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Can the Elmo Live Toy Help Develop Your Child's Language Skills?

Unless you've been living under a rock this holiday season, you probably know that the Elmo live toy is one of the hottest selling holiday toys of this shopping season, and for good reason. Not only is the Elmo live toy engaging and fun to play with, but it also has the potential to help your little one improve his or her vocabulary. How, you might ask?

Well, this year's Elmo live toy has a quality about him that the previous Elmo did not, and that is Elmo's ability to interact with your child. This is not a new trend- this is something that toy manufacturers are becoming increasingly aware of as the competition among new toys becomes more fierce each year.

And as cheap car insurances become more discriminating about the type of toys that they buy and the features that these toys have, many are looking for something that not only is fun for their children but also educational as well. And to that end the Elmo live toy delivers the best of both worlds in a toy that hopefully their children will find as engaging as the parents do!

And who wouldn't like the new Elmo live toy? The people at Fisher Price have done a nice job of recreating in a toy the same look and sound as Elmo when he appears on TV! And this toy goes above and beyond your typical stuffed animal! Touch Elmo's foot and he will sit free auto insurance quote and tell you a story! Touch his belly and he will laugh hysterically! Touch him on the nose and he will pretend your playing the 'I've got your nose game' and ask for his nose back!

One of the nice features about the 2008 Elmo live toy is that Elmo's movements are more realistic and life-like, almost like that of a toddler. Elmo can move his legs and arms and use gestures when he tells stories.It even appears as if Elmo is really talking because his mouth moves when he 'speaks'.

What separates this Elmo live toy from other Elmo's of holidays past is the effect of Elmo's ability to seemingly 'interact' with your child. For example, Elmo will ask for a hug and then say 'thank you' as if he's received one. He'll also become really ticklish and act as if your child is life assurance cover him when he's touched on his belly. This makes the interaction between Elmo and your child a very personal one, as if Elmo is responding to your child and your child only.

And this interaction is a great stepping stone to talk to your child about Elmo and some of the things that he says. For example, when Elmo says 'thank you' you can ask your child on what other occasions would you thank somebody, or when Elmo tells one of his stories, you can ask questions of your child about what they think will happen next in the story. And even though they may seem really simple, these little questions that you're asking are the building blocks of children developing their own vocabulary and being able to think independently.

Now don't get me wrong- just listening to Elmo for eight hours a day will do nothing to help your child develop his or her vocabulary. It's the interaction with you and the questions that you ask about 'what Elmo says' that will help your child to form ideas and answers on their own.

So if you're a big fan of Elmo already (and even if you're not) this years Elmo live toy may very well become the favorite of the holiday season. And don't be surprised if your child not only has fun but also learns something new in the process.

To discover more about the 2008 version of Elmo check out the rel="nofollow" squidooelmolivetoy2Elmo Live Toy review.

David X. Gentury is a dad that likes to buy cool toys for his kids, ages 7, 4 and 2. To learn more about the pros and cons of the latest version of Elmo you can click on his review at squidooelmolivetoy2Elmo Live Toy

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