A delightful collection of crochet patterns for interactive, activity for babies and toddlers. Evidence shows that play contributes to the development of cognitive, motor, emotional and linguistic skills and plays a key role in raising self-confident, creative and happy children. And what could be better than a handmade crochet toy. The crochet projects in this collection all have an interactive and educational element for play and this helps toddlers to meet important developmental milestones in a fun way. Some of them feature different materials that make a noise and enhance the interactive experience and there are instructions for which materials to use. The toys have been designed around popular themes such as farm animals; sea life; dinosaurs and wild animals and all them have an interactive element. Projects include shape sorters; stacking toys; an activity cube; threading toys and a quiet book. All of the patterns are written in US crochet terminology, and range in difficulty and there are ability ratings so you can build your skills by starting with the simpler projects. They also use a number of different crochet techniques and stitches and there are step-by-step instructions and photography for all of the projects and all the key crochet techniques in the General Techniques section. Author, Svetlana Golova, has built a strong following on her social media platforms based on her beautifully designed and finished toys. This unique book will bring her stunning patterns to a wider audience. AUTHOR: Svetlana Golova is a crochet designer specialising in designing crochet patterns for interactive toys for babies and toddlers. She's got a great social media platform and her patterns are extremely popular due to the high quality of design and step-by-step instructions. SELLING POINTS: . The only book on the subject of educational activity toys on the market. . The author's has built a huge platform for her activity toy patterns and the crochet quiet book pattern release went viral. . The projects are based on popular themes including animals, dinosaurs and sealife and there a wide range of toys, all of which have multiple elements.