Christmas time is such a magic time of the year for everyone, especially our little friends. Since they are going through sensitive period in their developing process, baby's senses get stimulated in a major way. Things like smiling, friendly faces of family members, bright colours of Christmas trees; sparkles of store displays, spiky feel of mistletoe, glittery dust on post cards from Grandma, yummy smells of crispy turkey and ginger bread cookies.. Gifts is also a great way to make Christmas more exciting for young children.
Since Christmas is a very special time for our family, I choose presents for my child very carefully. When I think of gifts for a young child, I think educational, age appropriate, natural, safe, engaging. Here are some ideas for presents for child from 0 to 2 years. I picked materials that are aligned with Montessori philosophy. Most of these toys will still be adored by your child for many more year after they turn 2. Once you wrap your beautiful presents, do not be surprised if your little person gets fascinated by wrapping paper way more than actual gift. It is only for a short period of time. Later they will spend lots of time making new discoveries with your beautiful gifts. One small tip: my favourite place for bargain hunt for gifts for our daughter is Preloved Baby Market. I always come back with wonderful, educational toys which are still in great condition and on a very good price!
- visual and auditory stimulation.
- the wooden ball inside the rattle creates gentle sound
- easy grasping with lightweight.
- made using chemical free, kiln-dried recycled rubberwood and designed with water based non-toxic colors as accent.
- The tiny bell inside jingles
- It's durable.
- Non-toxic
- The "sun beams" move around
- When put on a hard surface, it spins around like a top would.
- Highly entertaining
- The "sun beams" move around
- When put on a hard surface, it spins around like a top would.
- Highly entertaining
- tiny hands easily grip
-soft and squeezable teether ball
- created from washable vinyl with a light vanilla scent
- comes in assorted colors--green and orange.
- created from washable vinyl with a light vanilla scent
- comes in assorted colors--green and orange.
- perfect size from any age after two
- handle can be adjusted to fit a child's height
- includes 24 color and natural blocks.
- develops gross motor skills
- stimulates coordination and balance.
- stimulate creative thinking and imagination.
- teaches about size, shape, weight and geometry
- stimulates vision and sense of hearing.
- contains a wooden ball that hits the panels.
PlanToys creates toys that inspire children's imagination as well as promote their physical and intellectual development. We're also proving that it is possible to maintain superior quality standards while steadfastly following a path of environmental and social responsibility.
- the right size for child to pick up in her/his little hands
-develops clutching and grasping motor skills
- colours are bright and appealing
- balls move about on the cord
- develops basic hand-eye coordination.
-they rattle gently;
-when snapped together by their connecting elastic cord, the triangles make a flexible, twistable toy
- right for taste-testing by teething babies.
- while the wheel turns, the wooden ball inside hits the panels creating sound - friendly materials and manufacturers utilizing a minimal waste concept. - chemical free, kiln-dried recycled rubber wood and designed with water based non-toxic colors as accent.
This one is my favourite! These can be used also during light table play!
- consists of six blocks in two different shapes
- blocks are hollow with acrylic in the middle with colored water in the acrylic
- colors are red, yellow and blue.
Hold two different color blocks together to create a new color. It is great for building imagination.
- 12 months & up.
- different textures, sound and color
- stimulates touch, feel and various sounds.
The set consists of 3 visual blocks, 3 auditory blocks and 3 texture blocks. Includes storage bag.
