Play Time
PlanToys PlanToys Pull Along Musical Bear
$60.00Watch this talented bear play music while you pull him alongside you! While in motion, the bear hits a xylophone to make unique musical sounds that stimulate toddlers to learn...
PlanToys PlanToys Punch & Drop Orchard
$40.00The PlanToys Orchard Punch & Drop is great fun for children to pound the balls until they drop and slide out of the bin. Age: 12 months+ Develops fine motor...
PlanToys PlanToys Push & Pull Puppy
$45.00This playful puppy is the perfect toddler companion! It comes with flexible functions - including a tilting puppy face and click-clack sound while moving. Additionally, the wooden handle can easily...
PlanToys PlanToys Push Along Duck
$32.00When pushed, the duck makes a realistic flip-flop with its feet. Duck feet are made from natural rubber sheets and easy to clean up. This toy helps to enhance your...
PlanToys PlanToys Push Along Pelican
$36.00When pushed, this pelican makes a clattering sound with its mouth and a flip-flop sound with its feet. The pelican’s feet are made from natural rubber and can be washed...
PlanToys PlanToys Rabbit Racing Car
$30.00PlanToys Rabbit Racing Car is the perfect toy for your little racer for endless pretend play! Includes turning wheel that gives the same movement as a real race car when...
PlanToys PlanToys Race and Play Parking Garage...
$65.00It’s a fun time for kids to race and park their cars with this Race N Play Parking Garage! The garage comes with a helipad on the top floor and...
PlanToys PlanToys Rain Maker
$24.00Turn this Rain Maker over and hear the sounds of tranquil rainfall. Combine with other PlanToys musical items to create a band!
PlanToys PlanToys Ramp Car Racer
$66.00Ready, set, go! Let the cars go down and figure out which one will go the furthest. This is a great toy for developing hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills....
PlanToys PlanToys Rhythm Box
$46.00Get your kiddo’s creative music vibes going with this Rhythm Box. Inspired by the Cajon hand drumming box this Rhythm Box is designed for having fun and creating rhythm and...
PlanToys PlanToys Rhythm Box II
$70.00Get your kiddo’s creative music vibes going with this Rhythm Box II. Inspired by the Cajon hand drumming box, kids can sit on the Rhythm Box and drum away creating...
PlanToys PlanToys Road System
$100.00Enhance your kid's pretend-play transportation system with the Road System set! Complete with 27 tracks, 1 bridge, 1 car, 1 light, and 4 bushes, children have everything they need to...
PlanToys PlanToys Roller Pastel Colors
$16.00This Roller toy has a pastel color design that makes it a vibrant and visually stimulating toy for newborns. Explore each color as the Roller makes its way across a variety of...
PlanToys PlanToys Roller Primary Colors
$16.00This Roller toy has a rainbow color design that makes it a vibrant and visually stimulating toy for newborns. Explore each bright color as the Roller makes its way across a variety of...
PlanToys PlanToys Rubber Road & Rail Set
$80.00 – $120.00Pave your own path and go on a journey with the large version of the PlanToys Rubber Road & Rail Set! The flexibility of the rubber allows kids to create...
PlanToys PlanToys Sailing Boat Penguin
$16.00PlanToys Sailing Boat Penguin is the perfect toy for fun bath-time play to encourage your little one's imaginative play and creativity! PlanToys Sailing Boat Penguin Details: Suitable for infants 12m+...
PlanToys PlanToys Sailing Boat Polar Bear
$16.00PlanToys Sailing Boat Polar Bear is the perfect toy for fun bath-time play to encourage your little one's imaginative play and creativity! PlanToys Sailing Boat Polar Bear Details: Suitable for...
PlanToys PlanToys Sailing Boat Seal
$16.00PlanToys Sailing Boat Seal is the perfect toy for fun bath-time play to encourage your little ones' imaginative play and creativity! PlanToys Sailing Boat Seal Details: Suitable for infants 12m+ Features...
PlanToys PlanToys Seafood Platter
$40.00Bring the taste of the sea to your young chef’s restaurant with this PlanToys Seafood Platter! The set includes a variety of seafood and utensils to teach children the importance...
PlanToys PlanToys Set of Traffic Signs and Lights
$22.00Complement the Road & Rail System with this accessory set. Create a realistic town with roads businesses neighborhoods and traffic signs; or detail your current racetrack or parking garage...
PlanToys PlanToys Shape And Sort It Out
$40.00Encourage little ones to develop their ability to count differentiate between various shapes and colors and utilize their fine motor skills to properly sort the wooden pieces. Suitable Age: 12...
PlanToys PlanToys Shape and Sort It Out Orchard
$40.00Encourage little ones to develop their ability to count differentiate between various shapes and colors and utilize their fine motor skills to properly sort the wooden pieces. Age: 12 months+...
PlanToys PlanToys Shape Matching Puzzle
$22.00Learn about basic shapes: Square, Circle, and Triangle. This knob puzzle helps develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination while tracing each shape and then placing it back in its...
PlanToys PlanToys Shape N Sort
$50.00PlanToys Shape and Sort helps to develop your child's hand-eye coordination, manipulation skills, and color recognition. They will love matching the shapes to the correct holes. The blocks are 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.