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Goose Grease Wooden Doll The Organic Family II
$36.00The Organic Family set includes a gender neutral family, perfect for a new baby gift or nursery. Hand-chiseled from Urapán wood on an electric lathe, these classic wooden peg dolls are finished with USA-made non-toxic water-based paints....
Tender Leaf Toys Wooden Dolls House Bedroom Furniture Set
$46.00A perfect bedroom set, with double bed and stylish bedding, wardrobe, bedside table, lamp, dressing table, stool, printed rug, 3 clothes hangers, and an on-trend tub chair with printed cushion....
Tender Leaf Toys Wooden Dolls House Kid's Room Furnitu...
$46.00A comfy Kids room, with changing table, 2 infant beds, cot with baby, rocking horse, printed rug, rocking chair, round table, and a small chair. Suitable for all the wooden...
Tender Leaf Toys Wooden Dolls House Kitchen Furniture Set
$56.00A Contemporary stylish kitchen set, with great attention to detail, Includes island unit and 2 bar stools, A range style oven unit, fridge, butler sink unit, hand towel, kettle, fish...
Tender Leaf Toys Wooden Dolls House Sitting Room Furni...
$56.00A modern sitting room, with sofa and 3 printed cushions, coffee table, standard lamp, fireplace with logs, vase with flowers, television withstand, armchair with printed cushion, printed rug, bookcase with...
Le Toy Van Wooden Dolly Ice Cream Van
$70.00Playtime doesn't get much sweeter than Le Toy Van's classic dolly size ice-cream van! The ice-cream van is complete with a set of stickers to personalize, a lift-up roof, and a...
Plantoys Wooden Dump Truck
$120.00The Dump Truck is a perfect toy for any vehicle-mad kid. Featuring realistic details including a moveable rear tipper and chunky, moving wheels, it's a great toy for inspiring imaginative...
Tender Leaf Toys Wooden Eggs
$14.006 cute little solid wood eggs in an authentic egg carton. Age range: 3 Years And Older Product size: 6.10 x 4.53 x 3.35” Weight: 0.35 lbs
Bajo Wooden English Double Decker Bus
$30.00This wonderful English Double Decker gives your children double the fun and and lets them work their imagination twice as hard! This sweet English car has twice the windows to support...
Egmont Wooden Farm House Toy
$60.00This adorable farmhouse features three open rooms surrounding the center stable with red swinging barn doors. All rooms have windows to keep the farm light and bright. Age: 3 years+...
Egmont Wooden Farm Tractor with 2 Trailers Toy
$36.00Wooden farm tractor is a necessity on the farm to transport animals and more. This farm tractor comes with two trailers that can be connected or removed. Age: 3 years+...
Tender Leaf Toys Wooden Farmyard Animals
$66.00One of each piece in a display shelf. (English Shepherd Dog, Goose, Sheep, Rooster, Highland Cow, Chicks, Alpaca, Chicken, Mouse, Cow, Pig, Donkey, Tractor) Age range: 3 Years+ Product size:...
Bajo Wooden Fire Engine with Hose
$30.00The Wooden Fire Engine is made of child-safe wood and has a jolly driver, moving ladder, spinning wooden hose, and a delightful jingling bell. Perfect for little hands, this toy encourages...
Plantoys Wooden Fire Truck
$130.00This product is designed to excite your child's imagination and story-building capability. The Fire Truck is equipped with a rotating and extendable ladder, a fire hose, and a fire extinguisher....
Maileg Wooden Firetruck
$18.00This classic Wooden Firetruck is crafted with sustainable wood and is hand-painted so the painting style may vary. Perfect for little hands and their imaginary adventures. Pull these fun cars back and watch them...
Indigo Jamm Wooden Flo the UFO
$50.00A very solid and chunky wooden toy Indigo Jamm Flo The UFO with a spinning saucer. Complete with two colorful removable wooden aliens. This retro wooden toy is made of sustainable rubber...
Bajo Wooden Formula 1 Racing Toy Car
$45.00These beautifully painted racing cars will bring any child joy and keep them well entertained. The vibrant paint will keep anyone's attention and the colorful rubber ring around the wheels...
Egmont Wooden Garage with Crane
$100.00So much to discover with this lovely wooden garage. Use the crane with the magnetic hook to load the containers on the trucks. Age: 3 years+ Includes 2 cars, road...
Plantoys Wooden Geo Stacking Rocks
$32.00Stack the rocks without letting them fall! Strengthen fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and concentration ability through play. The GEO Stacking Rocks encourage interactive play inviting children to playfully compete...
Grapat Wooden Houses and Nins Set
$86.00This set can be used as a symbolic game, to create stories and small worlds. Creating stories, inventing new cities, towns, streets… These houses, painted with the colors of the...
Le Toy Van Wooden Ice Cream Machine
$50.00Whip up unlimited ice creams with your very own machine! Decorated in delicate pastel colors, a touch of gold paint and unique illustrations bringing it to life. Suitable for ages...
Janod Wooden Ice Cream Stand
$76.00Would you rather a vanilla or strawberry ice cream cone? Try all the flavors with this wooden ice cream stand! This refreshing pretend play toy is great for gathering around...
Q Toys Wooden Jumbo Counting Trays
$62.00Beautiful number trays set for children numeracy development. This product is designed for toddlers to have fun with writing or counting. There are many ways that you can use this...
Bajo Wooden Large Breakdown Lorry Set
$78.00This adorable yellow tow truck is perfect for children that love playing with cars and want to imitate the physics of a real tow truck! Cars can be towed away...
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.