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Le Toy Van London Bus
$70.00Explore the big city in style with this classic London bus toy.This iconic wooden toy is a multi-award winner and a long-time favorite. With its brightly painted exterior in bold red...
Le Toy Van London Car Set
$30.00This wooden toy car set for kids includes 7 iconic London vehicles; a double-decker bus, a black taxi, a fire engine, a police van, an ambulance, and 2 sporty cars. 3 years+...
Lubulona Lubu Town Spring City Maxi Stacking Toy
$60.00The Lubu Town Pack Spring City is a great, educational and creative construction toy set for boys and girls. This unique toy with a modern design in pastel pink and mint...
Lubulona Lubu Town Summerville Maxi Stacking Toy
$60.00The Lubu Town Pack Summerville is a great, educational and creative construction toy set for boys and girls. This unique toy with a modern design in red and turquoise allows...
Kiko+ & gg* Machi Tiny Town New York City
$68.00The world famous Empire State Building, Times Square- where tourists from all over the world gather, the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, a “The BIG Apple” Tree, a famous...
Kiko+ & gg* Machi Tiny Wooden Town
$36.00Be the mayor of your own tiny town! Machi- Tiny Town : Be the mayor of your very own mini town. Run things your way on two magnetic chalkboards by...
Tegu Magnetic Floating Stacker Big Top
$40.00Magical forces attract and repel for unexpected stacking play. Take it all apart for construction play. Eleven stack-able, mix & match pieces. Two fun characters! Suitable for children ages 12+...
Tegu Magnetic Shape Train 9 Pieces
$55.00Tegu Baby & Toddler toys are the perfect entry-point to the wondrous world of Tegu. Specifically designed for the little hands and budding imaginations of children between the ages 6...
Tegu Magnetic Wooden Blocks Stunt Team Dar...
$45.00Tegu Magnetic Wooden Blocks Stunt Team Daredevil Car is the perfect toy for your little innovative racer, ideal for building the coolest race car! Tegu Magnetic Wooden Blocks Stunt Team...
Tegu Magnetic Wooden Blocks Sunset 24 Piec...
$70.00Tegu’s Magnetic Wooden Blocks Sunset 24pc are the perfect toys for your little builder to create any structure by connecting the colorful blocks, the ideal set for imaginative play! Dimensions:...
Tegu Magnetic Wooden Blocks Tints 14 Piece...
$42.00Tegu’s Magnetic Wooden Blocks Tint 14pc is the perfect toy for your little builder to create any structure by connecting the colorful blocks, the ideal set for imaginative play! ...
Tegu Magnetic Wooden Blocks Tints 24 Piece...
$75.00Tegu’s Magnetic Wooden Blocks 24pc are the perfect toys for your little builder to create any structure by connecting the colorful blocks, the ideal set for imaginative play! Dimensions: 14.2...
Tegu Magnetic Wooden Blocks Tints 42 Piece...
$140.00Tegu’s Magnetic Wooden Blocks Tints 42 pc are the perfect toys for your little builder to create any structure by connecting the colorful blocks, the ideal set for imaginative play!...
Tegu Magnetic Wooden Swivel Bug Pink and P...
$16.00Twist & Pull this Swivel Bug to experience the magic of magnets! Turn the wings and then flip them back into place to hear the magnets “click!” together. Experiment with...
Maileg Maileg Miniature Mirror Toy
$12.00A beautiful golden mirror that fits just perfectly in the Maileg Bathroom & Dollhouse. Age: 3 years+ Material: Wood Washing Instruction: Surface wash Size: 3.94 inches
Maileg Maileg Wooden Firetruck
$18.00This classic Maileg Wooden Firetruck is crafted with sustainable wood and is hand-painted so the painting style may vary. Perfect for little hands and their imaginary adventures. Pull these fun cars back, and...
Candylab Milk Truck Small
$24.00Udder cuteness! Our CANDYCAR® Milk Truck is delivering fresh fun daily! Dimensions: 5.25" L x 2" W x 3" H Weight: 9.1oz / 258g Packaging: 5.5" L x 2" W...
Milton & Goose Milton & Goose Play Food Set Dairy
$58.00Refrigerator staples that are so cute you might just want to leave them out! Each set includes Organic Milk, Almond Milk, Goat's Milk Butter, and 2 Free-Range Eggs and comes...
Tender Leaf Toys Mini Chef Chopping Board
$28.00A cute little chopping board in the shape of a little chef made from sustainable rubber wood and plywood. Includes a wooden knife, a carrot in 3 parts, beetroot in halves,...
Hape Mix and Bake Toy Blender
$30.00Can't wait to grow up and become a real baker? Then practice makes perfect, and with the Mix & Bake Blender, children can pretend to bake using their own flour...
Le Toy Van Montecarlo Sports Car Set
$26.00The Montecarlo Sport Car Set includes 6 fun wooden sports cars and 2 cones. Compatible with wooden train tracks. (not included) Age: 3 years+ Made from durable sustainable rubberwood Decorated with non-toxic paints...
Tender Leaf Toys My Forest Floor
$100.00An extensive open-ended play tinker tray box for your little one to sort, stack and arrange their woodland treasures. The lid is removable and can be turned around and used...
Janod My Pastry Workshop
$36.00It’s time to make a snack! This baking set will enable your child to become a real little chef! To make great cakes, you need: an egg, some chocolate, some...
Grapat Nins Carla Teaching Game with Figures
$96.00This 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...
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.