Hot Toy List for Babies
December 1, 2008 by Natalie · Leave a Comment
Brio Mania – My Very First range
Brio have a fab range of toys aimed at babies and every single item in this range screams ‘BUY ME!’ Prices start from around £5.99 and there’s everything from rattles and teethers, to stacking blocks, mobile phones, and play blankets.
Check out the Brio section of our BG Amazon Store.
Soft Blocks
Soft blocks are great for stimulating and entertaining your tot and can also end up being decorative items in your baby nursery when you’re done with them.
From left to right
Plush Soft Blocks by Small Paul - Supercool and utterly stylish. Best Buy. £26.50 Peace & Jam.
Dwell Studio Soft Blocks – £23 Lula Sapphire. Don’t forget you can get 15% off all toys at Lula Sapphire!
Baby Einstein Discover & Play Blocks – Best Budget Buy – £12.95 from NewBabyBaskets
Wimmer Ferguson Mindshapes by Manhattan Toys – Great for cultivating your little genius – £14.95 at Toys and Interiors.
Wooden Clutching Toys
They rattle, are teethers, and so attractive your bambino will be clutching at them. These simple toys help encourage their motor and sensory skills.
6 months
From £4.60 at Revilo Toys
Anything by Lilliputiens Toys by EQD
Pretend play does not have to wait till you have a kitchen or some dolls or a pram. From puppet shows, to mini cuddly toys to role play, Lilliputiens toys are a buy that lasts through the stages.
This is high quality, soft role play at its best! There are lots to choose from and having at least one set is a must have.
The Noah’s Ark set (above) comes with the ark, 12 animals, and a Mr and Mrs Noah (we still don’t know her name) and is £33.99 from Funky Moose. (9 months). Or if you want to go into farm territory (left), their Farmyard is £35.99. (6 months)
They also have The Wigwam & 10 Indians where aside from playing in their wigwam, they can ride their horse and sail their boat. £39.99 (9 months) and you can also recreate The Three Little Pigs which comes with three houses that all fit within each other, with doors and windows that open and close.
Suitable: various and some stores will say birth but generally 6-9 months
Miniland Soft Ball by HabaForget having just a ‘ball’; this toy has a mini world of items for your bambino to grip like a car, houses, river, road, and trees. It’s got a small bell inside and is covered in soft cotton jersey.
6 months
£12 from Lula Sapphire. Don’t forget you can get 15% off all toys at Lula Sapphire!
Baby Einstein Animal Discovery Cards
This is a gift that lasts for ages. Engage them with the colourful photos that depict 29 animals in their natural habitat and as they get older, you’ll be reading them the facts about each animal which are on the reverse of the card.
6 months
£7.99 Bambino Goodies Amazon Store
NooBoo Pound-a-Sound by Manhattan Toys
This delightful, colourful, noisy toy has five different areas for your bambino to pound with their soft but firm hammer and they’ll hear a sound each time. Great fun but also brill for their motor skills, problem solving, and auditory stimulation. Sounds include the click-clacking of a train and there are also different textures, pop outs, and taggies.
9 months
£14.95 Kiddymania
Latitude Enfant Toys
These gorgeous French soft toys are contemporary and are visual and sensory delights. From left to right:
Cow Music Box Strapper. This adorable cow has a bottle that squeaks when squeezed and a tail that plays a lullaby when tugged. Strap it onto pushchairs, cots, highchairs, and car seats.
6 months. £19.95 Let’s Play Fair
Penguin Plane. Four adorable penguins sit inside the plane – press underneath it to hear the plane noise and amuse your bambino.
10 months. £14.95 Bumps Maternity
Sound Cube
Get your bambino learning their colours and shapes early with this vibrant shape sorter. Each shape makes different sounds. Helps encourage motor skills and cognitive awareness.
8 months. £15.50 Lula Sapphire. Don’t forget you can get 15% off all toys at Lula Sapphire!
