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Scoot And Ride Highwaykick 1 Scooter - Kiwi
$145.00HighwayKick 1 is a 2-in-1 kickboard that provides a seat for its littlest riders. When your child is ready, the seat easily folds into the handlebar converting the scooter into a...
Scoot And Ride Highwaykick 1 Scooter - Blueberry
$145.00HighwayKick 1 is a 2-in-1 kickboard that provides a seat for its littlest riders. When your child is ready, the seat easily folds into the handlebar converting the scooter into a...
Posh Baby Bentley Tricycle Brown
$530.00The luxury stroller that grows with your child. Designed in collaboration with Bentley Motors and with your toddler’s needs in mind, the Posh Baby & Kids Bentley 6-in-1 Stroller / Tricycle is...
Posh Baby Bentley Tricycle Mulliner Gold
$799.00The luxury stroller that grows with your child. Designed in collaboration with Bentley Motors and with your toddler’s needs in mind, the Posh Baby & Kids Bentley 6-in-1 Stroller / Tricycle is...
Posh Baby Bentley Tricycle Mulliner Celeste
$799.00The luxury stroller that grows with your child. Designed in collaboration with Bentley Motors and with your toddler’s needs in mind, the Posh Baby & Kids Bentley 6-in-1 Stroller / Tricycle is...
Hape Primo Ride On Toy Classic - Yellow
$252.00PRIMO toddler scooter for boys and girls is the winner of THE BEST TOY 2019 given by ASTRA, The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association. PRIMO is the most authentic ride-on...
Hape Mini Conductor's Orchestra
$86.00Switch between Music Mode for automatic melodies and Performance Mode for an orchestra in your control. Encourage your child to use the conductor`s wand to wave and change the music`s...
Cuddle + Kind Tiny Charlie the Honey Bear
$48.00Birthday: June 16th Won’t you join my family? I am a tender and loving bear who spends my time caring for adorable honey bees in the meadow where I live....
Cuddle + Kind Tiny Penelope the flamingo
$48.00About Tiny Penelope Birthday: June 21st I’m from a fantastically sunny place where palm trees sway and tropical flowers bloom. Of course I have confidence in myself, why wouldn’t I,...
KidDoughs Play Dough Dinosaur Fossil Dig Play Kit
$24.00Excavate the fun and dough-scover dinosaurs with the Dino Fossil KidDough Play Kit! Includes: 8 oz Textured Gravel Grey (Cookies & Cream) KidDough with Fossil Charms Buried Inside, Dinosaur Bone...
Oli and Carol Teething Ring Fruit
$22.00This Fruit Teething Ring is the healthiest teether for newborns! Made with 100% natural rubber and hand painted with natural pigments. Perfect as a teether, bath toy and sensory play...
Oli and Carol Rubber Teether - Coco The Coconut
$18.00Designed with no holes so when they’re floating, no bacteria or mold is created! No Holes = No Mold Product Features: Made from 100% natural rubber from Malaysian Hevea...
Oli and Carol Rubber Teether - Ana Banana
$22.00Ana Banana is a chewable fruit-shaped baby toy for sensory play, teething and bath time. Little gums love the texture of Hevea rubber. Soft and easy to hold by babies’...
Jellycat Fergus Frog
$30.00 – $50.00Fergus Frog is a mossy sweetheart in soft velour. With a beany base and toes, hooded eyes, a piped mouth, and lovely glossy eyes, Fergus is a little rumpled and...
Juratoys Sweet Cocoon Activity Table
$99.99Here is the ideal toy to satisfy a toddlers' desires for discovery and manipulation! With this pretty wooden multi-activity table, baby will be delighted! Its size and the games offered...
Plushies Kimber Kiwi
$12.00Introducing a growing brand filled with charm, charisma, and cuteness, Palm Pals is a plush brand of fun-sized characters ready to be your new bestie. Each Palm Pal has their...
Mon Ami Hope Hippo
$36.00Hip hippo hooray! The nursery gets a little wild with our Hope Hippo Plush Toy. Featuring the softest fur in a pale purple and endearingly cute ears, Mon Ami's hippo...
Mon Ami Ranier Rhino
$36.00Introducing Ranier Rhino, the snuggest explorer of the savanna! With his chubby cheeks, soft-as-a-cloud fur, and perfectly plump horn, he’s here to charge into your heart. Ranier’s floppy arms and...
Mon Ami Greta Goose
$40.00Meet Greta Goose, the softest and sweetest plush friend you'll ever cuddle! With her irresistibly huggable body made from our finest textured fur, she's perfect for turning story time into...
Mon Ami Bunny and Tote
$42.00Upgrade your Easter basket game. Who needs candy when you've got a fabulous pink toy purse carrying an adorable plush bunny? Mon Ami's Plush Bunny & Tote Set makes little...
Mon Ami Asher Bunny-Blue
$36.00Mon Ami Main Material: 100% recycled Polyester Inner Filling: recycled Polyester Fibers Hard Eyes and Embroidered Nose Perfect for playing, snuggling or gift-giving Spot Clean and Air Dry Only Measures: 10 in / 25.5...
Mon Ami Arabelle Bunny - Large
$54.00Arabelle Bunny plush toy. Crafted of a super soft, luxe faux fur, this pale pink bunny plush toy is a new addition to our exclusive Charmante collection. 100% Polyester for...
Steiff Denny Dolphin Stuffed Plush Animal - ...
$40.00About this productSewn from blue fabric that will remind you of the ocean, and white plush which echoes the color of the surf, Denny dolphin will bring your child all...
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.