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Vilac Vilacity - Container truck
$34.00Magnetic wooden container truck. Compatible with the large construction crane. For a child aged 3 and over. ATTENTION ! Not suitable for children under 3 years old. Small elements. Danger...
Vilac Vilacity crane
$54.00The boat will soon set sail, it is time to load the CMA-CGM containers. Thanks to our wooden crane, nothing could be simpler! Your mini will have fun rotating it...
Vilac Vilacity Ferry boat
$66.00A beautiful ferry with a swinging ramp at the stern and a side sliding door for vehicle boarding. Comes with a truck and two cars.
Vilac Vintage Roadster Red
$55.00Vintage Roadster Car in solid wood. Perfect size for your kid's little hands. 100% Made in France. From 2 years of age. Dimensions: 13 x 8 x 10 cm
Vilac Vintage Roadster Silver
$55.00Vintage Roadster Car in solid wood. Perfect size for your kid's little hands. 100% Made in France. From 2 years of age. Dimensions: 13 x 8 x 10 cm
Vilac Vintage Roadster White
$55.00Vintage Roadster Car in solid wood. Perfect size for your kid's little hands. 100% Made in France. From 2 years of age. Dimensions: 13 x 8 x 10 cm
Le Toy Van Vintage Wooden Phone
$29.95About this productRing, ring! This charming retro-style vintage phone is full of nostalgia, for good old-fashioned playtime fun! Painted in a striking red shade and finished with a flourish of...
Tender Leaf Toys Visual Sensory Tray
$24.00This set includes 4 solid wood shapes that let you see through various windows. Presented on a shape sorter tray and the 4 pieces encourage color and shape recognition through...
Jellycat Vivacious Eggplant Vampire
$22.00Sometimes vegetables bite back! Vivacious Aubergine Vampire is a stretchy purple spook with a black-and-red collared cape, tied with a cord. With a weighted base, green leafy crown and embroidered...
Jellycat Vivacious Vegetable Bok Choy
$20.00Vivacious Vegetable Bok Choy is a sturdy scamp in stretchy fur! Chunky, cheery and huggably hearty, with a mighty crown of stitchy leaves, this veggie has a cool ombre stalk...
Jellycat Vivacious Vegetables Broccoli
$22.00Greens are good for you - this one brightens our day with a smile! Vivacious Vegetable Broccoli is a funky floret of bobbly fun! With stretchy-soft fur in lime and...
Jellycat Vivacious Vegetables Pea
$15.00Enjoy one of your 5-a-day with the Jellycat Vivacious Vegetable Pea! With a soft green velvety pod and a black stitch detail smile, this veggie will be your new favorite...
Jellycat Vivacious Vegetables Sweetcorn
$15.00Vivacious Vegetable Sweetcorn is all dressed up in fresh field fashion! Sunshine-yellow, with bobble-soft kernels, this cuddly cob wears a stretchy green husk jacket. Just the thing for the summer...
Jellycat Vivacious Vegetables Tomato
$20.00TheJellycat Vivacious Vegetable Tomato pals are a giggly gang hanging out in the sun! Plump and stretchy in orangey-red, this tomato trio sit on a soft green vine. With soft...
Vilac VLC Jules Verne Container-ship
$58.00Container ship Jules Verne. Stack wooden containers on this lovely solid wood cargo ship.
Plantoys Vlogger Kit
$54.00About this productA vlogger is short for a video blogger. This profession is one quickly becoming a top career choice that many of today's kids aspire to be! The PlanToys...
Candylab Toys Llc VW Beach Bus Pink
$45.00About this product The Beach Bus is back! Now officially licensed by VW - check out the shiny emblem on the front. This iconic Volkswagen Type 2 comes with a...
Candylab Toys Llc VW Beach Bus Sunset
$45.00About this product The Beach Bus is back! Now officially licensed by VW - check out the shiny emblem on the front. This iconic Volkswagen Type 2 comes with a...
Wobbel Waldorf Balance Board Natural
$159.00What is WOBBEL? It is a sturdy, beautifully crafted beechwood rocking balance board, a seat, a safe haven, a bridge, a house, a step, a slide, a yoga aid, a...
Wobbel Waldorf Balance Board Natural/Foliage...
$199.00What is WOBBEL? It is a sturdy, beautifully crafted beechwood rocking balance board, a seat, a safe haven, a bridge, a house, a step, a slide, a yoga aid, a...
Wobbel Waldorf Balance Board Natural/Forest ...
$199.00What is WOBBEL? It is a sturdy, beautifully crafted beechwood rocking balance board, a seat, a safe haven, a bridge, a house, a step, a slide, a yoga aid, a...
Wobbel Waldorf Balance Board Natural/Grey
$199.00What is WOBBEL? It is a sturdy, beautifully crafted beechwood rocking balance board, a seat, a safe haven, a bridge, a house, a step, a slide, a yoga aid, a...
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.