Play Time
Moulin Roty Tree House The Big Family
$162.00The Big Family also proposes a playful tree house in the backyard of the family home. It is the perfect place for multiple adventures! From the rope ladder or crossing...
Manhattan Toy Tree Top Adventures Activity
$168.00This wood activity center is packed full of exciting features! Includes 4 quadrants in the shape of a tree with a variety of activities for baby: 6 tracks with animal-themed...
Tender Leaf Toys Treetops Train Set
$46.00Take the train with its 2 carriages on a mountain trail to see a bear, moose, and fox. Balance the animals on 2 grassy parts, the fir tree or the...
PlanToys Triangle Clutching Toy
$30.00This Triangle Clutching Toy comes with a two-tone ball that is detachable and can also be played as a rattle. This enhances fine motor skills while child grasps and rattles....
Plantoys Triangle Matching Puzzle
$18.00Learn about basic shapes: Triangle. This knob puzzle helps develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination while tracing each shape and then placing it back in its place Can...
Maileg Tricycle Mouse Big Sister Red
$32.00Big sister mouse is ready for a day in school, carrying her backpack on the back. She has magnets in her hands so she can hold the handles of the...
Trido Trido Magnetic Art Laguna
$90.00 – $174.00The Trido Magnetic Art Laguna allows your child to create their own shapes. Thanks to an ingenious array of magnets, the polyhedrons are able to be connected with each other by...
Hape Trido Magnetic Art Sky
$174.00The Magnetic Art Sky allows your child to create their own shapes. Thanks to an ingenious array of magnets, the polyhedrons are able to be connected with each other by...
Calico Critters Triple Bunk Beds
$14.00This adorable furniture set features three baby-sized bunk beds, complete with ladders, a slide, and cozy matching pillows and duvets in soft pastel colors. The beds can be arranged in...
Maileg Triplets Baby Mice in Matchbox Checker
$52.00Surprise! It’s triplets! These three tiny baby mice snuggle side by side in their cozy matchbox bed, wrapped in a soft blanket. Dressed in soft checked suits, they love to...
Maileg Trolley Multi Dots
$80.00A trolley is necessary for carrying all your soft friends and toys around. The trolley is covered with a ramie/cotton fabric that has a soft coating which will help to...
Janod Tropik Pull Along Tropical Train
$34.00The train for the tropics is entering the station! A 2-in-1 early learning toy, this pull-along toy is also a construction set: the 3 carriages are removable and 11 pieces...
Vilac Truck and trailer with vehicles stack...
$50.00Pretty wooden vehicles to stack on the carrier truck. For 2 years+ Approx. 15 x 2 x 5 inches
Maileg Truffle The Pig
$22.00 – $34.00Oink! Make room for the cutest pig of all time! Truffles is an adorably ‚ pudgy pig who can sit straight up because of the beans in its bottom. Truffles...
Kiko+ & gg* Tsumiki Building Blocks House
$110.00Tsumiki means "building block" in Japanese. This doll-house-shaped wooden block set has beautifully soft colors. A magnetic cover conceals a magical world of shapes just waiting to be piled up,...
Bear Company Tug the Bulldog
$40.00Fluffy, cuddly, and adorable in every way. This stuffed animal dog is cute, irresistibly soft, and a perfect friend-come-nighttime buddy. Size: 13 inches
Fat Brain Toy Tugl Cube
$16.00Pull, pop, and discover!Built into each side of this sturdy, rounded cube is a soft silicone bubble with a tab to grab and pull. Fingers can't help but push them,...
Jellycat Tumblie Sheep Dog
$35.00His sheep are so smart they’ve penned themselves in, so Jellycat Tumble Sheepdog has nothing to do! Can you think of some funny games to play? This flopsy pup loves...
Playforever Turbo Jet Black Race Car
$44.00Turbo captures the spirit and magic of the most infectious decade ever. Part of the Verve collection, Playforever's Turbo Jet is inspired by the F1 cars of the 80's. With unapologetic clashing...
Playforever Turbo Laser Rich Red Race Car
$44.00Turbo captures the spirit and magic of the most infectious decade ever. Part of the Verve collection, Playforever's Turbo Laser is inspired by the F1 cars of the 80's. With unapologetic clashing...
Playforever Turbo Lauper Red/White Race Car
$44.00Turbo captures the spirit and magic of the most infectious decade ever. Part of the Verve collection, Playforever's Turbo Lauper is inspired by the F1 cars of the 80's. With unapologetic clashing...
Playforever Turbo Miami Race Car
$44.00Turbo captures the spirit and magic of the most infectious decade ever. Part of the Verve collection, Playforever's Turbo Miami is inspired by the F1 cars of the 80's. With unapologetic clashing...
Tikiri Turtle Natural Rubber Rattle
$18.00This rubber rattle from the ocean buddies collection. Easy-grip for smaller hands. Each marine animal character has an enclosed rattle that creates a soft sound when shaken. Sound Toys, like...
Le Toy Van Twilight Train and Carriages
$40.00The Twilight Train travels through the night, entertaining its passengers with dinner and music.Adorned with stunning unique moon and stars motifs and finished with flourishes of gold paint, this classic...
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.