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Fruity Pals - Anna Banana

Fruity Pals - Anna Banana

One of a series of 3 fun developmental toys designed as primary fruit: orange, apple, and banana. Toys open up simulating real fruit (peeling, separating) to reveal more hidden surprises and activities for developing those sensory and motor skills.

Developmental Values

The Senses

  • Fruity Pals offer a multi-sensory play experience. Bold colors and adorable faces offer attractive visual stimulation
  • The variety of sounds offers auditory stimulation/
  • The mixture of fabrics, materials and textures stimulate the sense of touch.

Fine Motor Skills

  • The wide range of activities each of the toys offers gives baby many opportunities to learn and practice different ways of grasping, perfecting hand-eye coordination and the ability to coordinate both hands.

Object Permanence

  • Between the ages of five and 18 months, baby is captivated by games and activities involving object permanence.
  • Fruity Pals offer many ways to play peek-a-boo-type games – such as peeling the banana, hiding the face, etc.

Cognitive Skills

  • Fruity Pals open a plethora of play possibilities, limited only by your toddler’s imagination, which she starts to use in play at about 18 months.
  • The adorable fruit-like figures, with human characteristics (mouth, feet and hands) encourage creative, imaginative play opportunities.

EQ

  • The smiling, lovable human-like features (such as the head, arms and legs) invite baby’s affection in the form of hugs and conversation, and later, offer an excellent opportunity to learn about body-image.
 
Age Tips
Age tips
  • The colorful toys stimulates baby's sense of sight, hearing and touch. Baby can also improves her fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination peeling the banana.
  • A delightful peek-a-boo game helps teach the concept of object permanence.
Playing with this toy
  • Hang the toy with the rings so that Anna Banana dangles in the air with her feet down, within reach to be pulled and moved. Occasionally, place her next to your baby so she can hold her with both hands and take her with her.
  • Point to the various parts of her “body” and verbalize their names.
  • "Dance" and sing with Anna Banana, or make up a short story.

 

   
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