All about business boards

According to psychologists, a child aged 5–6 years has a vivid and effective ability to master the skills of using the surrounding objects. These are switches, locks, doors, handles and everything else that you can touch, touch, try in action. That is why you should take care of the availability of such toys, but with a high degree of safety.

A business board is a set of objects, originally made in the form of a developing board for children, now having a wide variety of species. The author of this wonderful adaptation is the child psychologist Maria Montessori. Busyboard is a unique simulator for the development of fine motor skills, coordination, memory, imagination and logic, the formation of a child's understanding of cause-and-effect relationships.

The popularity of business boards is growing all over the world, and manufacturers are paying great attention to the development of more efficient and entertaining models. The designs are divided according to gender, forms and materials of execution. They are characterized by the presence of several varieties, where objects of various directions, colors, etc. may prevail. It should be understood that some of them are not as useful as we would like. The choice must be reasonable and safe, because the item is purchased for a small child.

Modern business boards imply many types. Unlike the prototype developed by Montessori, the children's educational board-toy can be round, square, triangular, wall-mounted or in the form of a house.The materials used are also different: wooden in the form of a constructor or made of felt, fabric, plastic or combined. Models are hung on the wall, installed in the form of a volumetric structure on the floor, laid in the form of rugs.

The classic version of a business board is a single game board, on which a variety of objects are installed: latches, latches, locks, doors, inserts and pockets of various configurations, puzzles, figurines, etc. The advantages of a wooden product are environmentally friendly material, its safety and even benefit for children, strength, reliability and durability. At the same time, the design is not devoid of such disadvantages as a large weight and a rather high price.

Double-sided, or double, business boards look like a house of cards with two cards. This is a comfortable and stable volumetric structure, provided that there is a rigid hitching of two boards to each other. The advantages of models of this type are mobility and convenient location of the playing surface.

Soft fabric models are designed for babies up to one year old, and bright ribbons, eyelets and cords, buttons, soft toys, colorful appliques, etc. are used as filling. The product is absolutely safe, but its service life is short, because the child will quickly outgrow it intellectually.

Paying attention to the upbringing and development of the child, Russian parents, consciously or not, try to instill in him tastes, concepts, skills and certain qualities, according to gender. Leaving aside Western anti-gender politics, it should be considered that this is the absolutely correct approach. In this case, toys are of great importance. Business boards are no exception, and you can easily choose a model for a girl or boy, unless we are talking about a toy for a toddler up to one year old, made in a neutral scale. But even then, parents most often choose a model based on the main color: pink - for girls, blue - for boys.

Business boards have a wide variety of content: a teremok, a car, a bear, a locomotive or gears of different sizes. Sometimes such a toy can captivate not only a small child, but also older children. Business boards look very attractive when they have a music center, a bus with flashing headlights, and a farm with animals. Business boards with an urban landscape are no less interesting, for example: street lamps, roads, houses and parks. The model can be with a phone, contain a pyramid, a labyrinth, a book, seasons, a rocket, a calendar.

The play device can be quite large or mini, in the form of a small rug that can be hung on the back of the crib for the baby.

The main difference is the color scheme, where the background color has darker tones. Next comes the thematic area. Buses, cars, trains, planes and other equipment are found mainly in models for boys, just like soccer balls, wrenches, gears. Manufacturers can fill boys' development boards with faucets, locks, propellers, chains and bolts.

When choosing a toy design for a girl, manufacturers usually prefer rich colors or softer pastel shades: beige, light pink, caramel and cream. A business board for a girl is most often a business or business book, but it can be presented in the form of a butterfly or a kitten, a flower or a bear ... Filling is strings, hooks, ribbons, beads, clothespins, animals, farms, houses, etc.

If you start making an educational toy yourself, you should think carefully about the filling.

Surely in free use, boys do not have a socket and plug with a cord, wires and wrenches, and girls do not have lacing, accessories in the form of bright buttons, etc.

There is no need to offer your child cars on the board if he has mobile copies. But the switch and the lights up, the signal active zones will help to captivate a whole group of kids for a long time. If you make a board with a large perimeter and fill it with interesting and diverse constructive elements, then the kid will be excited to explore the whole universe for adults, and this is the most exciting thing for a child who wants to repeat everything after dad and mom. The same principle applies to girls, with a difference in the subject matter: kitchen, hairdresser, beauty salon, first-aid post, etc. All this is true for more independent children: from three to six years old. Younger kids make up a set of pyramids, labyrinths and other interesting things.

Such a phenomenon as a business board is relatively new for Russian parents. However, its popularity is growing so rapidly that the educational toy has already become familiar to most of the younger generation. Despite the fact that you can make a business board on your own, the safety of materials in a home version and in a production one is incomparable. When self-manufacturing, parents have to fill the product with improvised samples, while the manufacturer uses certified materials made specifically for small children.

