Item Description
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PLAN TOYS Plan Preschool 6405 Oval Xylophone
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DESCRIPTION:
* This colourful xylophone is an enjoyable way to stimulate children's natural sense of harmony and rhythm.
PLAYTIME IDEAS:
* Using the mallet to pound the bars will help develop fine motor skill and stimulate eye-hand coordination.
* Each bar produces different pitch, by telling children to pound the bars by switching the colours, will help stimulate hearing and listening, develop recognition skill and also learn about colours at the same time.
* Pounding the bars has an effect on children; it generates interest, develops concentration and also helps to release tension within.
* Parents should praise children when they can do it and advice if they are not able to do so.
DEVELOPMENTAL BENEFITS:
1. Physical development
* Eye-hand coordination.
* Gross motor skill ( leg muscle, hand muscle-obtained from running, walking and exercising).
* Fine Motor skill.
* Skilled and efficient in walking and balancing.
* Agility and skillful in movement.
2. Language & Communication
* Intra-inter communication.
* Using product as a mean to tell stories and ask question to stimulate children to speak and give opinions.
* Interaction between parents & child or children themselves (converse, 2 ways communication).
* Sign Language and musical language (musical note, singing a song to the tune).
3. Mathematic Development
* Counting objects, numbers and shapes.
* Distance, direction, proximity.
* Colours, matching, seriation, ordering and size differentiating.
4. Logical Thinking
* Reasoning regarding occurrence of sound and structure.
* Ability to think, analyse, plan and organize.
Ages: 19 months & up
Item Size: approx. 7 x 28 x 18 cm
Package Size: approx. 23 x 28 x 10 cm
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Read What Others Are Saying
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lovely xylophone for little ones
by arlo\'s mum on Tuesday 21 June, 2011
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Value :
[5 of 5 Stars!]
Quality :
[5 of 5 Stars!]
Price :
[5 of 5 Stars!]
does what it says on the box, nice wooden xylophone. good for toddlers. the plan toys range is just lovely.
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by Tati Guedes on Monday 31 May, 2010
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Value :
[3 of 5 Stars!]
It's such a nice idea but I was disappointed with the quality of the sound of the yellow, green and blue notes - you can't really make music on this. The quality of the product is good otherwise.
