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Toot-Toot Drivers Construction Site

Developmental Benefits

Imaginitive Play
Imaginitive Play
Language Development
Language Development
Motor Skills
Motor Skills
Sensory Development
Sensory Development

Developmental Benefits

Toot-Toot Drivers Construction Site

Imaginitive Play
  • Imagination and exploration through interaction with characters.
  • Children’s imagination is active from an early age. Imaginative play has links to what psychologists call ‘social pretend play’. Young children pretend or imagine that, for instance a wooden block is a cake and they carefully ‘cut’ it. A large proportion of pretend play tends to be social. Imaginative play begins when infants play and pretend with adults. As young children develop they begin to try to engage other children in social pretend play. Young children in nursery benefit from engaging in imaginative play. It helps them to begin to understand that other children think differently to them and have different ideas.
    Children can engage in imaginative play with other children where they have agreed on a story or scenario that they want to act out. Young children playing with toys use their imagination to invent scenarios and play out the consequences. They can use characters to explore scenarios and act out scripts such as going shopping or bedtime. Imaginative and social pretend play is beneficial for children as it allows them to explore different ways of viewing the world. Children who use their imagination when playing with other children are increasing their social competence and their understanding of other people. In a study where we observed children playing in a nursery we found that young children engaged in imaginative play, often using the toys in unexpected ways. Children’s imagination benefits from the opportunity to play with all types of toys.
Language Development
  • Introduces the alphabet, letter sounds and vocabulary.
  • Babies start to babble at an early age and this can be seen as the first signs of language. They are predisposed to pick up the sounds of the language that they hear around them. Adults can facilitate babies’ language development by playing with them, focussing on particular toys, reading books and naming everyday objects. The more babies are exposed to language the faster they will begin to pick up it up. There are social skills involved in language acquisition such as realising that it is necessary to wait until the other person has finished speaking. Babies begin to learn about conversational turn-taking from an early age; if a baby is babbling the adult waits for a pause and then talks to the baby. Babies learn to take turns even before they are using words. Social interaction is important for language development and turn-taking games are a fun and educational way for babies and young children to learn.
    Young children also need to practice their language skills. Toys that name alphabet letters and everyday words satisfy young children’s need for repetition and rehearsal when practicing words and sounds. For instance, young children can press a button repetitively to hear the same sound or word again. Babies and children learn a lot through repetition and pick up words rapidly in this way. Once children begin to read their vocabulary expands enormously.
Motor Skills
  • Encourages fine motor skill development.
  • An infant’s growth and development in the first year of life is rapid. Many movements that young babies make are in preparation for the next stage of their development. When young babies watch a mobile they are constantly moving their head, arms, legs and even their mouths in response to the movement of the toy. Sound and movement attract a baby’s attention; if a toy is placed almost within reach of babies their movements become more animated. Bath toys provide opportunities to develop and use motor skills to great effect. For example, a young baby has greater control over their leg movements than their arms. You will often see young babies in a bath reaching with their legs towards a floating toy and kicking. All these movements strengthen muscles in readiness for the next stage - walking.
    As babies develop they become more adept at grasping objects. Young infants learn to grasp an object, for instance a cube. The grasping, at first, is quite clumsy but through repetition, and across time, infants become adept at grasping and develop fine motor skills. Infants first use the ulnar grasp where their fingers close against the palm when trying to hold an object. Within another month they are able to move the object from hand to hand. After the first year, infants adopt the ‘pincer grasp’ where they use their thumb and index finger to grasp even very tiny objects. Shape sorters help infants to fine tune their visual perception and hand coordination. Soon infants are building towers with two cubes; this also requires fine coordination skills. As the child grows computer games have been shown to help with hand and eye coordination. Spatial skills can also be enhanced when playing games that require concentration, quick responses and finely tuned motor skills.
Sensory Development
  • A variety of textures, visuals and sounds stimulate sensory development.
  • Sensory development is intimately related to motor development. Babies are born into a world that stimulates their senses and to which they react. These reactions are bodily movements which create learning experiences. Sensory development in babies can be facilitated through toys that provide opportunities for them to experience sounds, visuals and textures. Young infants need to be presented with an adequate but not too great amount of sensory stimulation.
    From an early age babies use touch to investigate their world; as they learn to reach they begin to run their tongue and lips over toys and then look at them. Tactile stimulation is also combined with other sensory information. Babies can perceive input from different sensory systems in a unified way; for instance, vision and touch are closely coordinated when using a shape sorter. Babies who handle shapes and also fit them through a hole are learning to solve problems through touch and sight. Infants also learn about the links between sights, sounds and feel of toys when these are demonstrated by adults. They begin to associate the sight and sound of a rhythmically shaken rattle or the nursery rhyme played by a particular toy. During the first year of life infants’ visual development is rapid and they begin to identify objects through shape, colour and texture. They also develop the ability to visually track objects. Toys give babies and young children many opportunities to enhance their sensory development.
Best for ages:
1 to 5 Years
Highlights
Includes 16 track pieces and 6 SmartPoint locations triggering fun phrases, sounds and melodies. Includes cargo holder, shape sorter and more.
Description
Welcome to the Toot-Toot Drivers Construction Site from VTech! Get busy with the Dumper Truck, move materials using the crane and lifting claw and watch them slide down the loading ramp into the truck! Features 6 SmartPoints and 16 varied track pieces. Combine the track pieces into different combinations for added fun. The dumper truck and other Toot-Toot Drivers vehicles react to the 6 SmartPoints that introduce fun phrases, sound effects and melodies. Interactive manipulative features include cargo holder, shape sorter, turning disk and gate. Encourages role-play fun and imaginative play. (SmartPoint vehicles only. Each sold separately)

