As an early childhood educator, I choose open-ended toys made of high quality materials. Here are my recommendations for toys that are not overstimulating and won’t drive you crazy with sounds and lights!
A great mold-free bath toy, or set them up on the playmat!
Mushie Stackable Toddler Boats Bath Toy
Use this on your little one’s car seat or bouncer for entertainment! Adorable style options.
Car Seat Activity Toy - Bitzy Bespoke Itzy Bitzy Spiral | Itzy Ritzy®
Sophie la Girafe is such a sweet toy! Love that they’re made of natural rubber, and I wipe them clean with antibacterial wipes. We have the teether and the original Sophie. Do not use original Sophie in the bath!
Sophisticated Set with Sophie la Girafe & So Pure Teether - Ages 0+
Adorable little purse! My baby will enjoy this through toddlerhood.
My First Purse Play Set
Easy to clean and super cute toy set. These toys to have holes, so do not use them in the bath. My baby loves to chew on the different textures.
Itzy Ritzy Blocks Stacking Toys
Our baby loves this crinkle paper and rattle combo!
Rattle and Crinkle Paper
This toy helps babies learn the idea of object permanence. It also teaches hand-eye coordination, a skill required to drop the ball through the hole.
Wooden Object Permanence Box
A great first block set! Easy to clean and lightweight for baby’s hands.
Infantino Building Blocks
This keeps my baby busy for such a long time! Love that the toy is made with food-grade silicone.
UFO Silicone Pulling Toy
Another food-grade silicone toy that my baby loves. Easy to clean and can be used all together or separated.
Stacking Teething Rings
A stacking cup toy that can even be used in the bath! So many uses for this toy.
Stacking Cups
Adorable Abacus-- can be used for counting skills once baby is older.
Wooden Rainbow Abacus
Great fine-motor skills toy for older babies and toddlers.
Melissa & Doug Locks and Latches Board
Another fun toy to develop fine-motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Great for older babies and toddlers.
Melissa & Doug Wooden Stacking Train
Super adorable wooden toy set with rattles, stacking toys, and a little car.
Wooden Baby Rattle & Stacking Toy Set
Another colorway/animal of the toy previously listed-- rattles, stacking toys, and a car!
Little Cub Grasping Toys
Wooden rattle with pastel dots. A cute rattle you can throw in the diaper bag for playing on the go!
Wooden Baby Rattle
Sweet flower-shaped wooden rattle
Wooden Baby Flower Rattle
Wooden car rattle- so cute and works as a car toy in addition to being a rattle!
Wooden Car Rattle
My baby looooves the lamb taggie! She plays with the different textured ribbon tags and entertains herself for awhile with this toy.
TAGGIES stuffed animal toys
An open-ended toy that my baby will use through toddlerhood.
