A walker helps children take their first steps in life. This is about as significant as the first tooth or the very first “Mama” or “Papa” that your little darling utters.
Studies show: Functional motor skills have fundamental effects on health, social integration, and later academic success in children. Therefore, it is especially important to develop motor skills early in life, as they progress particularly quickly during this time. The right toy is essential for this. The howa walker promotes creativity and fine motor skills by combining play and learning.
Motor skills influence learning processes
Motor skills are a basic prerequisite for all further learning processes. It is especially important to give children the freedom to discover motor skills on their own. This is because children's nerve cells connect precisely when they become active themselves. This even goes so far that well-developed motor skills can influence children's later academic performance. For example, movement skills affect mathematical understanding. Those who have never experienced, felt, or drawn shapes and figures themselves will find it difficult to navigate geometry. Likewise, they will have a much harder time estimating distances and lengths later in life.
Why is fine motor skill development so important?
A baby acquires gross motor skills early on. This is important because gross motor skills form the basis for developing fine motor skills. Gross motor skills include all large body movements, which result in good body awareness, hand-eye coordination, and balance. Especially in the first years of life, little ones are hardly ever still, want to grab everything, and already want to dress themselves. For these activities, children need to train their fine motor skills. Fine motor skills involve all small and precise movements, such as drawing, writing, or cutting. But fine motor skills are also essential in other areas, such as language learning or facial expressions and gestures.
howa walker specifically promotes development
Our multifunctional
walkers are designed to accompany children playfully in their learning process. For this reason, the howa walker is equipped with lots of fun accessories that invite grabbing, playing, and discovering. The different elements of the walker are designed to be especially colorful and lively. This stimulates the children's sense of sight and trains their ability to recognize contrasts. But there is more to discover than just for the eyes: each element serves a different purpose. The gears, motor loops, and the brightly colored counting frame are perfect for touching and feeling. The elephant play cube and the shapes for the sorting holes specifically train the fine motor skills of the little ones.
Colors, shapes, and movement
The xylophone is just waiting to be brought to life with its fun sounds and also promotes toddlers' musical sense. An integrated little mirror provides many funny moments. When babies recognize themselves for the first time and start making faces, it becomes especially amusing. Playtime can get quite loud. That’s why the walker is equipped with quiet, rubber-coated wheels. This allows the little ones to dash around the apartment energetically without noise disturbance. Like most howa toys, the walker is made of wood, making it especially sturdy and durable.
