Product Overview
This pull-along toy, designed for toddlers over 12 months, leads Mama Frog, Baby Frog, and Tadpole for a walk by pulling the string, vividly showcasing the life cycle of frogs. When the child pulls the string, Mama Frog opens and closes her mouth, and the entire frog family wobbles along, encouraging the child to keep walking. This toy for 1-year-olds effectively trains gross motor skills, balance, and walking endurance, while also serving as an educational toy to inspire curiosity about nature, making it suitable for home and kindergarten use.
Product Selling Points
- Safety design: Rubber-edged wheels prevent scratching floors and are suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.
- Educational significance: Vividly demonstrates the frog life cycle (tadpole → frog → adult frog), inspiring interest in natural science.
- Interactive Fun: The frog mother can open and close her mouth, adding to the fun and motivation of the game.
- Safe materials: Made with child-safe water-based paint and high-quality wood, durable and sturdy.
- Thoughtful storage: Lightweight and portable, convenient for storage and carrying when going out.
Specifications Summary
- Dimensions: 35.5 × 11.3 × 9.5 cm
- Net weight: Approximately 0.6 kg
- Gross weight: Approximately 0.62 kg
- Materials: High-quality wood, non-toxic water-based paint, rubber-rimmed wheels
- Battery: No battery required
brand
Product Details
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Features and gameplay
Core gameplay
- Pull the rope to lead the frog family on a walk and observe the interesting movements of the mother frog opening and closing her mouth.
- The frog family (mother, baby frog, tadpole) waddles forward with their steps, making it lively and interesting.
- Encourage children to practice pulling on different surfaces indoors and outdoors to strengthen their confidence in walking and their sense of balance.
Parent-child activities
- Parents can role-play with their children, imitating frog sounds or telling stories about the frog's life cycle to enhance parent-child interaction.
- Set up simple obstacles or routes for children to lead the frog family on an "exploration," training their spatial awareness and problem-solving skills.
Learning Objectives
Development orientation
according toHong Kong Department of Health Family Health ServiceandHeep Hong SocietyChild development guidelines:
- Gross motor development: Pull-along toys can encourage children aged 1-2 years in the toy stage to walk continuously, train walking stability and balance, and enhance leg muscle strength and walking endurance.
- Hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills: Grip the rope, control direction and speed, train hand grip strength and arm coordination, and promote the training of small hand muscles.
- Cognitive and Natural Science Enlightenment: Through observing the life cycle of frogs (tadpole → frog → adult frog), it inspires interest and curiosity about nature, belonging to the enlightenment application of STEM toys.
Specific benefits
Children can build walking confidence, improve balance, and enhance gross motor coordination through this toy for kids. At the same time, it cultivates perseverance and focus during drag-and-pull games, while also providing an initial understanding of the animal life cycle, laying the foundation for future learning in natural sciences. This is a quality choice for children's toys and educational toys.
Suitable age
Suitable age: 12 months and up (1-2 years old)
according toHong Kong Department of Health guidelinesChildren aged 12-18 months are in a critical period of walking training. Pull-along toys can effectively encourage children to walk more and improve their interest and endurance in walking.
Use cases
- Indoor/Outdoor: Suitable for use on flat surfaces such as living rooms, playgrounds, and parks.
- Parent-child/Classroom: Can be used as a teaching aid in kindergartens for gross motor skills training courses or parent-child interactive activities.
- Storage method: Lightweight design, can be hung on the wall or placed in a toy box, saving space.
Safety and Maintenance
- Certified/Non-toxic: Made with child-safe water-based paint and high-quality wood, in compliance with...Hong Kong Customs Toy Safety Guidelinesand international toy safety standards
- Cleaning and maintenance: Wipe the surface with a slightly damp cloth, avoid immersion in water or exposure to high temperatures, and keep the wood dry.
- Warning: Adult supervision is recommended. Ensure the pull rope is at a safe length and avoid tangling. Before use, check that the wheels and connecting parts are secure.
Material
The main body is made of high-quality wood, with a smooth surface and rounded corners; the surface treatment uses non-toxic water-based paint, with vibrant and long-lasting colors; specially designed rubber edge wheels protect the floor from scratches and roll smoothly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: What age is this pull-along toy suitable for?
