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Plushies Tola Horse Plush Toy 16.5 Inch
$32.00Grand Flopsies is an expanding category for the Flopsies series - still as adorable as other Flopsies, but in a brand new, bigger size! Tola Horse features a brown and...
Tonies Toniebox Starter Set
$99.99Your lovable little storytime friend Meet the Toniebox - a new audio system designed for little listeners. Turn it on, pop a Tonie on top and let the audio...
Tender Leaf Toys Tool Bench
$160.00This tool bench is perfect for any budding carpenter and is made of 19 pieces. The back panel holds a removable drill, and a circular saw as well as a...
Chronicle Books Touch and Explore Dinosaurs
$14.99Touch and Explore: Dinosaurs is a multisensory journey for children who want to do more than just listen!Big teeth, bony plates, long spikes, and even feathers — let's step back...
Chronicle Books Touch and Explore Jungle
$14.99The shaggy fur of a sloth, the scaly skin of an iguana, and the rough hide of a tapir—there’s so much to discover in this Touch and Explore™ book that’s...
Chronicle Books Touch and Explore Safari
$14.99Touch and Explore: Safari is a multisensory journey for children who want to do more than just listen!So much to discover on this safari adventure: The Touch and Explore™ series, already bestsellers in their...
Chronicle Books Touch and Explore The Ocean
$14.99Scales, tails, flippers and fins—let's dive into the ocean! Touch And Explore™ is Twirl's multisensory series for children who want to do more than just listen! Already bestsellers in their...
Tender Leaf Toys Touch Sensory Tray
$24.00Stimulate your toddler’s senses with this Touch Sensory Tray! This set includes 4 solid wood animal shapes with different tactile patches underneath, presented on a shape sorter tray. Encourages color...
Chronicle Books TouchThinkLearn Book 123
$24.99High design, brilliant graphics, essential learning skills—these features distinguish the TouchThinkLearn titles, presenting knowledge in a new dimension. Xavier Deneux applies the same unique vision that informed TouchThink-Learn: ABC to this year's...
Chronicle Books TouchThinkLearn Book ABC
$24.99Using the same innovative production technique and brilliant aesthetic cheered by parents, educators, and children alike in the acclaimed TouchThinkLearn series, here is an alphabet that literally adds a new...
Chronicle Books TouchThinkLearn Book Baby Animal
$14.99Featuring spreads with raised, shaped objects that fit into scooped cutouts on their opposite page, these new TouchThinkLearn books offer the youngest learners an opportunity to explore in a hands-on,...
Chronicle Books TouchThinkLearn Book Colors
$16.99Introducing TouchThinkLearn books, a format unlike any other. Combining scooped-out die-cuts with raised, shaped elements, each book is designed to offer the youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their...
Chronicle Books TouchThinkLearn Book Farm
$15.99Featuring spreads each with raised shaped objects that fit into scooped cutouts on their opposite page, TouchThinkLearn books offer the youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in...
Chronicle Books TouchThinkLearn Book Feelings
$15.99Part of the bestselling TouchThinkLearn series! TouchThinkLearn: Feelings is a tactile board book with scooped-out die-cuts and raised elements that invites little readers to explore a range of emotions—from joy to...
Chronicle Books TouchThinkLearn Book Little Critters
$14.99Featuring spreads with raised shaped objects that fit into scooped cut-outs on their opposite page, this new TouchThinkLearn book offers the youngest learners an opportunity to explore in a hands-on,...
Chronicle Books TouchThinkLearn Book Numbers
$15.99Combining scooped-out die-cuts with raised, shaped elements, two new TouchThinkLearn books offer youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in a hands-on, multi-sensory way. See the image, trace...
Chronicle Books TouchThinkLearn Book Opposites
$15.99Introducing TouchThinkLearn books, a format unlike any other. Combining scooped-out die-cuts with raised, shaped elements, each book is designed to offer the youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their...
Chronicle Books TouchThinkLearn Book Shapes
$15.99Combining scooped-out die-cuts with raised, shaped elements, two new TouchThinkLearn books offer youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in a hands-on, multi-sensory way. See the image, trace...
Chronicle Books TouchThinkLearn Book Vehicles
$16.99Featuring spreads each with raised shaped objects that fit into scooped cutouts on their opposite page, TouchThinkLearn books offer the youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in...
Chronicle Books TouchThinkLearn Book Wild Animals
$15.99Featuring spreads with raised shaped objects that fit into scooped cut-outs on their opposite page, this new TouchThinkLearn book offers the youngest learners an opportunity to explore in a hands-on,...
Chronicle Books TouchWords Book Animals
$16.99Hands-on learning in literally a new dimension. Now with entire words that are raised, TouchWords boldly extends the groundbreaking TouchThinkLearn range. The unique sensory experience of these books allows readers...
Janod Toy - Candy Chic High Chair
$46.00This lovely highchair with glittering reflections is ideal for feeding and taking care of your favourite baby doll. Features an attractive polka dot cushion for added comfort. Compatible with baby...
BeginAgain Toy And Puzzle Basic Shape Sorter 12-...
$10.00The BeginAgain Toys 12-Piece Basic Shape Sorter puzzle will help children practice fine motor skills, such as hand-eye coordination. It will help to stimulate critical thinking and problem-solving as well...
Ooh Noo Toy Chest On Wheels White
$165.00All Aboard! taken the same great design of the Ooh Noo toy pram and applied it to the concept of a toy cargo wagon. This handmade wooden toy chest is...
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.