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Lubulona Wooden Bus with Figures Plum
$16.00Ready to get on the bus and go for a ride around town? The Lubu buses offer space for one driver and two passengers and come with three wooden figures....
Le Toy Van Wooden Cafe Machine
$50.00Time for coffee! Welcome to the café. This realistic, award-winning toy coffee machine is one of the favorites and is sure to be a hit with budding baristas.With a host of...
Bajo Wooden Car with Horse
$36.00This cute piece is built perfectly for tiny hands, it comes with a detachable horse carriage. Great for role-playing and hand coordination. The back part can be disassembled and the horse...
Indigo Jamm Wooden Casey Camper Van
$70.00Indigo Jamm Casey Camper Van is a retro camper van complete with a wooden mom, dad, two children, and a wooden dog. Made from durable rubberwood and plywood with an...
Le Toy Van Wooden Cash Register
$50.00A robust wooden cash register toy. This retro-style till includes a wooden till receipt, easy-open cash drawer plus wooden & paper play money. Vintage detailing illustrated on the sides in...
Sabo Concept Wooden Castle Building Blocks Light Pink
$125.00Let your child's imagination run wild with this beautiful Castle Building Blocks Set that features all the shapes needed to build their own castle, city, race track, or whatever their creative minds...
Le Toy Van Wooden Cheese and Dairy Crate
$26.00The Cheese & Dairy set features fresh milk, a block of butter, a pot of yogurt, a pot of cream and 3 delicious kinds of cheese for all the cheese...
Janod Wooden Chunky Puzzle - Forest
$24.00Discover the exciting world of forest animals! Your child will have fun putting the animals in the right place and playing with the pieces that stand up just like real figures...
Janod Wooden Chunky Puzzle Dinosaur
$24.00Discover the fascinating world of dinosaurs! Your child will have fun putting the animals in the right place and playing with the pieces that stand up just like real figures....
Janod Wooden Chunky Puzzle Farm
$24.00Discover the exciting world of farm animals! Your child will have fun putting the animals in the right place and playing with the pieces that stand up just like real...
Janod Wooden Chunky Puzzle Zoo
$24.00Discover the exciting world of zoo animals! Your child will have fun putting the animals in the right place and playing with the pieces that stand up just like real...
Bajo Wooden Classic Fire Engine
$30.00This wonderful wooden firetruck has a little ladder that goes up and down with a cute bell that jingles when it drives. The vibrant red color will be sure to...
Bajo Wooden Classic School Bus Yellow
$22.00This bright yellow bus is perfect for playtime and its little windows provide a comfortable grip for little hands! Made for ages 1+ years and up Size: 5"x2"x3"
Tender Leaf Toys Wooden Coastal Creatures
$66.00One of each animal in a display shelf. (Sea Turtle, Dolphin, Flying Fish, Seal, Puffin, Hermit Crab, Crab, Whale, Penguin, Seagull) Age range: 3 Years+ Product size: 14.25 x 2.95...
Indigo Jamm Wooden Colin Camper Van
$70.00Indigo Jamm Colin Camper Van is a retro camper van complete with a wooden mom, dad, two children, and a wooden dog. Made from durable rubberwood and plywood with an...
Tender Leaf Toys Wooden Cosmic Rocket Set
$86.00The wooden rocket is ready to be launched! The Cosmic Rocket set has everything your child needs to explore the galaxy. Prepare to land on a new planet with space...
Q Toys Wooden Counting and Math Set
$38.00An educational staple, this counting set supplied with small wooden balls is a terrific tool for children to learn simple mathematics. All Qtoys are made with ethically sourced materials under...
Sabo Concept Wooden Cubes 24 Pieces Set Green
$54.00These 24 pieces of wooden cubes set are made out of linden tree covered with water-based paint that you can see the structure of wood through. Together with deep unconventional...
Le Toy Van Wooden Cupcake Play Food Set
$20.00Serve up a sweet treat with this delicious looking set of Petit Four cupcakes.This tasty toy food set is hand painted in pretty pastels, adorned with cute detailing and finished...
Bajo Wooden Dachshund Puppy White
$36.00This Dachshund wooden puppy is waiting to be your child's best friend and ready to play! Push these little pups along and you can watch their little tails wag...
Tender Leaf Toys Wooden Dinosaurs
$66.00One of each dinosaur in a display shelf. (Tyrannosaurus Rex, Velociraptor, Parasaurolophus, Triceratops, Pterodactyl, Stegosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Brachiosaurus) Age range: 3 Years+ Product size: 14.17 x 2.95 x 12.8” Weight: 2.82...
Le Toy Van Wooden Doll High Chair
$80.00The sweetest dolly high chair for your little ones' pretend play universe, This utterly charming wooden toy is full of nostalgia and is perfect for role-play adventures. Ideally sized for...
Egmont Wooden Doll House
$60.00The perfect first mini dollhouse includes two box-shaped rooms and 2 roof-peaked rooms. Windows in each room keep the house light and bright! Playing with a dollhouse encourages children to...
Goose Grease Wooden Doll King Arthur's Court
$40.00King Arthur's Court doll set includes four 3.5" dolls. King Arthur, Lancelot, Merlin, and Guinevere Hand-chiseled from Urapán wood on an electric lathe, these classic wooden peg dolls are finished with USA-made non-toxic water-based paints. Each doll is unique and safe...
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.