Why Kids Need Toys
Best toys for older babies
- Activity boxes (levers/buttons/dials/hinges)
- Balls
- Beginning puzzles (two or three large pieces; knobs are helpful)
- Blocks
- Cars and trucks
- Chunky small people and accessories
- Dolls and stuffed animals
- Hammering toys
- Large interlocking beads
- Modeling dough
- Musical toys
- Nesting cups
- Peg boards
- Picture books
- Plastic animals
- Pop-up toys
- Push or pull toys
- Shape sorters
- Stacking rings
- Toy versions of everyday items (telephones, cooking utensils, doctor kits)
- Toys you still remember from your childhood (The classics endure and are always a good bet!)
- Washable crayons or markers and blank paper
