Play Time
Penguin Where's the Fire Truck Book
$10.00Five stylishly illustrated spreads show a series of friendly characters hiding behind bright felt flaps. A mirror on the final spread makes for a satisfying ending to the book’s search-and-find inquiries. (Where...
Jellycat Jellycat Riverside Rambler Badger
$27.50All dressed up for a blustery walk, Riverside Ramblers Badger is a countryside dandy. Wearing a very smart grey linen jacket and a snug check scarf in autumn greens, this...
Jellycat Jellycat Perry Polar Bear Lying
$110.00Feeling snoozy? Cuddle up close to scrummy Perry Lying. Our polar bear pal is loveably lazy and soft as a snowdrift. He's flumpy, flopsy and irresistibly soft in velvety vanilla...
Jellycat Jellycat Vivacious Vegetables Carrot
$15.00Cordy, colorful, cute, and kooky, that's Vivacious Vegetable Carrot! Gorgeously textured and squeezably soft, this bright orange buddy has a punky green leaf-do! A veggie with plenty of energy, this...
Jellycat Jellycat Vivacious Vegetables Eggplant
$15.00Vivacious Vegetable Egg Plant just arrived in a very special veg box! Stretchy-soft in blush plum fur, with a sweet friendly smile and a green stalk hat, this one is...
Jellycat Jellycat Vivacious Vegetables Sweetcorn
$15.00Vivacious Vegetable Sweetcorn is all dressed up in fresh field fashion! Sunshine-yellow, with bobble-soft kernels, this cuddly cob wears a stretchy green husk jacket. Just the thing for the summer...
Bunnies By The Bay Fandango Flamingo Plush Toy
$26.00Straight from Miami beach the Good Friends by the Bay welcome this flamboyant bird to the neighborhood. Bubblegum pink soft squishy velour with dark gray feet and beak tip. Dangly legs in charcoal and cream pinstripe knit which also lines his wings. Hand-embroidered features...
Bunnies By The Bay Sweet Nibble Bananas The Monkey Plush...
$38.00Bananas the Monkey is as much fun as, well, a barrel of monkeys! This 16-inch monkey stuffed animal is adorable in super soft brown Nibble Fur, and has a friendly...
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....
Maileg Maileg My First Bunny Plush Toy Light...
$26.00My first bunny in Light Blue is perfectly made for small hands. It is made in a soft plush quality and has a silver ribbon around the neck. It is packed...
Maileg Maileg Truffle The Pig
$22.00 – $33.00Oink Oink! Make room for the cutest pig of all time! Truffles is an adorably ‚ pudgy pig who can sit straight up because of the beans in its bottom. Truffles...
Jellycat Jellycat Kitten Caboodle
$20.00Kitten Caboodle is a playful, naughty, shortbread fuzzball! With a tail curled like a question mark, this cute little kitty is ever-ready to spring on itty biscuit paws, landing in a...
Jellycat Jellycat Bashful Calf
$28.00Scrumping apples? Not Bashful Calf. She’s a daisy-munching, kooky little cow, whose favorite song is Old Macdonald! Can you guess which part she sings the loudest? With her soft white...
Jellycat Jellycat Birdling Woodpecker
$17.00Knock knock! Who's there? It's just Birdling Woodpecker, hunting yummy bugs! Dandy and dashing in moss-green and cream, with a sleek grey beak and scarlet topknot, this woodpecker loves to...
Jellycat Jellycat Birdling Puffin
$17.00Birdling Puffin might look restful, but this little rascal is dreaming of fish! A podgy poppet in pebble and cream with a tufty tail and red suedey bill, this seabird...
Jellycat Jellycat Birdling Blue Jay
$17.00Birdling Blue Jay is a dashing chick with bright, curious eyes. Always on the lookout for bugs and fruits to snaffle with that blue suedey beak, this silky-soft forager makes...
Jellycat Jellycat Birdling Mallard
$17.00Birdling Mallard is always on the go. A dipping, dabbling rover of rivers with suedey mustard bill, minty green head and rich fudge and charcoal plumage, this dizzy duck is...
Jellycat Jellycat Birdling Pigeon
$17.00Birdling Pigeon is the smart and thoughtful type. There's a lot of wisdom in that powder-blue bonce! With a suedey beak, slate-grey wings, and a sweet subtle highlight round the...
Jellycat Jellycat Amuseable Rainbow
$33.00Amuseable 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...
Jellycat Jellycat Amuseable Cream Orchid
$42.50Amuseable Cream Orchid is putting on a fine display! Just look at those big, marshmallowy blooms – like puffs of silky steam! With a linen pot, fluffy choc soil, and...
Jellycat Jellycat Amuseable Daffodil
$27.50It's springtime all year round with Amuseable Daffodils! This daffy daff has a linen pot, fluffy brown soil, and cordy feet. With green cordy stems and sunny velvety flowers, this...
Jellycat Jellycat Amuseable Hyacinth
$30.00Amuseable Hyacinth is putting on a fine display! Just look at those blooms! With a linen pot, fluffy choc soil, and cordy boots and leaves, this cheerful charmer would make a...
Jellycat Jellycat Quinn Fox
$55.00Keen and curious, Quinn Fox is a huggable rust-red cub! Beautifully detailed with a huge cuddly tail, vanilla-cream accents and chunky-soft paws, Quinn brings the woodland breeze indoors! A gorgeous...
Jellycat Jellycat Rose Dragon
$32.50 – $120.00Fabulous flapper Rose Dragon is just so sleepy after zooming through the sky! This lollabaout legend has milkshake-pink fur and sparkling rose-gold wings, ears, and spines! With chunky paws, a...
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.