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Baghera Baghera Ride On Toy Car Speedster Silver
$190.00Let your child experience driving something special, with this great ride-on speedster! It is built to last with a padded seat, sturdy metal body, and rubber tires. Some simple self-assembly...
Baghera Baghera Ride On Toy Rider Car Red
$230.00The Riders, the new XL ride-on from Baghera!With its 90cm length and large wheels, this supercar is for seasoned pilots only! Strong, silent, and very maneuverable, this large Red ride-on...
Baghera Baghera Ride On Toy Twister Red
$150.00A Multi-directional ride-on toy, fun and easy to use. Compact, robust, and quiet, this ride-on is constructed from durable and heavy plastic. The black twister ride-on is perfect for your...
Baghera Baghera Ride On Twister Toy Black
$150.00A Multi-directional ride-on toy, fun and easy to use. Compact, robust, and quiet, this ride-on is constructed from durable and heavy plastic. The black twister ride-on is perfect for your...
Baghera Baghera Rider On Toy Car Black
$230.00The Riders, the new XL ride-on from Baghera!With its 90cm length and large wheels, this supercar is for seasoned pilots only! Strong, silent, and very maneuverable, this large Red ride-on...
Moulin Roty Baking Set Toy
$84.00All you need to bake the best cakes in the world with this perfect role-play pastry suitcase! To imitate the grown-ups like a Chef: real kitchen utensils in wood or...
Maileg Ballerina Mouse, Little Sister - Off ...
$18.00A little sister mouse dressed up like a graceful ballerina. She wears a beautiful off white colored tutu and a beautiful headband - ready for hours of dance. Sizes...
Wee Gallery Bamboo Alphabet
$56.00The Bamboo Alphabet set offers a whole new way to explore the alphabet and spelling. 26 sturdy pieces offer a hands-on way for children to learn letters and spelling. Pair with our Alphabet Cards, or household...
Wee Gallery Bamboo Numbers
$36.00This beautiful sustainable Bamboo Numbers offer a whole new way to explore numbers and counting. Thick and sturdy pieces will hold up to play. Pair with Number Cards, or objects...
Banwood Banwood Classic Helmet Stripes
$59.00Banwood children's bike helmet is a classic design! These helmets provide your children with the maximum protection and safety needed when joining you on the ride. Matte finish Suitable for...
Tender Leaf Toys Barbeque Play Set
$66.00A self-standing wooden barbeque toy with removable grill, with lots of fun accessories including: 3 glowing coals, rotisserie 5-part chicken, 2 sausages and prong, wooden skewer with 5 vegetable pieces...
Jellycat Barn Owling
$15.00Super soft in textured beige fur, it’s Jellycat Barn Owling! This baby bird has a soft cream tummy and eye mask, bright stitched eyes, and tiny suedette feet and beak....
Guidecraft Barnyard Activity Boxes
$56.00This 28-piece set features six wooden barns and their corresponding farm animals to help with counting, sequencing, shape-sorting, color-matching and more! Each barn has the animal screened on one side;...
Jellycat Bartholomew Bear Backpack
$60.00Whether you're off for a forest wander or foraging at the shops, take Bartholomew Bear Backpack. Our tufty, podgy toffee bear has chunky paws and perky ears, with a little...
Jellycat Bartholomew Bear Bag Charm
$23.00Go wild as you wander with the Bartholomew Bear Bag Charm! Tufty in toffee, this teeny companion will amble and ramble wherever you go. With a strong silver claw clip...
Jellycat Bartholomew Bear Bat
$45.00Bartholomew Bear Bat is the hero we need this Halloween! Our tufty toffee bear wears a bat-ear hood with fuzzy sleeves to stay cosy on the rooftops! His slate cape...
Jellycat Bartholomew Bear Eggplant
$45.00Bartholomew Bear Aubergine is all dressed up! Our toffee bear wears a purple suedette costume, fastened with velcro for easy removal. The veggie suit has stitched faux-buttons and the cute...
Jellycat Bartholomew Bear Musical Pull
$40.00Bartholomew Bear Musical Pull from Jellycat is sure to send little ones to a joyful dreamland. This tiny Bartholomew Bear suspends from a soft cream star with contrast piping, all...
Jellycat Bartholomew Bear Pumpkin
$55.00Bartholomew Bear is ready for harvest! His removable costume of stitched orange segments and perky stalk hat fixed on top of his tousled golden fur, is the perfect disguise! He’s...
Jellycat Bartholomew Bear Ring Rattle
$18.00A timeless character for curious newborns, easy to grab by any one of his four paws or round tummy and gently jangle. This loveable cub has a rich, soft textured...
Jellycat Bartholomew Bear Soother
$28.00Snuggle up with Bartholomew Bear Soother. This tufty, ruffly toffee bear is hugging a dreamy-soft fudgy blankie. With short fur paws and a choc-drop nose, this bear is more giggle...
Jellycat Bartholomew Bear Strawberry
$50.00Bartholomew Bear is ready for summer fun! His removable costume of textured red fur with green suedette collar, and perky hat fixed on top of his tousled fudge fur, is...
Jellycat Bashful Beige Bunny Bag Charm
$19.00The Bashful Bunny Beige Bag Charm brings biscuity bounces to any backpack. Ears waggling, paws akimbo, this little fluffster makes any bag cheerier! So very soft and beautifully detailed, this...
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.