When considering which toys and activities to keep in (or add to) your playroom, the name of the game is variety, but not too much. Different toys benefit your child's education and development in different ways, but they also keep kids playing in the space longer, as long as there aren't so many toys that they feel overwhelmed.
For sensory play, CASA Design often adds a sensory table to a playroom, with materials that can be switched out based on a child's age or even with certain seasons or holidays. "It could be moss-covered rocks and leaves in the fall, to moon sand or water beads with scoopers and things like that. Fine motor activities can be anything where kids use their hands. It could be art or tracing letters or even putting stickers on a piece of paper," Trimmer said.
At Smart D2 Playrooms, they've learned that different types of play keep the kids interested and engaged. "What you hope will happen is they build for a while, then they pretend play for a while, then they read a book, and then do some physical play," Bowen-Poole said.
