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Halilit Shake Jingle N Roll Musical Toy
$18.00A beautiful set of three musical shapes, each with a distinctive sound. Easy for little hands to handle and explore. Comes in assorted colors. Age: 3 months+
Sophie La Giraffe Shake Shake Rattle
$42.00The Sophie La Girafe Shake Shake Rattle is an innovative and electronic rattle with a motion detector to awake baby and develop his curiosity! 2 choices of playing mode: Awaking...
Bear Company Shaker Ratle Lamby Lamb
$9.00Adorably cute rattle toy with plastic shake ring. This soft plush shaker rattle provides comfort and is a fun play activity for newborns and babies. A great gift for baby...
Bear Company Shaker Rattle Lil Alma Llama
$10.00Adorably cute rattle toy with plastic shake ring. This soft plush shaker rattle provides comfort and is a fun play activity for newborns and babies. A great gift for baby...
Guidecraft Shape Sorter
$50.00Chunky, tactile Shape Sorter blocks explore simple shapes and colors while encouraging cognitive development and kinesthetic learning. Appealing and easy-to-hold, screened rubberwood shapes have oversized knobs with soft-touch plastic grips...
Hape Shape Sorter Xylophone Musical Toy
$34.00Is it a piano or a puzzle? Well, the multifunctional Shape Sorter Xylophone is a piano, xylophone and shape sorting game all rolled into one! Product size L: 11.81, W:...
Phaidon Press Shapes & Surprises By:Kenji Oikawa
$9.95This unexpected take on shapes offers a breath of fresh air within this well-established toddler concept genre. With bright block-art visuals and a rhythmic, read-aloud text, this book begins by...
Le Toy Van Shop and Cafe Stall
$220.00A two in one reversible wooden Shop and Café stall on wheels with 2 stabilisers, exclusive to the Honeybake collection. Complete with: a reversible chalkboard and a bell. With the Shop...
Rattan Shopping Cart
$199.00Got Wheels! This toddler size shopping cart is light enough to take with you on a trip to the supermarket and perfect addition for pretend play! Made of sustainably sourced and...
Hape Shopping Cart Toy
$80.00Hape’s Shopping Cart is the perfect toy to give to your imaginative toddler! This toy encourages coordination, creativity and fantasy story telling! Suitable for children 3 years+ Made of Wood,...
Le Toy Van Shopping Trolley
$90.00A stylish wooden shopping trolley with 2 internal compartments and a fabric storage level underneath. Create your own shopping list with the mini chalkboard & pack your groceries away with...
Twee Sidewalk Chalk Maya & Siona's Succulents
$42.00Twee Maya & Siona's Succulents Handmade Sidewalk Chalk - A Benefit for KidsGardening Succulents need sunshine and love to grow - just like friendships! Spend a day at the playground with...
Twee Sidewalk Chalk Petite Macaron
$28.00Une, Deux, TWEE, Quatre, Cinq, Sweets! The perfect combination of french and fancy! Six sidewalk chalk macarons: pink, orange, yellow, green, blue & purple - with a tiny touch of...
Twee Sidewalk Chalk Pizza
$20.00What's your favorite pizza? Pepperoni? Veggie? What about one with a glittering crust? Every day can be Pizza Party Friday with these special sidewalk chalk pizzas! Each order includes:...
Twee Sidewalk Chalk Rainbow Cupcake
$22.00Sharing has never been so sweet as it is with the rainbow cupcake chalk! Each cupcake comes in two pieces for you and your park friend! Select your favorite topping: Pink...
Twee Sidewalk Chalk Sushi Maki Roll
$28.00Roll into your neighborhood playground with our Sushi Maki Roll chalk! Includes (10) sidewalk chalk sushi maki rolls. Two of each color: orange, yellow, green blue & turquoise Dimensions: Each...
Twee Sidewalk Chalk Unicorn Horn
$20.00Unicorn horns are always awesome and now you can create magical drawings with them! Each order includes: Three sidewalk chalk horns: one cool horn, one warm horn and one...
Alimrose Sienna Bunny Crown Doll
$60.00Beautiful, soft, and cuddly Alimrose Sienna doll in Pale Pink design. A beautiful addition to any girl's room, ideal for playtime, decor, or as a special keepsake. Age: 3 years+...
Nilo Baby Silicone + Wood Teether Blue Charm
$28.00This cute Silicone + Wooden Teether is made with 100% Food Grade Silicone and organic maple wood. This toy is perfect to keep your little one entertained. The smooth edges...
Nilo Baby Silicone + Wood Teether Lucky Charm
$28.00This cute Silicone + Wooden Teether is made with 100% Food Grade Silicone and organic maple wood. This toy is perfect to keep your little one entertained. The smooth edges...
Nilo Baby Silicone + Wood Teether Pink Charm
$28.00This cute Silicone + Wooden Teether is made with 100% Food Grade Silicone and organic maple wood. This toy is perfect to keep your little one entertained. The smooth edges...
Dena Silicone Animals Nature
$38.00Dena Silicone Animals are manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free; PVC Free; Latex Free; Phthalate Free and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels great to babies...
Dena Silicone Animals Neon
$38.00Dena Silicone Animals are manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free; PVC Free; Latex Free; Phthalate Free and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels great to babies and...
Dena Silicone Animals Pastel
$38.00Dena Silicone Animals are manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free; PVC Free; Latex Free; Phthalate Free and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels great to babies and...
Play is essential for children because it contributes to their intellectual, physical, emotional and social development. When children play, they exercise their creativity, develop their imagination, master their dexterity, improve their cognitive ability and build physical strength. Experts agree that the best kinds of play allow kids to set their own goals, negotiate challenges, develop and share ideas, and make their own rules.
But how can we make sure our kids are getting enough healthy, unstructured play time when they’re growing up in an overscheduled and stressful environment, when parents are overly focused on producing high academic achievers, and safety concerns prevent us from letting our kids roam around freely and unsupervised? Perhaps the best thing we can do for our kids is to make sure they have the right kinds of toys at home to make play time most rewarding.
First and foremost is safety. Safe toys for young children are sturdy, without sharp parts or splinters, free of pinching hazards, and easy to clean. If the toy will be used by an infant, it’s important that parts aren’t small enough to become a choking hazard.
Toys must be made from non-toxic materials and coated with lead-free paints. You should steer clear of antique toys, second-hand toys and homemade toys that have not been tested and approved by a certified testing lab, or may have been produced before the current regulations governing toy manufacturing were in effect.
In addition to being safe, a good toy will match the child’s appropriate stage of development and abilities.
The best baby activity toys for infants between 0-6 months are things they can reach, grasp, suck on, shake, and make noise with. Some age-appropriate toys for little babies are squeeze toys, teething toys, soft dolls, textured balls, and board books.
Infants between 6-12 months are starting to crawl, sit up and pull themselves to a standing position. They are capable putting things in and out of containers and placing objects on top of each other. Some of the best baby activity toys for this age group are dolls, vehicles with wheels, bath toys, large beads, nesting toys, large soft blocks, wooden blocks, and push & pull toys.
As your child continues to grow, look for toys that will encourage them to explore, create, pretend, imagine, and learn from trial and error.