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Best Stocking Stuffers for Babies

Christmas Stocking Stuffers for Babies

Are you looking for the best Christmas stocking filler ideas for babies?

For my baby's first Christmas, he was 6 months old and I researched lots of stocking gift ideas for him.

I also have an older boy who had lots of different toys he tried out as a baby as well as nephews and nieces who have inspired some of the ideas in the article.

There are ideas that will suit babies of all ages.

Here is a list of of lots of items to include in a babies Christmas stocking.

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Bubbles

Babies of all ages love bubbles. Even very young babies love to watch them. As they get older they will love to try and reach and touch them. As they get older still they will enjoy trying to pop them.

You can't go wrong by getting some bubbles or a bubble blower or a bubble gun to put into a stocking.

You can then blow lots of bubbles for your baby and they will love to see them on Christmas day.

Stacking Cups


Stacking cups are one of my favorite types of toys for babies aged 6 months and above.

Babies will love to bang them together, knock down towers and eat them! As they get older they are great for building their first towers, teaching colors and counting. They are also great bath toys. Fill them up with water and pour the water out again.

It's always the simple toys that are the best and these are so inexpensive you can't go wrong.

They were in my 6 month olds stocking. The great thing about stacking cups is that there are so many ways to play with them and they really grow with your child.

Small Sensory Ball


Babies will love to feel and explore sensory balls like the ones featured below.

You can use them to roll on your baby's skin so they can experience a different sensation.

As babies get older these make nice toys for rolling, squashing, squeezing, throwing and kicking.

Musical Bells


We go to a music group and my baby and babies of all ages love the bells.
They are great for parents to shake along with music to emphasize rhythm to babies.
When babies can reach out and grab, they will enjoy holding them.

There are tons of other types of music toys. They include other musical instruments such as maracas, xylophone or drum. A music CD with songs and nursery rhymes that your baby likes is another idea.

Teething Toys


There are all kinds of teething toys that babies will enjoy and are the perfect size to go as stocking fillers.
Teethers are generally inexpensive and it's also good to look for ones with bright or contrasting colors.
Some good ones include teethers which you can put in the fridge which can help soothe gums.

My nephew who's just 7 months has the Sophie the Giraffe teether and it's one of his favorite toys. Sophie the Giraffe is an excellent teether with excellent reviews although on the more expensive side. Babies find Sophie easy to grab and are fascinated by the contrasting colors on the giraffe toy. They can chew on various body parts. My nephew takes it everywhere for him.

Skwish

Look out for a skwish by Manhattan Toys. It's a great toy for teething and for babies to handle.
My son has a skwish and at 5 and 6 months it has been one of his favorite toys.
He enjoys looking at the beads that slide loves chomping on it. Despite the amount of time it's been in his mouth it still looks brand new.
It's called a Skwish because you can skwish it and it returns to its normal shape.

Toy Keys


Younger babies love keys to mouth, chew, rattle and play with.
They are the perfect size for stocking fillers.

Toy Cell Phone

Another gadget that babies like are cell phones. You can get toy cell phones which are great for stocking fillers too. They are perfect for early role play and to entertain baby without having to give them your phone. Many of them have some great features to engage and entertain babies including lights, music, phrases and sounds.

Toy Remote Control

Babies love remote controls.

They love pushing the buttons and when they get older walking around with them.

Of course it is a problem when they have a remote for your television.

So why not get them their own as a stocking filler?

When my son was a baby, at 6 months he really enjoyed chomping on it!

Soft Book

Books for babies can make nice stocking gifts.

We make a point of reading to our baby with a book at least once a day so we can never have too many books. They are great for taking out and about to entertain babies when your away from home too. You can get soft books for very young babies that will click onto the side of a stroller or car seat.

Older babies may like some lift the flap books

Baby Bath Toys

Bath toys for babies are often a good size for stocking fillers. Ideas include rubber ducks, bath crayons, water squirters, or a wind up bath toy.

My older son also seems to like the bath toys that we buy for our baby so bath toys seem to last for a while too.

Soft Blocks


A small set of blocks makes a nice stocking stuffer. You can get soft blocks for younger babies and wooden blocks for older babies. Soft blocks are great to feel, squeeze, throw and mouth as well as building first towers. Wooden blocks are great for building towers and knocking them down again.

Practical Gifts

There are lots of practical gifts you can get for a baby's stocking. Ideas include socks, toothbrush (a toothbrush can make a great teether too), bibs, cup, beaker and bowl set, hair clips or headbands for a baby girl, baby mittens and hat, bib, sponge, pacifier and a face cloth.

Finger Puppets


Finger puppets are a great toy to entertain babies with and tell stories. They also make a nice travel toy too. You can always get a finger puppet out of your bag to entertain babies on planes, trains, in cars or at restaurants.

Food

There are lots of little edible gifts you can get for older babies. Ideas include small chocolate and a tangerine (for older babies). Or what about dried fruit such as raisins.

Plush Toys

Soft toys including teddies, baby first dolls and plush toys with night lights and music.

Car Seat or Stroller Toy

Babies spend a lot of time in the car seat and strollers, so why not get them a new car seat or stroller toy to fit in their stocking. Look for ones which clip onto the stroller or the car seat and has lots of features for them to feel, bat at and explore with their eyes and their hands. Lamaze do a nice range of car seat toys for babies.

Small Baby Photo Album

You can easily make one of these yourself. Print out some photos of relative and family members with faces that young babies recognise. Then you can either put them in a small photo album or string them together for baby to look through. Babies love looking at faces and you can talk them through the names of all the family members. A great stocking stuffer idea for little ones.

Taggies Blankie


Taggies blankies are adorned with ribbon tags that babies are fascinated by. They make great portable toys for entertainment too. Just take them in their baby bag.

Best Toys for 1 Year Olds

Brilliant Toys for a 1 Year Old


Here is a selection of the best toys for a 1 year old. The recommendations are based on the toys my son, his friends and my niece loved to play with between the ages of 1 and 2 years. All the toys featured make great 1st birthday gifts for girls and boys or fantastic Christmas gifts. There are links to further articles to give you more advice. The toys featured are ones my son played with at home and others he enjoyed at friend's houses and toddler groups. If you're looking for inspiration on great 1st birthday toys, check out the list below.

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Ride on Toys

My son was given a ride on for his 1st birthday. The great thing about ride on toys is that they last for ages. My kids still played with them until age 3. When looking for a ride on toy, many have activities aimed at young 1 year olds as it may be a while before they are riding the toy around confidently. It's best to look for a toy which has activities that will entertain them immediately.
When buying a ride on toy for this age, you could also for one which they can push around and use as a walker as well as sit on. Many ride ons have bars at the back to enable them to push around.

At age 1, my youngest son loved to be pushed around his ride on. He loved to sit on it and push all the buttons which started music and lights up as well as play on the steering wheel.

Vtech Ride On Train

 

Vtech ride on train is a fab toy that will grow with your child.
There are 10 activities on the actual train itself including a storybook, clock, gears, 13 double-sided alphabet blocks which build fine motor skills and introduce letters, numbers, colors and more.

1 year olds love that the toy train counts the alphabet blocks when they're dropped down the chute.

Radio Flyer Busy Buggy

The Radio Flyer Busy Buggy is another top choice. There is under the seat storage. My boys used to love putting toys into the storage seat on their ride on and pushing it around when they were toddlers.
There's a push handle on the back which toddlers will love to use to push the ride on around.

VTech Prance and Rock Learning Unicorn

This unicorn has a transformable base to change it from a rocker to a ride-on toy.

