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Sophie La Giraffe Sophie Plush Toy with Beads
$20.00Sophie La Girafe Plush Toy with Beads is a 2in1 treat for your little one. A plush with ultra-soft micro velvet fur, and flexible thanks to the microbeads and a rattle...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie Teether Ring
$20.00The Sophie So'Pure Teether by Calisson is the ideal teething toy for your little one when their teeth are beginning to grow! It is an all-natural teether designed to soothe...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie The Giraffe Award Gift Set
$36.00Gift set, includes: Sophie la Girafe, the most beloved teether for over 59 years, 100% natural rubber Gift set for the photo competition "Sophie la Girafe bonniest baby" Made in...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie The Giraffe Chewing Rubber Tee...
$36.00Calisson’s Sophie So'Pure toy is ideal for your little one, perfect for their growing teeth! Includes: Sophie la Giraffe and Chewing Rubber Made of 100% natural rubber Made in France...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie The Giraffe Christmas Gift Set
$49.00The best set for a baby’s first Christmas! Parents will fall in love with this Christmas-colored assortment to dress their baby for his first Christmas party. Sophie La Girafe Christmas...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie The Giraffe Classic Gift Set
$59.00Calisson’s Classic Creation Set is ideal for your little one, perfect for their growing teeth! Made of 100% natural rubber Made in France Includes Sophie la Giraffe toy Soothes sore...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie The Giraffe Classical Creation...
$50.00The perfect gift for baby showers and birthday parties! Includes: Sophie la girafe Soft Maracas Rattle Gift bag Gift card
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie The Giraffe Cooling Teething Ring
$18.00Calisson’s Cooling Teething Ring is ideal for your little one, perfect for their growing teeth! Plastic ring makes it easy to grab with out a cold feeling Made in France...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie The Giraffe Puppet Comforter
$22.002 in 1: Comforter and puppet at the same time! This Sophie la Giraffe puppet is made with micro velvet material to create a lot of stories and share beautiful...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie The Giraffe Shake and Chew Rattle
$28.00Sophie La Girafe Shake & Chew Rattle is the perfect combination between rubber and textile! This light and soft rattle is easy to grab for your little ones' small hands. 2...
Le Toy Van Sophie's Wooden Car
$32.00A pretty pink wooden car scaled for Le Toy Van dolls. Includes stylish matching luggage! Age: 3 years+ Made from durable, sustainable wood to allow long-lasting fun, whilst caring for...
Le Toy Van Sophie's Wooden Doll House
$250.00Sophie's Doll House includes a wooden staircase that plays the role of room divider. Fully painted and decorated, the wallpaper is full of details children love to spot. It also...
Sophie La Girafe Sophiesticated Set
$52.00A set ready to offer to welcome Baby into our world with customizable card and a beautiful gift bag.Contains:Sophie la girafe: Baby's first toy stimulating each of his senses.Pouet Rattle:...
Kid O Sort a Shape House Toy
$35.00Kid O’s Sort-a-Shape House is the perfect toy to help your little one practice color and shape sorting! Suitable for infants 1 year+ Match the forms to assemble doors, a...
Janod Sound Camera Wood
$16.00A camera just like the grown-ups! camera with sound, made from beech wood. It has a kaleidoscope and capture button that emits the same sound like a camera. The camera...
Janod Sound Telephone Wood
$20.00A ringing telephone just like the grown-ups! Telephone with sounds made from beech wood. It comes with 7 soft plastic sound keys: home key, email, alarm, ring, camera, settings, and...
Wide-Eyed Edition Sounds of Nature: World of Forests Book
$22.99The Sounds of Nature series brings the natural world to life with the sounds of real animals recorded in the wild. Travel the world with the Sounds of Nature series –...
Tender Leaf Toys Spa Retreat Set
$40.00Pamper yourself and your friends with a full spa experience! A drawstring bag with a beautiful mermaid illustration holds all the accessories that you need for a spa retreat. Included...
Magna-Tiles Space 32-Piece Set
$52.00Interstellar imaginations are over the moon with the MAGNA-TILES® Space set! Blast off into cosmic creativity and discover new ways to play with the one-of-a-kind Space Shuttle that conveniently stores all pieces after play. Enjoy the thrills...
Moulin Roty Spaceman Suit
$64.00Fine Souza costume depicting an astronaut in silver with blue and red details. The Souza astronaut suit comes with an attached hood as well as long sleeves and legs. The...
Phaidon Press Spaghetti!: An Interactive Recipe Book
$19.95Cook pasta from scratch inside this interactive recipe book – fry, simmer, boil, drain, grate and more! A simple but accurate recipe takes young readers through the steps of cooking...
Eeboo Spanish Bingo Language Game
$22.00Spanish words describing nature, vehicles, market, animals, clothing, and colors are learned as players match them to their cards. A pronunciation guide is included for each of the 48 Spanish...
Tonies Spanish Lullabies Audio Play Figurine
$17.99Enjoy this beautiful and soothing collection of traditional Spanish lullabies as you are gently lulled to sleep. Tonies Spanish Lullabies Audio Play Figurine Details: Age: 3 years+ Includes 15 Songs...
Cali's Book Spanish Nursery Rhymes
$29.00This Spanish Nursery Rhymes sound book provides a musical and linguistic enrichment to toddlers and children alike, featuring beloved Spanish tunes like Pin Pon. Other tracks include Pin Pon, A Mi Burro,...
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.