educational toys for preschool are good value. Made out of wood or plastic, they are designed to withstand the use and abuse by toddlers. The pegs and boards need to be sturdy and heavy duty, which means they will last a long time. Importantly they are washable and durable. Some sets allow you to add different sets of pegs to meet your child’s developmental growth; the toy grows with your child, making it very cost effective.

pegboards fine motor skills are available in a variety of styles. Some pegs come in assorted geometric shapes. Most come in a spectrum of colors. Some light up. Others stack and form towers. Some sets have different sizes of pegs and holes. Many sets have cardboard patterns to encourage toddlers to match. The pegs and pegboards can be used in multiple ways making them very versatile.

Finally pegs and pegboards for toddlers provide an array of educational opportunities. Toddlers will increase vocabulary by naming colors and geometric shapes. Fine motor is practiced by picking up the pegs, manipulating them and pushing the pegs into the holes. With some sets the pegs are stackable for extra fine motor practice. Visual perception is increased by copying patterns, eye-hand coordination and visual-motor planning. Math skills are enhanced including the understanding of numbers, counting and simple adding and subtraction. Toddlers create patterns and put pegs in sequence; they are learning one to one correspondence. 

With such variety, value and skill building, it is easy to understand why pegs and pegboards for toddlersare a staple in preschools, daycare centers and at home. 

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