Play Time
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie Plush Toy with Beads
$20.00Sophie La Girafe Plush Toy with Beads is a 2in1 treat for your little one. A plush with ultra-soft micro velvet fur, and flexible thanks to the microbeads and a rattle...
Sophie La Giraffe Sophie Teether Ring
$19.00The Sophie So'Pure Teether by Calisson is the ideal teething toy for your little one when their teeth are beginning to grow! It is an all-natural teether designed to soothe...
Le Toy Van Sophie's Wooden Car
$32.00A pretty pink wooden car scaled for Le Toy Van dolls. Includes stylish matching luggage! Age: 3 years+ Made from durable, sustainable wood to allow long-lasting fun, whilst caring for...
Le Toy Van Sophie's Wooden Doll House
$250.00Sophie's Doll House includes a wooden staircase that plays the role of room divider. Fully painted and decorated, the wallpaper is full of details children love to spot. It also...
Kid O Sort a Shape House Toy
$35.00Kid O’s Sort-a-Shape House is the perfect toy to help your little one practice color and shape sorting! Suitable for infants 1 year+ Match the forms to assemble doors, a...
Janod Sound Camera Wood
$16.00A camera just like the grown-ups! camera with sound, made from beech wood. It has a kaleidoscope and capture button that emits the same sound like a camera. The camera...
Janod Sound Telephone Wood
$20.00A ringing telephone just like the grown-ups! Telephone with sounds made from beech wood. It comes with 7 soft plastic sound keys: home key, email, alarm, ring, camera, settings, and...
Wide-Eyed Edition Sounds of Nature: World of Forests Book
$22.99The Sounds of Nature series brings the natural world to life with the sounds of real animals recorded in the wild. Travel the world with the Sounds of Nature series –...
Eeboo Spanish Bingo Language Game
$22.00Spanish words describing nature, vehicles, market, animals, clothing, and colors are learned as players match them to their cards. A pronunciation guide is included for each of the 48 Spanish...
Tonies Spanish Lullabies Audio Play Figurine
$17.99Enjoy this beautiful and soothing collection of traditional Spanish lullabies as you are gently lulled to sleep. Tonies Spanish Lullabies Audio Play Figurine Details: Age: 3 years+ Includes 15 Songs...
Tonies Spanish Playtime Songs Audio Play Fig...
$17.99It’s time to dance! These vibrant songs will get you up and moving as we hear some of the best traditional Spanish playtime songs! Tonies Spanish Playtime Songs Audio...
Vilac Speedster Car Red
$74.00Speedster Car in red lacquered wood to play with or to decorate the bedroom of children and adults alike. Made in France. Suitable for 3 years+ Dimensions: 28 x 10...
Speedy Monkey Speedy Monkey Rainbow Abacus Toy
$28.00The colorful wooden Speedy Monkey Rainbow Abacus encourages your little one to develop hand-eye coordination, and color differentiation and improve creativity. Attract the toddler's attention by smoothly sliding the wooden...
Speedy Monkey Speedy Monkey Wooden Alphabet Puzzle
$28.00The Speedy Monkey Wooden Alphabet Puzzle is a simple yet effective learning tool. Your little one will have fun with the letters of the alphabet while developing his problem-solving and...
Fat Brain Toys Spinny Pins
$35.00Spin, wobble, sort, and discover!Each of the five colorful pins features fascinating textures to feel plus a weighted base that wobbles wonderfully.Fit them into the slots of the big bowl...
Manhattan Toy Spiral Activity Space Rocket
$26.00Spiral features space-themed fun from end-to-end, featuring a rocket with baby-safe mirror and crescent moon. Three dangling attachments include a crinkle star with a flexible elastic cord, stars with textured...
Fat Brain Toys SpiroKu
$20.00This is not a typical stack-and-nest toy. The weirdly-shaped pieces can be stacked and arranged any way you want. The vibrant colors are fascinating. The unique contours are inspiring! But...
Madame Alexander Splash and Play Mermaid Princess Doll
$56.00The Splash and Play Mermaid Princess Doll will be your child's bestie at the beach or in the bath! Fully submersible, they float and drip-dry. This Mermaid Princess is dressed in a sea-themed...
Madame Alexander Splash and Play Seahorse Doll
$56.00The Splash and Play Seahorse Doll will be your child's bestie at the beach or in the bath! Fully submersible, they float and drip-dry. This soft and cuddly doll wears a striped seahorse...
Fat Brain Toys Spoolz Endless Stackable Toy
$28.00Beautiful simplicity stacks up into endless possibilities!At first glance, it's a stacking toy. But look a little closer - feel, explore, and experiment a little further - and quickly you'll...
Vilac Sport Car Trophy Red
$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
Sonria Slime Sprinkle Frosting Slime
$19.99An artistic yet enjoyable activity for your little ones. This Sprinkle Frosting Slime is infused with vanilla essential oil for ultimate calmness. Scent: Vanilla Buttercream Texture: Butter Slime Size: 7 fl oz. Shelf...
Phaidon Press Squares & Other Shape By: Josef Albers
$12.95An introduction to shapes through the acclaimed art of Josef Albers The influential art of Josef Albers is used to teach shapes in this stylish read-aloud board book, which takes...
Malarkey Stack N Chew Earthy
$26.00The Stack N Chew Mini Cube Earthy is a developmental teething toy. It's BPA-Free and made of food-grade silicone making it safe for baby's tender gums. The flexible holes help...
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.