Play Time
Jellycat Jellycat Bashful Monkey
$18.00 – $28.00Made of beautiful silky smooth Bashful fur in a scrummy creamy chocolatey color, this monkey swings through the trees as fast as can be, becoming a number one playmate- understandably!!...
Jellycat Jellycat Bashful Pig
$28.00Jellycat Bashful Pig perky porker is always rambling and scrambling around to find the tastiest treats on the ground! In baby pink Bashful fur, with a snuggly wiggly tail, you’ll...
Jellycat Jellycat Bashful Puppy Toffee
$18.00 – $28.00Jellycat Bashful Puppy Toffee is a gorgeous retriever, but he’s still learning how to spell that! This supercute, soft little pup wants to be a guide dog when he grows...
Jellycat Jellycat Bashful Small Donkey
$15.00Time for a trot with this fuzzy, squashy donkey! Hee-haw! That’s Bashful Donkey chuckling. He’s a practical joker who loves to play pranks! He’s a softy though, in squashy...
Jellycat Jellycat Bashful Soother Bunny Beige
$25.00Rolled up tight and presented with a ribbon round it, Bashful Bunny Soother is the perfect gift for any newborn arrival. When the soother is untied, Bashful Bunny won't let...
Jellycat Jellycat Bashful Soother Fudge Puppy
$25.00Irresistible to touch and accompanied by cute as a button Bashful Puppy, this soother is a favorite for bedtime hugs and quiet time cuddles. Suitable from birth Dimension H13"
Jellycat Jellycat Bashful Soother Monkey
$25.00Bashful Monkey clutches to this silky soft soother, it's just too irresistible to let go of! The soother is rolled up tight and presented with a ribbon, but once undone...
Jellycat Jellycat Bashful Unicorn
$25.00 – $67.50Sugar-sweet in pink and white, Bashful Unicorn is such a delight. Full of magic and moonlight, she loves the forest, so be sure to take her on any picnic. So...
Jellycat Jellycat Beatrice Butterfly
$33.00Fluttering in with a cheeky grin, it's beautiful Beatrice Butterfly! Rosy and cozy with a beany bottom, soft textured wings and suedey antennae, this bobbly buddy loves yummy nectar and...
Jellycat Jellycat Benji Koala
$30.00Crikey, what a cutie! Benji Koala is adorably soft, with silvery fur and a big liquorice nose. This fuzzy Aussie has silky white ear tufts and a tubby tummy from...
Jellycat Jellycat Blossom Bunny Bea Beige
$18.00 – $28.00Playful and sweet, with flowery feet! Blossom Bunny is a popular fellow with scrummy-soft Jellycat fur and lovely long flopsy ears mean that with just one cuddle, you’ll never...
Jellycat Jellycat Blossom Bunny Blush
$18.00 – $28.00Jellycat Blossom Bunny is a popular fellow with scrummy-soft Jellycat fur and lovely long flopsy ears means that with just one cuddle, you’ll never want to let go. Irresistibly cute and...
Jellycat Jellycat Blossom Bunny Dusky Blue
$18.00Jellycat Blossom Bunny is a popular fellow with scrummy-soft Jellycat fur and lovely long flopsy ears means that with just one cuddle, you’ll never want to let go. Irresistibly cute and...
Jellycat Jellycat Blossom Bunny Jasmine
$18.00 – $28.00Jellycat Blossom Bunny is a popular fellow with scrummy-soft Jellycat fur and lovely long flopsy ears means that with just one cuddle, you’ll never want to let go. Irresistibly cute and...
Jellycat Jellycat Blossom Bunny Sage
$18.00 – $28.00Playful and sweet, with flowery feet! Blossom BUnny is a popular fellow with scrummy-soft Jellycat fur and lovely long flopsy ears means that with just one cuddle, you’ll never want...
Jellycat Jellycat Blossom Bunny Tessa Tulip
$27.50Blossom Tulip Tessa Bunny is so glad you came to see her! She needs another player for her new game, Sometimes when she’s bounding, her flowery ears flapping, she tumbles...
Jellycat Jellycat Bobbi Bunny with Carrot
$22.50Bobbi Bunny is a fluffy and cuddly little companion for your little ones. Adding to its cuteness is the carrot he is holding. Suitable from birth. Made from 100% polyester....
Jellycat Jellycat Book If I were a Lamb
$13.50If I Were a Lamb' is a leaping, springing, joyful ride through the imagination. Little lamb fans can picture being a lamb with this fun and funky board book. They...
Jellycat Jellycat Book If I were a Polar Bear
$13.50Jellycat’s exciting If I were a polar bear book is colorful and sturdy enough for your child to grip by themselves, perfect for interactive play. Product Details: Suitable from birth. Features...
Jellycat Jellycat Book If I were a Puppy Black...
$13.50If you were a dog for a day, would you chase rabbits or roll around in the garden? Would you have long ears or pointy ones? So many questions! Looks...
Jellycat Jellycat Book If I were an Elf
$13.50Skip into Santa's workshop with If I were an Elf! This beautiful board book has fun feely panels and lots of jolly, joyful pictures. A present to whirl little helpers...
Jellycat Jellycat Brigitte Rabbit
$27.50Brigtte Rabbit is such an elegant and beautiful companion that will capture your little one's heart. Scrumptiously soft with an embroidered eye detail and a large bow ribbon on her neck. Suitable...
Jellycat Jellycat Colin Chameleon
$29.00Colin Chameleon is such a charismatic critter! Soft as moss and jumbly-colored, he's way too cool for just one shade. This kooky dude's got the biggest bobble eyes, a groovy...
Jellycat Jellycat Cordy Roy Whale
$27.50Jellycat’s Cordy Whale is the perfect companion for your little one anywhere, whether it is in bed at night or during a nice stroll in the park when the sun...
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.