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BlaBla BlaBla Knitted Doll Pearl The Dog
$66.00 – $78.00Handmade doll made from the softest Peruvian cotton. 100% cotton with poly fill. Hand or machine wash in cold water on gentle cycle Lay flat to dry. Size: Mini: 12"...
BlaBla BlaBla Knitted Doll Pepper The Cat
$66.00 – $78.00Pepper, the purrfect grey kitten with a pocket purrfect for the tooth fairy! Handmade doll made from the softest Peruvian cotton. 100% cotton with poly fill. Hand or machine...
BlaBla BlaBla Knitted Doll Pierre The Bunny
$66.00 – $78.00Pierre likes long walks in the country. He distributes letters with stamps, and loves radish marmalade. He would like to learn English to enlarge his horizons. Handmade doll made...
BlaBla BlaBla Knitted Doll Rivier The Elephant
$66.00 – $78.00Rivier sailed the Nile all the way to the ocean. His heard the water whisper and made a promise to keep it blue. Handmade doll made from the softest...
BlaBla BlaBla Knitted Doll Sandwich The Cat
$66.00This giant doll is the perfect size for toddlers, is perfect to cuddle and play everyday. Irresistibly soft and cuddly Hand-knit 100% cotton, eco-friendly 3 feet tall *Smaller doll in...
BlaBla BlaBla Knitted Doll Socks The Fox
$66.00 – $78.00Socks is writer for a local newspaper, a dreamer and an airplane enthusiast. He has beautiful handwriting. Handmade doll made from the softest Peruvian cotton. 100% cotton with poly...
BlaBla BlaBla Knitted Doll Wooly The Sheep
$66.00 – $78.00WOOLY likes to sleep upside down with his feet on his pillow. He dreams in green and yellow. Handmade doll made from the softest Peruvian cotton. 100% cotton with poly...
Abrams Appleseed Book Brave As Can Be
$16.95An empowering exploration of fears and how to overcome them, from the bestselling creators of In My Heart The life of a child can be full of frightening things: the...
Rebel Girls Book Good Night Stories: 100 Immigran...
$35.00Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World is the third book in the New York Times bestselling series for children. Packed with 100 all-new bedtime stories about...
Abrams Appleseed Book Love is a Truck
$13.99Graphically appealing two-color illustrations pair perfectly with a spare, rhythmic ode to beloved trucks of all kinds - from fire trucks to dump trucks to ice cream trucks, the sweetest...
Rattan Bunny Chair
$139.00Poppie's bunny chair is all ears. Cute, adorable and fun to play tea parties with. 1 Piece For Kids aged 2 years+ Made out of rattan: environmentally responsible, fast growing...
Bear Company Bunny Hugs
$44.00Bunny Hugs is a plush, stitched attached, soft toy bunny and chick duo.Bunny has been sewn from a luxuriously soft and dense white faux fur plush, with pink smooth inners...
Manhattan Toy Classic Baby Beads
$20.00Keep baby stimulated and occupied with Classic Baby Beads. The wood beads are strung together with an elastic cord and can be manipulated into an endless number of configurations making...
Manhattan Toy Classic Baby Beads Natural
$20.00Manhattan Toys Classic Baby Beads go natural. The wood beads are strung together with an elastic cord and can be manipulated into an endless number of configurations making it a...
Brio Classic Figure Tain 8 Set
$80.00Brio’s Classic Figure Tain 8 Set is the perfect toy for your little conductor! This Set encourages creative play, as well as the use of both logic and imagination. Suitable...
Rubbabu Cleanupper the Dump Truck Toy
$29.00The Rubbabu Dump Truck is a colorful, soft and safe truck made from our signature natural rubber foam with a soft velvet-like flocked finish. It has a body that lifts...
Manhattan Toy Click Clack Ball
$20.00The colorful Click Clack Ball features handles that click with every twist. Filled with tiny beads inside, this baby ball also rattles when shaken. Perfect for infant stimulation! Ages 0...
BeginAgain Color N Eggs Bilingual Puzzle
$12.00The Color N Eggs Puzzle is a wooden puzzle, language learning toy, and character play set all in one! The chicken characters are great for inspiring storytelling and introducing colors in...
Mudpuppy Coloring Book Andy Warhol
$9.99Mudpuppy's Andy Warhol Coloring Book features the iconic pop artist's greatest hits ready to be colored in and customized by young artists. Introduce well-known classics like Andy's Campbell's Soup Cans...
Corolle Corolle Baby Doll Lilou
$72.00Corolle Lilou Doll is the perfect large baby doll for caring for doll like real parents.At 14”, it is just the right size for a child's little arms - perfect for...
Corolle Corolle Bebe Bath Doll Coralie Flowers
$50.00Corolle Bebe Bath Coralie Flowers just loves water play! This small baby doll is the perfect swimming companion, helping your child to gently get to know all types of aquatic...
Corolle Corolle Bebe Doll Calin Unicorn
$45.00Corolle Bebe Calin Unicorn is a little 12” baby doll that is just the right size for a child’s little arms and hands to play with.Its soft body allows it...
Corolle Corolle Mon Grand Poupon Carry Bed Coral
$42.00For naptime and bedtime on the go, this Carry Bed by Corolle is perfect for travel play time. The cute teddy bear print is inviting and a signature Corolle designed in...
Hape Creative Peg Puzzle
$22.00Hape’s Creative Peg Puzzle is the perfect toy for your growing child, challenging them and introducing critical thinking while also being fun and they feature bright colors!_x000D_ Suitable for children...
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.