Play Time
Chewbeads Chewpals Silicone Teether Butterfly
$14.00Chewbeads’ Chew Pals Butterfly Teether is perfect for distracting your little one anywhere and ideal for soothing their sore gums with its textured surface! The size of this teether is...
Chewbeads Chewpals Teether Dinosaur
$14.00Chewbeads’ Chew Pals Dinosaur Teether is perfect for distracting your little one anywhere and ideal for soothing their sore gums with its textured surface! The size of this teether is...
Tikiri Chick Natural Rubber Rattle
$18.00Chick: One of the Tikiri My First Zoo animals, the cute chick is ever so squeezable and ready for curious minds. Take him in the bath, or as a teething...
Tender Leaf Toys Chicken Coop
$32.00A sweet wooden chicken coop and family; a rooster, 2 hens, a little chick, freshly laid eggs, 2 nests, and a feeding trough. Age range: 3 Years And Older Product...
Bear Company Chief the German Shepherd
$28.00A charming 13-inch stuffed German Shepherd dog plush. Adorably fluffy, soft, and cute, he's perfect for little ones. Excellently crafted, Chief is a cuddly replica of the beloved German Shepherd...
Le Toy Van Chocolate Gateau Sliceable Cake
$26.00Serve up a delicious treat to little guests with this tempting chocolate gateau cake. This hand painted wooden cake set is finished in rich brown tones with a pretty floral motif, all topped off...
Rubbabu Choo Choo Train
$10.00The Rubbabu Choo Choo Train is the smallest sized train and some say the cutest. Made from soft rubber foam with rubber wheels. Size: 3.5" Length Safe for ages: 0+...
Maileg Christmas Mouse, Baby In Suitcase
$24.00The small travel suitcase comes with a special content this season. Inside the suitcase a tiny christmas mouse is sleeping with a warm blanket. Sizes Height: 2.56in, Width: 2.95in,...
Chronicle Books Christmas Mouse: Finger Puppet Book
$7.99Christmas Mouse is a sweet, rhyming holiday board book with a finger puppet built right in. Newborns will love celebrating with Christmas Mouse! In this very merry finger puppet book, a festive...
Cottage Door Press Christmas Songs Sound Book
$19.99Everyone loves Christmas music so come introduce your little one to the festive celebration with this beautiful Christmas book! These classic Christmas carols and festive illustrations are sure to fill your...
Maileg Christmas Tree, Mouse
$32.00This small Christmas tree fits perfectly into the Gingerbread House. Small decorations are added on the branches and if you add a battery the LED bulps will lighten up the...
Ooly Chroma Blends Mechanical Watercolor P...
$26.00The amazing OOLY Chroma Blends line now includes 18 colored lead mechanical pencils in one pack. Start off with creating colored pencil art and make amazing watercolor blends by adding water with...
Ooly Chroma Blends Watercolor Brush Markers
$24.00Watercoloring will never be the same with Chroma Blends™ Watercolor Markers. This beautiful 18-piece set features a colorful array of watercolor markers with brush tips. Just add water for amazing...
Zoli Chubby Gummy Teethers Blush and Ash Grey
$14.00The Chubby Gummy is the ideal tool to soothe your baby when they are going through their teething phase, while also introducing dental hygiene. Suitable for infants 6m+ Includes two...
Zoli Chubby Gummy Teethers Mist Blue and A...
$14.00The Chubby Gummy is the ideal tool to soothe your baby when they are going through their teething phase, while also introducing dental hygiene. Suitable for infants 6m+ Includes two...
Ooly Chunkies Paint Stick Set 24 pieces
$32.00With Chunkies Paint Sticks, you can create colorful paintings without any mess. That's because the paint is encased inside a plastic barrel. Just twist up the paint stick and start...
Ooly Chunkies Paint Sticks Original Pack 1...
$16.00When you want to paint colorful pictures but want to leave the mess behind then it's time to reach for Chunkies Paint Sticks. Chunkies are super easy to use, clean...
Ooly Chunkies Paint Sticks Variety Pack 24...
$32.0024 colors and no mess! Little artists love painting, but while parents love the pictures, they don’t always love the mess. With easy to grip Chunkies Paint Sticks, kids have...
Hape Chunky Puzzle Alphabet Educational Toy
$24.00A, B, C, D! Learning the alphabet is great fun! Can you learn the letters right through to Z? This colorful puzzle provides children with an introduction to capital letters...
Hape Chunky Puzzle Math Educational Toy
$24.00One, two, three! Counting is great fun! But can you count all the way up to 20? This colorful puzzle provides children with their first introduction to numbers and includes...
Londji Cinderella 36 pieces Puzzle
$30.00This 36 piece puzzle depicts the classic fairytale of Cinderella. "Once upon a time, pumpkins turned into a coach, mice became valiant horses, and Cinderella’s world became magic for one...
Tender Leaf Toys Citrus Fractions
$26.00Teach your little ones the concept of fractions using our juicy Citrus Fractions! Use the knife to cut the round fruits in halves, quarters, or fifths! The fractions are printed...
Rattan Classic Doll Pram
$230.00This Classic Doll Pram is beautifully woven by hand from natural rattan. Let your little one and their favorite doll or plush toy have a stroll and can also be a...
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.