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Fat Brain Toy Hey Clay Sweet Rings
$6.00This vibrant clay is soft, lightweight, nontoxic, and stain-free - perfect for young artists taking their first step into the magical world of clay creativity. The fun starts once you...
Jellycat Hibernating Bunny
$22.00Hibernating Bunny is a teeny-tiny, caramel-coloured dreamer. Tucked cosily in a fleecy, berry nest, or sometimes snoozing beside it, this sweet little bun has soft, foldy ears, a snuffly muzzle...
Waytoplay Highway Toy Road Set 24 Pieces
$94.00The waytoplay Highway is a great toy for imaginative play. Watch your children create their very own circuits and road maps for their favourite toys and vehicles.The 24 piece set...
Scoot and Ride Highwaykick 1 Convertible Scooter Ash
$130.00Scoot & Ride HighwayKick 1 is a 2-in-1 kickboard that provides a seat for its littlest riders. When your child is ready, the seat easily folds into the handlebar converting...
Scoot and Ride Highwaykick 1 Convertible Scooter Blu...
$130.00Scoot & Ride HighwayKick 1 is a 2-in-1 kickboard that provides a seat for its littlest riders. When your child is ready, the seat easily folds into the handlebar converting the...
Scoot and Ride Highwaykick 1 Convertible Scooter Forest
$130.00Scoot & Ride HighwayKick 1 is a 2-in-1 kickboard that provides a seat for its littlest riders. When your child is ready, the seat easily folds into the handlebar converting the...
Scoot and Ride Highwaykick 1 Convertible Scooter Kiwi
$130.00Scoot & Ride HighwayKick 1 is a 2-in-1 kickboard that provides a seat for its littlest riders. When your child is ready, the seat easily folds into the handlebar converting the...
Scoot and Ride Highwaykick 1 Convertible Scooter Lemon
$130.00Scoot & Ride HighwayKick 1 is a 2-in-1 kickboard that provides a seat for its littlest riders. When your child is ready, the seat easily folds into the handlebar converting the...
Scoot and Ride Highwaykick 1 Convertible Scooter Peach
$130.00Scoot & Ride HighwayKick 1 is a 2-in-1 kickboard that provides a seat for its littlest riders. When your child is ready, the seat easily folds into the handlebar converting the...
Scoot and Ride Highwaykick 1 Convertible Scooter Rose
$130.00Scoot & Ride HighwayKick 1 is a 2-in-1 kickboard that provides a seat for its littlest riders. When your child is ready, the seat easily folds into the handlebar converting the...
Scoot and Ride Highwaykick 1 Convertible Scooter Steel
$130.00Scoot & Ride HighwayKick 1 is a 2-in-1 kickboard that provides a seat for its littlest riders. When your child is ready, the seat easily folds into the handlebar converting the...
Scoot and Ride Highwaykick 3 LED Scooter
$110.00The Scoot & Ride Highwaykick 3 LED provides the ultimate safety, stability, and fun with its two-front and one-wheel design. Its safety pad keeps the scooter upright and steady when...
Kiko+ & gg* Hikoki Jet Wooden Wind Up Plane Black
$36.00A wooden jet airplane with a pull-back self-wind engine for more fun! Bringing together the warmth of the wood, the modern look of a jet airplane, and bright colors to...
Kiko+ & gg* Hikoki Jet Wooden Wind Up Plane White
$36.00A wooden jet airplane with a pull-back self-wind engine for more fun! Bringing together the warmth of the wood, the modern look of a jet airplane, and bright colors to...
Kiko+ & gg* Hikoki Mini Jet Black
$22.00Small but mighty, the mini jet has the same friction functionality as the original version - but in a littler, more portable size. Pull them back and watch them ZOOM!Perfect for little...
Kiko+ & gg* Hikoki Mini Jet Pink
$22.00Small but mighty, the mini jet has the same friction functionality as the original version - but in a littler, more portable size. Pull them back and watch them ZOOM!Perfect for little...
Kiko+ & gg* Hikoki Mini Jet Yellow
$22.00Small but mighty, the mini jet has the same friction functionality as the original version - but in a littler, more portable size. Pull them back and watch them ZOOM!Perfect for little...
Kiko+ & gg* Hikoki Pull Back Propeller Plane Black
$36.00A wooden propeller airplane with a pullback friction engine for more fun! The friction engine underneath enables the plane to move on horizontal surfaces to add to the fun! Dimension:...
Kiko+ & gg* Hikoki Pull Back Propeller Plane White
$36.00A wooden propeller airplane with a pullback friction engine for more fun! The friction engine underneath enables the plane to move on horizontal surfaces to add to the fun! Dimension:...
Tikiri Hippo Natural Rubber Rattle
$18.00Hippo: One of the Tikiri My First Zoo animals, the cute hippo is ever so squeezable and ready for curious minds. Take her in the bath, or as a teething...
Hansa Creation HNC Plush Puppet - Pug Dog
$59.99Hansa Creation brand is internationally recognized for its handcrafted, true-to-life collection of realistic stuffed animals, plush toys, and puppets. The Hansa collection is created by skilled artisans working within Hansa's...
Tonies Holiday Songs & Carols Penguin Audio ...
$19.99Feel the cheer and celebrate the season with this wonderful compilation of traditional classic tunes, holiday favorites and amazing original songs! Tonies Holiday Songs & Carols Penguin Details: Age: 3...
Bunnies By The Bay Holiday Sweets Ginger Plush Toy
$20.00What could be sweeter than the new Holiday Sweets plush friends? The perfect size for loving, and a dose of holiday cheer. Ginger is the cutest little gingerbread man stuffed...
Le Toy Van Hollywood Film Camera
$30.00Lights, camera, action! Hollywood is calling for budding young actors or film directors with this dazzling wooden toy film camera. Let little imaginations run wild as they find their inner...
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.