Here we will help you in choosing toys that will encourage expression, imagination and communication skills, problem solving abilities and self confidence in your child.

At Creative's we care about your young one's safety. We feel parents and other adults must be safety experts and examine toys carefully for dangerous components.

Remember :
Youngsters model their behavior on adults around them and learn safe play habits from grown-ups. Taking Care of toys makes them safer to play with but it also teaches children responsibilities. These are some important tips that may help you when choosing and maintaining toys for the children in your life. Follow recommended age ranges found on Toy packaging. These ranges are developed because of safety and development issues.

• Look for other package warnings such as "small pieces" or "requires supervision".
• For children under age three, avoid toys with small parts, sharp points or rough edges.
• Check for sturdy, well-sewn seams on stuffed animals and dolls. Be sure the eyes, noses and other decorations can't be bitten or pulled off.
• Look for labels such as "machine washable" and "surface washable" and on electric toys "Laboratories Approved".
• Supervise the use of balloons with any child under the age of six.
• Remove and discard all packaging from a toy before allowing a small child to play with it.

We hope this will give you a head start in choosing the appropriate toys for your loved ones Watch out for more tips on toy safety and choosing the right toys for your loved ones from Creative. Thanks for caring for about KIDS Raj Kumar

Play it safe

It is very rightly said - "Play is a child's work, and the toys are the tools of his work." This is quite true. But imagine a situation where real tools become his play things. Quite alarming and terrifying too, isn't it?

You may be well off, you may be able to afford the best of playthings for your child, and you may buy him loads and loads of toys and games and all playthings. But you will definitely agree as you would have experienced, that at some time or the other your child gets fed up of these toys and is more inclined to play with certain tools and accessories which we elders use in day to day life. Most common items in this category are - knife, scissors, screw driver, safety pins, nail cutter, needle, matchboxes, and sometimes even money etc.

How can you, as a parent, control your child's habit of playing with such dangerous and hazardous things?

Safety basically lies in your hands. Try to keep these things out of the child's reach. In spite of this if the child is successful in laying his hands on these, it would be wise to let him play with them for a few minutes till his ego is satisfied. Do not go running and rushing after him to snatch them away. It will only aggravate the situation and he is bound to hurt himself or you. No child will heed to punishment & threats as much as he will to love and care. Tell the child lovingly to return the tools to you. Or you may request him with a "Please, give me for a minute, I have some urgent work to do with those." He is bound to give them to you.

Now, what sort of toys can help satisfy the urge in these type of children?

Try buying mechanical sets wherein all the tools will be available for the child to play. This will satisfy his desire to play with such objects, he can also learn the names of the tools and he will have lots of fun and satisfaction in repairing his vehicles and other toys.

Also doctor set will give him ample scope to play with these types of things. But what is most important in these plays is that, if the child is single, you have to devote some time to play with him. Take turns in being doctor and patient. Teach him ways and means of playing with the toy.

Kitchen sets, though outdated, are good helpers. The child gets quite impressed with the real looking gas stoves, cylinders, cookers, grinders, fridge and other items. She will never ever trouble you by taking away the real things. Likewise, try getting vegetables and fruits - shaped fridge stickers. The child will love playing with these and will not bother you by taking away tomatoes and others from inside the fridge.

Colorful beads of different shapes and colors to be made into strings for use as necklaces and bracelets will help a young girl child learn the art of using needle and thread to make bead strings. Also these types of toys help improve concentration, patience and also help develop the sense of achievement. See the sparkle in her eyes and the joy in her heart when she wears jewelry created all by herself.

Try getting tiny and harmless (to some extent) magic candles to satisfy the child's urge to play with fire. However, as safety-conscious people, we do not personally recommend such toys. It's just okay for one-time playing and not more.