Ever noticed how your toddler plays with simple household objects (utensils, broom, empty bottles) more than those fancy toys that hold their attention for a much shorter span. While we as parents love to indulge our young ones with all kinds of shiny, expensive toys money can buy, what we forget is that they need less toys and more time to create their own independent play. Thanks to brands like Vatsalya for waking us up from our blissful slumber.
Vatsalya offers open-ended toys that are 90% (your) child and 10% toy. This means that your child is at complete liberty to play with the toy as she deems fit. That flashy battery-operated toy you thought your child needed has a specific function, which limits the child’s imagination. Instead a simple set of wooden blocks will encourage your children to let their imagination lead the way. Vatsalya offers teakwood blocks handcrafted by artisans of Gujarat, that come in a wooden slider box, to cultivate the sense that everything goes back to its home once the play is over. Their Zoo Box (handcrafted animal shapes in wood) will bring out the little storyteller in your tiny tot. Watch him spin stories of the jungle as he plays with the wooden animals, which by the way are only defined by shapes, no artificial colour or paints have been used. They also have a set of crocheted belts in colours of the rainbow. Your child can use them to make whatever she fancies - a flower, headband, watch or a rainbow cake.I quite like the idea of a Construction Box containing 32 different shapes. Imagine all that a child can create with it. The possibilities are endless.