Learn about colors and encourage imaginative play with songs, melodies and playful phrases

As your toddler rocks and rides, the motion sensor responds with magical sounds and music to encourage movement

Educational Toys for a 1 Year Old

Most toys for 1 year olds have some educational value teaching vocabulary, colors, numbers and shapes. Many also have activities to help hone fine motor skills too.
​Here are some great ideas of educational toys for 1 year olds:

Shapesorters - fantastic for learning shapes, colors and honing fine motors skills. Many toys have shapesorter elements to them so it's worth looking out for.

1st peg puzzles - there are very simple peg puzzles aimed at very young babies. These can be good for honing fine motor skills. The pictures are often good for teaching babies simple vocabulary such as pictures of animals.

Musical toys - Drums, keyboards and other musical instruments are fantastic for teaching babies about cause and effect.

Fisher Price Laugh and Learn series - there are numerous toys in this series which have been designed with learning in mind. Check out the piggy bank below.

Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Piggy Bank

Slot the coins in the top of the piggy bank.
The 10 coins are great for introducing colors and counting. You can press the piggy's nose and hear songs, music and speech, There's also an open door for put in and take out play.

Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Chair

The seat features 50 plus learning songs, tunes & phrases.
There's also 3 levels of play on offer. You can choose the most age appropriate play by flipping a switch on the side of the chair. There are 3 stages and each stage offers fresh songs, phrases & sounds for your little one.
The stages include:
Explore – from 1 year - First words and sounds spark baby’s curiosity
Encourage – from 18 months - Prompt baby though questions and simple directions
Pretend – from 2 years - Imaginative fun and early role play
Babies and toddlers will love the seat with the lid. They can open and close it and put little things inside.
There is a story book and remote control to play with on the chair's arms too.

Shape Sorter and Stacking Rings

 

Sometimes it's the classic toys that are the best and it's difficult to go wrong with this combined toy of a shapesorter and stacking rings. By 1 year old babies have developing fine motor skills and will have a good go at getting the shapes into the right holes. A shapesorter is not only fab for developing fine motor skills but also fantastic for teaching the shape names and colors. Little ones will also enjoy carrying around this shape sorter by it's handle when they start toddling around.
At around 1 year old, children will also have a good go at getting the stacking rings on the pole.
​A stacking ring is a great toy for teaching babies about sorting from the largest to the smallest too. They can also have a go at trying to stack the rings on their own without the pole too.
Lots of play value in this set. It's a nice, quiet toy as well when adults would like to go without any flashing lights or music.

Toys for Outdoor Play

Toddlers just love to play with water and a water play table will be an investment in play for the next few years. Both my boys loved his the water table. They would enjoy the toy for a long time pouring in water and watching the water wheel turn around. They stand holding onto it, splashing in the water, playing with the little toys that come with it. It's a great summer toy (great from when children are standing up). It is guaranteed to keep little ones occupied with play while the carer can relax a little bit.

This water activity table has lots of cool features and toys.
Drop balls down the funnel and watch it spiral down the tube in the water and float.
Then scoop the balls up in the hand crank ferris wheel.
Turn the spinner to make waves.
Pour water into the big funnel or the small funnel to watch the twin wheels spin.
The toys includes 1 water cup and 5 round characters that squirt water
There's a drain plug to easily drain the water.

Play Tents

Play tents make a great summer toy for 1 year olds.  They're great for having picnics or filling with play balls. When the sun gets too hot, they're great for shading baby while they're playing with toys or reading books. As they get older they are perfect for imaginary play too. Some play tents offer high UV protection and others can be taken to the beach as a sun shade too.

Radio Flyer 4 in 1 Trike

I can't tell you how much my younger son loves his smart trike. It was another first birthday present and he is so content being pushed around. I have used it to pick up my eldest son on the school run.
The great thing about this trike is that it will grow with your child. There is a 3 point harness and safety bar for babies. The push handle will allow you to push 1 year olds around in the trike. As your child grows, you can adjust the trike to suit each developmental stage. The seat is adjustable and the safety bar, push handle and harness is removable. Eventually it turns into an independent trike which they can pedal on their own.
An excellent gift!

Little tykes Rocking Puppy

 


 

This is such a fun toy which can be played with indoors or outdoors.

The seat is designed to stop kids falling forwards or backwards.

Kids will love rocking back and forth. It's a great balance toy and little ones can learn to get on and off and rock by themselves as they get older and bigger, building their confidence.

VTech Pop-a-Balls Push & Pop Bulldozer

The Vtech bulldozer is so much fun!

Push the handle to roll the bulldozer across the floor and watch it pop balls out of the chimney into the bucket
Press the buttons to learn colors, numbers, phrases and music
Roll the bulldozer and trigger motion sensors to listen to fun tunes and songs on the move stimulating attention and coordination
Grab the chunky handle to encourage motor skill development

Wooden Activity Center


​This wooden activity center has five sides of fun.

There is lots for babies and toddlers to do. It keeps little hands and minds busy. It's a good toy for developing fine motor skills too.

The activities include beads, a shape sorter, a clock and more. It comes with bonus stacking cups too.

Imaginative Play

It's not too early to try and introduce some imaginative play for 1 year olds. One idea is to use food in the imaginative play as babies will have experience of eating foods in different situations. Check out the Leapfrog Picnic baskets which facilitates imaginative play for young children and gives lots of learning opportunities too.

LeapFrog Shapes And Sharing Picnic Basket

I bought this for my nephew for his 1st birthday and he loved it. It's a great toy for this age.
It features a shape sorting plate, where babies can learn to fit the different foods into the correct place on the plate. There's lots of songs which are great for learning about shapes, manners, colors and more. There is a lid which plays music when opened. As babies get older they will love to carry around the basket and put in and take out the items. It's also great for imaginative play, have fun having pretend picnics.
A great toy that will grow with the child.

Walkers and Push Along Toys

Many 1 year olds will just be learning to walk so a walker is a good toy. Look for a walker which can be used as a toy after they've started walking. Some walkers come with bricks and activity tables, others convert into ride ons and other toys. Toddlers love to push things around, that is why any toys they can push are great.

Car Toys

Car toys make great toy for 1 year old babies. My youngest son loves cars, He lays on the floor pushing and pulling them backward and forward.
A fantastic 1st car garage is the Vtech
These toy is great because the vehicles it comes with is chunky and perfect for little hands.
The toy offers lots of other play opportunities.
It features interactive role-play including a gas station and a car wash.
Moving the vehicle around and through the different features and pushing it down the ramp will improve fine motor skills.
You can also purchase more vehicles to play with the set. Each vehicle says a different letter. The vehicle included says the letter "V".
As the vehicle passes through smart points on the toy it plays music and says different phrases which is great for increasing babies and toddler's vocabulary.

Vtech Drop and Go Truck

This is the perfect vehicle toy for this age group.
It's big and chunky so little hands will have no problems moving it around.
They can also use it as a pull along toy once they are toddling.
As well as pushing and pulling the vehicle which my boys would have just spent hours doing at this age, there are lots of other activities. Put the balls in the top of the truck and it will fall into the bucket. Hear the truck count the balls as the go in. Then lift the hinged bucket to unload the rocks and start again!!
There are also 3 colorful buttons to press that play melodies, phrases and teach tools and colors.

For Energetic Kids - Vtech Smart Shots Sports Center

Suitable for kids aged 1 and up this is a great way to introduce very young children to balls and sporting activities.
Both my boys loved balls between the ages of 1 and 2, like a lot of children do. This toy allows you to shoot baskets and score goals.
It counts the number of shots scored too so a great way to introduce numbers. There is an animated board which displays the number.
There's also shape buttons which introduce shapes, numbers and sounds. The toy has over 50+ songs, sounds and phrases. And there's gears to turn which is great for developing fine motor skills.

