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Jellycat Bashful Beige Bunny Comforter
$23.00Bashful Bunny Comforter features our beloved Bashful Bunny signature long lop ears, a pink suedette nose and embroidered eyes. Designed with an un-stuffed body yet delicately squashy paws and bobble...
Jellycat Bashful Beige Bunny Star Musical Pull
$40.00Playing 'Rock a Bye Baby' when Bashful Bunny is pulled, this musical pull's star has risen high to become a firm favourite for bedtime. The musical box is tucked amongst...
Jellycat Bashful Blue Bunny Comforter
$23.00Bashful Bunny Comforter features our beloved Bashful Bunny signature long lop ears, a pink suedette nose and embroidered eyes. Designed with an un-stuffed body yet delicately squashy paws and bobble...
Jellycat Bashful Blue Bunny Musical Pull
$40.00An enchanting newborn gift, let babies dream sweetly with a Bashful Bunny Musical Pull. Our most loved Bashful Bunny, made from recycled fibres can be gently pulled to hear an...
Jellycat Bashful Blue Bunny Ring Rattle
$18.00This squishy bunny is perfect to pick up, and will spark their musical imaginations. In beautiful blue, like a sunny summer’s sky, this flopsy eared friend will make rainy days...
Jellycat Bashful Blush Bunny Bag Charm
$19.00The Bashful Blush Bunny Bag Charm brings a little splash of sweetness to any bag. Soft as sorbet in raspberry pink, this mini bunny has a silver clip and tag....
Jellycat Bashful Blush Bunny Comforter
$23.00Bashful Bunny Comforter features our beloved Bashful Bunny signature long lop ears, a pink suedette nose and embroidered eyes. Designed with an un-stuffed body yet delicately squashy paws and bobble...
Jellycat Bashful Blush Bunny Musical Pull
$40.00Playing 'Rock a Bye Baby' when Bashful Bunny is pulled, this musical pull's star has risen high to become a firm favourite for bedtime. The musical box is tucked amongst...
Jellycat Bashful Blush Bunny Ring Rattle
$18.00Blossom-soft with rosy fur, it’s the Bashful Pink Bunny Grabber! This playtime buddy looks just like a strawberry doughnut, and will keep little hands and ears very happy. With a...
Jellycat Bashful Bunny Loves You Book
$24.00Bashful Bunny Loves You is a gorgeous first book for curious little ones. This soft cloth book has so much to explore, with floppy fur arms, flaps to lift, textured...
Jellycat Bashful Bunny Ring Rattle Grey
$18.00A treat for tiny hands, Bashful Silver Bunny Ring Rattle can be grabbed by its soft paws, long lop ears or ring-shaped tummy. When given a gentle shake it will...
Jellycat Bashful Bunny with Pencil
$28.00Bashful Bunny With Pencil is such a calming study buddy. This lop-eared cream bunny holds a bold, textured pencil with grey fur nib, cord wood detail, mustard fur body, cream...
Jellycat Bashful Bunny With Present
$28.00A classic gift to share love and joy with iconic Bashful Bunny. This cloud-soft bunny has cream fur, floppy ears and a pink suedette nose. Holding a sumptuous pink present...
Jellycat Bashful Cream Bunny
$28.00 – $300.00Bashful Cream Bunny’s gorgeous long ears look like two big dollops of clotted cream. Mmmm! Time for scones and a hippity-hop on the grass! With a bunny pal as soft...
Jellycat Bashful Cream Bunny Comforter
$23.00Bashful Bunny Comforter features our beloved Bashful Bunny signature long lop ears, a pink suedette nose and embroidered eyes. Designed with an un-stuffed body yet delicately squashy paws and bobble...
Jellycat Bashful Cream Bunny Musical Pull
$40.00An enchanting newborn gift, let babies dream sweetly with a Bashful Bunny Musical Pull. Our most loved Bashful Bunny, made from recycled fibres can be gently pulled to hear an...
Jellycat Bashful Cream Bunny Soother
$28.00As satisfyingly soft and creamy as the top of any trifle, this soother's silky sumptiousness makes it oh so un-put-downable. The little Bashful Cream Bunny in the corner couldn't agree...
Jellycat Bashful Giraffe Musical Pull
$40.00An enchanting newborn gift, let babies dream sweetly with a Bashful Musical Pull. Our most loved Bashful musical pull, made from recycled fibres. Product Details: Size: 12" Main Materials: New &...
Jellycat Bashful Giraffe Ring Rattle
$18.00The perfect present for a caring keeper, this Jellycat Bashful Giraffe Ring Rattle is loving and loyal, if a little shy! His toffee and white fur is as velvety as can...
Jellycat Bashful Grey Bunny Comforter
$23.00Bashful Bunny Comforter features our beloved Bashful Bunny signature long lop ears, a pink suedette nose and embroidered eyes. Designed with an un-stuffed body yet delicately squashy paws and bobble...
Jellycat Bashful Grey Bunny Soother
$28.00Rolled up tight and presented with a ribbon round it, Bashful Bunny Soother is the perfect gift for any newborn arrival. When the soother is untied, Bashful Bunny won't let...
Jellycat Bashful Lamb Comforter
$23.00A gorgeous first gift for newborns, the Bashful Lamb Comforter is cloudy-soft in a delicate vanilla cream fur made with recycled fibres. Designed for calming cuddles with an un-stuffed tummy...
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.