The company, whose toys can be safely called masterpieces, prioritizes not only safety, but also an optimal approach to the development of a child's intelligence and physical qualities. The brand belongs to a couple, whose names are in the name of the company. Founded in 1988, the company quickly entered the global market and since then has been confidently leading in the segment of the production of children's toys.

Striving to constantly delight its young consumers, Melissa & Doug works tirelessly to improve the product., taking care of the safety of babies and constantly updating the range. Searching for new ideas for all age groups of children is one of the company's concepts. Each (even the smallest) detail not only serves the purposes of play, but stimulates the development of the child.

A well-known company specializes in the production of children's educational toys for preschoolers from wood - a living, noble, fragrant, environmentally friendly material. The brand offers multifunctional universal products that arouse genuine interest in kids, parents, teachers and psychologists. The company offers the consumer a wide selection of developmental models: bizidoski and bizidomics, bizi cars and bizikubes, folding bodyboards, puzzles and other products aimed at self-study, the development of spatial and logical thinking, fine motor skills and imagination.

Natural wood has characteristics such as safety and hypoallergenicity.

"Master Toys" belongs to the group of companies "Timber Group" and specializes in the creation of children's educational toys, including various business boards. All models have certificates and are designed not only with utmost safety, but also taking into account the desire of young children to learn the world "by the teeth". Parents can safely leave the baby next to the toy, without worrying that he will lick or bite any element of the business board.

Each model is designed to help the baby not only develop physical capabilities, but also awaken talent that no child is deprived of. For this, the manufacturer uses the most modern technologies and developments.

The company, founded in 2014, is included in the top list of manufacturers of educational toys for children. Brand products are models that contribute to the physical and psychological development of the child., activating in him such qualities as intelligence, fantasy, logic, analytical skills, intellectual and muscle memory. The production uses beech wood and rubber wood parts. All toys are certified for quality and safety. The company produces bodyboards, bizidoski, bizystoles and many other variants of educational games.

The trade mark is part of a group of companies with the same name, it produces educational games for children: constructors, various mosaics, cubes and loto, including business boards. At the same time, production is not static and is regularly replenished with a mass of new models for children of all ages: up to one year old, preschoolers and primary school children. Besides, the company took care of family games and various accessories in the form of teaching aids: letter box, textbook stands, etc.

A large assortment of business boards makes it difficult to choose a model, so you should be guided by several parameters. First of all, you should remember about safety. This is the main condition when it comes to buying for a child.

• Functionality and quality. The design and the device must perform exactly the functions for which they are intended: close the locks, switch the light on and off, open and close the doors and windows. All materials used must be safe, the product must have a quality certificate.

• Appearance and cost. When choosing, remember: despite the fact that children love bright, acidic colors, constant interaction with such objects irritates their psyche, as does oversaturation with details. As for the price, the savings are inappropriate in this case. A good quality business board will never cost 2-3 thousand rubles.

To create a business board with your own hands, you need to decide on the shape of the toy, the theme and filling, as well as the material of manufacture.

The classic version (board) is the easiest to execute, but it is much more difficult to make a bizid or bizikub. This will require certain skills, readiness for long and painstaking work. For the first experience, you can stop at a small model, and then build a large business board.

Required tools:

• base - plywood blanks, furniture boards and similar materials;

• scissors, tape measure, pencil, paints, brushes;

• screwdriver, pliers, wire cutters, jigsaw;

• screwdriver, sander or sandpaper, filling elements.

For assembly and fastening you need hardware:

• bolts and washers;

• screws, nails, glue, etc.

Here is an algorithm of actions.

• Creation of a project and a diagram. Do not rely on memory and keep the plan in mind. It is more correct to make a drawing and drawing in order to do the work, focusing on sketches.

• Cut out the base and individual parts such as doors, hinged shelves, various strips.

• Layout of elements - fitting.

• Consecutive grinding of the base and other parts, starting with rough processing and ending with a fine-grained abrasive.

• Painting all parts in the required colors.Processing in several layers will be required, since the first will have a rough texture, about which the child can damage the delicate skin. After the first layer is completely dry, you need to paint a second, and possibly a third time. If necessary, then in the intervals between the application of paint or varnish, sanding is again used.

• When all the parts are ready, the layout and labeling for fasteners follows again. Then the parts are removed from the surface and they begin to alternately fix them with fasteners, a screwdriver or screwdriver. It is important to check the quality of fastening of each spare part, as well as the seamy side of the product - there should be no chipping, sharp corners, protruding ends of screws or nails anywhere.

At the end of all the stages, the most pleasant thing remains - bringing the toys for babies to perfection. Somewhere you can add drawn details, where, according to the designer's idea, there should be a detail with light, put batteries, etc.