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What's The Best Baby Toy For Your Child?

The greatest lesson I’ve learned about buying the right baby toy is to be picky! Fussy. Choosy. Finicky. Selective. Whatever you'd like to call it.

Let me explain...

My experience shows picky parents simply make enough time to choose the right toy for their child. Stated differently, many parents spend too little time to choose a toy that's just right for developing their child's skills.

Of course, that could be because they really don't know what best. So here's a shortcut guide to choosing great baby toys you can use next time:

For newborns...

Start off by getting mobiles and activity centers. They're always great value-for-money infant toys.

Baby toys for infants younger than 6 months

Choose from mobiles, chiming toys, activity centers, mats, rattles, teething rings, soft blocks, soft toys, bold colorful pictures and toys in different textures. Even toys such as squeeze toys can also be very helpful to promote clutching and handling.

For 6-9 month olds

As a general rule of thumb, the best toy buys are building blocks, activity centers, activity boxes and cubes, stacking ring & cones, material and board books, crawling tunnels and bath toys.

For 9-12 month olds

Choose building blocks, stacking blocks and rings, nesting cups, cardboard and material books, push and pull toys, containers, large crayons, crawling tunnels, spades and buckets... to name but a few fun toys.

Toys for those older than 12 months

Choose basic puzzles (preferably with knobs for easy handling), wooden toys, music toys, brooms, toy telephones, balls, push and pull toys, stable ride-on toys, toy cars, tractors and picture books.

And if you're looking for a great learning toy for this age... also consider hammering toys.

Also, have a look at a few evergreen infant toys.

30 Evergreen Toys


Gymini Lights & Music 

Chorus Gym

Baby Whoozit 

Multi-Sensory Clutch Cube

Discover and Play Entertainer

Lamaze Musical Inchworm

Lively Links 

Busy Box

Winkel (Boxed)

Oball

Band in a Box

Fascination Station - Solid

Infantino Activity Triangle

2-in-1 Activity Wagon

Mozart Magic Cube

Baby's First Blocks

Grip & Grab Rattle

Brilliant Basics Rock-a-Stack 

Skwish Color Burst

Wooden Shape Sorting Cube

LeapStart Learning Table

Giggle Ball Toy Set

Baby Wind Chimes

Spin 'n Play Center

Curiosity Cube

Step Start Walk N Ride

Pail Pals

Round About Shape Sorter

Discovery Ball

Fun Blocks

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