Stuffed animals are abundant, but they can continue to be favorite choices in gifts at all ages. Aside from the fact that they are cute and usually cuddly, stuffed animals provide many unseen educational and developmental benefits. Of course, most parents and family members aren’t really thinking of such elements when they select stuffed animal gifts. Nevertheless, these elements are worth considering as they may influence how you facilitate your youngster’s play and development with such toys.There are various learning modalities. While some children are more visual in their learning, others are auditory. Yet another learning style is tactile. Touching and handling items allows a tactile child to better understand and make sense of the world around him. Most stuffed animals appeal to both visual and tactile learning styles. At very young ages, children’s learning styles may not be evident. However, most toys involve multiple senses, allowing various types of input as a youngster makes sense of his world. It’s especially important that you consider safety for young children, choosing stuffed toys that don’t have extremely small attached items that might be pulled off and swallowed.
Older children find stuffed toys an exceptional source of creativity and imagination. Whether your pre-schooler decides on creative names for her menagerie or whether she invites her pretend pets to tea, she will have the opportunity to develop one of the most amazing resources, her ability to make believe. Vocabulary development also takes place in the context of play, and stuffed toys provide a youngster with the opportunity to learn animal names and parts, colors, shapes and more. Comparison and contrast begins to take place as a child observes similarities and differences between belongings. Preferences are developed as a child decides which toys she likes better than others. Sorting can be practiced, an important skill that later plays a role in mathematics concepts and learning. As a parent, you can develop interactive opportunities by purposely picking a trait in your child’s series of stuffed animals to consider. For example, put all animals with red fur in one pile and those with green fur in another. What happens if some toys have both colors? Discussion is informal and fun, but the concepts are relevant in set theory during formal math study at the middle school level. There are many ways to create interesting discussion opportunities. Pillow pet toys have become a fun series of stuffed animals, providing many characters and sizes to consider. These sizes create interesting foundations for attribute sets and comparisons. The designs are also quite fun for children to use in both playtime and for bedtime. Ranging from PeeWee to Jumbo Pillow Pets, the critters are interesting to sort and compare.
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Pillow Pets Dream Lites Playful PENGUIN Night Lite New in Box w batteries $14.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2h 8m Bid now | Add to watch list |
NEW MY PILLOW PETS LARGE 18 MAGICAL UNICORN TOY GIFT $21.95 Time Remaining: 20d 10h 48m Buy It Now for only: $21.95 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
NEW MY PILLOW PETS LARGE 18 SNUGGLY PUPPY DOG TOY GIFT $24.95 Time Remaining: 12d 6h 21m Buy It Now for only: $24.95 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
PILLOW PETS Light Up Dream Lites RAINBOW UNICORN New in Box NIGHT LIGHT NITELITE $12.50 (15 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 2m Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Pillow Friends Pets Pals Stuffed Animal and Pillow Panda Bear 18 $9.99 Time Remaining: 19d 5h 43m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
NEW MY PILLOW PETS LARGE 18 JOLLY GIRAFFE TOY GIFT $59.95 Time Remaining: 3d 12h 8m Buy It Now for only: $59.95 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
NEW Pillow Pets Dream Lites Plush Night Light Peace Bear 11 DreamLights $15.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 37m Bid now | Add to watch list |
My Pillow Pets Nutty Elephant Large 18 AS SEEN ON TV FREE SHIPPING $19.95 Time Remaining: 10d 9h 31m Buy It Now for only: $19.95 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
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My Pillow Pets Penguin 18 in Cuddly Stuffed Animal NEW $19.07 Time Remaining: 1d 21h 50m Buy It Now for only: $19.07 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
Pillow Pets Dream Lites Rainbow Unicorn $4.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 8h 12m Bid now | Add to watch list |
NEW MY PILLOW PETS LARGE 18 BUZZY BUMBLE BEE TOY GIFT $19.95 Time Remaining: 20d 49m Buy It Now for only: $19.95 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
My Pillow Pets Neon Monkey Large 18 $19.95 Time Remaining: 29d 11h 35m Buy It Now for only: $19.95 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
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New Pillow Pets Plush Dream Lites NightLite Rainbow Unicorn $9.99 Time Remaining: 9h 30m Bid now | Add to watch list |
New Pillow Pets LARGE 18 RAINBOW UNICORN Toy Gift $34.95 Time Remaining: 20d 15h 45m Buy It Now for only: $34.95 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
New Pillow Pets DISNEY SHREK LARGE 18 Toy Gift $25.00 Time Remaining: 9d 12h 42m Buy It Now for only: $25.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
Pillow Pet Pee Wee Puppy $3.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 12h 57m Bid now | Add to watch list |
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My Pillow Pets Wiggly Pig Large 18 Inch Plush Stuffed Animal Pet As Seen On TV $23.39 Time Remaining: 19d 7h 5m Buy It Now for only: $23.39 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
NEW MY PILLOW PETS LARGE 18 LOVABLE LAMB TOY GIFT $24.95 Time Remaining: 3d 1h 8m Buy It Now for only: $24.95 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
Stuffies Bizzy Bee + BOOK Stuffie stuffy Pockets Travel Pillow Pet $15.00 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 14h 19m Bid now | Add to watch list |
MY PILLOW PETS LARGE 18 PATRIOTIC BEAR USA TOY GIFT $17.95 Time Remaining: 27d 14h 36m Buy It Now for only: $17.95 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
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New Pillow Pets DISNEY SPONGE BOB LARGE 18 Toy Gift $25.00 Time Remaining: 9d 12h 50m Buy It Now for only: $25.00 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
MINT BLACK CAT PILLOW PET SMALLER SIZE LOOK $0.99 Time Remaining: 14h 39m Bid now | Add to watch list |
New Pillow Pets LARGE 18 PEACEFUL RAINBOW BEAR Toy Gift $39.95 Time Remaining: 20d 15h 46m Buy It Now for only: $39.95 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |
Pillow Pets Zebra Pee Wee Pillow Pet Zebra Plush Animal $6.95 Time Remaining: 24d 16h 23m Buy It Now for only: $6.95 Buy It Now | Add to watch list |