Do Baby Toys Really Help Your Baby Develop?
Batting at a baby mobile, transferring a rattle from one hand to another, or listening to baby lullabies, and even exercising madly on a Deluxe Jumperoo helps babies learn about the world around them.
This also helps them connect sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell to objects, to recognize shapes, patterns, and colors, develop hand-eye coordination and memory, and to bond with you and others.
New Table of Contents
- Pick the Gender of Your Baby
- What Type of Toys Will You Get Your Baby This Year?
- Best Educational Baby Toys in 2008
- 2008 Playskool Toys for Baby
- Activity Gyms
- Best Rattles in 2008
- Fun Ways to Teach Baby Sign Language
- Pop-Up Toys
- Musical Baby Toys
- Soft Dolls for Babies
- Baby Books - Specially Designed with Babies in Mind
- Baby Books
- Great Parent Resources
- What are You Getting Your Baby this Year?
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What Type of Toys Will You Get Your Baby This Year?
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Best Educational Baby Toys in 2008
Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube
Baby-Safe Design - Designed with durable plastic construction, the Magic Cube features bright colors such as yellow, green, purple, and magenta. Made with soft, rounded corners, it's easy and safe for baby to hold.
Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes
Promote music appreciation and auditory development by introducing your little one to baby-friendly versions of classical masterpieces by Mozart, Vivaldi, Chopin and Rossini with the Baby Einstein¿ Takealong Tunes! A large, easy to press button allows your baby to toggle through 7 high quality and enjoyable classical melodies at home, or for on-the-go fun! This baby's version of an "MP3 player" has colorful lights that dance across the screen to enhance each entertaining melody and promote visual perception.
LeapFrog Learn & Groove Musical Table
Grows with your Child - The sturdy, plastic-molded, brightly colored table sits flat on the floor for babies to play at while sitting. You can attach the table's legs to adjust it to accommodate toddlers' play while standing. And it offers plenty of activities at different levels of learning to keep your child entertained for these early developmental years.
2008 Playskool Toys for Baby
will entertain your little one for hours: te sounds, sights, and nonstop action of the Playskool Busy Ball Popper encourage repetitive play and stimulate motor development skills.
Hasbro Playskool Busy Elephant
Release Date: 09/06/2006
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Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 07/11/2009) 
List Price: $14.99
Playskool Let's Play Together Puppet Play Monkey
Release Date: 09/06/2006
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Amazon Price: (as of 07/11/2009)
List Price: $9.99
Hasbro Playskool Lullaby Gloworm
Release Date: 09/06/2006
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Amazon Price: $27.99 (as of 07/11/2009)
List Price: $9.99
Playskool Busy Ball-Tivity Center
Release Date: 08/01/2008
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Amazon Price: $28.75 (as of 07/11/2009)
List Price: $34.99
Playskool Busy Glow Flashlight
Release Date: 09/06/2006
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Amazon Price: $11.95 (as of 07/11/2009)
List Price: $9.99
Activity Gyms
Fisher-Price Rainforest Melodies & Lights Deluxe Gym
The gym brings the magic of the rainforest to baby with fun activities and 20 minutes of music. Repositionable toys include a soft hanging monkey, a soft toucan with jingle, an elephant with soft ears and a spinner with beads, a parrot with a paddle spinner, and a frog character mirror. 2 satin butterflies fly around above baby as colored lights pulse on and off while music plays. The large mat has a quilted rainforest scene and is surrounded by a satin border. Areas on the mat for baby to explore include a large crinkle peek-a-boo leaf with a shiny underside, sun ray ribbons, and a soft tiger tail. A large soft giraffe sits at the bottom of the rainbow arch and has 2 points on which to link toys for baby.
Tiny Love Gymini - Black, White & Red
Studies have found that babies are fascinated by the high-contrast extremes of colors such as black, white and red designs. This padded activity gym amuses baby while helping develop motor skills in a safe and playful environment. 3 toys hang at varied heights from the safe, flexible arches. Machine washable.
