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Bunnies By the Bay Silly Buddy Plush Toy Bunny Grey
$19.00Lots of pacifiers lost? Say no more, this cute silly buddy will be the solution to this problem. Floppy, sloppy, silly and soft, this playful pacifier holding silly buddies, tie...
Bunnies By the Bay Silly Buddy Plush Toy Bunny Pink
$19.00Lots of pacifiers lost? Say no more, this cute silly buddy will be the solution to this problem. Floppy, sloppy, silly and soft, this playful pacifier holding silly buddies, tie...
Bunnies By the Bay Silly Buddy Plush Toy Bunny White
$19.00Lots of pacifiers lost? Say no more, this cute silly buddy will be the solution to this problem. Floppy, sloppy, silly and soft, this playful pacifier holding silly buddies, tie...
Jellycat Silly Succulent Barrel Cactus
$24.00Silly Succulent Cactus is a dizzy desk plant with chunky green cordy fur and a snazzy coral tassel flower. With a mottled pot in soft grey felt, cocoa soil, little...
SABCONF Sing Along Karaoke Bling Microphone C...
$60.00This Trend Tech Brands™ Rainbow Bling Microphone is one-of-a-kind fun! With colorful dancing disco LED lights, and unbelievable sound quality, you'll rock the karaoke party all night long! Wireless microphone,...
Trendy Tech Sing Along Karaoke Bling Microphone Pink
$60.00This Trend Tech Brands™ Rainbow Bling Microphone is one-of-a-kind fun! With colorful dancing disco LED lights, and unbelievable sound quality, you'll rock the karaoke party all night long! Wireless microphone,...
Trendy Tech Sing Along Karaoke Bling Microphone R...
$60.00This Trend Tech Brands™ Rainbow Bling Microphone is one-of-a-kind fun! With colorful dancing disco LED lights, and unbelievable sound quality, you'll rock the karaoke party all night long! Wireless microphone,...
Trendy Tech Sing Along Karaoke Bling Microphone S...
$60.00This Trend Tech Brands™ Rainbow Bling Microphone is one-of-a-kind fun! With colorful dancing disco LED lights, and unbelievable sound quality, you'll rock the karaoke party all night long! Wireless microphone,...
Trendy Tech Sing Along Pro 2 Karaoke Microphone
$38.00Are you ready to step up your karaoke night game? With Trend Tech Sing A Long Pro Bluetooth Karaoke Microphone, you'll blow the competition out of the water! With 5...
Trendy Tech Sing Along Pro 3 Karaoke Microphone
$38.00Are you ready to step up your karaoke night game? With Trend Tech Brands Sing A Long Pro 3 Karaoke Microphone, you'll blow the competition out of the water! With...
Sonria Slime Singer Slime
$19.99This slime is infused with vanilla essential oil for ultimate relaxation. Scent: Bubblegum Ice Cream Texture: Icee Butter Size: 7 fl oz. Shelf Life: 4 months With a shrink band as a...
Maileg Sink Dresser Mouse Powder
$36.00A very essential item for the the bathroom in any mouse house. It has a small closet under the sink and of course a mirror as well. Add the Maileg...
Ooly Sketch And Show Standing Sketchbook S...
$12.00Sugar Joy kids art sketchbook cover has delightful sweet treat designs accented with glitter that are sure to please. And Sketch and Show Standing glitter sketchbook allows you to draw...
Boogie Board Sketch Pals - Camper the Puppy
$22.00Sketch Pals are clippable doodle board characters that let your kids doodle while they’re out and about! Perfect for clipping on backpacks, lunch boxes or carry-on luggage. Camper the Puppy is...
Boogie Board Sketch Pals - Clark the Shark
$22.00Sketch Pals are clippable doodle board characters that let your kids doodle while they’re out and about! Perfect for clipping on backpacks, lunch boxes or carry-on luggage. Clark the Shark is...
Boogie Board Sketch Pals - Lilly the Unicorn
$22.00Sketch Pals are clippable doodle board characters that let your kids doodle while they’re out and about! Perfect for clipping on backpacks, lunch boxes or carry-on luggage. Lilly the Unicorn...
Boogie Board Sketch Pals Rawry the Dinosaur
$22.00Sketch Pals are clippable doodle board characters that let your kids doodle while they’re out and about! Perfect for clipping on backpacks, lunch boxes or carry-on luggage. Rawry the Dinosaur...
Skip Hop Skip Hop Doubleplay Reversible Playma...
$120.00Designed to double the choices for stylish, baby-safe floor covering, our reversible playmat flips from a colorful kid-friendly pattern to a modern décor print for two looks in one. Completely...
Manhattan Toy Skwish Colorburst Toy
$22.00The award-winning Skwish fascinates babies with its twisted web of rods, strings, and beads. Skwishes and returns to its original shape, with beads that slide and rattle. Skwish natural is...
Manhattan Toy Skwish Toy Classic
$22.00The award winning Skwish fascinates babies with its twisted web of rods, strings, and beads. Skwishes and returns to its original shape, with beads that slide and rattle. Skwish natural...
Manhattan Toy Skwish Toy Colorpop
$22.00The award-winning Skwish fascinates babies with its twisted web of rods, strings, and beads. Skwishes and returns to its original shape, with beads that slide and rattle. Skwish natural is...
Manhattan Toy Skwish Toy Natural
$22.00This Classic Skwish goes natural. The award winning Skwish fascinates babies with its twisted web of rods, strings, and beads. Skwishes and returns to its original shape, with beads that...
Le Toy Van Sky Doll House
$150.00Sky Doll House has two storeys plus an attic room that is found in the opening roof. The gender-neutral design features natural wood, beautiful blues, and unique artwork throughout. Plant...
Steiff Sleep Well Teddy Bear w/ Blue Pajamas...
$39.95About this product Our Steiff Sleep Well Bear is your baby’s perfect companion during sleep time or play time. Be confident your little one is perfectly safe with a...
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.