Products
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| Rating: 4.5 - 5 stars: Excellent; 4.0 - 4.5 stars: Very Good; 3.0 - 4.0 stars: Good; 2.0 - 3.0 stars: Fair; 0 - 2.0 stars: Poor | |||||||
| 1 | 4.70 starsExcellent |
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| LeapFrog Shapes & Sharing Picnic Basket is a fun educational toy that helps little learners explore shapes, numbers, colors, music, sorting and much more! The musical and interactive responses of the basket teach children to listen, understand concepts and build their language too. This versatile and durable product can be used for a long time as it teaches new things at every stage, from infancy to 'preschoolhood'.See More | ||
| 2 | 4.70 starsExcellent |
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| The Bright Starts Clack & Slide Activity Ball is a great toy with lots of sounds and colors to spike a baby's curiosity. It is an infant toy that is interesting to look at and fun to touch and play with. It features plenty of amusing activities that include bead chaser, rattle ball, squeaker, and spinning paddle with mirror.See More | ||
| 3 | 4.60 starsExcellent |
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| The Ocean Wonders Soothe & Glow Seahorse in pink or blue is the new age 'security blankie' and cuddle companion for your little ones as it lulls them to sleep with soothing melodies and soft glowing light. The mesmerizing light creates a peaceful environment along with the classical instrumental music that the seahorse performs when activated. When gently pressed in the middle, this nighttime buddy plays 8 lullabies along with relaxing ocean sounds that can calm even the most fractious meltdown in minutes.See More | ||
| 4 | $14 | 4.50 starsExcellent |
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| VTech - Baby's Learning Laptop is an interactive toy which features a colorful keyboard and a bright light-up screen to teach shapes, common objects and feelings. It is a good learning tool for the little ones and holds their attention for good amount of time while entertaining with various sound effects and melodies. The moveable mouse is sized just right for the little hands to develop their motor skills.See More | |
| 5 | 4.40 starsVery Good |
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| The Melissa & Doug Deluxe Bug Jug Fill & Spill Soft Baby Toy introduces your little ones to four bug buddies - a butterfly, grasshopper, ladybug and the most loved purple spider! This educational toy stimulates tactile senses, while developing fine motor skills, language skills and hand/eye coordination. Each brightly colorful bug has a unique characteristic to attract your baby's attention - they rattle, crinkle, jingle or squeak.See More | ||
| 6 | 4.30 starsVery Good |
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| Fisher Price Brilliant Basic Baby’s First Blocks is a fun toy for many stages of development. It comes with ten colorful blocks, in 5 different shapes: cylinders, triangles, cubes, stars, and a plus sign for extra fun. The blocks are easy to grasp, hold and store inside a take-along bucket with a sturdy carry handle.See More | ||
| 7 | 4.20 starsVery Good |
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| Sassy Developmental Wonder Wheel Suction Toy is a vibrant colorful and fun toy that can keep little babies engaged when they are on their high chairs. The toy has a spinning wheel filled with beads. The wheel spins easily and has multiple colored textures blend together for visual stimulation.See More | ||
| 8 | $5 | 4.20 starsVery Good |
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| Sassy Pop-n-Push Car is a fun, simple and cute first car toy which inspires exploration and promotes cause and effect learning in infants. It is fun to watch babies pull the easy to grasp car back and watch the popping beads that hit the cars top. The car is great for crawling infants as it helps develop motor skills and promotes crawling.See More | |
| 9 | 4.10 starsVery Good |
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| Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learning Puppy is an educational tool that includes two interactive play modes. In the learning mode there are 6 hot spots on the plush puppy that teach baby the alphabets, body parts and colors through fun phrases and songs. Whereas the game mode can encourage learning fun phrases and songs including the Alphabet Song, a color song, a counting song and a song that teaches body parts.See More | ||
| 10 | 3.90 starsGood |
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| Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Friendly Flip Phone is an entertaining, fun and learning toy with sounds and music. Each time baby flips the phone open, a mouse, kitty and puppy take turns appearing with a friendly “Hello!” When baby presses buttons on the phone, it plays 3 ring tones or musical key tones. And of course, closing the phone means it’s time to say “Good-bye.” The process of opening and closing the flip phone and pressing the buttons helps kids develop their motor skills.See More | ||
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It is important to select age-appropriate toys for your child. A good toy should challenge child's level of development. Buying a toy that is too advanced for the child, especially newborn, can lead to a frustrated child and could be a possible safety hazard.[1][2] Many baby toys are specifically designed to help babies develop, using motor skills, visual comprehension, and language.[3]