Welcome your little one into this world with a gift of all natural, perfectly sized learning tools that he/she can use right from the start. Use these toys to aid in your child's growth and development. Your baby will love them. This set is hand sanded until smooth and finished with Organic Beeswax and Olive Oil, making it a great choice for baby. The gift set includes: MONTESSORI RATTLE (Newborn +) This light weight rattle aids in the development of grasping skills, cause and effect concepts, and eyesight for infants. Use this rattle to stimulate the baby's ability to track sound and movement right from the start. The rattle measures 4" long by 1.25" wide. ORGANIC TEETHING RING (1 months +) This teething ring aids in the development of purposeful grasping skills for newborns and gives infants the opportunity to explore a variety of natural textures. Made with an organic, forest mist, color grown cotton yarn, it is perfectly safe for baby to chew on. Get it wet and throw it in the freezer for added teething relief. The ring measures 3 inches in diameter. EGG & CUP PUZZLE - (9 months +) A baby's first puzzle, this egg and cup give the child an opportunity to use both hands together while practicing his/her fine motor skills. Model the egg and cup puzzle for the child by placing the egg in the cup, saying, "in," and removing the egg saying, "out." Repeat often. Allow the child to explore the objects on his/her own and delight in fitting them together and taking them apart. The egg, which is a solid piece of wood, measures 2.25 inches tall by 1.5 inches in diameter. The cup, which is also a solid piece of wood, measures 2 inches tall by 1.6 inches in diameter.
This award winning mobile features vivid color and bold black and white images. Simple to complex images stimulate early visual activity and pre reaching movement. The Infant Stim Mobile, with its research proven graphics, has won the hearts of babies and parents everywhere, as well as many prestigious awards for its ingeniously simple design.
- A complete band in the box that's sure to delight plus includes a CD to play along with that will have the little ones shake, rattle, and rolling.
- BPA Free products that meets or exceeds all global safety standards with quality and durability built into each instrument
- Includes great sounding tambourine, captivating twist-n-shake rainmaker, and engaging rolling shapes, all with toddler safe designs perfect for young music maker.
Hape's Walk-A-Long Snail is the perfect companion for little ones just getting into sorting shapes and learning about colors. The Walk-A-Long Snail is a googly-eyed snail with a block-holding shell which spins on the snail's back when your little one pulls it along. One side of the shell has three differently-shaped holes (triangular, circular and square) for your youngster to practice shape sorting, while the other side has an elastic-banded opening to allow for easy removal of shape blocks from the snail's shell. The shell is removable, ensuring functional fun while also preventing pinched fingers. For ages twelve months and up. Durable child safe paint finish and solid, wood construction are hallmarks of Hape toys. Hape's toys stimulate children through every stage of development and help nurture and develop their natural abilities. All Hape products sold in North America meet or exceed all applicable safety standards.
These are brilliant toys which will serve you and your child for a long time, will help them develop and learn. Important thing is that most of these toys are made out of natural material - wood. Besides being healthier (many plastic toys contain all sorts of harmful ingredients, like lead), wooden toys encourage child to treat them with care, which lays great foundation for building respect towards child's environment.
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I haven't seen any of these toys before but they look like they would be great for kids. I really like the organic wooden baby set that looks really nice.
ReplyDeleteThese are really cool. These would be great for my new nephew.
ReplyDeleteI'll make sure to share this post with some of the moms I have on Facebook. I'm sure they'll dig it!
ReplyDeleteGood toys for the little ones:)
ReplyDeleteThese are such great toys for learning to put things together and use their imaginations.
ReplyDeleteWill definitely share with some friends who have babies. Mine are older now but some of these I would have totally bought had I known about them when mine were little.
ReplyDeleteGood toys, thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas! My DS5 had Small World Toys IQ Baby Tiny Teether when he was little! I haven't seen or thought of it for years! He love it!!
ReplyDeleteThese look like fun toys! I'm going to add some to my daughter's Christmas list!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful, durable gifts!
ReplyDeleteWonderful toys!
ReplyDeleteGreat gifts! I wish I had little babies to buy for :)
ReplyDeleteClearly I need to buy stock in Plan Toys because I am loving these just that much!
ReplyDeleteI have a little boy I am looking to purchase gits for so thank you. It has been a while since I have bought for his age.
ReplyDeleteThose are so freaking cute. My son isn't a baby anymore but he would still play with them.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing list! This is such a good idea!
ReplyDeleteI just love wooden toys and all of these are great educational toys!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you, lovely people, enjoyed reading this post and found it useful!! thank you for stopping by!!!
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