Top Ten Toys for Babies: Birth-Six Months
Here are the best toys for babies up to six months old.
1. Taggies by Taggies, Inc. When you hand an infant a toy the part their tiny hands will immediately gravitate to is the little silky rectangular tag. Infants like the texture, the sound and the look of tags. Baby toys, cloth books and blankets from Taggies have numerous colorful tags sewn on them which any infant will love.
2. Drive and Drool Keys by Sassy. Everyone knows that baby loves keys. These keys are big, bright, textured and are made for babies three months and up. This award-winning toy for babies develops baby’s brain by stimulating visual, auditory and tactile senses. (SASSY)
3. Mix’n Match Blocks by Miracles & Milestones (Fisher-Price). Three black and white blocks nest in a soft case which easily attaches to baby’s crib. The high-contrast colors stimulate baby’s vision and hold attention. The blocks may be moved around to expose different color patterns, to change the visual stimulation for the developing baby.
4. Lamaze Octivity Time by Learning Curve. Babies up to six months old will enjoy playing with this colorful and plus octopus. The octopus features many things baby will love to grab including clinking rings, a spinning starfish teether, a shiny mirror and pieces of differently textured material including corduroy.
5. Monkeys Swing on a Banana Ring by Sassy. Two colorful monkeys made of a combination of plastic and soft material will delight baby’s hand. The rings on the banana ring and the colorful beads provide gentle rattle sounds.
6. Kick & Play Piano by Link-a-doos. Moms know that babies have learned to kick well before they were born. This toy for infants up to six months encourages baby to continue expressing themselves through kicking. The soft piano keys respond to soft touches and triggers soft lights to flash. Three modes on this infant toy include floor piano, melody medley and play and learn.
7. Tiny Love Trio by Tiny Love. This small collection is a wonderful set of toys for an infant three months old. The set includes three colorful developmental rattles and teether toys: a monkey, an elephant and a set of butterflies.
8. Gymini 3-D Activity Gym by TinyLove. The black, white and red colors on this toy for infants will stimulate baby’s brain. The padded activity gym will aid in developing baby’s alertness and motor skills while lying on his/her back or belly. The dangling toys can be adjusted by adding and removing the included links or by adding some of your own.
9. Lamaze Multi-Sensory Clutch Cube by Learning Curve. Babies three months and older will love this cube shaped rattle and its contrasting colors. The cube is scented with a fresh green apple aroma. There are peek-a-boo flaps, rings that clink and jingles that chime.
10. Ocean Wonders Mobile by Fisher-Price. This remote-controlled toy is entertaining and soothing for infants from birth to six months. A soft light pattern of bubbles, swirls and fish emanates from the mobile to the ceiling. The five sounds on this infant toy include music and ocean sounds. Conveniently, this infant toy can also be converted for use on a dresser.
