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Angel Dear Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket L...
$16.00A perfect little security blankie and tagalong for your child. The delicious cashmere-like material is perfect for babies and toddlers to snuggle. Each blankie features a sweet animal head that’s...
Angel Dear Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket B...
$16.00A perfect little security blankie and tagalong for your child. The delicious cashmere-like material is perfect for babies and toddlers to snuggle. Each blankie features a sweet animal head that’s...
Angel Dear Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket Fox
$16.00A perfect little security blankie and tagalong for your child. The delicious cashmere-like material is perfect for babies and toddlers to snuggle. Each blankie features a sweet animal head that’s...
Loog Guitars Mini Kids' Acoustic Guitar Green
$99.00With the 3-string Loog Mini Acoustic Guitar and its accompanying app, a child can learn to play songs - not just scales or exercises- on day one. This gives little rockers a sense of...
Loog Guitars Mini Kids' Acoustic Guitar Red
$99.00With the 3-string Loog Mini Acoustic Guitar and its accompanying app, a child can learn to play songs - not just scales or exercises- on day one. This gives little rockers a sense of...
Loog Guitars Mini Kids' Acoustic Guitar Black
$99.00With the 3-string Loog Mini Acoustic Guitar and its accompanying app, a child can learn to play songs - not just scales or exercises- on day one. This gives little rockers a...
Loog Guitars Mini Kids' Acoustic Guitar Pink
$99.00With the 3-string Loog Mini Acoustic Guitar and its accompanying app, a child can learn to play songs - not just scales or exercises- on day one. This gives little rockers a sense of...
Corolle Corolle Bebe Doll Calin Charming Pastel
$45.00Corolle Bebe Calin is the perfect first doll for your little girl to play mommy! Corolle Bebe Calin Details: Suitable for infants 18m+ Slightly scented with vanilla The doll's face,...
Corolle Corolle Baby Doll Calin Maria
$45.00Corolle Bebe Calin Maria Doll is the perfect size for little mommies and daddies to rock and cradle in their arms. The doll's soft body is posable like a real...
Corolle Corolle Baby Doll Lilou
$72.00Corolle Lilou Doll is the perfect large baby doll for caring for doll like real parents.At 14”, it is just the right size for a child's little arms - perfect for...
Corolle Corolle Stroller for 12 Inch Baby Dolls
$38.00The Corolle Mon Premier Stroller is a perfect way for children to build self-confidence when taking their "first steps" as they take their small 12" baby doll for a walk....
CUCU Silicone Teether Dragon Quartz Pink
$14.95This cute baby silicone teether is the right size for little hands, featuring a soft and textured surface that will help soothe your little one's gums. A toy that will keep your little...
CUCU Silicone Teether Dragon Light Grey
$14.95This cute baby silicone teether is the right size for little hands, featuring a soft and textured surface that will help soothe your little one's gums. A toy that will keep...
CUCU Silicone Teether Raccoon Grey
$14.95This cute baby silicone teether is the right size for little hands, featuring a soft and textured surface that will help soothe your little one's gums. A toy that will keep your little...
Nilo Baby Silicone Teether Hugs & Kisses Lilac
$30.00This cute Hugs & Kisses Silicone + Wooden Teether is made with 100% Food Grade Silicone and organic maple wood. A toy to keep your little one entertained. The smooth...
CUCU Silicone Teether Dragon Mint
$14.95This cute baby silicone teether is the right size for little hands, featuring a soft and textured surface that will help soothe your little one's gums. A toy that will keep your little...
Nilo Baby Silicone Teether Hugs & Kisses Mint
$30.00This cute Hugs & Kisses Silicone + Wooden Teether is made with 100% Food Grade Silicone and organic maple wood. A toy to keep your little one entertained. The smooth...
CUCU Silicone Teether Ice Cream pink
$14.95This cute baby silicone teether is the right size for little hands, featuring a soft and textured surface that will help soothe your little one's gums. A toy that will keep your little...
Nilo Baby Silicone + Wood Teether Lucky Charm
$28.00This cute Silicone + Wooden Teether is made with 100% Food Grade Silicone and organic maple wood. This toy is perfect to keep your little one entertained. The smooth edges...
Nilo Baby Silicone Teether Hugs & Kisses Pink
$30.00This cute Hugs & Kisses Silicone + Wooden Teether is made with 100% Food Grade Silicone and organic maple beads making it perfect to keep your little one entertained. The...
CUCU Silicone Teether Cookie Black
$14.95This cute baby silicone teether is the right size for little hands, featuring a soft and textured surface that will help soothe your little one's gums. A toy that will keep your little...
CUCU Silicone Teether Cookie White Marble
$14.95This cute baby silicone teether is the right size for little hands, featuring a soft and textured surface that will help soothe your little one's gums. A toy that will keep your little...
Nilo Baby Silicone + Wood Teether Pink Charm
$28.00This cute Silicone + Wooden Teether is made with 100% Food Grade Silicone and organic maple wood. This toy is perfect to keep your little one entertained. The smooth edges...
Nilo Baby Silicone Teether Hugs & Kisses Marble
$30.00This cute Hugs & Kisses Silicone + Wooden Teether is made with 100% Food Grade Silicone and organic maple wood. A toy to keep your little one entertained. The smooth...
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.