These cups feature multilayered dough colors, fun surprises, and charming patterns that are sure to delight. Let them hold the galaxy in the palm of their little hands. A backdrop...
These cups feature multilayered dough colors, fun surprises, and charming patterns that are sure to delight. Make unicorn dreams come true! Perfect for imaginative play, mythical magic comes alive in...
Some-BUNNY is stylin’! Land of Dough® Bowtie Bunny is too hip to hop. Squish and sculpt this dough to have a hoppin’ fun time. Product Details: Includes 7 oz. of...
Put some cherry cheer in your day! Pluck ‘em fresh, mix ‘em in, and serve ‘em up! This one says, I Love You CHERRY much! Product Details: Includes 7 oz....
These cups feature multilayered dough colors, fun surprises, and charming patterns that are sure to delight. Dig, excavate, uncover and discover! Time to explore your inner ROARSOMENESS! Product Details: Includes...
X marks the spot. Three paces left and straight past the palm tree, you'll find a buried treasure of glittering gold. Product Details: Includes 7 oz. of dough Color: blue,...
Invite your peeps! Land of Dough® Not a Peep will make you squeak with joy as you squish and sculpt with friends. Product Details: Includes 7 oz. of dough Colors:...
These cups feature multilayered dough colors, fun surprises, and charming patterns that are sure to delight. Lucky you. Sparkling puffy clouds and a full-spectrum rainbow transport you to a land...
These cups feature multilayered dough colors, fun surprises, and charming patterns that are sure to delight. Part art. Part science. All fun. Explore our planet in a whole new...
Get outta this WORLD and be a planetary visionary! Have a blast on this journey, and discover your own SPACE! Product Details: Includes 7 oz. of dough Color: Orange, Blue, Light...
SPLASH! Dive in and discover what the commotion in the ocean is all about! Product Details: Includes 7 oz. of dough Color: Light Green, Turquoise, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Black, Orange...
These cups feature multilayered dough colors, fun surprises, and charming patterns that are sure to delight. Make a wish and work your magic. This is the you-do-YOU-Dough, so do you,...
These beautifully illustrated nature-inspired cards are designed to teach numbers in a fun and logical way. Use as flash cards, as well as a matching game that matches the number...
The ABCs—brighter and bolder than ever before!Learn the ABCs with a bright new twist! From alligator to zebra, little learners will be captivated by the bold neon illustrations and die-cut...
The New York Car Set includes 6 iconic American wooden vehicles: 10 wheeler articulated truck, a school bus, a police car, a yellow taxi, an ambulance, and a Firetruck. 3 years+...
This new bundle of joy is ready to go home with your little one! Your child can love and care for Newborn Baby just like a real mom or dad....
Night and Day Paris 36 piece reversible puzzle comes packaged in a beautiful high quality carboard box with elastic closure. A perfect gift for those who love the "City of...
This game allows for the development of logical-mathematical thinking by classifying, grouping, and matching elements through colors and/or shapes. These actions improve hand-eye coordination and motor skills. The rings become...
This game allows for the development of logical-mathematical thinking by classifying, grouping, and matching elements through colors and/or shapes. These actions improve hand-eye coordination and motor skills. The rings become...
A seasonal Nins peg people playset, to reflect the passing of the year! Nature is a colorful album of images that gives us a changing scene from month to month....
A seasonal Nins peg people playset, to reflect the passing of the year! Nature is a colorful album of images that gives us a changing scene from month to month....
A seasonal Nins peg people playset, to reflect the passing of the year! Nature is a colorful album of images that gives us a changing scene from month to month....
A seasonal Nins peg people playset, to reflect the passing of the year! Nature is a colorful album of images that gives us a changing scene from month to month....
This gorgeous, heirloom-quality playset is ethically crafted from wood sustainably forested in Poland. Designed with a removable roof, nine pairs of brightly-colored animals plus figurines of Noah and his wife...
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.