Toddler Musical Drum
Details
An award-winning musical drum for toddlers who move to the beat. Creativity and movement come together for wee ones. The youngest of composers practices cause and effect with sound. Create different tones based on where the mallet strikes.
Designed in Sweden, it is made of beechwood and plastic. The plastic drum base is impact-resistant. Drumsticks store underneath the drum for clever, tidy toy storage.
SIZE: 3.5" x 6.5" x 6.5"
AGE RANGE: 18 mos.+
AWARD: Baby Toy of the Year, Sweden 2014
Developmental Value
What is more joyful than watching a toddler rock out, body and soul?
Music stimulates nerve connections between brain cells that play an important role in cognitive development. Music and rhythm is a natural and important boost to a child's creativity.
When playing instruments, toddlers and preschoolers will use ears and eyes, large and small muscles. Children must practice eye-hand coordination. But more importantly, if your child learns an appreciation for music, you may see tremendous benefits:
Language and Music are interdependent. Research shows that growing up in a musically rich environment supports language development. Both music and language process in the same region of the brain. What's more, children with strong language ability have shown enhanced brain activity in the area that processes music.
Children are often flooded with different emotions and have difficulty articulating those feelings. Music and movement is a tool that helps release expression.
Numerous studies link enhanced spatial skills, math skills, and music education. Music involves ratios, patterns, and proportions as does math. Playing music, as opposed to simply listening to it, has long-lasting positive effects. One study found that six months of piano lessons at elementary school age improved a child's ability to do puzzles and other spatial tasks by nearly 30%.
Most importantly, music is in the human soul. Studies find people who enjoy music experience joy and have a higher happiness factor, on average.
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Manufacturer
BRIO was founded in 1884 in Osby, a small town located in southern Sweden. The firm has been creating quality products since that time. They have combined innovation with respect for the heritage of craftsmanship. Their mission is to create happy childhood memories. They believe in the magic of play. They support children's growth and development in a safe way. Today BRIO is a global company. They have been a Purveyor to the Royal Court of Sweden since the 1940s.
When designing toys, there are four key principles BRIO strives for:
- Toys should be safe to play with
- They must comply with BRIO’s high-quality standards
- They must be intuitively easy for the child to understand
- They must help the child grow through play
Brio has held onto wood as the primary material they use for their toys. Beech hardwood as a material is timeless and very durable. It is not endangered, and it is easy to replace. Their wood comes from renewable forests grown in forests from Southern Sweden to the Northern European mainland. No unique biospheres are destroyed. At Sweetpea Toys, we love BRIO because they are thoughtful about toy design, safety, play needs, manufacturing and the care of our planet.
