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#* When picking out blocks, try choosing soft, cloth blocks rather than wooden or plastic blocks. Cloth blocks are easier to handle and will prevent your infant from getting injured when they knock down the blocks. <ref>http://www.educational-toy-guide.com/softblocks.html</ref><ref>http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/toy-guide-for-blind-children</ref>
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#* When picking out blocks, try choosing soft, cloth blocks rather than wooden or plastic blocks. Cloth blocks are easier to handle and will prevent your infant from getting injured when they knock down the blocks. <ref>http://www.educational-toy-guide.com/softblocks.html</ref><ref>http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/toy-guide-for-blind-children</ref>
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#Choose bright, colorful toys. For an infant who is visually impaired, bright toys that are colorful make it easy to see and encourage your child to look carefully while they play. <ref>http://www.familyconnect.org/info/browse-by-age/infants-and-toddlers/social-life-and-recreation-iandt/choosing-toys-and-creating-a-play-area-for-your-child/1235</ref> Choose colorful stuffed animals, toy rings, blocks, medium-sized balls, rattles, rubber ducks, and play pens or mats to encourage your child to use their vision. <ref>http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/choosing-best-toys-your-blind-baby</ref>[[Image:Choose Toys for Your Blind or Visually Impaired Infant Step 8.jpg|center]]
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#Choose bright, colorful toys. For an infant who is visually impaired, bright toys that are colorful make it easy to see and encourage your child to look carefully while they play. <ref>http://www.familyconnect.org/info/browse-by-age/infants-and-toddlers/social-life-and-recreation-iandt/choosing-toys-and-creating-a-play-area-for-your-child/1235</ref> Choose colorful stuffed animals, toy rings, blocks, medium-sized balls, rattles, rubber ducks, and play pens or mats to encourage your child to use their vision. <ref>http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/choosing-best-toys-your-blind-baby</ref>[[Image:Choose Toys for Your Blind or Visually Impaired Infant Step 8.jpg|center]]
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#Choose toys that teach braille. If you're aiming on teaching braille to your infant, it's always great to start early. <ref>http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/choosing-best-toys-your-blind-baby</ref> Consider picking out braille alphabet tiles, braille number tiles, electronic braille toys, braille cubes, and easy braille puzzles. This will encourage your infant to learn braille and get a head start learning it.
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#Choose toys that teach braille. If you're aiming on teaching braille to your infant, it's always great to start early. <ref>http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/choosing-best-toys-your-blind-baby</ref> Consider picking out braille alphabet tiles, braille number tiles, electronic braille toys, braille cubes, and easy braille puzzles. This will encourage your infant to learn braille and get a head start learning it.<ref>http://www.familyconnect.org/info/browse-by-age/infants-and-toddlers/social-life-and-recreation-iandt/choosing-toys-and-creating-a-play-area-for-your-child/1235</ref>[[Image:Choose Toys for Your Blind or Visually Impaired Infant Step 9.jpg|center]]
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#Find textured toys. Textured toys encourage your infant to play and explore using their sense of touch. Try choosing textured toys that provide a lot of sensory play for your infant. You may want to get different textured medium-sized balls, which they can squeeze and play with. <ref>http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/choosing-best-toys-your-blind-baby</ref> Sensory cubes are also good textured toys to pick from as they provide a different amount of textures to feel from on each side.
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#Find textured toys. Textured toys encourage your infant to play and explore using their sense of touch. Try choosing textured toys that provide a lot of sensory play for your infant. You may want to get different textured medium-sized balls, which they can squeeze and play with. <ref>http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/choosing-best-toys-your-blind-baby</ref> Sensory cubes are also good textured toys to pick from as they provide a different amount of textures to feel from on each side.[[Image:Choose Toys for Your Blind or Visually Impaired Infant Step 10.jpg|center]]
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#* Some stuffed animals are also provided with different textures with securely attached buttons, fabrics, small plastic mirrors, and other attached items to provide texture and sensory for your infant. <ref>http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/toy-guide-for-blind-children</ref>
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#* Some stuffed animals are also provided with different textures with securely attached buttons, fabrics, small plastic mirrors, and other attached items to provide texture and sensory for your infant. <ref>http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/toy-guide-for-blind-children</ref>
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#Pick out toys with jumbo buttons and letters. Big, jumbo buttons and letters are helpful and easier to see for a visually impaired infant. Try picking out electronic toys that include jumbo letters or numbers so your infant can see more clearly. <ref>http://www.familyconnect.org/info/browse-by-age/infants-and-toddlers/social-life-and-recreation-iandt/choosing-toys-and-creating-a-play-area-for-your-child/1235</ref> Examples include picking blocks with jumbo letters, puzzles with big letters, toy phones with big numbers, etc. <ref>http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/choosing-best-toys-your-blind-baby</ref>[[Image:Choose Toys for Your Blind or Visually Impaired Infant Step 11.jpg|center]]
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#Pick out toys with jumbo buttons and letters. Big, jumbo buttons and letters are helpful and easier to see for a visually impaired infant. Try picking out electronic toys that include jumbo letters or numbers so your infant can see more clearly. <ref>http://www.familyconnect.org/info/browse-by-age/infants-and-toddlers/social-life-and-recreation-iandt/choosing-toys-and-creating-a-play-area-for-your-child/1235</ref> Examples include picking blocks with jumbo letters, puzzles with big letters, toy phones with big numbers, etc. <ref>http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/choosing-best-toys-your-blind-baby</ref>[[Image:Choose Toys for Your Blind or Visually Impaired Infant Step 11.jpg|center]]
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