This toddler toy is suitable for children over 12 months old, especially for 1-year-old children who are learning to walk or have unstable steps. According toHong Kong Department of HealthPull-along toys can effectively stimulate young children's interest in walking and train their balance and walking endurance.
Q2: How does this toy help children develop fine motor skills and gross motor skills?
Children can train their hand grip strength and arm coordination while holding the pull rope and controlling the direction, which is part of fine motor skills training; meanwhile, continuously dragging toys while walking can strengthen leg muscles, train balance, and improve walking stability, effectively promoting the development of gross motor skills. According toHeep Hong Society Child Development GuidelinesThese types of activities are crucial for the physical development of children aged 1-2 years.
Q3: Does this toy conform to the Montessori educational philosophy?
Yes, this toy aligns with the core principles of Montessori toys: encouraging children to explore independently, practice repeatedly, and learn through hands-on experience. Children can control the speed and direction of the pull, and by observing the movements and life cycle of the frog family, they can develop their observation skills and interest in natural sciences. It is a high-quality Montessori educational tool.
Q4: Is this toy suitable as a teaching aid in kindergarten?
Perfect! This kindergarten teaching aid can be used for gross motor training courses, parent-child activity days, or introductory natural science courses. Teachers can design themed activities such as "Take the Frog Home" or "Exploring the Frog Life Cycle" to enhance learning fun and educational significance.
Q5: Will the rubber-edged wheels scratch the floor?
No. This children's toy features specially designed rubber-edged wheels that effectively protect the floor from scratches, making it suitable for use on various surfaces such as wooden floors, tiles, or carpets. Parents can rest assured that their children can play freely at home.
Q6: What natural science knowledge can this toy help children learn?
This educational toy vividly demonstrates the life cycle of a frog: tadpole → froglet → adult frog, allowing children to gain a preliminary understanding of animal growth and transformation through play, inspiring curiosity and interest in nature. It is a quality choice for STEM toy enlightenment.
Q7: How is this toy different from other baby toys or infant toys?
This toy is designed specifically for toddlers aged 12 months and older who have started walking, focusing on gross motor skills training and walking encouragement, which is different from toys suitable for newborns aged 0-12 months (such as rattles and grasping toys). It is more suitable as a gross motor skills training tool for 1-year-old or 2-year-old stages.
Q8: Is this toy suitable for use with other Hape toys?
Absolutely suitable! This pull-along toy can be paired with Hape's building blocks, puzzles, or other animal-themed toys for children, creating richer play scenarios. For example, kids can build a "frog pond" with the blocks and then take the frog family on an adventure, enhancing creative thinking and imagination.
Q9: Is it easy to clean and maintain?
Very easy! Just wipe the surface with a slightly damp cloth, avoiding soaking or using chemical cleaners. It is recommended to regularly check the wheels and connections for tightness to ensure safety and durability. According toHong Kong Customs Toy Safety GuidelinesRegularly checking the condition of toys is an important step in ensuring children's safety.
Q10: How does the educational value of this toy compare to other educational toys?
This educational toy combines multiple educational values such as gross motor skills training, hand-eye coordination, natural science enlightenment, and parent-child interaction. Compared to simple puzzles or building blocks, it focuses more on physical kinetic development and hands-on operation, making it a high-quality children's toy that comprehensively promotes the physical and mental development of young children.
Summarize
The Hape Pull-Along Frog Family is a high-quality toy designed for children aged 12 months and older, serving as an excellent choice for 1-year-old and 2-year-old toys. Through pull-along play, it effectively promotes gross motor development, balance training, and fine motor skills. The product meets international safety standards, making it an ideal choice for toddler toys and children's toys, as well as a great option for kindergarten teaching aids and Montessori toys.
No matter if it's family bonding time or Montessori teaching applications, this educational toy can effectively enhance children's walking confidence, balance, and interest in natural sciences, laying a solid foundation for future engagement with more complex STEM toys, puzzles, or building blocks. In line with the trends in early childhood education development in Hong Kong, it allows babies to explore through play and grow through exploration.