​Kids Ball Pit Tents and Tunnels

This is an awesome toy with tons of play value.

1 year olds will love crawling through the tunnels to sit and play in the ball pit. (Balls aren't included). As they get older they can have a go at shooting balls into the hoop.

There are other games to play too including a super cool target wall (with 3 dart balls included).

The entire play jungle gym pops up and open in seconds! Tunnels fasten closed with frustration-free easy-locks. It easily bends and folds away in the included lightweight carry case.

Books

Although books are not strictly toys, babies love playing with them and having stories read to them. Lift the flap books are particularly popular. There are some great lift the flap books for 1 year olds. When looking for lift the flap books, choose books with big flaps as they are easier for little fingers to open.Also I've learned from experience, never leave alone a baby or a toddler with a lift the flap books as their game will become rip off the flaps!My own 1 year old loves the Karen Katz book featured below.

Where is Baby's Belly Button?

This book has big flaps so is perfect for younger children and my 1 year old son enjoys looking at it.

Each page has a question such as "Where's baby's belly button?" and an answer such as "under her shirt".

You then lift the flap to find baby's belly button.

It's great for teaching body parts and other vocabulary.
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My baby enjoys flipping the pages of the board book and helping me lift the flaps too.

Musical Toys

When buying toys for babies and toddlers it is very noticable that many of toys have music and songs. Also throughout time nursery rhymes have developed due to adults singing to babies.

Music and songs is very good for babies. Babies respond to and appreciate music. It is also instrumental in the early wiring of a babies brain. Singing to babies helps them learn language as the words are slowed down and emphasized.

Babies and toddlers learn a lot through rhythm too. Rhythm is also fantastic for language development and helps babies learn how words should sound.

There are tons of musical toys for 1 year olds that they will love, check out some ideas below.

Fisher-Price Bright Beats Smart Touch Play Space

This toy accommodates babies who are sitting, crawling, standing or crusing. So whatever stage the 1 year old you are buying for is at, it will suit them. It will also grow with as a 1 year develops too.
The toy features a smart bar which responds to babies touch with music, lights, colors, sung songs & more!!
There are 3 ways to play.
Piano play allow baby to sit in the middle and press the bar for different piano notes, music and lights.
In the dance party mode babies are encouraged to get up and move with upbeat music, spoken phrases, sounds & instruments as baby cruises around and touches the bar.
The learning mode taches baby ABCs, counting, numbers. There is also a game where baby looks, cruises and follows the moving lights.
On top of this the toy features ramps for fun ball play, a spinner and a colorful, bat-at roller ball.

Drum

1 year olds will love the effect of making noise when banging the mallets on a drum. Drums introduces babies and toddlers to rhythm and music. My son is now 2 1/2 and still loves banging on drums so I think it will be a drum will be a toy that lasts.

Vtech Drum Set

This is a cool little drum set. Be aware it's smaller than it looks in the picture but that doesn't make it any less of a great toy.
Although the drums are actually aimed at 2 to 5 year olds, 1 year olds will really enjoy banging on this. They can use the two drumsticks or if they are not ready for these yet, it will work by using their hands too.
​​1 year olds will enjoy using the free play mode the most. Here they can just bang away to their hearts content and enjoy the lights and sounds that respond to their movements.
There are lots of learning elements with this toy that will be great when babies get to age 2 or 3. This means this toy will grow with a child too so there should be lots of use to come out of it. The learning elements include follow the lights and learning numbers and letters.

Fat Brain Toys Dimpl

This is a very unique to that little fingers can't resist.

It's a simple but brilliant toy that really keeps little one's attention.

The toy features 5 vibrant silicone bubbles that you can push and pop through the other side.

It's portable and lightweight so really easy to transport and makes a great travel toy.
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It engages thes sense and helps fine motor skills. The sensory exploration facilitates cause and effect learning.

This is what an awesome 1 year old looks like

A very cute 1st birthday onesie that comes in a variety of different colors.

He or she can wear it on their birthday but can also wear it all year long too.

It's 100% cotton so soft and comfortable for baby to wear.

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Baby Banana Infant Training Toothbrush and Teether

 

The Banana toothbrush is designed for kids from 3 months to 1 year.

Playful design
The banana has two soft handles which makes the toys easy for young babies to grasp so they can put the toothbrush end in their mouth.

Training toothbrush
It's a training toothbrush so it helps develop good oral hygene and gets babies used to the idea of a toothbrush that they can us on their own.

Soothe sore gums
The thick bristles intended to massage sore teething gums. It's also dishwasher and freezer friendly.
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It makes a fantastic stocking filler for this time of year.
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✔️  Did You Know? - Visually - at 3 months babies are becoming able to distinguish between different shades of color and perfecting their object tracking skills.  At 4 months, their vision has sharpened to 20/40 and they can pick out subtle color contrasts like a red button on a red shirt. At 5 months, it's not quite 20/20 but it's continuing to improve. They can tell the difference between 2 shades of color but still prefer red, green and blue. 

So babies of from 3 months will be drawn to bright colors. Toys that are bright, colorful and visually appealing are perfect.

Baby Gym

 

Fisher-Price Rainforest Melodies & Lights Deluxe Gym
3 month old babies are the perfect age for activity gyms.

The gym featured stimulates all the senses young babies keeping them engaged, entertained, happy and smiling.

What does the gym do? 
Babies lie on a floor quilt with silky borders and colorful arches. It stimulates growing babies with music, lights, natures sounds, games and textures. There's  a long term mode 20 minutes of parent-activated continuous music or there's a short term mode where lights and music responds to baby's movements.

​There are more than 10 toys and activities. They include mirrors, toy animals to bat and a removable toucan which can be used for take-along play.  Press the toucan's wings or shake the toucan for light and sounds.
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Baby Einstein Sea Dreams Soother

The Baby Einstein Sea Dreams Soother is a fantastic toy to attach to a crib or have in the car to help lull babies to sleep.

What does the soother do?  
It provides a medley of soothing sounds, motion, and lights to easy baby to sleep. As babies get older it can make a fantastic night light at bedtime too.

There's a fun star fish themed remote control design so parents can turn off the soother without having to wake baby up.

It features 25 minutes of continuous playtime and the music, lights, and motion slowly drift off as baby drifts off to sleep.
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✔️ Did You Know? - Auditory senses - Toys that make dfferent sounds such as rattles and squeaks are fascinating to young babies. At 3 months babies react to loud sounds and will stop feeding in response to certain sounds and at 4 and 5 months babies will follow sounds with their eyes, notice toys that make sounds and pay attention to music. So toys that make sounds can really attract and hold a young babies attention. 

Rattles

 

What to look for when choosing rattles? 
Colorful rattles which make different sounds, have different shapes, textures and beads inside are also good for babies of around 3 months upwards

If rattles have beads they will enjoy looking at the beads moving around inside the toy. As they get older it's easy to grasp the toy and shake it themselves.

The rattle set featured is great assortment of brightly colored rattles which younger babies will enjoy touching, moving, exploring and playing with.
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 A great little set so you always have a different toy available when you're out and about or at home to hold baby's attention.
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Wrist Rattle And Foot Finder

 

Another option of rattle is the Foot Finder and Wrist Rattle featured are visually stimulating for babies from age 3 months with bright patterns, colorful bug and fun noises to reward exploration.

Place the rattles on baby's wrists and feet.

Firstly they will enjoy staring at them.

