Play Time
Grapat Nins Season Figure Set Summer
$48.00A seasonal Nins peg people playset, to reflect the passing of the year! Nature is a colorful album of images that gives us a changing scene from month to month....
Grapat Nins Season Figure Set Winter
$48.00A seasonal Nins peg people playset, to reflect the passing of the year! Nature is a colorful album of images that gives us a changing scene from month to month....
Sonria Slime No Bunny Loves You Like I Do Slime
$19.99An artistic yet enjoyable activity for your little ones. This Unicorn Ice Cream Slime is infused with vanilla essential oil for ultimate calmness. Scent: Lightly Scented Cake Batter Ice Cream Texture: Crunchy Micro...
Artesanal Dolls Noa Pink Doll in Floral Dress
$76.00Our Noa has a soft body, she opens and closes her eyes. She is wearing a floral dress with diaper cover super pretty booties with hair pacifier with a fabric pacifier...
Artesanal Dolls Noa Pink Doll in Flutter Short Set
$76.00Our Noa has a soft body, she opens and closes her eyes. Set of clothes in shades of pink, with a muslin t-shirt and vichy pants. She's wearing a...
Bajo Noah's Ark
$130.00This gorgeous, heirloom-quality playset is ethically crafted from wood sustainably forested in Poland. Designed with a removable roof, nine pairs of brightly-colored animals plus figurines of Noah and his wife...
Tender Leaf Toys Noah's Wooden Ark
$100.00The ark has a wide opening door on one side as well as a top hatch that lifts to reveal a double-deck interior. One end slides out to allow easy...
Noomie Noomie Security Blanket Cookies
This 100% Pima Cotton security blanket in this adorable print not only helps comfort and soothe your baby, but helps improve fine motor skills with its ribbon loops. The blanket...
FridaBaby Not Too Cold To Hold Teether
$12.99Skip the chilly teething rings and help baby soothe their sore gums without getting frostbite on their hands. The FridaBaby Not-Too-Cold-To-Hold Teether has a stay-warm handle for the baby to...
Janod Nursery and Changing Toy Set
$30.00Do your children like pretending to be mom and dad, carefully looking after the baby? If so, they’ll love this baby-changing bag! Whether they’re feeding baby, taking it to the toilet...
Kiko+ & gg* NY Taxi Wind Up Car Yellow
$22.00A new version added to the kiko+ kuruma series, the NY taxi! Another pull back car to add to your collection! Get in and enjoy the sights of New York!!
Londji Ocean Animals Memory Game
$20.00Ocean Animals Memory Game comes packaged in a high-quality mat board box featuring a unique 3-dimensional portal die-cut on the front and a handy elastic closure to keep everything safe...
Janod Ocean Magnetic Maze
$26.00Janod Ocean Magnetic Maze is an attractive game of skill that will test motor skills and teach children how to hold a pencil properly! Starting from the surface of the...
Tikiri Octopus Natural Rubber Rattle
$18.00This rubber rattle from the ocean buddies collection. Easy-grip for smaller hands. Each marine animal character has an enclosed rattle that creates a soft sound when shaken. Sound Toys, like...
Kiko+ & gg* Oekaki House Magic Drawing Board Car
$72.00Oekaki means "drawing board" in Japanese. This beautiful magic board allows you to draw with the magnetic pen, erase and draw again endless times onto a 4 colored background. Use...
Kiko+ & gg* Oekaki House Magic Drawing Board Cat
$72.00Oekaki means "drawing board" in Japanese. This beautiful magic board allows you to draw with the magnetic pen, erase and draw again endless times onto a 4 colored background. Pull...
Kiko+ & gg* Oekaki House Magic Drawing Board Dog
$72.00Oekaki means "drawing board" in Japanese. This beautiful magic board allows you to draw with the magnetic pen, erase and draw again endless times onto a 4 colored background. Pull...
Kiko+ & gg* Ofune Hinoki Wind-Up Boat
$30.00"Ofune", a wind-up boat made from Japanese hinoki wood. To set "Ofune" to sail, first wind the rotating knob. Then, place in the bath or small pool and watch...
Vilac Old Sport Car Trophy Blue
$55.00Vilac has been the maker of high quality, award winning toys since 1911 Perfect size for little hands Lacquered hard wood with non toxic finish Wheels spin
Olli Ella Olli Ella Cozy Dinkum Doll Bunny Flopsy
$55.00Here for a hoppin’ good time, meet Cozy Dinkum Bunny Flopsy - the ultimate cuddle buddy! Olli Ella Cozy Dinkum Details: Cozy Dinkum Dolls can be posed in multiple sleeping...
Olli Ella Olli Ella Cozy Dinkum Doll Bunny Moppet
$55.00Meet the newest and most snuggly collectible Olli Ella Cozy Dinkum Bunny Moppet! Bunny Moppet, so cuddly and cute, loves to doze in its soft fluffy suit. Made for snuggles...
Olli Ella Olli Ella Cozy Dinkum Doll Bunny Muffin
$55.00Meet our newest (and most snuggly) collectible Cozy Dinkum Bunny Muffin! Bunny Muffin, so cuddly and cute, loves to doze in its soft fluffy suit. Made for snuggles and snoozy...
Olli Ella Olli Ella Cozy Dinkum Doll Lamby Pip
$55.00Meet the newest and most snuggly collectible Olli Ella Cozy Dinkum Lamby Pip! Lamby Pip, so cuddly and cute, loves to doze in its soft fluffy suit. Made for snuggles and...
Olli Ella Olli Ella Cozy Dinkum Doll Leo Baby
$69.00Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Lullaby Dozy Dinkums, here you are. With the same huggable, soft, comforting design as the most-loved Dozy Dinkums, Lullaby Leo comes with a little pompom on 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.