Active Toys for Indoor Play

An active toy is any kind of toy that encourages and nurtures the development of fitness, coordination, strength, gross motor skills, or social skills. It can include traditional outdoor equipment like balls or sandboxes, as well as climbing toys and foam building blocks.

Active play is important for many reasons that range from physical development, like coordination, balance, and agility, to social and mental development, such as learning to form relationships with peers, gaining self-confidence, or developing focus. Because there’s such a wide scope to active play, most active toys tend to focus on a handful of benefits or skills for children to master.

This depends on the type of active play toys a customer purchases. Our foam building blocks, for example, are made from lightweight, easy-to-clean materials that are safe for small children. Climbers, which can be used indoors or outdoors, are made from durable plastics and vinyl.

Yes, active play toys like climbers, building blocks, and our small trampolines for kids can give little ones an outlet to expend extra energy throughout the day. This makes them perfect for rainy-day toys, allowing your little ones a safe outlet for using up all of that energy indoors.

Active toys and passive toys serve different purposes, and therefore, neither one is better than the other. It all depends on what the goal is. While active toys are better for encouraging physical and social skills, passive toys can spark imagination, curiosity, and creativity.

Yes, most of our active toys at Radio Flyer are designed to be used indoors. Our climbers can be set up in the living room or outside, and our small trampolines are sized just right to fit in your home. Our building blocks, as well can offer a nice outlet for creativity and play indoors.