As they start exploring their hands and feet they will enjoy playing with them and make the toys make noise.

✔️ Top Tip - Tummy time play - At 3 months old babies heads are getting stronger and they will be able to hold them up for tummy time play. Tummy time play can be really beneficial for young babies as it helps them develop their motor skills, co-ordination and muscles. You can start off in really small bursts of a few seconds, then a minute or two. Keep an eye though, they may need not be able to hold up their head for very long in the very beginning and you may need to save them if their nose hits the floor. But tummy time can continue until they can roll over on their own and flip back and forth which an happen from around 5 months. 

Fisher Price Piano Gym

 

This is another kind of play gym which is cheaper than the rainforest gym above and is a great toy for babies from around 3 months

Stimulates Movement
Young babies can lie on the mat and kick the piano keys which make a noise when you kick them. There are toys which will lie above baby that they can try and bat.

Grows with Your Child
What I really love about this toy is that it will grow with your child. The piano can turn to a horizontal position so that babies can sit and play with it once they are sitting up. You can lay the toys on the floor for tummy time.

The piano can also be removed from the play mat so once kids are walking they can take it along with them and play it when they want.
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My son actually played with this toy around 3 months at a friend's house and he loved it at this age. ​

5 in 1 Your Way Ball Play Activity gym

 

This is a very cleverly designed activity gym and it can be played with in 5 different ways.

Use it as a baby gym for lay and play or as a gym for tummy time. Use it as a mat with the walls down or the walls up. Use it as a small ball play gym with the walls up and put balls inside.

It comes with 50 balls to play with and there is a carrying case too.

In addition, find 7 take along toys which include an elephant musical toy, crinkle toy, mirror, flash cards, hanging leaf toy and bead rattle

It comes in 2 different colored designs.

✔️ Top Tip - Give your young baby lots of textures to explore with their hands. Look for touch and feel books, play mats and soft toys with different materials. 

Soft Cloth Books

 

There are some great baby books out there that can be attached to a stroller or a crib. At 3 months babies are starting to grab things and chew them so these books are designed to withstand this developmental milestone.

Touch and Feel books
Look for books with different images and textures they can touch and feel too. Of course, you can also read the book to your baby as well!

The Lamaze soft cloth Peek-a-Boo Forest book which is featured is a great example. It features big fabric flaps so that babies can feel and lift them. It's full of bright colors to attract baby's attention. The fabrics are washable too which is a big plus for dribbling babies!
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Soft toys which attach to a stroller 

 

There are a wide range of toys that attach to babies strollers. Look for stroller toys that feature all kinds of different textures for babies to feel and explore with their fingers. They should also be colorful to attract babies attention.

Lamaze do a great range of toys like this.

Check out Freddie the Firefly featured. Freddie is the perfect toys for this age as it has everything to entertain a baby.

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Attracts attention and entertains
It's colourful to look at and attract baby's attention. It features mirrors and squeakers to entertain.  There's different textures to feel, crinkly material to hear, click clack rings to play with and  a teether to soothe sore gums.

The hook can attach to strollers, carriers like car seats and diaper bags.
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✔️ Top Tip - At 3 months babies will be able to bat  and swipe at toys and are able to bring their hands together and open their fingers but won't quite be able to grasp and pick them them yet. Their sense of touch is becoming more sensitive.  Toys that have different textures to touch and explore are good choices.

At 4 and 5 months babies will be able to grasp and may start to pick up larger objects. If they are teething they will lift them to put them in their mouth. They won't be able to pick up small objects just yet though.

SKwish

 

The skwish is the perfect toy to encourage handling for young babies.

They will enjoy grapsing onto it, looking at it, rattling the beads which slide back and forth.

It's a fab which encourages grasping and reaching and  which are important for gross motor skills

The wood construction with elastic ties allow rattle and teether to flatten, or Skwish, and always return to its original shape

The toy is eco friendly and safe. Un-dyed and carefully constructed of sustainable wood

Green Toys - Baby starter set

 

There is a lot to love about this baby toy starter set.

Made of Recycled plastic
The toys are made from recycled plastic milk jugs and are also packaged in recycled materials. So you're doing your little bit for the enviroment.

A different toy for baby as he / she grows
The 3 different toys suit baby at different ages and developmental stages. So at 3 months baby will love the toy keys. The stacker cups are great from about 6 months onwards as is the elephant toy.

This set makes a fab gift

​Baby Einstein Glow & Discover Light Bar Activity Station

 

Babies will love pushing the rainbow colored lights to activate them and listen to the sounds

The lights are six different colors with different animals on them.

There is also a spinner in the middle. When you spin it the lights are activated too!

There are 3 different modes including animals, colors and xylophone.

Tummy time play
The toy lies flat for tummy time and is a great toy to encourage tummy time play.
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Grows with Babies
As baby gets older, the toy can be elevated so it can be used as a toy while he or she is sitting.
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✔️ Top Tip - Make sure that the toys are safe for babies to put in their mouths.  If toys are plastic, look for toys which are non-toxic, have no BPA, Phthalates or PVC. Many young babies are starting to teeth and as soon as they can grasp toys will be putting them in their mouth.

Manhattan Toy Winkel Rattle & Sensory Teether Toy

 

3 month old babies will start to grab, feel and mouth this winkel rattle. 

It make a good teether toy.

The colors are bright to attract attention

There's also rattle inside to engage babies.

It's super lightweight so can easily be tossed into a bag when out and about.

 

Playnest

 

I actually bought this playnest for a friend before I had my own kids. At the time I didn't know much about baby toys so it was kind of a fluke how much my friend loved and used this toy. Her baby was around 4 months at the time and she said she used this toy so much to keep her baby entertained.

The playnest is designed to support babies as they play. It's covered in fabric and there are activities around the circle including flaps to lift and crinkly material to explore and feel. It's great for keeping young babies in one place while you can do other things and you can move it around with you.

​jumperoo

 

The jumperoo has to be one of the best toys we got for my own son when he was a baby. Babies will need good neck control and their feet will need to be able to touch the floor, so some 3 month old babies will be a little too young to use this yet. However, it's worth having as early as possible as when they can use it, it only is suitable for a few months.

We used ours from around 4 to 11 months. He absolutely loved and actually fell asleep while bouncing on it on occasion. They are expensive but they have a good resale value if you keep it in good condition.
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The rainforest jumperoo has been around for many years. The jumperoo is adjustable with 3 different height positions.

Babies love the music, the jumping action, the many different toys to play with. The padding is washable to keep it clean too. ​

✔️ Did You Know? - you can look out for communication developmental milestones when playing with your baby.
At 3 months babies will smile when she hears your voice and other people's voices and maybe at sounds from toys too. They will enjoy playing with people and may cry when playing stops, communicating likes and dislikes.

​At 4 babies are becoming effective communicators. They will coo, use sounds such as ooh and aah, squeal and giggle. Babies will also use an increasing number of facial expressions to express meotions, a beaming smile or a crunched up angry face.

At 5 months babies may be really babbling away putting vowels and consonents together to make sounds such as ba ba. Although they won't have assigned meanings to works just yet!

​VTech Baby Rattle and Sing Puppy

 

3 month old babies will be fascinated by the lights, sounds and music on this cute little dog. The will enjoy staring at it and watching it rattle. They can explore the crinkly ears.

As they get older they will enjoy grabbing and exploring the toy with their hands.
The music button plays fun phrases, sounds and songs; features 20+ songs, melodies, sounds and phrases

It's a good one for putting in your bag to entertain baby when you're out and about.

