500 Moms Help Choose eBeanstalk's List of Top Ten Developmental Toys to Aid Parents Cut Through Clutter of Stores and the Internet

Shopping for the right toy can be an overwhelming task for new parents, who can find themselves endlessly roaming store aisles and the Internet. Now there is an easier way to find the best toys to nurture intellectual and physical growth.

eBeanstalk.com has released its first list of the top 10 toys that supply the most stimulation, developmental value and fun. The Web site is dedicated to helping young children develop by sending their customers every three months the highest-quality, professionally screened, stage-appropriate toys.

"Exploration, mastery, decision making, achievement, increased motivation and competency are just some of the qualities that the right toys will bring out in children," says eBeanstalk expert Barbara Greenspan (MS, OTR) who along with eBeanstalk's four other child development experts and the 500 member Mother Board, selected the best developmental toys on the market, all available at http://www.ebeanstalk.com/.

  1. Farm Friends Bowling by International Playthings -- "Set them up, then
     knock them down.  Toddlers love cause and effect and watching things
     fall down," comments Greenspan.

  2. Stacking Toys and Ball Game by Tiny Love -- "It is two toys in one."

  3. Pizza Pile Up by International Playthings -- "A great way to experiment
     with weights and balance.  Too much on one side and you lose all your
     toppings."

  4. Counting Cookies by Learning Resources -- "Simply the best first toy
     for counting and basic math."

  5. Fun with Fruit by Small World Toys --"A great toy that strengthens the
     hands and promotes imaginary play."

  6. Zolo Linko by Kushies -- "Hold them, chew them, pull them apart and put
     them together -- a great first toy for manipulation."

  7. Make Your Own Postcards by Hands -- "The sky's the limit when a child
     can create a card and send it off in the mail."

  8. Hullabaloo by Cranium -- "A fun game that helps listening skills and
     motor skills all at the same time."

  9. Roaring Dino by Cranium -- "Roar with your mouth, stomp with your feet.
     This dinosaur is a great mix of sensory stimulation and pretend play."

  10. Play Foam by Educational Insights -- "The child can make new creations
      over and over again."

A source for the tools to nurture the young child's physical and intellectual growth, eBeanstalk's unique concept offers its customers stage appropriate developmental toys sent four times a year. Selected by a team of child specialists and a Mother Board consisting of over 500 new moms, each toy has been looked at, played with and selected from 10,000 toys to arrive at 400 of the best developmental toys available.

Source: eBeanstalk

Web site: http://www.ebeanstalk.com/