There is one timeless toy that is shared across generations, continents and races is the classic toy that you probably enjoyed playing with as a kid and now your child is enjoying playing with it. You guessed it, it is the spinning top! You probably must have spent hours playing with the spin tops and watched in fascination to see how long they would spin, the melange of colours on the top merge as one, whose top spins for the longest duration, and so much more!
Benefits of Spinning Tops
Spinning Tops are great for children’s bodies and minds. They have a lot to offer to children and have both physical and emotional benefits.
Honing Fine Motor Skills
Relaxation
Focus
Enhances Curiosity and Knowledge
The fascinating thing about spinning tops for kids is how long they keep spinning for minutes on end, defying gravity and the various colours merging into one fast motion as it twirls around till it comes to a stop. You can use this fun time to invoke your child’s curiosity about angular momentum and conversion of energy in the top into kinetic energy which results in motion, and finally, how the top defies gravity to keep spinning for several minutes.
When you have a basic understanding of how tops work, this fascinating toy can invoke children’s curiosity to learn about complex gyroscopic motions like aeroplanes and helicopters
At Bumpy Rides, we have a range of tops with different difficulty levels to keep your little ones fascinated and busy. There are short-stemmed spinning tops in gorgeous fruit themes and traditional themes like pots. A flick of the finger is all it takes to set the tops in motion and it helps to develop fine motor skills. We also have long-stemmed tops which require children to use both their hands to set it in motion. Additionally, we have long spindle tops that can be launched with the wooden launcher.
All of these tops help develop individual play and group play. Kids can set timers to see how long these toys will spin, try to land the tops at a particular point, or attempt to keep the toy spinning within a certain space. Children can also enjoy spin-offs with their friends, siblings.
The spinning top is a simple toy. A silent toy. But it can be a source of wonder and joy. We hope that along with your kids, you discover the joy of these beautiful spinning tops!