Fisher-Price Rattle 'n Rock Maracas

 

These are designed for babies aged 3 months and up.

Not all 3 month olds will be able to grasp onto them straightaway but as soon as little hands can grasp them they will love shaking the colorful rattles with beads at one end and soft pom poms at the other.

The grasping and rattling are great for developing fine motor skills.

It's great for learning about cause and effect.

​Nuby Ice Gel Teether Keys

 

Teething keys - don't forget the old classic toys like teething keys for babies.

Babies will love to grab and explore these keys. You can put in the fridge to make cool and babies will love knawing on them to soothe their sore gums.

Easy grip design is ideal for little hands and helps with coordination.

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VTech Lil' Critters Moosical Beads

 

This musical baby toy features a variety of fabric textures for baby tactile development

The easy to grasp bead ring is fab for little hands to grasp onto.

The ring has light-up buttons, and a spinning square for fine motor skills development.

There toy comes with 30+ playful songs, melodies, sounds and phrases.

The size of the plush cow toy makes a great crib toy, or even a diaper bag toy for babies

✔️ Did You Know? - benefits of tummy time play include preventing a flat head shape (as babies spend a lot of time on their back sleeping and in resting their head back in car seats etc). Tummy time can also help strengthen neck muscles and encouarage sensory development. 

Tummy time Water play mat

 

This is a particularly awesome toy if babies struggle with tummy time.

It's easy to set up, the mat is filled with water and babies love looking at all the colorful shapes and creatures inside.

As they get stronger they will be able to pat on the mat while holding their head up and watch the cute floating toys move around. So it's fab for fine motor skils too.

Soft Blocks

 

Babies will love exploring these soft blocks with different textures, rings and tags.

They are easy for babies to handle.

You can start building towers for babies to knock down.

Babies are also enthralled by the different visual patterns on the blocks.

Bright Starts, Lots of Links Rings

 

This is a classic, inexpensive toy that is brilliant! A firm tried and tested favorite of babies and parents.

They are great for chewing, tugging and attaching toys to her pram or baby gym.

They also make a good teething toy.

They're super light weight so easy to throw into a bag to entertain baby on the go.

 

✔️ Did You Know? - sleep patterns vary wildy but 3 month old babies can sleep 6 or 7 hours at a time. At 4 or 5 months, babies can sleep for 7 or 8 hours in one stretch. Of course the time they sleep for can be effected by all kinds of things and babies can wake due to teething, illness or hitting developmental milestones but overall they should be waking less at night. 

As babies get older, it can be helpful to start thinking about a bedtime routine. Take away the stimulating toys.  Some parents like bathtime, bathing babies, rocking them, singing lullabies and may look at pictures or books. A soothing toy may also be a part of settling baby ready for sleep.  It's a good idea to put babies in the crib when they're drowsy so they can soothe themselves off to sleep on their own.

White noise sound machine and sleep aid night light

 

There are 10 different songs / lullabies which you can switch through and choose the one you and baby like the best!

It automatically shuts off after 30 minutes (so no worrying about disturbing baby to turn it off!) There's 5 different levels of volume.

There are star lights which project on the ceiing and walls and are designed to mesmerize and calm baby.

You can easily transport the soother wherever you go, in the car, for tummy time or trips to friends or relative's house.s

Tiny love take along mobile

 

Babies at 3 months still love looking at mobiles and listening to their music to help soothe them to sleep.

The Tiny love take along mobile can fit onto a crib, play yard, car seat or stroller and it's easy to move between each one so it can entertain baby wherever you go.

It plays 30 minutes of uninterrupted music, with 5 different engaging melodies

Sasssy floor time baby mirror

 

Another awesome and affordable toy for tummy time is a floor mirror.

The toy really attracts babies attention with a large true reflection mirror. Babies enjoy staring at human faces including their own!

The attached bold red ladybug and rotating, clicking bee engages baby visually and the textured leaves offer peekaboo play.

The tracker ball also aids baby's visual perception.

 

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Best Toys for 9 Month Old Babies

What are the best toys for a 9 month old baby?

9 month old babies are just starting to move around, possible crawling or shuffling. They love exploring with all their senses. They are making the first noises towards saying their first words.

This article has tons of great toys that are fun and will enable them to learn and help them reach developmental milestones.

Educational Toys for 9 Month Old Babies

There are many toys which have huge educational value for 9 month old babies such as activity tables and stacking toys. Check out a couple of ideas below.

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Activity Table

 

This is a great toy as it will be one they are still using until they are 2. The activity table has lots of learning activities for a babies and toddlers.

At 9 months there are lots of buttons to press and explore.

The activity table features a laptop, phone, globe and more with 27 electronic touch points for exciting imitative play.

Open the laptop and start working on learning shapes and animals by pressing the buttons to reveal animals on the screen
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Hear ten songs and greetings from around the world by spinning the light-up globe

Wooden Activity Center


​This wooden activity center has five sides of fun.

There is lots for babies and toddlers to do. It keeps little hands and minds busy. It's a good toy for developing fine motor skills too.

The activities include beads, a shape sorter, a clock and more. It comes with bonus stacking cups too.

Stacking Toys

Stacking toys such asest and stack cups are popular with 9 month old babies. Sometimes the toys without the flashing lights and noise are the ones which keep 9 month old babies entertained the longest and I think this is very true stacking cups. They seem so simple but this toy provides so many activities.

Babies of 9 months will develop their fine motor skills by picking up and handling the cups, knocking them together and knocking down towers (again teaching cause and effect). They are great toys for using in the bath, filling them up with water, letting them sink, pouring the water out etc.

As their handling skills get better babies will love nesting the cups and then trying to stack them. It won't be long before they are building their own towers to knock down. My son is now 2 1/2 and he still builds towers with his stacking cups.

They are great for teaching colors. They are also a great toy for taking out and about as you can just nest the cups together and pop them in your bag.

Every baby should have a set of stacking/nesting cups/buckets. Highly recommended.

Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes

 

Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes is a great toy to teach about cause and effect and develop an appreciation for music and to keep babies entertained when you're out and about.

It's like an MP3 player for babies. It's easy for 9 month old babies to handle and hold the toy. It has big chunky buttons that baby can press to play music and teach them about cause and effect. It plays baby versions of classical music including Mozart, Vivaldi, Chopin and Rossini.

It's small and lightweight so can just be popped in a bag ready to entertain baby at friend's houses or restaurant. It also makes a great travel toy to keep babies occupied and entertained on long journeys.

Baby Piano

 

A baby piano is another top toy.

This toy has four modes to play.

Play the piano notes or listen to animal sounds and learn songs and phrases. It introduces the alphabet, colors, shapes, counting, and more.

There piano also has colorful lights that "dance" along to the beat.

​Music Piano Keyboard Dance Floor Mat

 

This is a perfect toy for a baby who's on the move.

Babies love pressing down on the mat to activate different sounds.

There are 8 unique instrument sounds including piano, violin, accordion, horn, xylophone, oboe, guitar, flute and 9 black keys with corresponding music tones.

Balls - Vtech roll and discover

 

Balls are another fun toy for babies. Roll them to encourage babies to stretch after them, move and crawl. Roll them to baby and encourage them to roll them back.

The Vtech roll and discover ball is a great ball for 9 month old babies.

It features a motion sensor that triggers sounds and phrases.
And there's also big star shaped button that introduces numbers and animals

9 month old babies will love rolling it, throwing it and just put it out of their reach so they have to think about how to move to get it. It's a good learning to crawl toy which makes noise as it is tossed and rolled around.

