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It seems so quickly that babies go from just lying there to sitting up, then crawling! Then suddenly they're standing up and holding onto things. Soon, they're walking and it seems like just yesterday they couldn't even roll over... It also seems that there are so many toys out there that encourage babies to develop these skills. One of my favorites is the LeapFrog Musical Activity Center.
Froot Loop loves his shapes. He was identifying and naming them very early. When I decided to introduce three dimensional shapes to him, I was looking for a set of geometric shapes that I could use to compare the 2D and 3D shapes (like the base of a cone is a circle, etc.), as well as compare volumes and be able to “build” with them too. I looked at tons of different sets and decided on these.
Froot Loop and I pick out some of his Amazon.com wish list items together for his last birthday. Since he was really close to reading and writing and already knew all his letters and sounds, we put these letter and number construction kits onto his list, and he got them for his birthday (Thanks, Great Grandma!)
One of my all time favorite things to play with was the pattern blocks we had in elementary school. I remember sitting in the back of the classroom and making things all the time. I made houses and dogs and stars and flowers and all sorts of fun things. I wanted to relive that experience with Froot Loop, so I put them on his Christmas list.
I found this toy at our local thrift store and I snatched it up. It was one of the toys the kids loved in the Special Education room at the school I subbed for.
Froot Loop and I did a fun activity. We tried spelling, lacing, and sorting with manuscript letter beads. Then, we made a sensory bottle with some recycleables and art supplies!
This toy should be on every baby registry. Froot Loop wore his out because he played with it every day for over 2 years, so I put a new one on Cocoa Puff’s list and I’m so glad I did. This toy is perfect for the car and for diaper bags. It lights up and plays music, so it keeps baby’s attention when they’re strapped in that car seat!
We have a bunch of these reusable stickers from Melissa and Doug. Froot Loop loves stickers and these are a great way to play with stickers. They’re not actually stickers in that they have adhesive on them. They’re made of vinyl and are more “cling on” than stickers. They’re sort of like the Colorforms we used to have back in the day, only more awesome.
This is another toy that falls into the simple, but well-loved category. I recently wrote a review for Infantino’s Soft Squeeze blocks HERE. I noted how often times, Cocoa Puff’s favorite toys are the simplist. This is another go-to Baby gift for showers, birthdays, and holidays!
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