Playing with toys is the first opportunity a child has to explore and interact with the world on their own terms. To children, toys are more than just objects: they are companions, teachers, and super heroes that help guide them through a big and sometimes confusing world. They assist the physical, cognitive and emotional development that prepares children for adulthood. The Creativity Institute divides toys into four categories:
Toys for physical or muscle development such as wagons, bikes, boxes, puzzles, blocks, brooms, and shovels.
Toys for sensory (touch, sight, sound, taste, smell) development such as water toys, musical instruments, bubbles, play dough, and sand toys.
Toys for make-believe and social development such as dolls, dress-up clothes, cars, trucks, games, and books.
Toys for creative and intellectual development such as clay, crayons, paints, books, paper, and scissors. At Billie & Roo we believe the best toys are ones that engage a child’s senses, spark their imaginations, and encourage them to interact with others. We love toys!
They are honestly out of this world - in function, robustness and resemblance.
These are our favourite grips! Their super power is their incredible two-handed stretch resistance for emotional regulation. Really helpful when feeling BIG FEELINGS. They can be used to channel them into high resistance pulling and stretching rather than more destructive actions. Also great for redirection & harm minimisation. Awesome as a upper body, arm and hand strengthening device.
Can be used one handed or two. Even can be used to stretch using toe & hand combination - this was discovered by one of our awesome customers.
These are designed to withstand stretching. Can they break? - of course, but not easily. Anything that is created to pull and stretch can. They take a huge amount of effort and persistence to break. Warranty only provided if faulty on arrival. If your human breaks it then it is either not the tool for them OR more likely something you need to stock in multiples, as they are super helpful for emotional regulation!
Material : Silicone. Comes loose - not in box.
Suitable for 3 and up. Not intended for oral use.
Wanting to bring as much love, laughter and learning into the world through healthy, sustainable choices and good old-fashioned fun, Natural Living Foster (our physical store) and Billie & Roo were born. So what started off as a small kinesiology practice with a few healthy living products and a passion to protect our beautiful planet, soon became so much more. The joy we share with customers each day, whether in person or upon the opening of a new toy through the mail, is why we’re here. We hope you can be a part of our journey … we’d love to have you aboard.