The plush ball has soft textures and tags that are interesting for baby and help with tactile development. It also features entertaining characters and bright bold colors to attract baby's attention.

turtle ball pit

 

This is an awesome ball pit for a 9 month old baby.

It comes with 60 plastic balls, that babies will love sitting in, grabbing, rolling and tossing.

The turtle which the balls are in, can easily be zipped up to give even more opportunities to play.

On the outside of the turtle are peek-a-boo holes which babies can push balls through or pull balls out.

There are also crinkling feet, a squeaking button, a textured ring, a mirror, silky fabric tags, and an attached soft ball rattle for babies to explore too.

Vtech Sit to Stand Walker

 

This toy has lots of activities for sitting babies and can be used as a great push along toy when babies are ready.

The walker has a detachable activity centre. For young babies, the activity centre can be taken off the walker and laid on the floor for baby to play with. The activity centre has lots of developmental and educational activities for babies of all ages. They include 5 piano keys that make music, a play phone, spinners, shape sorters and lots more. It also plays lots of music (over 70 songs) to engage babies and keep them entertained.

The second part of the toy is obviously the walker. Babies  love pushing the toy around to help them get started with their walking.

Classic Toys - Shapesorter and Rings

 

Sometimes it's the classic toys which are the best and you certainly can't go wrong with toys that have stood the test of time. Parents may even be able to remember these toys from their own childhood.

The shapesorter is a great toys for 9 month old babies. At first babies will just enjoy handling the blocks and putting them in and out of the bucket by lifting the top off. But as they get older theylearn how to put the shapes in the right hole. It's also great for teaching them the names of the shapes and colors too. You can use the blocks to stack little towers and knock the down as well.

The rings are great for young babies to explore with their hands but probably mostly their mouths. 9 month olds will enjoy banging the rings together. As they get older they learn to put the rings onto the ring holder. This will help them develop their fine motor skills and hand and eye co-ordination.

What I really like about both toys is that they will grow with your baby. My boys still loved shapesorters at almost 3 years old so they have the potential to last quite a while.

Little Tikes Activity Garden Baby Playset

 

If you have a 9 month that's into everything, this should help satisfy their curiosity for exploration (for a little while at least!).

It opens out and closes up (which is great for when not in use).

There's lots for little hands to explore which helps their fine motor skills.

It features a take-along play panel with a bead tumbler, spinner w/mirror, spinning “gears”, clicking bugs, and a large button when pressed that plays songs.

Babies can crawl through archway. There's a shape-sorter mailbox. A working tap-a-tune piano sits atop the open-close door. There's also a movable, look through telescope.
Finally, there's also an open-close window shutters that feature a ball drop flower pot.

Galt Pop Up Toy

 

The Galt Pop up toy is a well designed toy that babies and toddlers find lots of different ways to play with.

9 month old babies will love taking the little people out of their slots and handling them. They will try and put them back in the slots too, which is great for developing fine motor skills. They may like to carry the little men around with them as well.

Push the little men down and they will pop out, which is lots of fun. Great for young kids to watch and have a go at themselves as they get older.

Enjoy color matching the little men in their slots which is great for learning colors as well. It's also good for practising counting.

It's made of wood so is durable and will last. Lots of fun! Sometimes the toys without all the flashing lights and sounds are the most played with as it encourage imagination.

Green Toys Airplane and Book Set

 

This is an adorable toy and book gift set.
9 month old babies will love looking at the pictures in the book as you read it to them.
As they get older they will love playing with the airplane
The best thing about this gift set is that it's made with recycled plastic and other recycled materials.
The plane is very sturdy so should last years to come through lots of different play.
It's a fab toy for imaginative play as babies get older. Toddlers will love to fly this plane through the air.

Vtech Drop and Go Dump Drunk

 

This is a super fun toy.
Babies love the lights and music.
There's lots for little fingers to do which makes it great for developing fine motor skills.
Drop the balls in the hole in the dump truck and watch it tumble into the bucket to learn numbers.
When the balls are in the truck have fun pushing and pulling the truck along and here them rumble in the bucket.
Lift the hinged bucket to unload the rocks and start again.
There are 3 colorful buttons for baby to press that play melodies, phrases, teach tools and colors.

Crawl Around Car

 

This is the perfect toy for a 9 month old baby. There are so many activities that he or she can do straight away but also lots that they will grow into as well. It also comes in pink or blue if you prefer.

The stationary car encourages baby to sit up, crawl, pull up, stand & move all around.

​Baby can sit in the car and do lots of activities which include honking the horn, opening and closing the door, pull on levers and turn switches. It's fantastic for encouraging early role play.

There are 75+ sing-along songs, tunes & phrases.
There's also a built in ramp for ball play and a shape sorter with three different shapes in the door.

Vtech Ride On train

 

Vtech ride on train is another fab toy that will grow with your child.
At 9 months old it can be used as a floor toy. It has 10 activities on the actual train itself including a storybook, clock, gears, 13 double-sided alphabet blocks which build fine motor skills and introduce letters, numbers, colors and more.

9 month olds will enjoy that the toy train counts the alphabet blocks when they're dropped down the chute.

As they get older the train can be used as a ride on and a pull along toy.
There are also activities for toddlers which include a walkie-talkie and a number pad.

Toys to encourage crawling

 

This has three stages of play - pre crawling, beginner crawling and advanced crawling.

The toy has lights and sounds to attract attention. The bee can be lifted out of the middle and is a rattle and wobbly toy in it's own right

For beginner crawlers you can set the toy to go in a circular motion and if they pick out the bee, the toy stops and spins.

Advanced crawlers will love the random pattern motion so they can chase the toy. The toy has motion sensors to avoid hitting obstacles.

Fisher Price Press and Go Monster

 

A simple toy to encourage crawling.

Press down on the monster's head and set the wheels moving.
If you can crawl after it!

It works better on hard floors rather than carpet floors as it goes a bit further and faster.
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It also features soft rubber teeth, horns and knotted hair which provide a variety of textures for baby to explore

LeapFrog My Pal Scout

 

This is a cute toy which you can personalize so it says your child's own name. It's easy to personalize with a smartphone or tablet right out of the box.

Press Violet's paws for lullabies, learning songs and activities with numbers, animals, food and more.

Violet teaches first words, feelings and emotions, counting and colors. He also features a lullaby timer with 5, 10 or 15 minutes of bedtime music.

Fisher price laugh and learn piggy bank

 

This is a cute toy which has different stages so the learning content is designed to grow with your child.

At 9 months babies enjoy handling the coins. You can show them how to put them into the slot, count them for baby, and sort them into colors. Babies can enjoy trying to work out how to fit the coins in the slot or put the coins in and out of the piggy's belly.

There's 40+ sing-along songs, tunes & phrases that 9 month olds will love to listen to. There are two levels of play with songs, and phrases and sounds for each little ones age and stage. ​

Hape Tap and Pound Bench with Slide out Xylophone

 

The Hape Tap and Pound bench is a well made toy that will last and give opportunities for play for several years.
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9 month old babies will love playing with the balls that come out of the top of the bench.

They can hammer them through and watch them roll down the xylophone.
The xylophone is fun to play with too.
This is a popular toy, 2, 3 and even 4 year olds love to play with it as well.

Where is Baby's Belly Button - A Lift the Flap book

 

Not a toy, but a book that is extremely entertaining for a 9 month old baby.

Read the questions and lift the flaps to answer them as you read the book. "Where are baby's eyes?" "Under her hat".

9 month olds  love closing the flaps as you open them and as they get older they will enjoy opening and closing the flaps themselves.

They will want to read again and again.

Dear zoo - Lift the Flap Book

 

Another real cool lift the flap book is the classic "Dear Zoo".

