Birth to 6 months
Always check toy labels for the recommended ages!
Babies like primary colors, contrast, clear lines and features, simple design, and human features, e.g., eyes.
Infants 0 to 2 months enjoy seeing interesting things.
Infants 2 to 6 months enjoy touching, holding, batting, shaking, kicking, and mouthing objects.
-Toys for watching are more interesting if they move and make noise; the movement should be slow and noise not loud or sudden.
-Mouthable toys should have no sharp points or edges; no small parts; no electrical parts; no toxic materials; no glass or brittle plastic; no long strings; or no parts that can entrap fingers, toes, or hands.
Occasion: Birthday. Christmas, Hanukkah, Get Well, Valentine’s Day, Easter
Dream screens
Lullaby tapes
Starting about 6 to 8 weeks:
Crib mobiles*
Crib gyms*
*Suspend 8 to 14 inches above eyes and move-up when infants can touch. Remove when baby can push up on hands and knees.
Infant swings -With adult supervision
Teething and key rings
Squeeze toys
Activity quilt
Rattles
Music boxes-adult operated
Cloth dolls or animals-Watch for buttons and other small parts that the baby may swallow. It must be light and sturdy. Hair must be molded not loose hair. No bean or pellet stuffing.
Starting about 4 months
Soft blocks
Disc or keys on rings
Unbreakable mirrors
Floor gym -Remove when baby can push up on hands and knees (about five months).
Interlocking plastic rings
Balls -clutch, soft squeeze, or textured -must be at least 1 3/4″. However, if an object can fit easily in the infant’s mouth-kee it away from the child.
Squeeze toys with sound makers should be inside the toy.
Six months to one year
Always check toy labels for the recommended ages!
Infants 7-9 months like to poke; bang; insert; squeeze; drop; poke; shake; toss; bite; fill and empty; and open and shut objects.
Bath Toys
Bath toys
Rubber duckies
Sponge puppets
Boats
Cups
Busy boxes with levers, switches, and dials
Simple puzzles with large pieces (about 10 months. 2-3 pieces)Pieces big enough baby can’t swallow
Musical toys
Music boxes wind up by adults
9 months old. Child presses the button on the feet to get music and songs.
Round Pegs in round holes -Where you pound a peg into a hole. Large pegs so baby can’t swallow
Books
Cloth
Stiff cardboard
Vinyl
“Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown
“My Very First Mother Goose” by Iona Oapie
“Red, Blue, Yellow Shoe” Tana Hoban
“Where’s the Baby?” by Tom Paxton
Stuff toys
Stuff animals No beans or another stuffing baby can choke on
Watch for small buttons and other small parts that the baby might swallow
Other toys
Turtle ball pit for babies 9 months and up
Balls –Soft and medium-sized
Stacking rings
Simple pop-up toy
Squeeze squeak toy. (The squeaker is inside the body of the toy)
Nesting toys
Shape sorters
Soft blocks
Simple musical instruments
Push-pull toys
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