Iintsana zifunda ukwenza okuninzi kwiinyanga zabo zokuqala ezimbalwa zobomi, kuyamangalisa ukubona. Kubalulekile ukuba neentlobo ezahlukeneyo zamathoyizi ezingaphantsi kwe-1 ngexesha lokudlala. Iintsana kufuneka ziphuhlise isiseko sezakhono, ezibanceda ukugqiba izakhono ezicelomngeni, mhlawumbi nangeminyaka kamva.
Ezi zintsana zeLamaze zeentsana zicwangciswe ngokucophelela ukuba zibe nemibala eqaqambileyo, imibala eyahlukeneyo kunye nezandi ezininzi ezinokuthi zihlolisise iintsana, amehlo, iinyawo kunye nemilomo!
Uninzi lwa maathoyizi aphezulu alubizi, kwaye axabisekanga. Uninzi luquka iinkalo eziza kukhula nomntwana ngale ndlela ebalulekileyo yomzimba kunye nomoya wobomi babo. Zihlala zizinzile kwaye zenziwe kakuhle, iintsapho ezihlala ngokuzalwa kwabaninzi abantwana ngaphambi kokugqithiswa.
I-Octopus toy yokudlala yaseLamaze kuthiwa yi-Octotunes! Inemilenze engu-8 leyo xa ityunjwe okanye ifakelwe yenza izandi ezi-8 ezahlukeneyo zomculo. Abantwana abaninzi bathanda izixhobo zomculo. Ngelixa abazali befuna ukuvula umculo kumancinci amancinci, abancinci abasakhulayo bangakwazi ukulawula "i-orchestra" xa bekulungele!
Umxube we-Lamaze kunye nomdlalo I-Caterpillar igcwele imibala eqaqambileyo kunye nemibala emnandi. Iintsana ziya kuthanda ukuhlola iirebhoni, amaqhina kunye netekisi ngeminwe yabo nasemlonyeni. Icandelo ngalinye lembumba empeleni liyimidlalo encinci edibanisa ne-velcro. Abantwana abafumana ukugqithisa okanye ukulawulwa kweemoto ezintle banokukrazula iinqwelo kunye nokuzifakela kwakhona, ukudala isibumba esithile.
Ukufunda kubaluleke kakhulu kubantwana. Ukuphulaphula umzali okanye umkhathaleli ufunde amagama kwibali okanye kwiileyibhile kwiimeko zabo zemihla ngemihla kunokunceda abantwana bafunde ukwenza izandi, kwaye ekugqibeleni bathethe amagama amasha. Iincwadi ezinengqondo ezinzulu zilula ukuhamba nazo. Baya kufakwa kumatshini wokuhlambela ukuba umntwana kufuneka ahlale e-drool ngethuba lexesha lokutshatyalaliswa okanye atshabalalise itekisi.
Akumthathi ixesha elide umzali ukuba aqonde ixabiso lentetho yokudlala. Ezi zixhobo zee-toys zechungechunge kwezinye izinto ezifana nemigodi yomsebenzi, izihlalo zeemoto kunye neengxowa ze-diaper. Zingathengwa kwiingqungquthela ezahlukeneyo ezibandakanya ihagu, i-moose, i-firefly, inyoka, i-dinosaur, i-toucan, iigrafu, ama-pirates, amantombazane nabantu. Ezi zixhobo zibandakanya amaninzi amabhande kunye neenkiza zeintsana zokuhlola.
Isizathu kunye nefuthe lezinto zokudlala ziyimilingo kubantwana. Oku kuthetha ukuba, xa umntwana esebenzisa izandla okanye iinyawo ekuthintela umdlalo, ithetha into enomdla. Ihoyiphu inokukhanyisa okanye idlale umculo. Iintsana zizonwabisa ngokuphindaphinda. Baziva ngokukhawuleza ngexesha lokuba balawulwa kwezenzo zabo. Ukudlala ngamathoyizi afana negadi ye-chime kunceda kakhulu ukufundisa abantwana abancinci malunga nezakhono zokuxazulula iingxaki.
Isiganeko esibalulekileyo siphuhliso xa abantwana beqala ukujonga izandla zabo. Ukugqoka i-rattle khonkco kuzisa ulwazi ngezandla zabo. Ukugqoka unyawo lweenyawo kubalulekile ukuzisa ulwazi kwiinyawo zabo, kodwa kunokuyakha loo misipha yomzimba efunekayo yokugubha kunye nokukhahlela.
Ukufumana isenzo sokuzivocavoca esifanelekileyo kwintsana yakho, ehambelana nesithuba ekhaya, kubalulekile. Ukudlala i-gyms ayidingi ukuba ibe mkhulu okanye inqabileyo, abaninzi banempawu ezifanayo. I-Lamaze ye-gym yokuzivocavoca inomdla wokuthi umntwana uthanda ukulala phantsi, basebenzisa iingalo zabo ukuze bafikelele kwaye babethe amathoyizi. Njengoko abantwana bafunda ukuhlala, banako ukusebenzisa i-arch yabo. Ziyindawo enhle yexesha lomzimba kwaye inokuhlanjululwa kalula.
Uninzi lweentsapho ezixakekile zihamba-phambili. Ukuthabatha uhambo, uhambo ukuya kwivenkile, ukutya ivenkile okanye ukuya kwiintlanganiso zeentsapho. Ukuba neendlela zokuhamba ngeentsana kubantwana kubalulekile ukuba zigcine zivakaliswa. Ezi zikhonkwane zedonki zinokuqhotyoshelwa kunoma yimuphi uhlobo lwengane engabonakaliyo, kubandakanywa abahambahambayo, izihlalo zeemoto, izithuthi zabantwana, abaqhubi kunye nezihlalo eziphezulu.
Le ntshukumo epholileyo eLamaze ifaneleke ngakumbi kwiintsana ezindala ezingaphezulu kweenyanga ezili-9. Bathanda ukudlala ngeebhloko ezithambileyo kwaye njengoko bekhulile, bazifaka kunye nangaphandle kwephepha. Abantwana abaninzi ekugqibeleni baqaphela ukuba umdlalo esandleni sabo unesimo esifana nokuvula kwaye uzama kunzima ukufumanisa le ipuzzles yokuqala.
I-Article ehlelwe nguKeriann Wilmot, i-Toys Expert kwi-About.com.