It introduces interactive play and reading along with the names of animals.

Young readers love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent-a monkey, a lion, and even an elephant.

At first you can read to babies and open the flaps for them. They will delight in seeing what's behind. It won't be long until they are opening the flaps themselves.

Baby Splash Pool

 

This is a lovely little splash mat.

Turn on the water at a lower pressure to get a lower height with the sprinkles.

The mat fills up with 3 inches of water which is perfect for babies to sit and splash in .

It's easy to use, just spread flat out, connect to a hose and start the water.

When finished it's easy to fold away and store.

Radio Flyer Trike

 

Trikes are a great investment at 9 months.

The Radio Flyer 4 in 1 trike featured can be used from 9 months up to 5 years.

The tricycle adapts as the child grows.

At 9 months it can be used as an infant push trike. Parents can push baby along with the parent handle.

As they grow older there are different stages until the child is using the trike independently.

Playskool Explore N' Grow Busy Ball Popper

 

The ball popper has been a firm favorite with babies and toddlers for a fair few years and it's not hard to see why.

When babies press the smiley faced button, they can drop a ball onto the spiral track.

When the balls reach the bottom, SURPRISE – they pop out the top and the fun starts all over again.

At first babies will love handling and tracking the balls. As they get older they will love crawling to fetch them and bring them back.

The balls are great to introduce colors and counting too.

Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Remote Control

 

The remote is designed for babies and toddlers from 6 months to 3 years. It's easy and chunky to hold to and has great educational value as well.

The size makes it a great take along toy to throw in a bag and entertain a 9 month old baby when out and about. ​

It's inexpensive but has tons of fun packed in.

It's excellent for developing fine motor skills as babies will practice pressing the buttons. Press the number buttons to hear the corresponding numbers. Other buttons play different tunes and songs.

There are lights and numerous songs about counting, numbers, colors and letters.

Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Game Controller

 

Lots of learning fun with the game controller.

There are lots of buttons to press which introduces babies to numbers, shapes, colors and letters.

Little ones  love using the controller to pretend to be like Dad or big brother and sisters who enjoy video games.

It's also good for fine motor skills as there are lots of knobs and buttons to grasp, press, spin, and toggle including moving the joystick.

Vtech Pull and Sing Puppy

 

The Vtech pull and sing puppy is great value for money and has lots of play and educational value.

​The puppy plays music and makes puppy sounds and there are 2 volume settings so you can turn it down if it gets a bit too much! .

9 month old babies will love to press one of the 3 buttons to hear words phrases and songs about numbers, colors and parts of the button. The buttons also activate cute puppy sounds. There are 60 plus sounds, songs and phrases. So it's educational and great for language development

As babies get older they enjoy pulling puppy by it's cord. When they pull the puppy along they are rewarded by activating music and sounds.

The nose lights up red, the legs move and the keys around his neck move too. ​

Smart Home

 

This is the ultimate toy for a 9 month old baby.

There is so much to do and play with.

There is an interactive hub, crawl-through door, porch light, open and close mailbox, light up house numbers, drop through rain gutter and balls, shape sorter recycling bin and more.

The home area with light up thermostat, office light and clicker clock, plus a kitchen area with shape sorter fridge and role play pieces.

Christmas Pajamas

 

If you're looking for a gift in the run up to Christmas another alternative to toys are some Christmas pajamas.

The pajamas featured are perfect to wear in the run up to Christmas, on Christmas and the big day itself.

They are made of 100% cotton and are comfortable for babies.

Very cute!

What To Buy a 9 month old baby?

Here are the kind of toys 9 month old babies like according to their development:

Toys that make sounds
9 month old babies also love "noisy" toys which use simple language, nursery rhymes and other sounds to start encouraging baby to make noise and work towards saying their first words. Babies of this age may be starting to understand their first words and phrases so these toys with simple words, phrases and songs can help this part of the development.

Toys that teach cause and effect.
There are lots of toys available for this group where something happens when they press a button or do another action. Activity tables, musical keyboard, baby laptops and other such toys are fascinating for this age group.

Toys that give opportunity for movement
9 month old babies are super eager to start moving around so toys that encourage movement are great. Crawl balls and first walker are some top picks.

Toys that develop fine motor skills
9 month olds are also developing their fine motor skills. They now have developed their pincer grasp so they can pick up smaller objects. Their hands are also working together as their co-ordianation improves. This will mean they will be trying to work everything out with their little hands. Can they push this object through this hole (in a shape sorter) ? Does stacking cup fit inside this one? Can they press this button with this finger? Toys that give babies the opportunity to work on their fine motor skills are perfect for this age.


 

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Best Toys for 6 Month Old Babies

20 Fab Toy Ideas for 6 Month Old Babies in 2022

From activity tables to musical instruments, stacking cups to electronic books, grab rattles to activity walkers, find the best toys for 6 month old babies.
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​Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes Musical Toy

 

My youngest son had Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes and it was a favourite. He was mesmerised by the toy. It engaged him for a long time!

The toy plays 7 classical tunes. Babies love the flashing lights that dance across the screen to each song. They also love pushing the large button to change the song.

The handle is easy for babies to grab onto and hold.

It's the perfect portable toy for entertaining babies when sitting in a highchair.

It's also the perfect sized toy to throw in a bag and take with you to entertain baby on the go.

On top of that, it's inexpensive and one of the best selling baby toys on Amazon.

Vtech Sit to Stand Walker

 

The Vtech sit to stand walker helps babies make the transition from sitting to standing.

Detach the activity center on the front of the walker so 6 month old babies can play while sitting or lying.

Babies can press the 5 piano keys that play music, spin the 2 colorful spinning rollers, use the 3 shape sorters, and press the 3 light-up buttons.

When they're ready, reattach the activity centre to the walker. They can then push it around.

The pretend telephone handset is fantastic for early role play

Babies love the 70 sing-along songs, music, sound effects and fun phrases which is great for language development.

Books

6 months old is a fantastic age to start reading to babies. Reading to babies helps language development and increases vocabulary by the time they start school.
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There are some fantastic electronic books that babies can enjoy playing with on their own as well as being read to. Check out the Vtech musical rhymes book below.

VTech Musical Rhymes Book

 

The Vtech musical Rhymes book has 40+ songs, melodies, sounds and phrases so is fantastic for language development.

As babies get older, they enjoy turning the pages. The pages are big and have been designed to be easy to turn.

Babies also love pressing the 5 colorful piano buttons that make sounds and introduce colors and instruments.

Activity Table

 

The activity table is designed for kids from 6 months to 3 years.

For 6 month old babies you can take off the legs and lay the toy on the floor.
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As they get older the legs can be added onto the table so babies and toddlers can use the table when they are standing up.

The activity table features a laptop, phone, globe and more with 27 electronic touch points for exciting imitative play.

Open the laptop and start working on learning shapes and animals by pressing the buttons to reveal animals on the screen
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Hear ten songs and greetings from around the world by spinning the light-up globe

Melissa & Doug Turtle Ball Pit

 

This is the perfect ball pit to entertain babies as soon as they can sit up.

Babies love sitting in and playing with the 60 plastic balls.

TIdying up is quick and easy. Just put the balls back into the turtle and zip it up.

When the toy is zipped up, babies will love feeling the turtle and exploring the peek a boo holes on the outside.

There is also crinkling feet, a squeaking button, a textured ring, a mirror, silky fabric tags, and an attached soft ball rattle to play with.

​Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Crawl Around Car

 

The stationary laugh and learn toy car grows with 6 month old babies. They can play with it from sitting up to crawling to pulling up to stand and “cruising” all around.

