There are some really good pull toys out there for kids, 1 and older. Many of them promote great developmental skills like gross/fine motor as well as cognitive and sensory skills.
Here are 6 of the best pull toys I found:
1. Selecta Constrictino – This pull bus/toolbox is full of nuts and bolts to get any job done. A good imagination is needed to produce imaginative creations. Made of wood with completely non-toxic, child-friendly paints and finishes.
Learning Skills:
Creative Expression, Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Social/Emotional and Independent Play
Contains 31 pieces. Size 10 1/4 x 6 x 4 1/4 inches. $59.95 US
2. Sevi Animal Train – This fun bright train includes 3 animals, 12 blocks, 3 train cars, and 1 smoke stack – all interchangeable. Your child will have fun stacking, sorting and pulling the train all over your house. It is made of wood with 100% non-toxic varnish, child-friendly finishes.
Learning Skills:
Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Sensory, and Independent Play
$77.99 US
3. Selecta Rotondo – I like this tractor. It combines a few activities in one, starting with the shape sorter on the back. While connected it rolls as the truck is being pulled. Once disconnected your child is able to sort the 3 different shapes into their spaces. Made of wood with completely non-toxic, child-friendly paints and finishes.
Learning Skills:
Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Sensory, and Independent Play
$59.75 US
4. Haba Circo – This pull car is one of Haba’s most popular toys. It has won many award including Spiel Gut: Good Toy Award and Form 99. As it is moved, the colourful wheels spin creating a visual pattern on each side. The knobs are removable and interchangeable.
Learning Skills:
Early Motor, Gross Motor, Sensory and Independent Play.
$41.99 US
5. Selecta Camiono – A four-wheeled shape sorter to pull around. A bell sounds when this truck is pulled and the driver – Mr. Mouse squeaks when pressed. Shapes are sortable through the top and sides, with the whole back designed to look like a piece of cheese. Made of wood with completely non-toxic, child-friendly paints and finishes.
Learning Skills:
Cognitive, Creative Expression, Fine Motor, Gross Motor and Independent Play.
$59.75 US
6. Plan Toys Dancing Alligator – This green alligator does the least, costs the least but will be an instant favorite! While being pulled, the wooden pieces make rhythmic click-clacking sounds as he dances along. It is easy to see how it won The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Toy Award and The German Design Prize. Personality counts for everything!
PlanToys are made from natural, chemical-free rubber wood and finished with non-toxic and child-friendly colors.
Learning Skills:
Gross Motor, Sensory, and Independent Play.
$14.99 US
Playing always entails learning, not by means of teaching, but on the basis of personal experience – the most effective form of learning in childhood.
Physical and mental agility, social behaviour, imagination, logical thinking, planned action, powers of concentration, stamina, joy at being active and a great deal more besides, can be developed by playing, and the benefits can be seen for the rest of the child’s life – at work and during leisure activities, as well as in a wide variety of other situations.
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