Newborn Toys (0-6 months): A newborn experiences everything for the first time. While they have not yet developed visual focus or muscular control, newborns sense the new world around them. Newborn toys should facilitate a baby's learning and stimulate their senses.[1][3] Babies enjoy looking at the world around them like lights, shapes, patterns, and colors.[4] They gravitate toward bright or high-contrast colors with simple designs and changes in sound.[5] This is the best time for a crib mobile that the baby cannot reach. By about 8 weeks, the baby is ready for rattles and teethers, cloth toys, soft squeeze balls, and musical and chime toys.[5]
Before making your purchase, read the safety guidelines and instructions. The major safety concern during this period is choking and suffocation. Make sure stuffed toys are nonflammable, non-toxic, and washable.[2]
Baby Toys (6-12 months): At this age the babies start to sit and crawl. They can reach for and grasp objects, exert control over objects, move them from one hand to the other, and play with their feet.[3][4] Hand-eye coordination begins to improve, and the baby may start babbling that sounds more like real conversation.[6] Suggested toys for babies of this age include stuffed animals, lightweight balls, push toys, activity toys, blocks, toys with wheels and baby books.[3][4][7]
Again, before making your purchase, read the safety guidelines and instructions. The major safety concern during this period is choking and suffocation. Make sure stuffed toys are nonflammable, non-toxic, and washable.[2]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) closely monitors and regulates toys. Any toys made in, or imported into the United States after 1995 must comply with CPSC standards.[9]
Always choose age-appropriate toys for your baby. Do not get toys that are very loud, have small parts, loose buttons or eyes, or long strings for your baby.[8] Read and heed the warning labels on the toys. They are there for a reason and are often prompted by an accidents.[5] The major safety concern for children less than 3 years old is choking and suffocation.
Do not buy toys with magnets. If the toy breaks and magnets come off, they can be accidentally swallowed, causing organ damage.[4][8] Toys with long strings or cords can get caught around a new baby’s neck, and cause strangulation.[8] Crayons and paints should say ASTM D-4236 on the package, which means that they've been evaluated by the American Society for Testing and Materials.[9]
It is important to select age-appropriate toys for your child. A good toy should challenge child's level of development. Children enjoy toys that they can master and that are right for their particular stage of development. If the toy is too sophisticated, it frustrates the child; if it is too simple, it bores the child.[2] Age grading relates to the safety of the toy as well as its play value.[4]
The same toy can carry through many different development stages.[10] For example, blocks can help infants in muscle development and coordination. As child grows, blocks help in many other skills like imagination, creativity, planning, construction principles, etc. WebMD recommends not to rush to replace old toys with new ones.[10]
WebMD also suggests different types of toys that kids benefit from most as they go through different ages. 6m to 1yr old babies can hold small toys. They are learning about cause and effect and they will repeat activities over and over in order to master them. Age-appropriate toys include push and pull toys, blocks, nesting cups, rings on poles, shape sorters, and simple take-apart toys.[10]
Different types of toys are beneficial in developing certain skills in the child at different ages. For example, in case of older babies, toys like seated activity sets, stacking toys, push and walk toys, and sand toys improve gross motor skills. Toys like soft blocks, floor based activity mats, and balls help develop fine motor skills. Toys like rattles, soft and board books, and Pop-up books help develop hand-eye coordination in older babies.[3] Ebay Buying Guide maps skill development to toys for different ages.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. The CPSC protects consumers from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC works to ensure the safety of consumer products—such as toys, cribs, power tools, etc.[11] In recent years, the CPSC has recalled numerous toys for various reasons.[4]
SaferProducts.gov is the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database website of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Through SaferProducts.gov, consumers can submit reports of harm involving consumer products. Completed Reports and manufacturer comments are published online at www.SaferProducts.gov for anyone to search.[11]
1. shopwiki.com - Baby Toys Buying Guide: How to Choose by Age
2. ConsumerReports.org - Toy buying guide
3. Parenting.com - Baby Toy Buying Guide
LeapFrog Shapes And Sharing Picnic Basket
Bright Starts Clack and Slide Activity Ball
Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Soothe and Glow Seahorse
VTech - Baby's Learning Laptop
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Bug Jug Fill & Spill Soft Baby Toy
Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Baby's First Blocks
Sassy Developmental Wonder Wheel Suction Toy
Sassy Pop N Push Car
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learning Puppy
Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Friendly Flip Phone (6 Months +)
