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Tonies Bedtime Songs & Lullabies Audio Play ...
$17.99A select compilation of the most popular traditional children's songs for bedtime. Tonies Bedtime Songs & Lullabies Audio Play Figurine Details: Age: 3 years+ Includes 27 Songs Total Run Time: 40...
Londji Beep Beep Observation Puzzle
$32.00This Beep Beep Observation Puzzle allows your little ones find all of the drivers and vehicles in the puzzle. Includes 48 pieces puzzle using high quality matboard cards. Age:...
Bella Tunno Bella Tunno Happy Links Ombre
$15.00The Bella Tunno Happy Links set includes 5 links for teething playing and organizing. Attach them to the stroller, rocker, play gym, or carrier to bring the fun wherever you go. ...
Bella Tunno Bella Tunno Happy Links Solid
$15.00The Bella Tunno Happy Links set includes 5 links for teething playing and organizing. Attach them to the stroller, rocker, play gym, or carrier to bring the fun wherever you...
Bear Company Belly Blanket Giraffe Patches
$48.00The Patches Giraffe Belly Blanket is great for playtime and tummy time providing a soft surface for your baby. Your little one will enjoy playing with the stuffed head and...
Bear Company Belly Blanket Lil Alma Llama
$58.00The Lil Alma Llama Belly Blanket is great for playtime and tummy time providing a soft surface for your baby. Your little one will enjoy playing with the stuffed head and...
Bear Company Belly Blanket Lil Spout Grey
$44.00Lil' Spout Belly Blanket is great for playtime and tummy time providing a soft surface for your baby. Your little one will enjoy playing with the stuffed head and tail. The...
Bear Company Belly Blanket Lil' Willow Fawn
$44.00The Lil' Willow Fawn Belly Blanket is great for playtime and tummy time providing a soft surface for your baby. Your little one will enjoy playing with the stuffed head and...
Bear Company Belly Blanket Touchdown
$44.00Touchdown Belly Blanket is great for playtime and tummy time providing a soft surface for your baby. Your little one will enjoy playing with the stuffed head and tail. The...
Bear Company Belly Blanket Unicorn Dreamer
$48.00The Patches Giraffe Belly Blanket is great for playtime and tummy time providing a soft surface for your baby. Your little one will enjoy playing with the stuffed head and...
Bear Company Bensen the Teddy Bear Sitting Plush S...
$36.00A soft toy teddy bear sewn from a gorgeously soft and dense, thread textured pale-toffee plush, with glossy two-tone brown safety eyes and a sweet, stitched cocoa nose, with a...
Mon Ami Bernadette Bear
$38.00Bernadette Bear, the embodiment of French elegance. Her dress a soft, rose-pink hue reminiscent of delicate macarons found in a Parisian patisserie. Atop her head rests an elegant French barrette,...
Mon Ami Bernard Bear
$38.00Ah, Bernard Bear, adorned in sophistication and Parisian charm! Donning a French barrette atop his soft furry head. His corduroy jacket, tailored to perfection. Beneath, tweed pants, each thread woven...
Cottage Door Press Best-Loved Jewish Songs Book
$19.99Introduce your little one to the Jewish religion and its traditional songs with this beautifully illustrated children's songbook. Kids can read the lyrics, match the icons on each page with...
Jellycat Betty Corgi Bag Charm
$23.00Wherever you’re going, you can bet the Betty Corgi Bag Charm is coming along for the ride! This caramel charm is golden-brown with vanilla ears, brows, tum and paws. With...
Oli & Carol Betty the Beetroot Baby Car
$28.00Roll, play & learn with the coolest & healthiest cars for babies! Say hello to Betty, the eco-conscious baby car toy! With a charming beetroot-inspired design, Betty is crafted from...
Bibs Bibs Cuddle Cloth Kangaroo
$23.99Your baby will love to cuddle with this soft and snuggly Bibs Cuddle Cloth Kangaroo. It is an indispensable essential for babies to provide soothing security and comfort. The cuddle cloth...
Bibs Bibs Loops Linking Toy 12 Pieces
$16.99The Bibs Loops are meant to be both practical and great fun for your child. They are perfect in the stroller or bed for hanging toys, for playing, and even...
Bear Company Big Bear Huggles
$110.00Big Huggles is soft toy teddy bear. He has been sewn from a gorgeously soft and dense, rosette textured cream plush, with glossy two-tone brown safety eyes and a sweet,...
Bear Company Big Ben the Brown Bear
$68.00Designed with ultra soft plush and is extra floppy for cuddling. This charming bear is more than a toy, it's a cuddly companion for your little ones.
Gibbs Smith Big Friends, Little Book
$10.00Teach the concepts of opposites and friendship in a colorful way. Paula Vásquez’s charming illustrations of best friends, Bird and Alligator, help teach opposite concepts of up and down, little...
Penguin Big Little / Grande pequeño Book
$7.99Ladies are big, but ladybugs are little. Heads are big, but toes are little. Illustrated in a bright, graphic style, Leslie Patricelli’s bald, hilariously expressive baby acts out each pair...
Thames & Hudson Big Sticker Book of Beasts
$14.95This endlessly entertaining activity book brings the world of beasts alive in a creative way. With fascinating facts as a starting point, the activities invite children to draw, color, and...
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.