Shape Sorter - by Plan Toys

PlanToys® = Sustainable Play

PlanToys mainly focuses on safety wooden toys made of reclaimed rubber woods that enhance development for children, especially during their first five formative years when parents should encourage children to experience the freedom of playing and the proximity to nature.

Back in 1981, seven university graduates have been holding a mission to infuse the world with positive vibes. Vitool Viraponsavan, one of the main driving force established PlanToys, has been inspiring children and families over the world with steadfast determination to sustain environment and economy to the fullest through innovative toys. At present, PlanToys has branched out the philosophy with our partners in Asia, America, Europe and Australia.

With a strong mission to create a sustainable world, PlanToys thoroughly concerns about every single step of production line as well as other activities as we are wholeheartedly committed to minimizing environmental impacts.

In addition, Sustainable Play is a fundamental foundation of how PlanToys nurtures creative minds bringing children to understand what nature gives back to them. We have seen the results of our efforts for four decades and know that our children will grow up with the knowledge and values to respect and preserve natural resources for future generations and make the world a better place.

The story of PlanToys is described in the three pillars of how we do our business, “Sustainable Way”. This includes Sustainable Material, Sustainable Manufacturing and Sustainable Mind.

Between the sixth and the twelfth Months, they are known as little explorers who are always curious. They are motivated to explore the world by crawling around and grabbing objects within their reach. Their surroundings are very attractive for them as they are eager to find new discovery. They love making sounds while sitting on the floor. Sucking and biting toys are also their favorite hobbies since the first tooth is coming. Soon they will be able to bite and chew soft foods.

Appropriate Toys for 6 - 12 Months

• Touching and Holding - Develop tactile skill with different kinds of surfaces; smooth, soft, rough using sensory toys such as The Sensory Tumbling. Help babies make teething easier and chewing by cutting the teeth through massaging the gums to relieve pain like teethers and gummy rings
• Social and Emotional Development - Keep your baby happy and engaged in playing such as The Baby Car
• Muscle Development - Develop the large muscle groups and improve balance using roller, clutching toys and walkers. Improve fine motor skill and coordination using soft balls and clutching toys
• Intellectual Stimulation - Engage babies explore, discover and figure things out by themselves.  Encourage babies’ early attempt to communicate with you through recognizing pictures and listening story using soft cloth books or wooden toys. Develop creative play during bath time using floating toys.

Month 6 Development

• May scoot, roll or crawl.
• Roll over side to side
• Begin to sit with a little help.
• Start teething
• Responds to other people’s expressions of emotion and appears joyful often
• Begin to realize that if an object is dropped, it is still there and just needs to be picked up
• Begin to make sounds that resemble one-syllable words like "ba,","da", "ma."

Month 7 Development

• Sit unassisted.
• Reaching for and picking up toys.
• Enjoy playing with people and imitating smiles and frowning
• Show interested in small details of objects.
• Repeat sounds, for example, “ma-ma, mum-mum”

Month 8 Development

• Sit well without support with straight back
• Grasp an object with one hand
• Attach to parent (usually mother). Fear of separation
• Look at a picture book with their parents and like to touch and turn the pages
• Begin to understand and respond to “No”

Month 9 Development

• Pull up to standing
• Pass object from one hand to other
• Understand others’ actions and facial expression
• Enjoy rhythmic music
• Use their index finger to poke at things, such as switches, buttons, and electrical outlets.
• Hold a bottle or drink from a cup you hold for them
• Use certain sounds for different things
• Begin using hand movements to communicate wants and needs
  
  

Month 10 Development

• Stand with handholds for short periods.
• Step sideways holding on
• Enjoy playing with people and imitating smiles and frowning
• Search for partially hidden object.
• Learn words that represent something, for example, saying “bird” while pointing to the sky.

