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Jellycat Amuseables Sports Soccer Ball Bag Charm
$28.00Amuseables Sports Football Bag Charm is the perfect game day companion in soft cream and black fur. With geometric segments, and a fine cord thumbs up, this football has a...
Jellycat Amuseables Sports Tennis Ball Bag Charm
$28.00Amuseables Sports Tennis Bag Charm is the perfect match partner in zingy yellow fur. With cream piping detail and a cream and red headband, this tennis ball has a silver...
Jellycat Amuseables Strawberry
$28.00Made in soft textured fur in the ripest of reds with embroidered seed detail and a fine cord leaf cap; Amuseables Strawberry makes for a perfect companion for summer fun....
Jellycat Amuseables Tomato
$30.00Amuseables Tomato is one sun-ripened rogue! Rosy and plump as a cricket ball, topped with a scruffly, leafy cap, this bright red bounder in toffee cord booties is equally at...
Jellycat Amuseables Watermelon Small
$25.00Amuseables Watermelon is pink, green and cuddly all over! A slice of sheer silliness, full of Jellycat goodness, this fluffy fruit is full of fun. Buddies come in all shapes...
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...
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. It will bring smiles and comfort to your...
Angel Dear Angel Dear Security Blankie Blanket D...
$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 D...
$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.