Smart Play Smart Toy Index
      for preschoolers, 100-01
beautician as source for role-playing, 222
Beckwith, Jay, 208
bicycles
      for primary schoolers, 134-35
blackboard and chalk
      for preschoolers, 115
      for toddlers (two to three years old), 76-77
blind or visually impaired children, 195. See also
      special needs
blocks
      for babies (first six months), 45-46
      for babies (six months to one year), 51, 53
      benefits of, 45, 51, 55
      cloth blocks, 45-46
      nesting blocks, 51, 53, 55
      for preschoolers, 101-02
      for toddlers (one to two years old), 68
      See also construction toys; LEGO blocks
board games
      benefits of, 15, 23
      favorites, 174
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Smart Play Smart Toy Index
      for older children, 174
books
      child's personal library, 136
      learning from, 23
      for older children, 171-72
      for preschoolers, 102-05
      for primary schoolers, 136-38
      suggested books, 102-04
      for toddlers (one to two years old), 68-69
      washable books, 55, 69
      See also reading
Bop bags, learning from, 23
bowling pins and ball
      for preschoolers, 115
breast feeding, 36
bridge table (covered) as tent for preschoolers, 115
bubble pipes
      for preschoolers, 115
      for toddlers (two to three years old), 77
Build Your Own Playground (Jeremy/Beckwith),
      208
buying selectively, 111
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