In the olden days, kids have been raised well without the need for expensive and high-tech gadgets. Go back to the basics. Instead of teaching your kids about counting and the alphabet using a computer game, give them toy wooden blocks painted with numbers and letters.

Blocks don’t waste electricity. They are kid-friendly and won’t cause wounds in small children. They are great, versatile toys that also improve hand and eye coordination as a baby learns how to stack towers and make them balance.