Babies love the 120+ songs, sounds, tunes, and phrases which teach shapes, colors, the alphabet, numbers and opposites

An Interactive dashboard activates lights, music and sounds as baby steers, shifts, turns the key, honks the horn, uses the turn signals, and turns “on” the radio

There's also a built-in ramp with 3 balls for play, plus shapes & colors door with 3 shape blocks to sort.

Baby Musical Instruments

 

If you're looking for toys that aren't electronic, check out these babies first musical instruments.

The four instruments are bright and colorful to attract baby's attention.

They love to watch the beads and listen to the sounds in shakers as they rattle them.

​Perfect for teaching babies about rhythm and cause and effect.

Balls

There are tons of different kinds of balls for babies of this age. From sensory balls with different textures for babies to feel to crawl balls which play music and encourage babies to move to get them.

Activity Ball

 

This activity ball is lightweight and easy for babies to hold. It makes a great highchair toy.

It's perfect for 6 months old when babies are fascinated with their hands and what they can do.

There's a mirror, colorful rattle beads, rotating ball, small learning blocks and a sound button.

It's lightweight so a nice toy for on the go!

Perfect to grab and encourages crawling as babies chase after it!

vtech crawl ball

 

At 6 and 7 months my son was enthralled with watching the Vtech crawl ball. The ball wobbles and moves slightly on it's own. My son used to love to watch it move and the lights.

As babies get older they can play and crawl with the ball. The ball features a dog, cat and bear buttons to press, honing fine motor skills and teaching about animals, colors and numbers.

There are 45 plus playful songs, melodies and cheerful phrases.

Skip Hop Explore & More ​

 

6 months old is the perfect age to get this toy. It has 3 different stages to grow with your child.

The first stage is pre crawling. There are lights and sounds to attract baby's attention. They can lift the bee out of the middle. The bee becomes it's own toy that wobbles and rattles

When babies start to crawl, set the toy to beginner crawler stage. The toy goes in a circular motion and stops and spins when they pick out the bee.

Babies delight in trying to grab the bee!

As their crawing improves, you can set it to the advanced crawler setting. The toy moves in a random pattern motions and they will love to chase the toy. There are motion sensors to avoid hitting any furniture or obstacles. ​

Baby Einstein and Hape Magic Touch Piano Wooden Musical

 

This is a great first toy piano for a 6 month old baby.

It's recommended for kids between 6 months and 36 months - so will last a while.

Babies don't have to press down to hard on the keys to make them sound.

There are 2 modes of play, babies can create their own original songs or discover familiar ones.

As they get older they can practise color coordination by matching the color-coded notes on the sheets to the keys on the piano

Laptop

 

The laptop is very fun, educational and has lots to do. It teaches colors, shapes and animals, There's also a music mode.

There are 115+ songs, melodies, sounds and phrases.

There's lots for hands to do including a spinner, a moveable mouse which interacts with the screen, buttons to press and lots more.

A carrying handle makes the laptop easy to carry around for fun on the go.

Stacking Cups

 

Stacking cups are the most inexpensive toys we bought our sons but also the most versatile and most used.
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Young babies around 6 months will just like to handle them. They may explore them with their mouth and try and knock them together. You can build a tower for them and encourage them to knock the tower down.

As they get older and their fine motor skills develop kids love building towers with the stacking cups. They are great toys for teaching counting and colors.

​​Count the cups as you build the towers. The cups featured also have numbers embossed on the bottom which is great for number recognition.
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​They also make great bath toys. Kids will play for hours just filling up stacking cups and pouring the water out of them.

Brilliant Basics Stack and Roll Cups

 

Another cool stacking toy is the stack and roll toy by Fisher Price.

There are 10 colorful, numbered cups to stack and nest.

The best bit it you can snap the cups together to make balls that roll along too.

Like other stacking toys, this one is great to introduce colors, numbers & counting, size & shape

VTech Turn and Learn Driver

 

Babies love the steering wheel and pressing the buttons on the Vtech Turn and Learn Driver.

Buttons introduce babies to vehicles and animals.

There's lots for little hands to do including a signal lever that triggers fun sounds and music and a gear shifter that pushes and pulls to introduce opposites.

As they get older the driver is fantastic for role play to pretend they are driving a car!

Fisher price laugh and learn puppy remote

 

6 month old love pressing the buttons on the laugh and learn remote control. It's great to learn about cause and effect.

Press the buttons to hear the music, songs, phrases and see the puppy light up.

The remote introduces colors, numbers, opposites and much more.

As babies get older it's also good for imaginative play,

Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Game & Learn Controller

 

This is a good toy for little hands to help their fine motor skills.

It's the perfect size to grasp. Little fingers will enjoy moving the joystick. Press the ABCD and number buttons to hear exciting songs, sounds and phrases that introduce numbers, shapes, colors and more.

It might help babies stop grabbing other gaming controllers if they have their own!

fisher price first blocks

 

Fisher Price First blocks features 10 blocks. Stack them up and 6 month old babies will enjoy knocking them down.

6 month olds will love banging the bricks together. You can take the lid off at this stage and they will enjoy put in and take out play. They love putting all the bricks in the bucket and taking them out.

As they get older the set makes the perfect shape sorter helping to develop fine motor skills. The blocks are also great to introduce shapes and colors.

vtech sing and pull puppy

 

The puppy is designed for children between 6 months and 3 years old.
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6 month old babies will love pressing the "1, 2 and 3 buttons". There are also little keys to play with on the ring in the puppy's mouth.

Press the button to hear numbers, colors and more.

As babies get older they can pull the puppy along by it's string while they are crawling or walking.

Pull the puppy's cord to hear music and sounds. They toy has a total of 60 plus music, sounds and phrases. It makes a fun learning toy.

laugh and learn kitchen

 

This was fantastically entertaining for my son when he was aged 6 months and as he grew older too.

He loved opening the fridge and oven doors and closing them again as well as switching on and off the light switch.

There is a great little shape sorter on the fridge and there's lots of objects that little hands love to feel and explore.

The kitchen has two sides of play that little kids can explore. The toy also has 75 plus songs, tunes, sounds and phrases.

Soft Blocks

 

Soft blocks are ideal for 6 month old babies.

They love handling them, mouthing them and exploring them with touch.

They are great for building their first towers. Adults can build a tower for babies to knock down.

The blocks can also be used for matching activities. Pair numerals and quantities, animal halves, and everyday shapes.

There are flaps on 3 of the blocks to help develop fine motor skills. The pictures on the blocks also make a puzzle.

playing with a 6 month old baby

There are lots of ways to play with a 6 month old baby with toys and books which will help him or her develop her skills:

Communication
Babies this age will communicate with smiles, laughs and they will be babbling away with sounds (ba ba, da da). When you play talk to them, repeat back the sounds he or she says to facilitate language learning. For more language development read baby books together and sing nursery rhymes. Toys which introduce words, sounds and phrases are also great to encourage baby to learn language. Toys that repeat songs can also be great for improving communication skills.

Moving
At 6 months, some babies will be rolling over and may get on their hands and knees and rock. Encourage movement by placing toys just out of baby's reach to encourage baby's to start crawling.

Peek-a-boo
Peek a boo is a great game for babies of this age. They will learn that even though they can't see people, they still exist.

Clapping
Babies love clapping games. They like to watch and you can take their hands and show them how it works. It's great for learning sounds and rhythm too.

Explore with touch
Toys with lots of different textures are great. Perhaps he can squeeze a toy, touch some soft fur, put a teething ring in his mouth and lots more.

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