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Heather Louise, Harker
25-Apr-2014
I found the product very easy to assemble even with a toddler rummaging through the pieces! The track pieces are very sturdy and more than capable of withstanding very rough use from my toddler. The ability to arrange the track however he likes really appeals to him. The crane is the focal point of this set and my toddler can now load up the 'grabber' on the crane on his own; his coordination has improved since leaning this skill from the crane. The only criticism I have with the crane is that the top part is loose on the base and falls off frequently which can get a little frustrating however this is a minor criticism. The smart points are fantastic and gives the set some variety when used with his other vehicles. My toddler thinks this is magic and his face lights up when the vehicles pass over the points. Overall this is a fantastic set even with a minor problem with the crane.
genteelia, bellenie
11-Mar-2014
HAVE JUST BROUGHT THIS ITEM FOR MY GRANSON AND HE HAS BEEN PLAYING WITH IT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR SO IT WAS A GOOD BUY ALTHOUGH I DO THINK THAT THE LIFT FOR THE BALLS COULD OF BEEN CONSTRUCTED A BIT BETTER BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO DO
Annabel, Hughes
18-Feb-2014
Noah got this today for his birthday so we havent had a play yet. but like the others it joined together really easy. Cant wait to play with it and cant wait to get more
Andrea, Critcher
15-Jan-2014
Again this is a fantastisc set; our granson loves it; its excellent as always with vtech; would drecommend all VTech products; educational and fun for all; even adults are amazed with the detail of them.
Lucy, chambers
13-Jan-2014
Fantastic product both my 2 year old and 5 year old had hours of fun playing with the construction site. The crane was fantastic and held products securely. The shape sorter encouraged my 2 year old to experiment putting the shapes in correctly. Adds well to other toot toot products! Fantastic
magda, organisciak
09-Jan-2014
Bought for a 1 year old as it says 1-5years;but now I think that we should have waited. It should say age restriction 2+ as our child has no interest in playing it As he prefers to munch on it and dismantle it. But I must say this is a very durable toy.
Jennifer, Palmer
09-Jan-2014
Bought for my Grandson for Christmas; toot toot drivers are such a good toy for the boys; I think between myself & his Mother he has nearly all the toot toot drivers & plays with them all the time.
Suzanne, Bartlett
06-Jan-2014
As we had already got our 1 yr old the Toot Toot Drivers Garage and Train Station for Christmas; we decided to buy the Construction site for his birthday. I would recommend this and other Toot Toot Drivers Sets and Packs to anyone
kim, burns
04-Jan-2014
LOVES IT PLAY FOR HOURS
Mary, Denton
03-Jan-2014
Absolutely brilliant and goes with all the other toot toot range.My grandson has got such a lot of this range it is brilliant and keep him and Daddy amused for hours.
Mary, Denton
03-Jan-2014
Absolutely brilliant and goes with all the other toot toot range.My grandson has got such a lot of this range it is brilliant and keep him and Daddy amused for hours.
Natalie, Hood
01-Jan-2014
I got my soon the the toot toot construction set but the yellow bit that attaches on to the tower and the shaps go down it (Shoot) it wont stay attached to the tower and the grey stands that holds it up at the other ends does not stay on... So as soon as my childs plays with that bit it falls down and he gets very stressed out as it wont stay on!!! I not happy with it as it for a child and all other bits click into place but the bit does not and it wont stay up!!
lara, lambert
31-Dec-2013
Wonderful product; so much fun to play with. Its also great for learning
Donna, Howell
30-Dec-2013
Amazing toy; lots of fun and imaginative play.
Vicki, Willingham
28-Dec-2013
Fab toy but for a boy who is only one; it's not really suitable as it comes apart too easily. We'll put it away for a bit later.
kelly, simpkin
27-Dec-2013
Fantastic toy my son loves it; keeps him entertained for hours.
Lauren, Brown
18-Dec-2013
Absolutley Excellent product; a lot bigger than thought & I am in the process of buying another for my nephew.
Kate, Makos
03-Dec-2013
Looks great; havent opened yet as its for my sons Christmas; but he loves the airport and garage so he will be so excited with this one
Keely, Sharp
26-Nov-2013
Really good pretend play good size easy to put togeth. Its really good how evrything has sensors but I would say its 2 pluss my little boy was 1 when bought it for his birthday an he had no concentration or interest. Would definatley recomend 18 months up
katie, blackwell
21-Sep-2013
This is great as there is so much to do but I am finding the top crane bit needs to have something to hold it on better as my son always knocks it off; so it needs to clip in better.
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