Question: What Type of Toys Are Right For My Baby for the Ages 6 to 12 Months?
Answer: Babies at the ages of 6 to 12 months are slowly becoming more aware of their surroundings. They start teething, learning how to grasp, pull themselves up, crawl, begin to stand and walk alone at the later stages. They start wanting to explore their surroundings and objects around them. With toys, they exhibit a great interest in opening - closing, twisting, poking, shaking, biting, pushing - pulling, and dragging. Babies begin to enjoy their bathtime, with bath toys being extremely popular too.
Above all, it is most important that all toys follow the safety standards as described in the Toy Safety Checklist. Toys should be BPA and Phthalate free.
What is BPA?
What are Phthalates?
Popular types of toys at this age include the following:
- Musical Toys: Musical toys for babies usually feature soothing music to calm your restless little one or, at the other end of the spectrum, are of the noise making variety. On a long car trip, during a diaper changing session, during play time or at rest time, musical toys will prove to be very handy.
- Baby Play Gyms: Play gyms provide tummy time for babies. Babies are not only entertained by the various toys in the play gyms, their sensory and motor skills are developed as well.
- Bath Toys: It's a lot of fun to splash around in the tub surrounded by colorful bath toys. Bath toys range from the traditional rubber ducky to the sophisticated bath toys of today.
- Teethers If you're wondering why teethers are good for your child, here's why: Why Teethers?
- Push and Pull Toys
- Infant Swings
- Rubber or Soft Blocks
- Cloth Toys
- Keys On Rings
- Pop Up Toys
- Big Balls
- Nesting/Stacking Cups
- Stacking Rings
- Unbreakable Mirrors
- Dolls
- Cloth or Plastic Books
- Soft Hand Puppets to be moved by Adults
- Audio CD's to be played by Adults