Play Time
Jellycat Jellycat Bashful Medium Raccoon
$25.00So, so soft and ever so pretty, Bashful Raccoon is a brilliant soft toy buddy for bedtime. This cuddly raccoon, with her cloudy-soft fur and fuzzy brown nose, is the...
Jellycat Jellycat Tawny Reindeer
$60.00Tawny Reindeer has the coziest coat on, in a two-tone fluff. This elegant deer has soft caramel fur and brown booties to match her antlers. The delicately detailed ears, stitched eyelashes,...
Holztiger Holztiger Wooden Animal Brown Bear
$16.00Holztiger’s brown bear is a great toy animal for entertaining your little one, perfect for endless hours of imaginative play! Made of hardwood Colored with water-based acrylic paint Dimensions:14.5 x...
Jellycat Jellycat Fuddlewuddle Cat Medium
$30.00Fuddlewuddle Cat is a cocoa cutie, with scrumple-soft fur in warm mocha brown. With a long, lazy tail, squashy trumpet paws and double-cream ears and muzzle, this ruffly truffle will...
PonyCycle PonyCycle U Series Ride On Toy Brown ...
$289.00 – $329.00How to Ride PonyCycle Toy?Kids operated! Easy to steer left and right with the handlebars. Sit on the saddle, step pedals down with feet. The saddle rises and falls to...
Sophie La Giraffe Fanfan the Fawn
$27.00Featuring a squeaker, Fanfan entertains baby and develops the baby's sense of hearing while helping to establish the relationship of cause and effect. It draws the baby's gaze by...
Jellycat Jellycat Bashful Monkey
$18.00 – $28.00Made of beautiful silky smooth Bashful fur in a scrummy creamy chocolatey color, this monkey swings through the trees as fast as can be, becoming a number one playmate- understandably!!...
Jellycat Jellycat Theodore Bear
$37.50A curly, burly bear for bedtime. Theodore Bear is irresistibly soft and a cuddling expert! The perfect first teddy for a little boy or girl, this loveable bear is such a...
Jellycat Jellycat Maple Bear
$28.50Ambling in from the frosty forest, it's a marvelous Maple Bear! This gentle cub is syrupy-sweet in fuzzy toffee fur. With vintage charm and a snuggly tum, Maple Bear has...
Maileg Maileg Miniature Couch Toy
$44.00Take a break on this lovely couch. It has a center of FSC wood and has a soft cover made in lovely linen quality. Match it up with the coffee...
Jellycat Jellycat Woody Bear
$30.00Woody Bear has just woken up from hibernation! Fancy a picnic, anyone? A soft chocolate cub with a beige teardrop snout, Woody sits sweetly with chunky paws poised. Ramble and...
Holztiger Holztiger Wooden Animal Standing Hors...
$18.00Holztiger’s Horse Standing, Light Brown is a great toy animal for entertaining your little one, perfect for endless hours of imaginative play! Made of hardwood Colored with water-based acrylic paint Made in...
Jellycat Jellycat Bashful Soother Monkey
$25.00Bashful Monkey clutches to this silky soft soother, it's just too irresistible to let go of! The soother is rolled up tight and presented with a ribbon, but once undone...
Olli Ella Olli Ella Rattan Casa Clutch Bag Straw
$65.00A home that travels with you wherever you go, the Olli Ella Casa Clutch is the perfect toy house/ basket. With a generous size, sturdy wicker handle, and opening at...
Holztiger Holztiger Wooden Animal Standing Foal...
$14.00Holztiger’s Foal Standing Light Brown is a great toy animal for entertaining your little one, perfect for endless hours of imaginative play! Made of hardwood Colored with water-based acrylic paint Made...
Holztiger Holztiger Wooden Animal Eagle Owl
$12.00Holztiger’s Eagle Owl is a great toy animal for entertaining your little one, perfect for endless hours of imaginative play! Made of hardwood Colored with water-based acrylic paint Dimensions: 2.0 ×...
Holztiger Holztiger Wooden Animal Duck
$12.00Holztiger’s Duck is a great toy animal for entertaining your little one, perfect for endless hours of imaginative play! Made of hardwood Colored with water-based acrylic paint Dimensions: 2.3 ×...
Jellycat Jellycat Ring Rattle Smudge Elephant
$15.00Soft and soothing this doughnut-shaped rattle has a gently jingling tum! Take this poppet along for buggy adventures! Suitable from birth Hand-wash only; do not tumble dry, dry clean or...
Maileg Maileg Miniature Corner Cabinet Toy
$30.00This closet is made as a corner cabinet and will bring something new to your living room in the Maileg House of Miniature. It is painted in an original vintage...
Olli Ella Olli Ella Rattan Shell Bag Straw
$55.00The Olli Ella Shell Bag makes the perfect portable home for Holdie Folk Mermaids and a cute fashion accessory for your little lady to keep their most loved possessions wherever they go. Olli Ella Shell Bag Details: Handwoven with 100% natural Rattan Wood...
Maileg Maileg Soft Small Bunny Plush Toy Brown
$22.00This adorable and squishy brown bunny has a brown ribbon on his neck that adds cuteness to it. Your little ones will surely fall in love and will make playtime and...
Maileg Maileg Bunny Bob Doll with Bag
$42.00This cute little bunny comes in a polka dots bag with a blue pouch in front where your little one can bring anywhere they go without leaving Bob Bunny behind or...
Maileg Maileg Micro Rabbit in Carry Cot
$38.00This playset is the perfect start to any story. A soft carry cot made in a beautiful fabric where the small bunny in a colorful suit can easily be tucked...
Maileg Maileg Mouse Rocking Chair Light Brown
$18.00The perfect chair for a relaxing rest or a small nap. It is made of metal and has a beautiful vintage finish - variations may occur. This chair fits the...
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.