Early education toys are a new type of toys, which are developed from early education machines, and it can also be said that it is the second generation of early education machines; There is also a saying that early education toys are a new generation of educational toys and a market segment of the toy category.

At present, most of the early education toys on the market have some commonalities: toys that can realize simple artificial intelligence such as dialogue, recognition of body position, and interaction with people. Early education is only a part of the function of the toy, interspersed with the interactive process. The biggest feature of this early education toy is that it dilutes the "teaching" to the greatest extent and is more used for "playing", so as to truly realize the entertainment and education. They are more like smart toys than early education machines.

There are many varieties of early education toys, and the commonly used classification methods are: classification by material, classification according to the age of the user, classification according to the process technology and power structure of the product, classification according to the use function, classification according to the state of the toy, etc.

1. According to the different materials used in the production of toys, they can be divided into cloth plush toys, wooden toys, metal toys, gum toys, clay toys, bamboo toys and glass toys.

2. According to the different age levels used, it can be divided into baby toys (3 years old and under 3 years old), preschool (toddler) toys 8 years old and under 8 years old, school toys 14 years old and under 14 years old, adult toys over 14 years old.

3. According to the different process technology and power structure of the product, it can be divided into inertial toys, clockwork toys, drag toys, mechanical toys, pneumatic toys, electric toys, electronic toys (including voice-controlled, light-controlled and remote control toys, etc.), computer network toys, solar toys, infrared toys, laser toys, etc.

4. According to the different functions used, it can be divided into tooth-biting toys, pinching toys, (plastic sound toys, rattles), enlightenment toys (depending on the toys: such as soft toys; listen to toys; Such as eight-tone piano, music toys), preschool toys (building blocks, puzzles, sand paintings), educational toys (Rubik's cube, electronic game consoles), sports toys (training physical fitness such as strollers, hula hoops), model toys (model airplanes, architectural models, car models), daily toys, gift toys, appreciation toys, children's early education projectors (such as story light), etc.

5. According to the different forms of toys, they can be divided into dynamic toys and static toys. It can also be divided into simulated sex toys, cartoon toys, etc.