Play Time
Bear Company Bensen the Teddy Bear Sitting Plush S...
$36.00A soft toy teddy bear sewn from a gorgeously soft and dense, thread textured pale-toffee plush, with glossy two-tone brown safety eyes and a sweet, stitched cocoa nose, with a...
Bear Company Some Bunny Loves You
$44.00White Plush Stuffed Animal Bunny Rabbit, Adorable, Cuddly, Great Gift for Bunny Lovers of All Ages. Size: 12 inches Suitable for 1 year+
Bear Company Fifi the Flamingo
$29.00Adorable Fifi Flamingo Plush pink stuffed animal with soft plush fur and sparkling eyes. Fill material: Polyester Age: 1 year+
Maileg Maileg Plush Toy Mini Bunny Cream Peach
$14.00A mini plush toy that is perfect for a tiny hand. The mini-sized bunny has the sweetest look and a very soft hand feel. All ages Material: Polyester; Filling: Recycled polyester/PE...
Maileg Maileg Plush Toy Medium Bunny Earth Grey
$38.00This bunny comes in very soft and unique plush fabric. It has a lovely bow around the neck, crafted out of beautiful Maileg fabrics. It has an adorable look and is bound...
Maileg Maileg Plush Toy Medium Bunny Nougat
$38.00This bunny comes in very soft and unique plush fabric. It has a lovely bow around the neck, crafted out of beautiful Maileg fabrics. It has an adorable look and is bound...
Madame Alexander Sweet Smiles Kitty Light Skin Doll
$40.00This adorable 14” baby is just the right size for your child to snuggle! The baby has a soft body, a weighted bottom, and molded head, legs, and arms so...
Madame Alexander Sweet Baby Nursery Bows and Bears Doll
$48.00Sweet Baby Nursery Bows & Bears Doll is perfect for your little one to hold and to have years of play with! This light skin tone with blue eyes baby...
Mima Zoom Balance Bike White
$249.99The New Mima Zoom Balance Bike is arriving just in time for the holidays. Having started as a solution to the everyday needs of modern parents in the child mobility...
Janod Zigolos Giant Multi Color Train
$40.00Zigolos Giant Multicolor Train keeps a preschooler busy and active for hours! When assembled, and connected the all-wooden choo-choo measures 20 (51cm.) long and approx. 6in. (15cm.) tall with fully...
Janod Nursery and Changing Toy Set
$30.00Do your children like pretending to be mom and dad, carefully looking after the baby? If so, they’ll love this baby-changing bag! Whether they’re feeding baby, taking it to the toilet...
Kaloo Lapinoo Rabbit Doll Blue
$34.00This cheerful blue rabbit has such long ears that you can hang it anywhere to keep it and never lose it. He can do anything with them: do headstands, go...
Kaloo Lapinoo Rabbit Doll Pink
$34.00This cheerful pink rabbit has such long ears that you can hang it anywhere to keep it and never lose it. He can do anything with them: do headstands, go...
Janod Sweet Cocoon My First Numbers Puzzle
$26.00Watch little ones gradually learn to count with this magnificent cardboard puzzle, complete with colorful slot-in wooden numbers! The animals have been tasked to help make counting to 10 more...
Lilliputiens My First Noah's Ark Plush Toy
$86.00For all the little adventurers out there! Let your little one play with these different famous characters coming in pairs to board the boat. Watch your kids make up stories...
PlanToys PlanToys My First Camera Orchard
$15.00Get picture-perfect views of your surroundings with this PlanToys camera. Point, focus, and click the camera and see the different images through the kaleidoscope lens! Age: 18 months+ With a...
Jellycat Jellycat Smudge Rabbit
$35.00 – $75.00Smudge Rabbit is such a sleepy sweetie - always sprawling out, lazing on the bed or rug! Scrumptiously soft in oatmeal fur, this lop-eared laser just captures the heart. An...
alilo alilo Smart Bunny Baby Rattle Blue
$56.00Alilo Smart Bunny is a popular media companion especially designed for children aged 0-4 years. Due to its ease of use, robust material, and versatility, it encourages the kids’ creativity....
alilo alilo Smart Bunny Baby Rattle Pink
$56.00Alilo Smart Bunny is a popular media companion especially designed for children aged 0-4 years. Due to its ease of use, robust material, and versatility, it encourages the kids’ creativity....
Le Toy Van Carlo's Ice Cream Stand
$32.00Roll up, roll up. Treat guests to a delicious frozen feast with this irresistibly cute gelato stand. A wonderful, traditional wooden toy to entertain and delight young minds. Crafted from...
Maileg Maileg Safari Friends Small Elephant ...
$24.00Safari Friends are made in the softest fabric. They can sit by themselves as they have beans in their bottom. They are just waiting for you to come and hug...
Maileg Maileg Safari Friends Rhino Plush Toy...
$28.00Safari Friends are made of the softest linen and are available in many different colors. They can sit and give the best hug you can imagine. Recommended age: All ages...
Maileg Maileg Rabbit Doll Size 2 Classic in ...
$38.00A classic rabbit made of soft natural linen and cotton fabric that gives a lovely hand feel and look. Size 2 rabbits fit into the Maileg dollhouse and all furniture...
Maileg Maileg Rabbit Doll Size 1 Brown in T-...
$34.00This little rabbit is sure to steal your heart! The rabbit looks very handsome in a striped sweater and complementary pants. Have fun watching your little one's imagination unfold to...
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.