Like many great brands, Oball™ started out
as a single product developed by a company called Kids II. The company has been in business for
four decades producing innovative baby products.
The original Oball™ was, as its name
suggests, a ball-shaped toy, now called the Oball™ Classic. The
soft, flexible moulded sphere consists of what look like fused rings, resulting
in 32 holes that create a tactile experience that babies love. Each ball is multi-coloured in various
bright shades, adding another sensory element to this toy that is simple in its
complexity.
Tactile sensation is critical to the process
of developing motor skills in babies, both gross and fine. Oball™ places a great deal of emphasis
on the tactile experience, incorporating a variety of tactile sensations into
each toy they make. Designing each
toy with bright colors helps to stimulate the brain, develop eyesight and
encourage color differentiation.
Some Oball™ toys also add the element of sound by incorporating
rattles. Babies quickly learn that
shaking the object produces sound, which, among other things, helps babies to
discover the principle of cause and effect.
The popularity of the original Oball™ lead
the company to develop more toys based on the original concept. Fuzzy Freckles Children's Store and
online catalogue carries several of these fantastic developmental toys. Take a look at some of our favourites:
* The
Oball™ with Rattles: This
is a new take on the Oball™ Classic.
Four inches in diameter, this award-winning design provides the same
great tactile experience, but with the added element of rattles. The rattles are small beads safely
contained inside of transparent round cases mounted inside some of the Oball's™
rings. The rattles add another
sensory factor, sound, as well as enhanced tactile experience.
* The
Oball™ Rattle and Roll: This design is destined to become baby's first
toy car. The sturdy, moulded
design is safe for play, tactile, and brightly-coloured. Each wheel contains a bead rattle
similar to the ones in the Oball™ with Rattles. The car has a "roll cage" made of…. naturally….
soft, flexible moulded rings just like the original Oball™.
* The Oball™ Mini Beebo: Similar to the
original toy, this design features twisted spindles instead of circles. Small beads can be moved over the
spindles for even more sensory stimulation.
* The Oball™ FlexiLoops: This toy consists
of a solid spherical core with semi-circular rings attached. Each toy is multi-coloured and made of
the same flexible material as the original Oball™ toy.
* The Oball™ Clickety Twist: This fun
design has a sphere-shaped core, similar to the Oball™ FlexiLoops toy. Sprouting from the core are spindles of
different textures: smooth, ridged and coiled. Each one provides a different tactile sensation.
All of the Oball™ toys that you'll find in
our children's store are PVC, BPA and phthalate free, which is perfect for
parents who worry about the chemicals that may leach from toys into baby's
mouth.
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