Safety and hygiene
When looking for a gift to give your daycare centre for having taken such good care for your little one, keep in mind that you buy something that can be easily cleaned and that is safe. Keep an eye on the age on the packaging. It gives you a good indication on whether it is safe and age appropriate for your daycare.
The perfect gift
Daycare centres use a lot of crafting materials. Buy them extra colourful finger paint, crayons, or clay! These always come in handy. Another gift idea is to get them sensory toys kids can play with. Sensory toys stimulate interaction between kids, helps them to develop a sense of their surroundings, and it can help them calm down and help regulate discomfort. An example of a sensory toy is My First Sounds & Senses.
Construction toys are another popular gift to give daycare centres. Pre-schoolers love to build (read more about it here)! The magnetic toys balls and rods from the SmartMax Build XXL set might be the ideal construction toy gift! Or why not get the centre new learning games for babies and toddlers? With these learning games, young kids develop new skills. Perfect examples are My First Acrobats or My First Totem. These magnetic toys include challenges for children to grow their spatial insight and construction skills. If the daycare prefers wooden learning games, Bunny Boo or Day & Night from SmartGames might be more up their alley.
Another good gift idea are books. Daycare providers can use these books to read to children. This teaches babies about communication and helps build listening, memory, and vocabulary. It introduces concepts such as colour, letters, and numbers.
Still not enough inspiration? Ask your daycare centre if there is anything they need.