babytoys12months

For babies its eat, sleep, change and play. Not always in that order. Playing with toys is a wonderful way to help your baby develop mentally
and physically. Toys expose babies to new things and learn to adjust and adapt to the world. Toys are excitement and joys to babies just watch the reactions when they are playing. 

Choosing toys in the first 3 months is easier than ever with toy makers making sure they make toys that are age appropriate. A little common sense goes a long way in the toy choosing process. Remember babies can only see a short distance and bright shiny objects will keep their attention. Mobiles in the crib, soft cuddly animals are favorites at this age. Music is very calming to babies and toys that make musical sounds are excellent gifts.
Up to six months babies discover hands and feet. Everything goes in the mouth or is grabbed and snatched. Don’t wear expensive jewelry or glasses to close to a 3 to 6 month old. Babies in this age range respond to touch and a game of tickle is a lot of fun for you and them. Picture books help stimulate vocabulary development as the baby associates different sounds with the pictures. A picture of a car gets a vroom noise from mom or dad. Hand sized toys are important at this age to assist in  hand eye coordination. Who knows what toys some of our great athletes played with at a very young age to develop into champions? At six months most babies are sitting up and crawling. They can grab and pinch with their cute little fingers so provide toys that make sounds when squeezed and rolled. Balls and toys with wheels help with reasoning and motor skills. A sense of adventure will have them chasing and catching for hours.   Games that have a cause and effect is fun to play. Push a button to make a sound, or watch Elmo pop up and say hello. Bath time will be special at this age so don’t forget the squeaky ducks and containers to play with water. Your baby will discover how to make noise by banging on things especially in the kitchen. A wooden spoon and pot make an excellent drum set. There are a lot of toys that can provide a variety of sounds to keep little ones entertained. These toys can help develop mental skills and well as hand eye coordination. Baby 12 months is a time when they have learned to stand and probably walking and talking. Now you need to focus on language skills and well as motor skills. Play sound games with your baby. They love to imitate what
you do and say. Books and videos with education and fun incorporated should be at the top of your list for gifts. Make funny sounds and let baby try to imitate. Funny faces get a smile every time. Blocks and boxes are popular toys to play with. Remember baby 12 months love music and songs and dancing. Remember songs with movement and bedtime stories are increasing your baby’s vocabulary and instilling a love for reading. In this world readers are leaders, it starts at this early age.

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Watch this little guy go for the toys