Play Time
Maileg Mouse Corner Cabinet Light Green
$28.00The perfect closet to store a lot of stuff. It fits perfectly into a corner so it will look stylish in the home decoration. It has a vintage finish -...
Maileg Mouse Fishing Set
$24.00Create a delightful new play scene with the Miniature Fishing Set. Perfect for your mouse family, this charming set includes a fishing net, a fish, and a bucket to carry...
Maileg Mouse Kitchen
$50.00The heart of every home is the kitchen. This metal kitchen has a beautiful color tone and has many playful details such as a cabinet door, sink, and an oven...
Maileg Mouse Long Dining Table
$24.00Bring your mouse family together with the Miniature Wooden Table, ideal for serving up delicious meals or hosting tiny tea parties. Designed to fit perfectly with all Mouse Size chairs,...
Maileg Mouse Rocking Horse Dark Brown
$20.00The rocking horse is a fantastic item that can create many play scenes with the mice. Fits both size little brother/-sister and big brother/-sister. The horse has a metal stick in...
Maileg Mouse Side Table Toy
$22.00It is necessary to have a place to put your lamp or book. This side table can be used in all rooms - wherever you need it. Age: 3 years+...
Maileg Mouse Sled
$16.00This wooden sled is the perfect accessory during wintertime when the snow is falling. It fits the smaller mice perfectly in size. Keep the string attached, so it is easy...
Maileg Mouse Toilet
$28.00A toilet is added to the bathroom assortment. It is beautifully made in an off-white color with a black seat. The seat can open and close, and a pull function...
Maileg Mouse Toothbrush Set in Bag
$24.00Create the perfect bedtime play scene with the Miniature Bedtime Bag, a tiny bag filled with all the essentials for your mouse family’s evening routine. Inside, you’ll find a toothbrush, toothpaste,...
Maileg Mouse Tricycle Basket Toy
$8.00This metal basket fits tricycles. Place it on the handlebar and your mouse will always have storage space on the go, for any belongings. Age: 3 years+ Material: Metal *Tricycle...
Maileg Mouse Tricycle Hanger Toy
$18.00Add extra detail to your tricycle with the small hanger. It is easy to put the hanger on, and it can store personal belongings or a smaller family member. Age:...
Maileg Mouse Vacuum Cleaner
$30.00Every house is in need of a vacuum cleaner, and ours with magnets in their paws can start cleaning fast...before Grandma and Grandpa mice arrive! Recommended age: +3 Year Wash:...
Maileg Mouse Vintage Bed Toy Mint
$38.00Let your friends have a sleepover in the vintage metal bed. It comes with a soft bedding set made in beautiful, printed fabrics. It fits the smaller mice perfectly. Age:...
Hape Mr Frog Stacking Rings
$18.00Mr. Frog will help children learn about colors, counting and sounds! Stack the different rings onto the wobbly base while listening for different noises.
Chronicle Books Mr. Bear's ABC Board Book
$19.99Learning the alphabet is a critical part of early childhood education. What better way to do this than with an oversize volume that stretches the boundaries of what an ABC...
Chronicle Books Mr. Bear's Colors Book
$19.99Virginie Aracil's charming Mr. Bear is back—this time to lead toddlers on an extraordinary adventure through the world of colors. Just as Mr. Bear's ABC pushed the boundaries of what an ABC...
Mukikim Mukikim Rock And Roll It CodeDrum
$69.99Roll it out and rock out with the Mukikim CodeDrum. This color-coded set using a spectrum of color makes it easy to learn with included music book perfect for beginners. Mukikim...
Sophie La Giraffe Multi-Support Activity Mirror
$46.00Sophie La Giraffe Multi-Support Activity Mirror is ideal for entertaining your baby while on the move! Use the 2 rings to easily attach it to multiple supports (pushchair, bed, playpen,...
Haba Multicolored Activity Spiral Stroller...
$20.00This cheerful, colorful mobile captures the baby's attention with its shapes, textures, and effects. Easy to wind up around the handle of a baby carrier or attach to a crib....
Jellycat Munro Scottie Dog
$35.00 – $80.00Munro Scottie Dog is obedient to a fault, but gets rather feisty on big adventures! Any visitor or friendly face is likely to get a creamy, tufty bundle of pup...
Plantoys Musical Band
$80.00Is your little one ready to take center stage? The Musical Band includes 2 differently sized drums, a pair of drumsticks, a cymbal, and a guiro. The set stands over 13 inches...
Haba Musical Eggs
$40.00Shake it up with the Musical Eggs! Five brightly colored beechwood eggs, all with different sounds!One jingle, rattle, twitters make for some great fun for all and breed a love...
Penguin Musical Happy Birthday To You Book
$17.99Happy Birthday To You: A Musical Instrument Song Book A group of musicians is traveling to a café for a surprise celebration. Press the buttons to hear them play...
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.