Explaining the black and white toy craze for infant stimulation 6 Articles

by Linda Ann Nickerson

What's black and white and red all over? A zebra falling downstairs? A newspaper smeared in ketchup? The newspaper (black and white and read all over)? Wrong on all counts! In the past 15 years or so, infant toys hav...read more

by Justice Liberty

Black and white toys make images sharper and easier to see for infants, resulting in better response to bold, contrasting colors. Black and white toys will captivate and hold baby's attention longer than that of a pastel ...read more

by Emmy Daniels

We all want our children to succeed. This goes for our newborns as well as our school-age children. With all the new research out there, us moms read all that we can to find out the best way to help our children be all tha...read more

by Alisa Mantall

Smiling, looking into your newborns eyes you study the infant. Standing next to your bedside, the infant catches a glimpse of his father, turning his head his eyes adjust on the new figure before him. Unable to hold the ga...read more

by Rosemarie Schaut

It is my belief that the interest infants show in black and white (and sometimes red) toys is nothing other than the contrast that is missing in so many of the pastel colors of most infant's surroundings. Frequently, ...read more

by Mary D

Infant stimulation is important in every babies life. It helps their brain to develop intelligence. The use of black and white images/designs have been used to stimulate, capture and hold their attention. Babies are drawn ...read more