Become a member of the Red Cliffs Toy Library now! The Red Cliffs Toy Library has a large number of high quality, educational and fun toys to borrow, suitable for children from birth to 10 years old. Parents, grandparents, carers, everyone is welcome to become a member. What is a Toy Library
A toy library is a place where parents or carers can go to borrow a large variety of educational toys, puz
zles and games on a regular basis. Toy libraries aim to support families and encourage them to spend time playing with their children. Why Is Play So Important? Play is how children learn and making it fun is nature's way of ensuring children get lots and lots of practice. Even tiny babies play, practising moving their hands or sucking their toes which helps them learn to control their bodies. The games children play are directly linked to the needs of the growing body and mind. Children's play has been closely studied by child psychologists who have catalogued the pattern of development of skills and abilities from birth. It's not only young humans who play as a way to learn, young animals do too. A kitten will chase, pounce on and play-fight a ball of wool or a toy mouse. It is busy learning how to hunt and catch its dinner. Children have much more to learn and it takes much longer to grow up. So many skills to learn - such as how to walk, talk and make things with your hands. Each one needs lots of time spent playing and practising to perfection. We can't afford to begrudge the time children spend at play. It is how they learn. If play is a child's work then they must also have the tools for their trade. Toys are tools that help a child to enjoy play. (Source: Toy Libraries Victoria)
