Christmas Edition
OUR TOP 10 CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS FOR YOUR KIDS
With the Christmas season fast approaching, many parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are starting to look for that ‘perfect gift’ for their child. To help you along the
way, we put together a list of our TOP 10 recommended gift ideas for creating pleasurable moments with your kids this festive season
Tunnels and tent sets are a fantastic activity for gross motor development while providing opportunities for language stimulation. Going IN and OUT and UNDER and THROUGH is so much fun and is a great way to work on listening skills and following directions
Mr. Potato Head can be used in many ways; from body part identification, to colour identification to basic concepts. This toy is extremely versatile and is loved by many therapists.
A farm animal set allows children to act out familiar actions and scenarios (e.g. eating, sleeping, running).
Making animal sounds is also linked to early speech and literacy development
Building blocks are a great language building activity. It involves social interaction (turn taking, problem solving, collaborating), basic concepts, (tall, short, big, small) and plenty of opportunity for pretend play.
Pretend play kits and costumes (doctor, nurse, superhero, fireman etc.) allows for great opportunities to learn new vocabulary and expand a child’s creative imagination!
Baby doll/ stuffed animals are great for feeding, changing and using ‘everyday’ language such as “night night,” “more” and “please.”
Play dough, sand play and finger painting can be used to develop your child’s awareness of different sensations, textures and colours while using a variety of action words, for example, rub, squash, draw etc.
Photo books can include pictures from events like holidays or anything else you might find interesting. You can “read” the books to your child by talking about the pictures and the events around them.
Books can be used to teach language concepts before a child can read. They can be used for labelling items, forming
sentences, working on sounds and literacy development.
Your time, attention and dedication are the BEST gifts you can give your child this holiday
season. Time to play, time to talk, time to laugh, time to snuggle, time to connect. Your
laugh, your smile and your snuggles, all translate into meaningful time spent with YOU.
So there you have it; our TOP 10 gift recommendations for your kids this holiday season! Have an enjoyable time
with your family and remember if you have any concerns about your child’s speech and language development,
please feel free contact our clinic. Happy shopping!!
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Box Hill Speech Pathology 662 Elgar Road, Box Hill North, 3129 Phone: (03) 9899 5494 Fax: (03) 9899 9508 E-mail: enquiries@speech-therapy.com.au Website: www.speech-therapy.com.au Compiled by Aurellia Bion
