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Candylab Candylab Pizza Van Toy Car
$20.00Pepperoni, Hawaiian, or just plain cheese – the new Candylab Pizza Van is cooking up the best pies in the CANDYCAR® World. Wood fired from a wooden van, Enzo’s can’t be...
Candylab Candylab Police Cruiser Toy Car
$30.00Boxy and assertive, shiny black-and-white paint scheme, gold star and with two cherries on top. Making sure racing stays at the track.
Candylab Candylab Police Toy Car
$12.00Part of the Candylab new Candycar line, a cute 3 inches long. One of two of our racers, who said speed comes with size? Materials: Solid Beech Wood, water-based paint, and...
Candylab Candylab Pretzel Van Toy Car
$20.00You’re knot going to be able to resist the new Dr. Salty Van. Trust us, we’re all twisted up over this one. The Dr. Salty Van wouldn’t be right without...
Candylab Candylab Red Racer #5 Toy Car
$10.00Part of the Candylab new Candycar line, a cute 3 inches long. One of two of our racers, who said speed comes with size? Materials: Solid Beech Wood, water-based paint, and...
Candylab Candylab Rio Grande Mule Toy Car
$12.00If you’re looking to go on an adventure through wild and remote areas of New Mexico our Mule Rio Grande will get you exactly where you need to go. Alternatively,...
Candylab Candylab School Bus Toy Car
$20.00Don’t sleep in, or you’ll miss our School Bus! (AKA the COOL Bus.) This big yellow bus is ready, bright and early to pick you up. We know that school looks a little bit different...
Candylab Candylab Seagull Blue Toy Car
$32.00Candylab Seagull Blue Toy Car: Taking inspiration from the huge superchargers, bold colors and playful graphics that defined 1970s racing, the Seagull 5 is a powerful machine that will give you...
Candylab Candylab Taco Van Toy Car
$20.00This taco truck was inspired by the trailblazing spirit of the very first food trucks. Designed with true SoCal vibes in mind, it has fun and fiesty coats of paint,...
Candylab Candylab Taxi Toy Car
$12.00Part of the Candylab new Candycar line, a cute 3 inches long. One of two of our racers, who said speed comes with size? Materials: Solid Beech Wood, water-based paint, and...
Candylab Candylab Teal Wagon Toy Car
$10.00Part of the Candylab new Candycar line, a cute 3 inches long. One of two of our racers, who said speed comes with size? Materials: Solid Beech Wood, water-based paint, and...
Candylab Candylab Towie Toy Car
$38.00A staple of every garage, Towie is glad to jump to any car's rescue. Sturdy, and ready to use its rubber band to help a car in need. It hooks to the underbelly...
Candylab Candylab Waffle Van Toy Car
$20.00Simply put Chocolate dipped perfection. We’re getting hungry just thinking about this delicious Waffle Truck. Pair this chocolate dipped Waffle Truck with the Ice Cream Truck and dessert is served. Materials...
Candylab Candylab Wanderer Toy Car
$38.00Not all who wander are lost, especially in this case. Gear up and explore new frontiers with the artful vintage Candylab Wanderer truck. Made from solid beech wood with silicone...
Candylab Candylab Woodie Redux Toy Car
$38.00The famous classic, now in a boxier 80's vibe. With real veneer-paneled sides and a magnet embedded in the roof, it comes with a surfboard that snaps onto it and...
Candylab Candylab Woodie Toy Car
$38.00The most classic of the classics, this is what legends are made of. With real walnut veneer-paneled sides and a magnet embedded in the roof, it comes with a surfboard...
Candylab Candylab Yosemite RV Toy Car
$20.00If you love gorgeous vistas, cascading waterfalls, and peaks that make your jaw drop, then our Yosemite RV is perfect for you. This Yosemite RV truly embodies the old-school adventurer...
PlanToys Car Toy Pastel
$20.00This car has a flexible body that reacts to your baby’s touch. It can help develop their sensory and fine motor skills while also providing classic entertainment. Body reacts to...
Hape Checkout Register Toy
$38.00Will you be paying with cash or card today? The Checkout Register from Hape has the ability to take both! This best-selling, innovatively designed play set features a money drawer,...
Tender Leaf Toys Chicken Coop
$32.00A sweet wooden chicken coop and family; a rooster, 2 hens, a little chick, freshly laid eggs, 2 nests, and a feeding trough. Age range: 3 Years And Older Product...
Tender Leaf Toys Citrus Fractions
$26.00Teach your little ones the concept of fractions using our juicy Citrus Fractions! Use the knife to cut the round fruits in halves, quarters, or fifths! The fractions are printed...
BeginAgain Color N Eggs Bilingual Puzzle
$12.00The Color N Eggs Puzzle is a wooden puzzle, language learning toy, and character play set all in one! The chicken characters are great for inspiring storytelling and introducing colors in...
Janod Confetti Accordion
$56.00Janod Confetti Accordion awakens all of the senses and introduces the youngest musicians to the joys of musical improvisation. A real blow accordion, with "Confetti" colors and its plastic holding stra7 Keyboard...
Le Toy Van Construction Car Set
$36.00A set of 5 construction vehicles with functioning parts - lifting crane, scoop, roller, digger and tip-up truck and two traffic cones. All vehicles have functional parts, including an extendable crane...
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.