Our favourite items to create a nursery, bedroom or playroom that oozes fun and encourages exploration! Think bright colours, fun shapes and some learning thrown in.
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Gross Motor Skills
Fine Motor Skills
Sensory Play
Other
Gross Motor Skills
Toys to encourage large muscle movements and development for crawling, walking and climbing.
So versatile and good for motor skills! We got this at 10 months old but a great first birthday gift.
Indoor Toddler Climbing Frame - Montessori
A sofa that transforms into soft play that transforms into a den?!
Zonky Play Sofa | Play Sofa Set | Kids Play Couch
Love that this one is wooden! Balance bikes are great for working on motor skills and, well, balance! Perfect for when little ones are just starting to walk.
Hape Wooden Ride-On Balance Bike
The perfect start to a pikler climbing frame set! Love that its in pink and blue too!
Tidy Climbing Arch
In love with the colour of this toddler bike! Apparently these are great for toddlers just learning to walk so a perfect first birthday gift.
Globber Learning Bike Eco – Pistachio
Gross motor skill building from 1+ years. I’ve seen so many different ways to use these as well as stepping stones. Pricey but probably worth it!
Stapelstein – The Kid Collective Ltd
Fine Motor Skills
Developing small precise movements like the pincer grasp.
Absolute favourite toy from a few months old and still popular now at almost a year! Perfect for car rides or restaurant distractions.
UFO Silicone Pulling Toy
Simple but fun game practising fine motor skills. Plus its a dinosaur! 🦖
Dinosaur Toy for Fine Motor Development
We just got our first bag of mega blocks! She loves pulling them apart for now but they’ll grow with her with endless ways to play with them!
Mega Bloks First Builders Big Building Bag - 60 Pieces | The Entertainer
Lentil loves pulling these apart! We can’t wait to use them for her to practise cutting too when she’s a little older.
Woodlets Slicing Food Vegetables Roleplay Set | The Entertainer
We call this the UFO toy. Lentil will sit quietly happily pushing the various fidget poppers. When she was younger she loved chewing the silicone too.
Montessori Silicone Pull String Activity Toy
A toy with endless options! A real favourite amongst toddlers and kids. Great for fine motor skills and creativity!
Connetix
Sensory Play
Sensory activities are so important to development! Let babies get messy and feel everything!
So many possibilities for fun at home!
The PlayTRAY
For keeping little ones clothes clean and stain free! We love these bibs as they stop the mess of weaning from food falling into their laps.
Baby Bibs: Award Winning Baby Bibs for Weaning - Bibado.co.uk
Other
Other items we think are great and allow for exploration and learning!
Sleeping bags were okay when she was small but now she crawls around so much we need one with feet to keep her earm through the winter. We love the panda one!
Sleeping Bag with Feet & Foldable Feet Covers - 2.5 TOG
Heard so many things about the new Toniebox! Limiting screen time seems like a winner to us.
tonies® I Toniebox 2 - Sunset Red
Top of our list for Lentils first birthday so she can watch and ‘help’ dad cook in the kitchen!
Foldable Learning Tower
Rainbow rattles! Can help learning shapes and colours as well.
Rainbow Maracas
Obsessed with these hooks for hanging art and decor up in kids rooms! So colourful and playful and unique!
