Play Time
Tender Leaf Toys Bread Basket
$26.00A handcrafted wicker basket with croissant, iced bun, pretzel, baguette and 4 pull-apart bread rolls for sharing. Age range: 3 Years And OlderProduct size: 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.17”Weight: 0.57...
NL Find Breakfast Play Set
$14.00Wooden breakfast playset includes a carton of milk, two utensils, plate, egg, and piece of toast. Ages 3 years+ 7-piece set Material: Pine Wood
Tender Leaf Toys Breakfast Toaster Set
$46.00Toast your 2 slices of bread, turn the birdie dial to hot, pop them up when they are ready, butter the toast with the wooden knife, and top with a...
Mon Ami Briar Bedtime Bear
$46.00Briar Bedtime Bear, designed to be every child's perfect bedtime companion. ??The night cap adds a whimsical touch, while the robe ensures that Briar is always ready for a bedtime...
Janod Brico Kids DIY Construction Truck
$46.00Attention all budding builders! With this build-it-yourself wooden truck, you’ll be fully equipped to handle the toughest, craziest construction projects! This 2-in-1 toy combines the challenge of building a...
Janod Brico Kids DIY Fire Truck
$66.00Nee-naw, nee-naw! If the sound of sirens regularly resounds around your home, your little ones will love this attractive, build-it-yourself fire truck! This set starts as a construction kit,...
Janod Brico'Kids DIY Chain Saw
$24.00If your kids fancy themselves as lumberjacks, they’re bound to love this beautiful wooden chainsaw! This innovative and original toy comes with added realism thanks to its rotating silicone blade....
Janod Brico'Kids DIY Drill
$22.00It's time to get back to work! This wooden drill for children has everything you would expect from a real grown-up drill! It comes with 2 magnetic tools for screwing,...
Glueckskaefer Bridge Stacking Set Rainbow
$58.00A Bridge Stacking Set in rainbow hues. The 8 wooden parts stack and nest together, and they can be used together or individually to make bridges and roads for...
Jellycat Brooke Otter
$32.00Things are going swimmingly for Brooke Otter! This cheery scamp has mottled fudge fur that's adorably scruffed from a dip in the river. With butterscotch ears, a chunky black nose,...
Cucu Bubble Pop Activity Toy
$15.00Perfect sensory adventure kids can take with them everywhere they go! Featuring silicone bubbles built into a sturdy plastic frame. Made of 100% food-grade silicone and ABS plastic
Plushies Buddy Beagle Plush Toy 16.5 Inch
$32.00Grand Flopsies are a new category for the Flopsies collection - still as adorable as other Flopsies, but in a brand new size! Buddy Beagle Grand Flopsie is a large...
Brio Builder Creative Set
$106.00A house, a rocketship or a robot? What do you want to create? This is the ultimate Creative Set, including tools and new parts to inspire construction. 271 pieces Material: Wood...
Fat Brain Toys Building Blocks 50 Piece Squigz Delux...
$58.00Fat Brain Toys Squigz are fun little suckers! They are flexible fellows and committed joiners. Squigz and fellow Squigz have one chief enterprise - creating things. Willingly, they assemble...
Fat Brain Toys Building Blocks Pip Squigz
$26.00Fat Brain Toys Pip Squigz is the perfect toy to give to your little one to use in any environment, to stick on everything from walls, to bathtubs, to windows, and...
Jellycat Bumbly Bear
$28.00A sandy, dandy teddy, Bumbly Bear is simply scrummy. A ruffly, fluffy fellow with an extra-long snout for vintage style, he's a classic bear with a modern twist. His large...
Rattan Bunny Chair
$139.00Poppie's bunny chair is all ears. Cute, adorable and fun to play tea parties with. 1 Piece For Kids aged 2 years+ Made out of rattan: environmentally responsible, fast growing...
Zoli Bunny Dual Nub Teethers Blush/Ash Grey
$14.00Is your baby teething? Then hop to the Bunny teether! With dual nubs to soothe hard-to-reach molars, Bunny teether is the safe, new way for babies to ease teething discomfort....
Zoli Bunny Dual Nub Teethers Mist Blue/Ash...
$14.00Is your baby teething? Then hop to the Bunny teether! With dual nubs to soothe hard-to-reach molars, Bunny teether is the safe, new way for babies to ease teething discomfort....
Bear Company Bunny Hugs
$44.00Bunny Hugs is a plush, stitched attached, soft toy bunny and chick duo.Bunny has been sewn from a luxuriously soft and dense white faux fur plush, with pink smooth inners...
Maileg Bunny Plush Medium - Dusty Brown
$38.00This bunny comes in very soft and unique plush fabric. It has a beautiful bow around the neck. It has a very sweet look and will soon be some ones...
Maileg Bunny Plush Medium - Powder
$38.00This bunny comes in very soft and unique plush fabric. It has a beautiful bow around the neck. It has a very sweet look and will soon be some ones...
Maileg Bunny Plush Small - Powder
$29.00This bunny comes in very soft and unique plush fabric. It has a beautiful bow around the neck. It has a very sweet look and will soon be someones very...
N&L Find Bunny Plush Toy Blue with Gray Ears
$33.00 – $106.00Bunny in Blue with Gray Ears! Looking for a tiny, loving person to cuddle with and can be your child's best friend, or companion in sleep, on a journey, and in playing....
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.