Which toys for newborn

What it is: A The twisty tentacles are a good size for little fists to grasp and not too squishy. Available from : Kidly and Jojo Maman Bebe. Features crinkly feet and antenna. We like its bright colours and friendly face and we love the crinkly feet and antenna. Simple but stimulating — and you can chuck in the washing machine.

Available from: Amazon. What it is: A 52cm x 75cm x 37cm cot mobile with a music box and 5 soft toys hanging from a wooden frame. Also comes in mint. Why we love it: The sea-animal-themed toys are interesting for baby eyes to look at — including an octopus with dangly legs and an oyster shell with a mirror — and pretty beautiful for grown-up eyes, too. Suitable from birth on up, this lovely apple gets hand-washed.

Great for ages 6 months and up, this toy provides an incredibly unique shape-exploration experience. The innovative shape sorting box comes with six chunky, textured shapes that fit through the elastic bands of the cube.

The colorful toy encourages fine motor skills, tactile exploration, and experimentation. I like to follow a pattern of one action leads to one reaction from the toy rather than multiple actions and noises. Perfect for ages 6 months and up, this innovative toy challenges babies to balance, nest, spin, and stack these spheres in gravity-defying angles.

Parents appreciate the thoughtful design and versatility of this colorful toy. Don't be surprised if your toddler is playing with this bright toy into their big kid stage. And for a no-frills, affordable choice to add to the toy collection, The First Years Stack Up Cup Toys view at Amazon provides versatility with its set of eight, colorful cups.

As for material, avoid toxic materials due to potential poisoning, as well as thin plastic, loose stuffing, button batteries, high-powered magnets, and toys with bean-like pellets. When in doubt, check the manufacturer's age recommendation that should be listed in the product description. By four months of age, babies have learned vital skills that help them learn, act, speak, and play.

There are toys parents and caregivers can buy to hone in on those developmental milestones they reach every month. Here are some toys babies can play with and the developmental milestones they encourage.

Promote physical development, self-regulation, and peer interaction with toys that encourage physical activity. Check out balls, push and pull toys, or ride-on toys, when shopping for infants. Maya Polton is a former marketing manager and current freelance writer who covers food, home, and parenting.

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The eight, colorful cups promote creativity in allowing kids to fit them together, stack them up, or turn them over. A pick that grows with your child, little ones can play with the activity panel while early walkers can use it to help them move.

Fisher-Price Rock-a-Stack at Amazon. Little ones can stack and take apart this colorful toy, and learn the basics of size while gaining hand-eye coordination. Easy for little hands to grasp, this giraffe-shaped teether is made of chewable rubber to soothe sore gums on teething babies. The 5-in-1 toy complements many phases of newborn development and can be used as a play mat or instrument. Ideal for infants months old, the mitten is easily slipped on, chewable, and free of BPA, latex, and lead.

Lovevery The Play Gym at Amazon. Made with five developmental zones, this 2-in-1 toy is both a play mat and a gym that features removable accessories. Soft Cloth Baby Books at Amazon. It contains two cushion mummy elephant Gray and baby elephant green for a different purpose.

You can let your baby sit within the confines of the mummy elephant and play the monkey toy attached on it. The baby elephant is suitable to prop your baby up for tummy time. On top of that, it comes with a detachable leaf teether for future usage when your little one is teething.

And the cloud-shaped rattle entertains and allows your newborn to train their grasping with hands. The elephant ears also crinkle when you flap them. It is also easily washable for long term usage and hygiene. It is a perfect newborn baby gift with multiple usages. The Multi-use cushion set may be a bit more pricey compared to other tummy time pillow toys. The Tiny Love Magical Tales Super Mat comes with everything to help build your newborn motor skills and physical development.

The black and white contrasting color provides the visual stimulation required for newborn. The crinky toys on the mat are suitable to build grasping skills and there is also teether toy. The mat size is also big enough for usage until your baby is crawling.

And easily foldable for storage or travel usage. Do note that it does not offer alot of padding and can be a bit slippery on some floor surface. When your little one is around 2 months old, it is good to put them on an activity gym to observe the dangling toys where they will reach out gradually. The Skip Hop Silver Lining Cloud Baby Play Mat and Activity Gym contains a musical sheep, light-up star, cloud squeaker, bird rattle and baby-safe sunshine mirror to serve this purpose.

Three- to 6-month-old babies are fascinated by the abilities of their hands and feet, so toys that shake and spin or can be operated with a kick will keep their attention.

Cause and effect also captivates babies now. A toy that makes a noise when it's patted, banged, kicked, or rolled, an object that moves when they're touched. For more ideas, see our article Best toys for 3- to 6-month-olds. Babies get more mobile at this age, swiftly advancing from sitting up unassisted to scooting, rocking, crawling, and pulling up to stand.

Anything that helps move this process along will be a favorite toy now: push toys that can be used sitting or standing, activity centers that can be adjusted as your baby grows. At this age, babies are beginning to learn how to mimic adults, and enjoy toys that allow them to act out the real-world activities they see going on around them: toy cups, phones, keys.

By about 9 months, babies have mastered the pincer grasp, the ability to pick up and manipulate objects between thumb and forefinger, which allows them to place or rotate objects with more purpose: bring on the stacking and sorting toys. For more ideas, see our article Best toys for 6- to 9-month-olds. At this stage, most babies are concentrating on learning to walk and talk.

Toys that encourage burgeoning language skills and help them walk or scoot with support are sure to be met with delight. Any toys with moving parts are favorites too: levers or wheels to operate, books with flaps to pull or doors to open.

She's better than ever at operating her hands and fingers, so toys that allow her to practice sorting, stacking, spinning, pushing, pulling, or rolling. She loves putting toys into a container and then dumping them out, too, and will practice these movements over and over.

For more ideas, see our article Best toys for 9- to month-olds. As the global vice president of BabyCenter content, Scott Adler is responsible for BabyCenter's pregnancy and parenting digital resources, which reach millions of parents globally. In addition to leading BabyCenter's research, editorial, and content teams, Adler works with international editors to create personalized, stage-specific app and web-based experiences for new and expectant parents around the world.

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