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Jellycat Bashful Cream Bunny Musical Pull
$45.00An enchanting newborn gift, let babies dream sweetly with a Bashful Bunny Musical Pull. Our most loved Bashful Bunny, made from recycled fibres can be gently pulled to hear an...
Jellycat Bashful Cream Bunny Soother
$33.00As satisfyingly soft and creamy as the top of any trifle, this soother's silky sumptuousness makes it oh so un-put-downable. The little Bashful Cream Bunny in the corner couldn't agree...
Jellycat Bashful Dragon
$23.00 – $350.00Bashful Dragon is a fierce little friend, with plenty of attitude! With supersoft fur in pale sage green, suedey horns and a long, squidgy tail, this brilliant beastie is pretty...
Jellycat Bashful Duckling
$33.00Bashful Duckling is soft and gentle in cosy primrose fur. This cheery hatchling has orange feet and bill, a perky tail, and cuddly wings. With shiny eyes and a curious...
Jellycat Bashful Duckling Comforter
$28.00A gorgeous first gift for newborns, the Bashful Duckling Comforter is cloudy-soft in a delicate pale yellow fur made with recycled fibers. Designed for calming cuddles with an un-stuffed tummy...
Jellycat Bashful Duckling Ring Rattle
$23.00The Bashful Duckling Ring Rattle is soft in a pale yellow fur made with recycled fibers. Easy to grab with soft wings and orange feet and a ring-shaped tummy, the...
Jellycat Bashful Duckling Soother
$33.00Sweet, gentle Bashful Duckling Soother is a perfect newborn gift, rolled up and presented in a Baby Jellycat grosgrain ribbon. Featuring our most loved farmyard friend, soft in a pale...
Jellycat Bashful Fox Cub
$33.00 – $150.00Cheeky little Bashful Fox is a jiffy ginger cub with fluffy white ears, feet, and tail-tip. He loves to play giggly games, but this wily fox is far from tricking...
Jellycat Bashful Fox Cub Comforter
$28.00The Bashful Fox Cub Comforter is a portable patch of softness. This characterful cub has been designed to comfort with squashy paws to hold onto and an un-stuffed tummy to...
Jellycat Bashful Fox Cub Giant
$350.00Cheeky little Bashful Fox is a jiffly ginger cub with fluffy white ears, feet and tail-tip. He loves to play giggly games, but this wily fox is far from tricking...
Jellycat Bashful Fox Cub Ring Rattle
$23.00Keep little paws busy with the Bashful Fox Cub Ring Rattle. With four squashy paws, adorable perky orange and cream ears, and a gentle rattle which delights at every shake....
Jellycat Bashful Fox Cub Soother
$33.00Cuddle up with Bashful Fox Cub Soother. Our most loved orange fox with adorably perky ears and cheeky smile holding onto an un-stuffed and irresistibly soft, square shaped soother, all...
Jellycat Bashful Fudge Puppy
$33.00Bashful Fudge Puppy loves trotting along and snuffling about for sticks! A cocoa-cream spaniel with rumply ears, a podgy tum, and long tufty paws, this poppet pup loves sharing big...
Jellycat Bashful Giraffe
$33.00The perfect present for a caring keeper, Bashful Giraffe is loving and loyal, if a little shy! His toffee and white fur are as velvety as can be, and he loves...
Jellycat Bashful Giraffe Musical Pull
$45.00An enchanting newborn gift, let babies dream sweetly with a Bashful Musical Pull. Our most loved Bashful musical pull, made from recycled fibres. Product Details: Size: 12" Main Materials: New &...
Jellycat Bashful Giraffe Ring Rattle
$23.00The perfect present for a caring keeper, this Bashful Giraffe Ring Rattle is loving and loyal, if a little shy! His toffee and white fur are as velvety as can...
Jellycat Bashful Giraffe Soother
$33.00Cuddle up with Bashful Giraffe Soother. Our most loved giraffe with adorably perky ears and horns, and cheeky smile holding onto an un-stuffed and irresistibly soft, square shaped soother, all...
Jellycat Bashful Grey Bunny Comforter
$28.00Bashful Bunny Comforter features our beloved Bashful Bunny signature long lop ears, a pink suedette nose and embroidered eyes. Designed with an un-stuffed body yet delicately squashy paws and bobble...
Jellycat Bashful Grey Bunny Musical Pull
$45.00An enchanting newborn gift, let babies dream sweetly with a Bashful Silver Bunny Musical Pull. Our most loved Bashful Bunny, in soft, silver-grey fur made from recycled fibres can be...
Jellycat Bashful Grey Bunny Soother
$33.00Rolled up tight and presented with a ribbon round it, Bashful Bunny Soother is the perfect gift for any newborn arrival. When the soother is untied, Bashful Bunny won't let...
Jellycat Bashful Hippo
$33.00Bashful Hippo is a sub-Saharan sweetie in dusky lilac fur. In soft iconic Bashful fur, this happy hippo has little ears, long limbs and a large nose with embroidered detail....
Jellycat Bashful Kitten Original
$33.00So soft and ever so pretty, Bashful Kitten is a brilliant feline friend. This dreamy cat has cloud-soft grey fur with a cream muzzle and pale pink suedette nose. With...
Jellycat Bashful Lamb Comforter
$28.00A gorgeous first gift for newborns, the Bashful Lamb Comforter is cloudy-soft in a delicate vanilla cream fur made with recycled fibres. Designed for calming cuddles with an un-stuffed tummy...
Jellycat Bashful Lamb Ring Rattle
$23.00Playing with this bouncing lamb helps babies develop their hand-eye skills. Suitable from birth. 7"
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.