Bright Starts Pink Pretty in Pink Supreme Play Gym
Your precious princess will flutter about on this comfy, soft mat with lots of room for play. Best of all, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this item goes to support breast cancer awareness and research.
Features:
-5 melodies and 3 silly sounds with continuous play and baby-activated modes
-6 fun toys: Plush flower chime toy with crinkle petals stimulates tactile and auditory development
-Oversized mirror encourages self-discovery
-Large plush dragonfly is linkable or can be played with separately
-Snail plush toy has multiple textures
Best Rattles in 2008
Tinkle, Crinkle, Rattle and Squeak
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Amazon Price: $15.70 (as of 07/11/2009)
List Price: $12.99
Baby Einstein Caterpillar Ring Rattle
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Amazon Price: $9.75 (as of 07/11/2009)
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Sassy Earth Brights Wooden Spring Bouquet
Release Date: 12/15/2007
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Amazon Price: $7.74 (as of 07/11/2009)
List Price: $7.99
Fun Ways to Teach Baby Sign Language
Pop-Up Toys
Playskool Busy Poppin' Pals (Colors May Vary)
Release Date: 09/06/2006
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Amazon Price: $21.95 (as of 07/11/2009)
List Price: $12.99
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Pop Up Farm Yard Friends
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Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 07/11/2009)
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Edushape Large Pop-Up Fabric Toy Box
Release Date: 07/01/2008
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Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 07/11/2009)
List Price: $19.99
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Musical Baby Toys
Lamaze Musical Inchworm
Plush toy, perfect for playing and napping. It plays the song "If You're Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands" when hugged. Great for newborns.
Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Musical Fishbowl
When baby places these fish into the fishbowl it will rock gently as the lights, sounds and music play for baby.
Fisher-Price Interactive Baby Grand Piano
Learn about numbers, counting, opposites, colors, tempo, pitch, music styles, and more
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Storybook Rhymes
Storybook learning comes to life with a friendly bookworm, lights and sing-along nursery rhymes. Light-up hands point the way for baby to turn pages and learn about letters, numbers, colors and first words. Lots of story time and learning fun!
Soft Dolls for Babies
Rosy Cheek Squeaker Mini Plush Baby Doll
This Soft Velour doll with embroidered facial features is the perfect size for little hands. It's body squeaks when tummy is pressed, and it comes in assorted hair colors.
Soft Baby Girl Doll, Baby Tuc Tuc Collection-pink
Sckoon Organic Cotton Soft Doll Rose Tan
The perfect first doll for a baby! This Flat Doll is 100% organic cotton inside and out, and dyed with metal free dyes, making it safe for babies. The color matches with Sckoon's Baby Rose collection to create a perfect gift set.
My First Doll - 11
This 11 inch soft doll is the perfect little girl's first friend. She is soft and cuddly.
Baby Books - Specially Designed with Babies in Mind
LeapFrog Baby Number Cruncher Teether Book
Amazon Price: $5.99 (as of 07/11/2009)
List Price: $5.99
Baby Einstein Baby's Photo Book
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 07/11/2009)
List Price: $6.99
Sassy Baby's First Books
Amazon Price: $47.95 (as of 07/11/2009)
List Price: $15.99
Where's My Bone Soft Activity Book by Manhattan Toy
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 07/11/2009)
List Price: $14.99
Great Parent Resources
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mysweetjane wrote...
Great lens - now I know what to get the nieces and nephews for Christmas :)
Posted November 27, 2008
mysweetjane wrote...
Great lens - now I know what to get the nieces and nephews for Christmas :)
Posted November 27, 2008
jeanniec wrote...
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Posted November 27, 2008
Ashly_Rain wrote...
So many good ideas. I specifically like Best Rattles in 2008.
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Posted November 12, 2008
sleepbaby wrote...
Great lens, being a mother it is great to get some info about the toys available for my baby. well done definately worth 5*.
Posted November 06, 2008
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