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Jellycat Amuseabean Ram
$20.00The pasture coiffeur, Amuseabean Ram is a dandy among the daisies! With a shock of splendid creamy-soft fur, curly stitch horns and cocoa boots, this petal-eared poppet is one special...
Jellycat Amuseabean Unicorn
$20.00Amuseabean Unicorn is not your typical fable. This kawaii legend is dumpling-soft, with pink cordy hooves and a suedette twist horn. Rocking a silky rainbow mane and pastel-pink ears, this...
Jellycat Amuseable Bonsai Tree
$65.00Amuseable Bonsai is a serene presence. After all, it takes quite a lot of wisdom and patience to grow your own miniature tree, complete with twisty, suedey trunk and a...
Jellycat Amuseable Birthday Cake
$32.50Amuseable Birthday Cake is snuggly-scrumptious, with tussly fur so beautifully baked. This party poppet wears a squashy hat of heavenly splodgy buttercream, topped with velvety strawberries and a striped jersey...
Jellycat Amuseable Coffee Bean
$23.00Amuseable Coffee Bean is little but powerful, giving a much-needed boost to all! With russet-brown fur, skippy cord feet, shiny eyes and stitched detail, this merry bean has even more...
Jellycat Amuseable Coffee Cup
$28.00Amuseable Coffee Cup is a classic blend of rich textures and delicious colours, with notes of quirky charm! This charcoal cup perks up any desk, filled with a suedette ombre...
Jellycat Amuseable Daisy
$45.00Freshen up your space with Amuseable Daisy! This trio of flowers have golden fur faces, suedette fold petals and deep green stalks. Sat in a beautiful yellow linen pot with...
Jellycat Amuseable Diamond Ring
$32.00With a satin soft diamond set in glitter jersey on a ring of velvet soft silver fur, Amuseable Diamond Ring is a solitaire ready to make a statement. Recommended for...
Jellycat Amuseable Espresso Cup
$17.00Amuseable Espresso Cup is mini but mighty, with a huge personality! Sparky and soft, this creamy cup holds a scrummy serving of rich, fuzzy coffee. With adorable chocolatey cordy feet...
Jellycat Amuseable Pickle
$23.00Pickles are meant to bring festive good luck, but Amuseable Pickle is a year-round star! Plump and green with embroidered freckles, nutty cord boots and a zingy smile, this gherkin’s...
Jellycat Amuseable Pink And White Marshmallows
$28.00Trouble comes in twos! Amuseable Pink and White Marshmallows have a lot in common, like praline cord boots, stitchy smiles and rosy blushes. Linked with a pink satin ribbon, these...
Jellycat Amuseable Sun Musical Pull
$40.00Amuseable Sun Musical Pull will send little ones to a joyful dreamland. A tiny white cloud suspends from a bright yellow Amuseable Sun, all created from recycled fibres. Pull down...
Jellycat Amusebean Sheepdog
$20.00Amuseabean Sheepdog is such a quirky pup! This chibi sweetie is full of beans, with silver-grey fur, a vanilla tum, floppy ears, a quirky smile, cordy boots and a silky...
FL Children's Books An ABC of Equality
$15.99A is for Ability, B is for Belief, C is for Class. The best-selling book An ABC of Equality introduces complicated concepts surrounding social justice to the youngest of children. Each...
Lilliputiens Anais Sound Roll Rattle
$40.00Anais is here to help your child develop his earing and fine motor skills. Thanks to “velcros”, you can take each roll apart quickly and put them back together. Each...
Angel Dear Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket A...
$16.00A perfect little security blankie and tagalong for your child. The delicious cashmere-like material is perfect for babies and toddlers to snuggle. It will bring smiles and comfort to your...
Angel Dear Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket B...
$16.00A perfect little security blankie and tagalong for your child. The delicious cashmere-like material is perfect for babies and toddlers to snuggle. Each blankie features a sweet animal head that’s...
Angel Dear Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket B...
$16.00A perfect little security blankie and tagalong for your child. The delicious cashmere-like material is perfect for babies and toddlers to snuggle. Each blankie features a sweet animal head that’s...
Angel Dear Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket B...
$16.00A perfect little security blankie and tagalong for your child. The delicious cashmere-like material is perfect for babies and toddlers to snuggle. Each blankie features a sweet animal head that’s...
Angel Dear Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket B...
$16.00A perfect little security blankie and tagalong for your child. The delicious cashmere-like material is perfect for babies and toddlers to snuggle. Each blankie features a sweet animal head that’s...
Angel Dear Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket B...
$16.00A perfect little security blankie and tagalong for your child. The delicious cashmere-like material is perfect for babies and toddlers to snuggle. Each blankie features a sweet animal head that’s...
Angel Dear Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket B...
$16.00A perfect little security blankie and tagalong for your child. The delicious cashmere-like material is perfect for babies and toddlers to snuggle. Each blankie features a sweet animal head that’s...
Angel Dear Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket B...
$16.00A perfect little security blankie and tagalong for your child. The delicious cashmere-like material is perfect for babies and toddlers to snuggle. Each blankie features a sweet animal head that’s...
Angel Dear Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket B...
$16.00A perfect little security blankie and tagalong for your child. The delicious cashmere-like material is perfect for babies and toddlers to snuggle. Each blankie features a sweet animal head that’s...
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.