Play Time
Manhattan Toy Soft Activity Book Mini Apple Farm
$18.00Soft textured fabrics for story-time fun and tummy-time play. The fruits and vegetable-themed soft activity book includes a variety of fabric textures for the baby's enjoyment. Activities include 3D cherries,...
Llorens Soft Baby Doll Abby Crying
$86.00Abby is dressed in a pretty pink heart polka-dot dress, with a complementary knit hooded sweater and booties adorned with gold bows. Abby has adorable blonde pigtails dressed in pink...
LLorens Soft Baby Doll Charlotte
$60.00Charlotte is dressed in a pretty triangle-shaped peach polka-dot dress and bloomers, with a complimentary hooded knit sweater and booties. Charlotte has adorable pigtails adorned with pom-poms. She has blue...
Llorens Soft Baby Doll Harper
$50.00Harper is dressed in a pretty pink floral dress and complementary knit hooded sweater, booties and hat. Harper has lovely brown hair with a fashionable flip and bangs. She has...
Llorens Soft Baby Doll Kaitlin Crying
$60.00Kaitlin is dressed in a pretty white dress with a pink printed leaf design. She wears a complementary pink knit sweater and booties. Kaitlin has blonde hair fashioned in adorable...
Llorens Soft Baby Doll Kelsey Crying
$96.00Kelsey is dressed in a pretty floral dress and complementary pink knit hooded sweater, with pom pom ties and grey fur collar. Booties and blonde pigtails with bows complete the...
Llorens Soft Baby Doll Marie Crying
$70.00Marie is dressed in a white star polka-dot dress, with a long-sleeve white sweater with a grey-white fur hood. Marie's black hair in bow-tie pigtails and brown eyes complement her...
Llorens Soft Baby Doll Tasha
$70.00Tasha is dressed in a white star polka-dot dress, with a long-sleeve white sweater with a grey-white fur hood. The white pacifier is attached to the doll's clothing with a...
Llorens Soft Baby Doll Taylor Crying
$66.00Baby Doll Taylor is dressed in a pretty peach dress, and complementary knit sweater and booties. Taylor has adorable pigtails and bangs in blonde hair. She has blue eyes and a...
Llorens Soft Baby Doll Victoria Crying
$60.00Victoria is ready for Spring with a pretty pink floral dress, and a complementary knit sweater coat, booties, and hat. Victoria has lovely brown hair with fashionable flip and bangs....
Llorens Soft Body Crying Baby Doll Carla
$80.00Carla is dressed in a pretty pink and white stripped dress, with complementary knit hooded sweater and booties. Carla has adorable blonde pigtails dressed with pink pompoms. She has blue eyes...
Llorens Soft Body Crying Baby Doll Joelle
$80.00Joelle is dressed in pink with a complementary white and pink hooded knit sweater. Joelle has blonde hair fashioned in adorable pigtails. She has blue eyes, and a smooth baby complexion. Joelle cries...
Llorens Soft Body Crying Newborn Olivia with ...
$80.00Olivia has the sweetest baby face and blue eyes. She is dressed in a white and pink pajama with matching hat with pom poms. Swaddle blanket is shaped like an...
Sophie La Giraffe Soft Maracas Rattle
$20.00Adorable Sophie La Girafe Soft Maracas Rattle with many exciting discoveries for baby Baby will love to shake this back and forth to watch and listen to all of its...
Plushies Softie Bear 16 Inch
$28.00Softie bear is a traditional teddy bear with a warm brown fur coat, button nose, and round facial features. Made from buttery soft materials and standing at 16 inches tall,...
Bear Company Some Bunny Loves You
$44.00White Plush Stuffed Animal Bunny Rabbit, Adorable, Cuddly, Great Gift for Bunny Lovers of All Ages. Size: 12 inches Suitable for 1 year+
Paola Reina Sonia with Pink Pajamas
$86.00Here are the Alex & Sonia dolls, by Paola Reina. This cute doll will charm your little one! PRODUCT DETAILS Sold in a box The doll cries and stops when...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie Bath Book
$18.00The Sophie Bath Book by Calisson is the perfect addition to the tub to make bath time fun! Features: Book consists of 8 pages filled with different kinds of...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie by Me
$30.00Sophie by Me edition is in the Je t'aime Sophie pattern! Made with the same natural materials and techniques that we all know and love, get this limited edition Sophie by Me! Made...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie La Giraffe Fragrances Ring
$20.00Easy to grasp and handle, the scent ring is composed of 3 medallions with the delicate sweet smell of vanilla, strawberry, and coconut. Subtle and light, each scent awakens a baby's sense of smell from the very first months and arouses his curiosity. ...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie La Giraffe Mille-Feuille Teeth...
$20.00A 100% natural rubber teething ring with multiple textures to relieve baby's teething! Its soft texture and its more or less long leaves are adapted to the baby's mouth. They make it possible to...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie La Giraffe Motor Skills Cloud
$68.00A module made of 100% foam to promote the learning of gross motor skills and baby's sensory exploration! Age: 6 months + Equipped with a non-slip base and high-density 28kg/m3 foam. Care...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie La Giraffe Multi-Sided Activit...
$44.00A Multi-Sided activity board that offers more than activities to awaken baby's senses and develop fine motor skills: various materials and textures, labels to manipulate, bright and contrasting colors, black...
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.