BuckleyBoo

Buckles are manipulative and mental puzzles, requiring eye-hand coordination, spatial awareness, and problem-solving skills. As we all know, there is something deeply, strangely satisfying about the CLICK of two buckles snapping into place. BuckleyBoo will provide all kinds of fun.
 
Designed with the cooperation of a child psychologist, BuckleyBoo engages the toddler with some of the basic tasks of early childhood development.

As babies become toddlers and progress from buckling to unbuckling and independent imaginative play, BuckleyBoo will grow with them.
 
The perfect gift for every baby and toddler, BuckleyBoo will be a favorite toy throughout early childhood.

• For children 15 months - 4 years.
• The BuckleyBoos are approximately 17” high, the perfect size to buckle and cuddle.
• It's surface is washable.
• This product different from other educational toys. In our scanning of the market, we have found no toys for the 15 month – 4-year-old age group that focuses on this kind of small motor task. Additionally, BuckleyBoo dolls are undeniably adorable. 

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Safety Standards:

First and foremost, the product meets or exceeds all ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) and CE (European health, safety, and environmental requirements) safety standards. Additionally, BuckleyBoo is a member of the Toy Industry Association which is committed to ensuring the highest safety standards and ethical manufacturing practices across the toy industry.
 
Materials:

The internal chime used in each BuckleyBoo is made of plastic and metal; our patent attorney had to repeatedly strike it with a hammer to break through the casing to get to the inside mechanism.

Other materials used in production include:
Celcon plastic (buckles): a commonly used material in buckles and toys
Polyester ribbons
Polyester fiber fill
Velboa- a fabric used in infant toys and apparel

All materials are lead free, hypoallergenic and non-flammable.

Questions on Development:

Why would I want my child to learn to undo a buckle? Buckling and unbuckling is a multi-stage developmental task. Children become fascinated with buckles around 15 -18 months when they begin to be aware of all of the buckles in their environment. Your child will begin to manipulate buckles at this age, eventually mastering the buckling task. Children do not develop the ability to unbuckle buckles until after 3 years. Unbuckling not only requires additional coordination and skill but strength as well. Mastering unbuckling comes at a stage where simple buckles are no longer used in safety restraints for toddlers. BuckleyBoo dolls give toddlers a fun and safe place to develop this essential developmental skill. Additionally, the buckles used for BuckleyBoo in no way resemble or conform to the configurations and complexity of buckles used for safety purposes.

How is this a developmental toy? Development is based on mastery. Your child is continually trying to master their environment which in many ways requires small motor coordination and scanning visual cues.

My child can buckle but not unbuckle. Is this normal? Yes, babies and toddlers will begin to develop the skills to buckle at approximately 18 months. Additionally at the age of 15-18 months they will begin recognizing that the ribbon patterns match and will help them identify the correct buckle.  At approximately 3 years, they will begin to attempt to unbuckle the buckle and a new developmental task is on its way to mastery.

Is the neck ribbon a safety hazard? No. The ribbon is secured on to the doll in two locations.

Will this teach my child to get out of his car seat and high chair? No. Depending on your high chair buckle, after age 3, if your child is still being buckled into a high chair, he she may be able to maneuver the buckle from an “birds-eye” position.