The Best Toys For Your Baby
By Lisa Lee
When choosing toys for your baby you should remember that they should be both fun and educational – there are a wide range of toys to choose from that can make your baby squeal with joy and we will discuss some of them in this article.
There are toys for four different stages during your baby’s first year and we’ll look at each one individually:
Newborns – the choices here include hand held toys, tape players/music boxes and unbreakable mirrors among others.
Your baby will probably find her own reflection interesting. Soft books with high-contrast, easy to see patterns can also be quite nice for your baby.
Toys that make noises when squeezed are also available for this age range and this actually helps develop her motor skills as she becomes aware that the noise occurs while she squeezes.
3 To 6 Months – Now we see more choice. For example you can get a play gym which is a rack with attached toys. The baby is able to bat or swat the toys and it makes life more fun while she is still horizontal. Lightweight rattles can also be fun for babies at this age. Soft Toys can be a great companion for your baby but make sure they are soft and cuddly. Board books and playmates are other options.
6 To 9 Months – For this age range you can start to introduce your baby to activity boards – these have movable and spinning parts that your baby can interact with. This is great for hand-eye co-ordination. Balls are also an option now – light fabric ones that she can perhaps crawl after.
Wooden or Soft Blocks are fun for her to stack and play with. Some Moving Toys and Books can also be introduced now. At six to nine months your baby will begin to become much more active and play will become much more intense than in previous stages.
She will be picking up things and banging all sorts of objects, making noise and generally causing a ruckus. She will pick up two toys and bang them together just to see the sound that they make.
She is becoming aware that objects are still there even when she can no longer see or touch them. She will miss a favorite stuffed animal if she can't see it and if you hide it from her while she is looking she will seek it out. It also means you can begin playing hide-and-seek games with objects.
9- 12 Months – As your baby grows, so does the sophistication of her toys. At this age she will be able to play with push toys that will allow her to use her new found walking skills. There are also shape sorters where she will try and match the object to the hole.
Toy telephones, buckets and spades and blocks may also be used.
Looking back at your own childhood I’m sure you recall that toys were a lot of fun. It’s now time to let your own child experience the fun and laughter that they can bring.
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