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 User Description: As the tendency to label toys as"educational" continues to rise, parents might wonder whether the hype associated with these types of toys is true and if they're worth the cash. Below are five tips from toy and education experts on what to consider when picking an educational toy to your child:The link between education and toys has always existed but with the ongoing wave of high-technology educational toys, so many of the toys parents and teachers used to associate with learning may no longer be recognized because of their instructional value. "The best toys are simple and open minded," says Ellen Wild, chairperson of the Early Childhood Program at Dutchess Community College.Wild suggests giving kids crayons, markers and plain paper, along with envelopes and stickers to encourage considering writing. She points into blocks, Legos, and manipulatives (believe: stacking toys, shape sorters) to help develop small muscles in the palms and fingers in anticipation of writing and to help with perceptual motor abilities. Wild says that she does see children that were entertained also solely by electronics and toys with"bells and whistles". "Many of these children have not heard persistence, an ability to focus without being amused," says Wild,"(They) haven't enjoyed being creative in their own and are not excited by learning and books."READ MORE: The argument on educational toysIndividualize your approach"Toys are resources in creating the learning environment," says Natasha Kravchenko, representative of Educational Toys Planet, an online merchant since 2002. Kravchenko states it is very important to pick the right toy for the child's particular age, attention or stage. And not to buy what you would like or exactly what you wanted as a kid except to buy the toy that suits your child's personality. She suggests considering which toys will make your kid want to find something new, improve their skills, and promote independent learning. "You can check customer's reviews and producer's era guidelines, but your choice should largely depend on your kid," says Kravchenko,"not other people's opinion about the toy."Visit mister immortal of make believe"The best toys are those that foster imagination and pretend play," states Nancy Werner, Kindergarten teacher at Traver Road School in Pleasant Valley. "These toys also grow with the child and they can use them for several purposes."Werner, who has a four-year old, indicates dress up clothes, play dolls and food to foster imagination, creation of stories and language which lead to reading comprehension and writing skills. She also urges creative games that be performed with adults or other kids, such as Candy Land, for developing counting, cooperation, turn taking and problem solving.READ MORE: Toys to promote learningParents should be cautious about the promises made by instructional toy advertisements. "Children can only grow at the speed they are capable."Taylor says that trying to accelerate a child's development can actually slow down it since kids are made to do things for which they are not developmentally ready. The result is that kids are prevented from doing what they ought to do in their stage of development."It is more important to have conversations with children and ask them questions to help them explain and think than to spend hundreds of dollars on a toy or video which will be just a one way'conversation'," says Werner.Werner and Wild both point to books, either bought or borrowed, as being one of the very best educational assets your child can own. And one of the best tools parents can use to teach their children. "Among the very best educational'toys' for a kid is an adult who spends time talking, studying, and appreciating the marvels of the world with (these )," says Wild.