Play Time
Jellycat Amuseable Heart
$15.00 – $25.00How about a heart-to-heart? Who wouldn't want to give Amuseable Heart a big squeeze? This fluffy, sentimental softy was just made for hugging, with cordy feet like plump little coals...
Jellycat Amuseable Hot Dog
$28.00For summer fun, meet this silly sausage! Jellycat Amuseable Hot Dog loves a trip to the fairground, trotting along on cordy feet. With a fluffy bread bun in beige and white...
Jellycat Amuseable Moon
$30.00 – $60.00Gorgeously textured with velvety craters, Jellycat Amuseable Moon is full of fun! A midnight matey for bedtime hugs, this pearly-white pal is curvy and cuddly. With squidgy cord booties, a weighted...
Jellycat Amuseable Peanut
$20.00Amuseable Peanut is one cheeky monkey! With a tumbly-textured soft beige shell, tubby tummy and milk chocolate boots, this lazy legume is happy to hang out. We love that tousled...
Jellycat Amuseable Pickle
$23.00Pickles are meant to bring festive good luck, but Amuseable Pickle is a year-round star! Plump and green with embroidered freckles, nutty cord boots and a zingy smile, this gherkin’s...
Jellycat Amuseable Pineapple
$33.00For tons of texture and funky fun, grab Jellycat Amuseable Pineapple! Fuzzle and muss that scruffly fur and punky hairdo of minty fluff! Delightfully daft, this roly-poly poppet is just...
Jellycat Amuseable Pink And White Marshmallows
$28.00Trouble comes in twos! Amuseable Pink and White Marshmallows have a lot in common, like praline cord boots, stitchy smiles and rosy blushes. Linked with a pink satin ribbon, these...
Jellycat Amuseable Pretzel
$25.00Freckly, friendly, and fresh from the bakery, Jellycat Amuseable Pretzel is knotty but nice! This squishy silly is golden brown, with cocoa cord boots and stitchy salt speckles! Huggy and hearty...
Jellycat Amuseable Rainbow
$33.00Amuseable Rainbow loves everybody, and welcomes one and all for big, colorful hugs! With pastel stripes in peach, yellow and turquoise, cordy arms, and a goofy smile, this squidgy rainbow...
Jellycat Amuseable Rainbow Birthday Cake
$32.50 – $60.00Celebrate in color with Jellycat Amuseable Rainbow Birthday Cake! This joyful cake has four soft layers in pink, purple, yellow and green, fluffy icing with chocolate flecks and a suedette...
Jellycat Amuseable Ramen
$40.00Jellycat Amuseable Ramen is full of kawaii charm, from the cream-and-red bowl to the suedette chopsticks. Filled with wavy cord noodles, suedette spring onions and fluffy boiled eggs, as well...
Jellycat Amuseable Slice Of Pizza
$33.00From Naples to New York, everyone loves Jellycat Amuseable Slice of Pizza! A wonderful wedge of yummy colors, this bold amico is a movie-night maestro! With a soft two-tone crust,...
Jellycat Amuseable Sports American Football
$45.00With silky soft tan-hued fur, cream suede lacing detail, and soft stripes on either end of this classically shaped sports favorite, Jellycat Amuseable American Football is a captivating catch (and...
Jellycat Amuseable Sports Baseball
$27.50Ready for the game in soft cream fur, red seam stitching detail and a navy cap (with the visor shaped just so), Amuseable Baseball is pitching it perfectly - especially...
Jellycat Amuseable Sports Basketball
$50.00Appearing on the court in rich orange fur with black felt line shaping, Jellycat Amuseable Sports Basketball is a cheery three-point winner of a gift. With a joyful smile, fine cord...
Jellycat Amuseable Sports Golf
$22.00Great things most definitely come in small packages. Amuseable Sports Golf Ball is impeccably presented in a white textured fabric, sporting a suedette summer blue visor and stitched face. With...
Jellycat Amuseable Sports Soccer Ball
$50.00A goal-scoring triumph of a gift for any football fan! Jellycat Amuseable Sports Soccer Ball is a stylish monochrome character created from tessellating soft fur panels, fine cord legs with knee-high...
Jellycat Amuseable Sports Table Tennis
$33.00Paddle do nicely! Suitable from birth. 30-degree Celsius wash only; do not tumble dry, dry clean, or iron. Size: H 11"
Jellycat Amuseable Sports Tennis Ball
$27.50The perfect partner for any tennis enthusiast! Eye-catching on and off the court in zingy yellow velvet soft fur, Jellycat Amuseable Sport Tennis Ball is all set to play with a...
Jellycat Amuseable Sun
$30.00 – $60.00Amuseable Sun is here to brighten up the room! But there's no need for shades or sunblock – this chubby, cuddly bundle of rays is content to glow softly and...
Jellycat Amuseable Sun Musical Pull
$40.00Amuseable Sun Musical Pull will send little ones to a joyful dreamland. A tiny white cloud suspends from a bright yellow Amuseable Sun, all created from recycled fibres. Pull down...
Jellycat Amuseable Taco
$33.00Jellycat Amuseable Taco is a bundle of fun with a very colorful hairdo! Fiesta-funky with foldy suedey lettuce and tomato, it's all about the green and scarlet! With a soft...
Jellycat Amuseable Tulip Pot
$40.00Amuseable Tulip Pot is cute, cheery, and very easy to care for! This gorgeous workmate has a beige felt pot, fudge cord boots and soft suedette leaves. With hot-pink and...
Jellycat Amuseable Watermelon
$33.00Jellycat Amuseable Watermelon is pink, green and cuddly all over! A slice of sheer sillyness, full of Jellycat goodness, this fluffy fruit is full of fun. Buddies come in all...
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.