Toy Tips with Marianne Szymanski - Color Your World

Editor's Note: Marianne Szymanski is a leading expert in toy reviews, and the founder of the Toy Tips Research Institute.  She is the author of Toy Tips: A Parent's Essential Guide to Smart Toy Choices and also the editor of Toy Tips and Parenting Hints Magazine.

Need to brighten up a gray summer day? Add some ummpff to the playroom? Add some toys with color. Color makes everyone feel better!  Toddlers usually learn basic colors from mom and dad and teaching with the basic first, children will begin to understand hues and color change.
Experiment with food dye or show kids colors of pan water after you boil broccoli or beets. A box of crayons always keeps a child busy but for more involved play, take a peek at these:

• Play-doh Case of Colors
• Fish Colors Mix N Match Puzzle
• Bamboo Collection Magnetic Color Tiles
• Hot Wheels Color Shifters Blaster
• Crayola Color Explosion Glow Board
• Tinkerbell Crayola Color Wonder
• Smart Snacks Rainbow Color Cones
• Crayola Color Bath Dropz - 3 Pack

For more colorful toy ideas,  visit toytips.com and follow me on twitter.com/toytips for a daily toy tip!

--Marianne Szymanski