Amuseable Chilli Pepper is the hottest name right now (and not just on the Scoville scale)! This crescent pepper has fiery red fur, a green suedette stalk and dark cocoa...
Lost in a daydream? Let Amuseable Cloud be your dreamy companion. This cumulus cutie is tufty and tussled in scrumptious cream fur, with cordy grey feet for running across the...
The perfect partner for busy, dizzy days, that's Amuseable Coffee-To-Go! This nuzzly neutral cup is a keeper, with soft mocha fur, brown cordy feet and a chunky cordy tummy band....
Bonjour, mes amis! Un petit dejeuner? Jellycat Amuseable Croissant is a crusty cutie - all golden and bobbly with soft pastry knobbles. This scrummy scamp has a big sunny smile and...
Ring in the springtime all year round with the Amuseable Daffodil Pot. This soft beige pot has cordy boots and a friendly smile. With furry soil, long green leaves and...
Amuseable Devilled Egg has a bright yellow face and a talent for mischief. Terribly soft for a hard-boiled egg, this scamp likes to sit on your shoulder and fill your...
A treat for the eyes, Jellycat Amuseable Doughnut is a burst of kooky sweetness! With soft golden dough, berry-pink icing, stitch rainbow sprinkles and cordy fudge boots, this doughnut's weighted...
Start your day in a snuggly way with Jellycat Amuseable Boiled Egg! This breakfast buddy has fluffy white fur, a yummy yellow yolk, and a super cute smile. Keep an...
How 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...
For 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...
Gorgeously 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...
Squat and swirly with a goofy grin and gorgeous golden fur, that's Amuseable Pain Au Raisin! Wearing a crown of velvety raisins and supercute cordy brown boots, this perky pastry...
Amuseable 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...
For 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...
Freckly, 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...
Amuseable 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...
Celebrate 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 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...
From 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,...
With 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...
Ready 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...
Appearing 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...
Great 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...
A 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...
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.