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Piggy Bank with Educational Songs & Phrases for Infants Ages 6+ Months

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Why We Recommend This Toy

This piggy bank is one of our favorite early learning toys that truly grows with your child. It combines music, movement, fine motor practice, early language, and social interaction in a way that feels like play—not work.

We love toys that encourage active participation, not just watching or pressing buttons, and this toy does exactly that. Children can make choices, problem-solve, move their bodies, and interact with others—all while having fun.

What This Toy Is Useful For

This toy supports development across multiple areas:

  • Fine motor skills – grasping, holding, and placing coins

  • Early language & speech development – choices, labeling, imitation, and songs

  • Cognitive skills – counting, colors, cause-and-effect

  • Social skills – turn-taking, shared play, joint attention

  • Attention & regulation – music, anticipation, movement, and clean-up routines

Because it offers both hands-on play and music, it’s especially helpful for children who learn best through movement and repetition.

How to Use This Toy by Age

  • At this stage, the focus is exploration and choice:

    • Offer two coins at a time and let your child choose which one to grab
      → Making choices supports early communication and speech development

    • Name colors as they reach:
      “You picked blue!”

    • Model placing the coin in the slot while narrating:
      “In… drop!”

    • Let them press buttons or explore sounds to build cause-and-effect awareness

    Tip: Even watching you place the coins while you talk counts as learning.

  • This is when skills really start stacking:

    • Encourage your child to put the coins in independently

    • Count together as each coin goes in:
      “One… two… three!”

    • Use songs to build attention—pause the song and wait to see if they look at you or anticipate what comes next

    • Practice “ready, set, go!” before dropping a coin to build anticipation and early turn-taking

    Tip: Pause before “go” and wait for eye contact, a sound, or a gesture.

  • Now this toy becomes a language, social, and routine builder:

    • Take turns dropping coins if multiple people are playing
      → Great for social skills and waiting

    • Label colors, numbers, or animals on the coins

    • Dance to the songs to support gross motor skills and regulation

    • Practice clean-up routines by putting all the coins back in together
      “All done—let’s clean up!”

    Tip: Clean-up is learning too—it supports following directions and transitions.