Play Time
Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket Unicorn White
$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 Security Blankie Blanket White Bunny
$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...
Pasito A Pasito Security Blankie Blue
Pasito a pasito security blanket blue crown is made of soft fabric. It helps to relax the baby by touching it. Size: 37 x 37 cm
Angel Dear Security Blankie Spotted Puppy
$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...
Miniland Sensorial Reef
$50.00Sensory stimulation is one of the most important and fun things for your baby. They will have a great time looking, touching, biting, and listening with the Miniland Sensorial Reef. They...
Caaocho Sensory Ball Rainbow 3"
$16.99Sensory Ball Rainbow provides a wonderful sensory experience for a baby with bright rainbow colors to provide visual stimulation and 6 different textures to encourage tactile exploration through both hand...
Caaocho Sensory Ball Rainbow 4"
$22.00Sensory Ball Rainbow provides a wonderful sensory experience for a baby with bright rainbow colors to provide visual stimulation and 6 different textures to encourage tactile exploration through both hand...
Sophie La Giraffe Sensory Ball Toy
$30.00This sensory ball A sensorial ball made from 100% natural rubber. Bright colors to stimulate baby 8 small holes to develop baby's curiosity and fine motor skills Multiple textures for...
Miniland Sensory Balls
$54.00The Miniland Sensory Balls are 100% made of natural rubber from hevea trees. Their especially soft natural material makes them very easy to grip and suitable for handling and biting by...
Plantoys Sensory Blocks
$26.00PlanToys wooden set of Sensory Blocks help young children develop their senses of touch, hearing, and seeing. Each cube is based on the 35 mm unit measure. There are...
Sophie La Giraffe Sensory Cube
$36.00Sophie La Girafe Sensory Cube has a multitude of activities to discover to stimulate the baby’s senses and develop his motor skills. Sophie La Girafe Sensory Cube Details: Hangs easily thanks...
Great Pretenders Sequins Concert Queen Dress
$56.00Get ready to sparkle like a true superstar in the Sequins Concert Queen Dress! Inspired by the energy and glam of a sold out show, this dress is made for...
Tonies Sesame Street Elmo Audio Play Figurine
$19.99Elmo is so excited to play with you! Come along as Elmo learns all about music with Abby Cadabby and Cookie Monster. Dance, play, laugh, and sing along with your...
Plantoys Set of Traffic Signs and Lights
$26.00Complement the Road & Rail System with this accessory set. Create a realistic town with roads businesses neighborhoods and traffic signs; or detail your current racetrack or parking garage...
Sophie La Giraffe Shake Shake Rattle
$42.00The Sophie La Girafe Shake Shake Rattle is an innovative and electronic rattle with a motion detector to awake baby and develop his curiosity! 2 choices of playing mode: Awaking...
Plantoys Shape and Sort It Out Orchard
$40.00Encourage little ones to develop their ability to count differentiate between various shapes and colors and utilize their fine motor skills to properly sort the wooden pieces. Age: 12 months+...
Plantoys Shape Matching Puzzle
$18.00Learn about basic shapes: Square, Circle, and Triangle. This knob puzzle helps develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination while tracing each shape and then placing it back in its...
Plantoys Shape N Sort
$54.00Shape and Sort helps to develop your child's hand-eye coordination, manipulation skills, and color recognition. They will love matching the shapes to the correct holes. The blocks are the perfect...
BlaBla Sheep Rattle Wooly
$32.00Handmade baby rattle made from the softest Peruvian cotton. 100% cotton with poly fill. Approximately 8" long Hand or machine wash in cold water on gentle cycle Lay flat to...
Maileg Shirt and Shorts Rabbit Size 1 Classic
$36.00A classic rabbit made of soft natural fabrics that gives a lovely hand feel and look. Size 1 rabbit fits into the House of miniature and all furniture size mini...
Le Toy Van Shop Card Machine
$20.00Lets go shopping! How adorable is this cute wooden card machine toy - a great way to teach children numeracy whilst enjoying role play fun.Painted in lovely bright shades, this...
Le Toy Van Showtime Puppet Theatre
$300.00It's showtime! This retro wooden puppet theatre features a live and interval reversible sign, a stage door and two chalkboards. The theatre is finished with theatre curtains including red stage...
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.