Peekaboo Bugs

The Peekaboo Bugs are a set of five crochet bugs – ladybug, dragonfly, snail, honeybee and housefly which come along with a felt peekaboo mat, read and learn cards and a wooden bug catcher. It’s a composite whole through which the child can be introduced to the insect world. Apt to give the ready hands to grasp the sensory stimulating, 3 dimensional most commonly found insects along with 2 dimensional read and learn cards which keep the curious minds engaged.

Why Peekaboo Bugs for your child?

The Peekaboo Bugs is an interesting tool which introduces the first set of common insects to the baby in the safest way. The crochet bugs have been made in keeping realism as close as possible along with the factors like accessibility, safety and aesthetics. It is also the time to begin vocabulary building, hence the read and learn cards carry the insect image along with the name on them. Casual usage of words helps developing the word bank in the infant’s mind which later helps in categorization. Once the child understands that names and appearance of the bugs, it is easy for him/her to categorize them as “insects”. Also, the 3dimensional matching with the 2 dimensional provides their young minds different perspective of seeing the existence of the same things. The bugs and the cards also allow the indulgence in the Match and Sort activity.

The bugs also come with a felt mat with five pockets in which each can be hidden and the parent- child can savor hiding and finding. Another aspect of the toy is the bug catcher which makes it perfect to be an outdoor toy as well. It works on the gross motor as well as fine motor skills. The act of sorting and matching works on the development of cognitive skills. It is an overwhelming set which glues play and learn in the most appropriate quantity.