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Le Toy Van Shopping Trolley
$90.00A stylish wooden shopping trolley with 2 internal compartments and a fabric storage level underneath. Create your own shopping list with the mini chalkboard & pack your groceries away with...
Twee Sidewalk Chalk Maya & Siona's Succulents
$42.00Twee Maya & Siona's Succulents Handmade Sidewalk Chalk - A Benefit for KidsGardening Succulents need sunshine and love to grow - just like friendships! Spend a day at the playground with...
Twee Sidewalk Chalk Petite Macaron
$28.00Une, Deux, TWEE, Quatre, Cinq, Sweets! The perfect combination of french and fancy! Six sidewalk chalk macarons: pink, orange, yellow, green, blue & purple - with a tiny touch of...
Twee Sidewalk Chalk Pizza
$20.00What's your favorite pizza? Pepperoni? Veggie? What about one with a glittering crust? Every day can be Pizza Party Friday with these special sidewalk chalk pizzas! Each order includes:...
Twee Sidewalk Chalk Unicorn Horn
$20.00Unicorn horns are always awesome and now you can create magical drawings with them! Each order includes: Three sidewalk chalk horns: one cool horn, one warm horn and one...
Alimrose Sienna Bunny Crown Doll
$60.00Beautiful, soft, and cuddly Alimrose Sienna doll in Pale Pink design. A beautiful addition to any girl's room, ideal for playtime, decor, or as a special keepsake. Age: 3 years+...
Dena Silicone Animals Nature
$38.00Dena Silicone Animals are manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free; PVC Free; Latex Free; Phthalate Free and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels great to babies...
Dena Silicone Animals Neon
$38.00Dena Silicone Animals are manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free; PVC Free; Latex Free; Phthalate Free and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels great to babies and...
Dena Silicone Animals Pastel
$38.00Dena Silicone Animals are manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free; PVC Free; Latex Free; Phthalate Free and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels great to babies and...
Cucu Silicone Beach Castle Play Set
$38.00This Silicone Beach Castle Play Set is eco-friendly and made to last! This beach bucket play set contains all the essentials for keeping your children engaged for hours. Set includes a...
CUCU Silicone Beach Play Set
$38.00This Silicone Beach Play Set is eco-friendly and made to last! This beach bucket play set contains all the essentials for keeping your children engaged for hours. Set includes a Bucket,...
Cucu Silicone Ice Cream Beach Toy Set
$32.00These Silicone Ice Cream Beach Toy Set makes the perfect addition to your child's toy collection. It can be used as a sand and water toy or mixed and matched...
Dena Silicone Kids & Houses 6 Pack Nature
$50.00Dena Silicone Kids & Houses are manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free; PVC Free; Latex Free; Phthalate Free and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels...
Dena Silicone Kids & Houses 6 Pack Neon
$50.00Dena Silicone Kids & Houses are manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free; PVC Free; Latex Free; Phthalate Free and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels great...
Dena Silicone Kids & Houses 6 Pack Pastel
$50.00Dena Silicone Kids & Houses are manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free; PVC Free; Latex Free; Phthalate Free and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels great...
Dena Silicone Kids Houses & Trees 6 Pack N...
$70.00Dena Silicone Kids Houses & Trees are manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free; PVC Free; Latex Free; Phthalate Free and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels...
Dena Silicone Kids Houses & Trees 6 Pack Neon
$70.00Dena Silicone Kids Houses & Trees are manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free; PVC Free; Latex Free; Phthalate Free and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels...
Dena Silicone Large Rainbow Nature
$55.00Dena Silicone Large Rainbow is manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free, PVC Free, Latex Free, Phthalate Free, and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels...
Dena Silicone Large Rainbow Neon
$55.00Dena Silicone Large Rainbow is manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free, PVC Free, Latex Free, Phthalate Free, and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels great...
Dena Silicone Large Rainbow Pastel
$55.00Dena Silicone Large Rainbow is manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free, PVC Free, Latex Free, Phthalate Free, and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels great...
Dena Silicone Small Rainbow Nature
$27.00Dena Silicone Small Rainbow is manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free, PVC Free, Latex Free, Phthalate Free, and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels...
Dena Silicone Small Rainbow Neon
$27.00Dena Silicone Small Rainbow is manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free, PVC Free, Latex Free, Phthalate Free, and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels great...
Dena Silicone Small Rainbow Pastel
$27.00Dena Silicone Small Rainbow is manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free, PVC Free, Latex Free, Phthalate Free, and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels great...
Dena Silicone Sun Neon
$26.00Dena Silicone Sun is manufactured with platinum silicone, which is BPA free, PVC Free, Latex Free, Phthalate Free, and 100% safe. Platinum silicone is a soft material that feels great...
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.