Month 11 Development

• Stand for a moment and sit from a standing position
• Tries to gain approval and avoid disapproval
• Can be uncooperative
• Begin to realize that if an object is dropped, it is still there and just needs to be picked up
• Begin to use simple single words, for example, “dada” or “mama”

Month 12 Development

• Move and hold head easily in all direction.
• Stand well and begin to take step
• Pull or push things while walking
• Imitate and copy simple action
• Take longer interest in toys and activity
• Begin to sort by shapes and colors
• Begin pretend play by imitating what he or she sees in real life
• Begin to produce sounds or word that refer to action.
• Increasingly speak in words

Between the ages of one and two, it’s obvious for parents to see their physical development grows. As it is known as a huge change for your little ones since your child is beginning to leave the stage of babyhood and become a toddler. They have gained many new skills and have a high level of energy. They can move faster every day and require less support from you to help walk and discover independence while recognizing their need for security. They also love imitation whether they are sounds or actions. Discovering surroundings is still their favorite hobbies. They are eager to learn more about their daily routine activities, for example, taking off clothes and socks.

Appropriate Toys 12 - 18 Months

• Muscle and listening Development - Improve gross motor and balance skill such as push & pull toys.  Encourage fine motor skill and hand-eye coordination through drawing or hammering and pounding toys.  Engage auditory skill by learning the difference between sounds, and to improve fine motor dexterity and hand-eye coordination using musical toys.
• Social and Emotional Development - Make kids have bath time exciting and an exploration of the properties of liquid and force, including discovering how things float, dive and move in water like bath toys. 
• Intellectual Stimulation - Develop mathematical skill by teaching kids about shapes, colors, orders, sizes and patterns using stacking toys, nesting toys and shape sorter toys.  Improve matching and sorting skills, to encourage imagination and creativity with patterns and colors using blocks of different shapes and colors.  Help kids practice their listening and speaking skill such as The My First Phone

12 - 18 Month Development

• Start walking independently
• Climb stairs
• Recognize himself in the mirror.
• Copy adult activities such as driving a car or cooking
• Begin to identify and point at body parts
• Look at books and turn the pages
• Demonstrate memory of people and places
• Can also follow simple commands, such as "Bring me your shoes," or "Put the book down."
• Understand and follow simple command

Product shipping is calculated during checkout. 

Parcel Shipping:

• In general all parcel shipping products (toys, gift, strollers, carseats, etc) will ship via USPS, UPS, & FEDEX
• Shipping is Flat Rate at $8.45 for all orders under $75 and Free for orders over $75- certain products will have a spcific ship rate detailed on the product page.
• Signature Required shipment will be used on orders greater than $100 in value.  Please ship to a location where product can be signed for.
• Shipping to AK and HI (no free shipping) incurs a significant freight surcharge and expect delivery times to be extended considerably.  
• Products are often shipped "signature confirmation" - please be available at ship location to receive product - consumer will be responsible for undelivered freight charges and rerouting charges on shipments.
• all orders will ship complete - Partial or split shipments will incur additional shipping charges to be arranged directly with store in the event of partila ship request. 

Freight Shipping:

• Freight Shipping applies to all large products (furniture items - some cribs and all dressers and all room packages)
• ALL Freight products ship CURBSIDE Delivery unless an alternative shipping is selected - you can also contact store to add inside delivery (which is only transfer into the first threshhold of your home/building) to your order if selection option unavailable during checkout
• Shipping rate is based on product costs and distance from our shipping location in Columbia SC.  
• "inside delivery" options on furniture are for first threshhold of the home - typically a garage and will be dependent on if the driver can access the garage or door with the product, this does not include transport through the home.  
• Shipping rate is calculated during checkout once you have entered the shipping zipcode and prior to payment.
• Shipping to AK and HI incurs a significant freight surcharge and expect delivery times to be extended considerably.  
• all orders will ship complete - Partial or split shipments will incur additional shipping charges to be arranged directly with store in the event of partila ship request. 

please contact store at 803-788-5880 if you have specific questions or concerns