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Picks for Baby’s First Christmas from a FTM (6-12 Months)
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items This holiday season feels extra special — it’s my first Christmas as both a play therapist and a new mom. As I’ve been searching for gifts for my own little one (who’s right in that curious 6–12 month stage), I’ve found myself naturally slipping into...
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Gifts for Baby’s Gross Motor Skill Development
Gifts for Baby’s Fine Motor Skill Development
Gifts that Introduce Imaginative Play to Baby
Gifts for Baby’s Gross Motor Skill Development
Big Movements for Little Bodies - Gross motor skills are abilities that use the body’s large muscles to perform movements involving strength, balance, coordination, and control.
The Lovevery Play mat checks all the boxes since it technically falls into every category on the list. Baby practices head control, sitting, crawling, grabbing, and imaginative play when the mat is turned into a tent. 10/10! We use this every day in ...
Lovevery The Play Gym
A mirror with a pull-up bar helps your baby develop strength, balance, and coordination as they learn to stand and move. It also encourages self-awareness and curiosity by letting them watch their own movements and expressions. This can also grow wit...
Mirror with Bar
Promotes gross motor development and spacial awareness with going "through", "over", "under", etc.
BanaSuper Kids 7-Piece Climbing Foam Blocks
These crab stepping stones promote gross motor development and spacial awareness with the different sized stones. The stackable component saves space inside the house.
Crab Balance Stepping Stones for Kids, 5 Pcs
A balance bike helps your baby build coordination, balance, and confidence while moving on their own. It also strengthens their muscles and supports early physical development in a fun way.
Baby Balance Bike
A grocery cart encourages baby to stand and walk, strengthening their leg, core, and balance muscles. Pushing and steering the cart also improves coordination and spatial awareness as they move around their environment.
Metal Grocery Shopping Cart Toy
A "true" Montessori Pickler Triangle set is made up of natural wood and includes the climbing triangle(s) and climber/slide only. Other sets may include the climbing arch but the arch isn't recommended due to its many reporter back and hand injuries.
Climber | Pikler Triangle Set
A "true" Montessori Pickler Triangle set is made up of natural wood and includes the climbing triangle(s) and climber/slide only. Other sets may include the climbing arch but the arch isn't recommended due to its many reporter back and hand injuries.
Pikler Triangle with Slide Set
This mat offers sensory entertainment while helping encourage baby to strengthen head and neck control. My little one especially loves splashing the mini sea creatures around!
Hoovy Inflatable Tummy Time Water Play Mat
A ball pit helps develop gross motor skills by encouraging children to crawl, jump, and balance as they move through the unstable surface, strengthening their muscles and coordination.
Foam Ball Pit (Balls not Included)
These are one of the many options for ball pit balls offered on Amazon. To be completely transparent, I found that most reviews on each ball pit ball option are mixed. My theory is that they are all secretly the same ball, just being sold under diff...
Soft Plastic Ball Pit Balls
Gifts for Baby’s Fine Motor Skill Development
Small Movements for Little Bodies
Placing the bees inside and taking them out of their hive helps to develop their fine motor stills. Plus this toy is great to take on the go!
Beehive with 5 Sensory Bees
Sensory balls help babies develop fine motor skills by encouraging them to grasp, squeeze, and roll the textured surfaces. These movements strengthen hand and finger muscles. The different shapes and textures also promote tactile exploration and coor...
Sensory Balls for Toddlers (8 Pack)
A wooden ball drop toy helps babies develop fine motor skills by encouraging them to grasp, hold, and release the ball, strengthening the small muscles in their hands and fingers. Aligning the ball with the hole also improves their hand–eye coordinat...
Wooden Ball Drop Toy
Wooden toy cars help babies develop fine motor skills by encouraging them to grasp, push, and roll the cars, which improves coordination.
Wooden Toys Cars
A sensory table helps babies develop fine motor skills by encouraging them to grasp, scoop, pour, and manipulate different textures and objects, strengthening the small muscles in their hands and fingers. These hands-on activities also improve hand-e...
Sensory Table with 2 Chairs, Paper & Bins
This pour and play set is for babies that are closer to a year. Learning how to pour is an amazing fine motor skill to develop and this set helps babies learn the skill in a fun and playful manner. Plus you can’t go wrong with silicone since it doesn...
Pour and Play Bath Toy Set for Babies 10+ Months
The Oball offers great practice for developing grabbing skills. Place juggling scarves or small wash clothes inside the ball for baby to pull out.
Oball
Gifts that Introduce Imaginative Play to Baby
Making Sense of a Whole New World
Have endless hours of fun building whatever your heart imagines! Is it a spaceship? A castle? OR the tallest tower known to humankind?
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Jumbo Cardboard Blocks (24)
I bring my baby grocery shopping each week, now she has some toys to play with that mimic that experience
Melissa & Doug Multi-Sensory Market Basket Toy
These rollables are perfect size for little hands to practice grabbing and holding. You can also play with them by teaching animal sounds.
Melissa & Doug Rollables Farm Friends Toy
These rollables are perfect size for little hands to practice grabbing and holding. You can also play with them by teaching animal sounds.
Melissa & Doug Rollables Safari Friends Toy
I love using this tote to take my daughters rollables and other toys on the go. It’s also fun to play with as a “house” for the animals.
Melissa & Doug Rollables Tote with Giraffe Toy
Spend endless hours of fun making music with your little one. Sing, dance, and laugh!
Fisher-Price Tambourine & Maracas Gift Set