Play Time
Matchstick Monkey Teething Toy Dusty Pink
$18.00Ideal to develop your baby's motor skills and provide a safe soothing relief for aching gums. Made from BPA free, FDA and CE certified food grade silicone. Product...
Matchstick Monkey Teething Toy Blue
$18.00Ideal to develop your baby's motor skills and provide a safe soothing relief for aching gums. Made from BPA free, FDA and CE certified food grade silicone. ...
Sophie La Giraffe Teether
$32.00The cute Sophie la Girafe Teething Toy from Vulli by Calisson is the perfect teething for your little one! Includes a squeaker to get your infant’s attention Made of latex...
Manhattan Toy Take Alone Activity Spiral
$34.00On the go play! The Take Along Play Activity Spiral includes a mirror, teethers and crinkle paper. Hanging attachments encourage reaching and grasping to foster fine motor skills. Teaches cause...
Sophie La Giraffe Sweetie Plush with Musical Box
$29.00An ultra soft plush made with micro velvet material for a soft touch and very flexible thanks to the microbeads placed in the body and to the legs tip. She...
Bunnies By The Bay Sweet Nibble Bunny Plush Toy Pink
$38.00Sweet Nibble Bunny is sweet, tender, and oh-my-gosh unbelievably soft. This stuffed animal has a hand-embroidered face, pink cheeks, and a big fluffy tail. Features rosewater pink and warm white fur, with...
Bunnies By The Bay Sweet Nibble Bunny Plush Toy Grey
$38.00Sweet Nibble Bunny is sweet, tender, and oh-my-gosh unbelievably soft. This stuffed animal has a hand-embroidered face, pink cheeks, and a big fluffy tail. Features eggnog cream and warm white fur, with...
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...
Hape Stay Put Rattle Set
$16.00Babies will be enchanted by the Stay-put Rattle Set’s differing sounds, bright colors, and aquatic animals. Moreover, with their handy suction cups, playtime is possible anywhere, anytime! Age: 0+ Months...
Manhattan Toy Spiral Activity Space Rocket
$26.00Spiral features space-themed fun from end-to-end, featuring a rocket with baby-safe mirror and crescent moon. Three dangling attachments include a crinkle star with a flexible elastic cord, stars with textured...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie Teether Ring
$19.00The Sophie So'Pure Teether by Calisson is the ideal teething toy for your little one when their teeth are beginning to grow! It is an all-natural teether designed to soothe...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie Plush Toy with Beads
$20.00Sophie La Girafe Plush Toy with Beads is a 2in1 treat for your little one. A plush with ultra-soft micro velvet fur, and flexible thanks to the microbeads and a rattle...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie by Me
$30.00Sophie by Me edition is in the Je t'aime Sophie pattern! Made with the same natural materials and techniques that we all know and love, get this limited edition Sophie by Me! Made...
Sophie La Giraffe Soft Maracas Rattle
$20.00Adorable Sophie La Girafe Soft Maracas Rattle with many exciting discoveries for baby Baby will love to shake this back and forth to watch and listen to all of its...
Manhattan Toy Soft Activity Book Flutter By Birdie
$24.00Little ones will have a fun time with the Flutter by Birdie soft book. Featuring 6 pages of follow-along fun with a tethered crinkle birdie. Includes crinkle, peek a boo...
Sophie La Giraffe So'Pure Ring Teether
$22.00Calisson’s Cooling Teething Ring is ideal for your little one, perfect for their growing teeth! Made of 100% natural rubber Made in France Soothes sore gums Weight: 0.30 lbs Dimensions:...
Sophie La Giraffe So'Pure Natur'rings Teether
$18.00Healthy and natural, this rattle is made from 100% bio-based material with vegetal origin, pulled from starch and cassava. It is guaranteed without oil and it represents an environmental alternative...
Sophie La Giraffe So'Pure Natur'chew Rattle
$27.00A Rattle and a teething ring at the same time, it combines 2 natural materials: A bio-based material with vegetal origin that come from starch and cassava. It is guaranteed...
Sophie La Giraffe So'Pure Early Learning Gift Set
$32.00An ideal set to develop baby's dexterity and senses! Contains two products made from 100% natural rubber a colo'rings teething ring and 2 balls and 2 cubes. Age: 0 months Colo'rings...
Sophie La Giraffe So'Pure Coloring Teether
$26.00Calisson’s Cooling Teething Ring is ideal for your little one, perfect for their growing teeth with its various soft chew parts! Made of 100% natural rubber Includes 4 geometrical shapes...
Sophie La Giraffe So' Pure Balls and Cubes Toy
$24.00The Sophie the Giraffe Balls & Cubes set contains two balls and two cubes made from 100% natural rubber, for developing baby's dexterity! Light and easy to manipulate your baby...
Sophie La Giraffe So Pure Totem Rattle
$27.00The Totem Rattle has everything to stimulate the baby's senses: Age: 3 months+ Little balls inside the handle and 2 wooden rings t listen to while they bang together Two different...
Sophie La Giraffe So Pure Rubberwood Boat Bath Toy
$28.00Make bath time fun with the Sophie La Girafe Rubberwood Boat. The boat floats on water and its buoy is removable and can be used as a teether for the baby to...
Sophie La Giraffe So Pure Natur'Soft Rattle
$28.00This Sophie La Girafe So Pure Natur'Soft Rattle is easy to grasp, Sophie’s head to chew and bell to shake. Sophie La Girafe So Pure Natur'Soft Rattle Details: Age: 3 months+...
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.