Pylones - Just Right For Small Hands

A toddler has lots of energy, but not necessarily the coordination to handle complicate or delicate toys. Yet, parents want the child to have the opportunity to use all the muscle groups in the child's growing body. One great answer to the conflict between exercise and coordination is to choose pylones toys. The line includes such items as maraca pylones in a cat design, pig design, even a bee design. In addition to the maracas, you can choose a tambourine to help round out the toddler rhythm band. These items fit a toddler's strength and energy level and they are sized just right for small hands to grasp easily.

Grasping

Sometimes children like to grab for something that is larger than they can handle, then they get frustrated because it doesn't cooperate. With pylones though, the size of the toy is perfect for the toddler's small hands. The maraca pylones have a tapered handle that can be grasped by the child and then shaken or rattled to provide accompaniment to music, dance, or just sheer good spirits. The tambourine is much the same type of toy. It can easily be held and rattled. Parents can enjoy a game of share or peekaboo with the child who will be delighted that they can control their environment.

Shaking

Pylones are shaped perfectly for the child to grasp and then the natural progression is to shake the toy randomly. pylones make noise when the child shakes them. The noise is an incentive for the child to keep moving the toy to gain the reward of hearing results from shaking the toy. Better yet, from the standpoint of the parent, the noises are not unpleasantly loud. The fun of watching your toddler enjoying the sound of percussion created by his or her own actions will offset the minor annoyance of the sound.

Rhythm

Rhythmic use of the maraca pylones are the next natural step from just shaking the toy. The child can be encouraged to move in time with the music. Parent admiration and approval, even parental participation in the fun of dancing to the music of the pylones. Encourage your child to keep time with a recorded piece with a sprightly beat to encourage the understanding of rhythm. You'll have fun and your child will enjoy it almost as much as you. You can vary the music background to match your mood for the play with your child.

Full Body Exercise

If you normally do an exercise routine on a regular basis, consider doing your routine using the pylones in your child's hands as accompaniment to the exercise DVD. You can get your usual exercise, and your child will be just as helpful by keeping time to the music using the pylones. You will both have fun, your exercise routine will be completed and your child occupied at the same time. How could you ask for a better way to spend quality time with your child and at the same time getting your daily exercise done.