Best Infant Toys- What To Look For & Fun Top Rated Reviewed

Toys are not just games providing fun for babies. Toys give even a baby opportunity to learn. The best infant toys will engage his or her senses. They encourage the little one to interact with others and spark his or her imagination. Keep reading to find out DadProgress top picks.

Babies are eager to learn about their world surrounding them. 

At the moment of writing this article, my child has started crawling. We have difficulties to keep up with him, so eager is he to explore new places. Electrical cords are for some unknown reason especially interesting...

Toys for newborns allow your infant to discover his or her senses. 

Toys with colors, shapes, textures, sounds, and tastes can all add to your infant's learning experiences.

Studies suggest that toys improve parent-infant communication. Play with traditional toys may result in better communicative interactions.

Toys for infant should be both stimulating and safe.

If you wish to know more about child development theories, then read the contents of this blue box. You can skip it though. I'm not offended:)

This theory is by Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist.

1) Sometime between the ages of 6 weeks to 4 months, your baby will engage “primary circular reactions.” According to Piaget, that means babies repeat a learned action they did by chance such as batting at a toy. 

2) Once your baby realizes how much fun this action is, they repeat the action intentionally. Piaget calls this “secondary circular reaction.”

Examples of “secondary circular reactions” include pulling on a toy, grabbing a toy or kicking a toy causing it to make sounds or light up. It's an essential skill since it causes the baby to begin logic use and understand cause and effect.

It’s a struggle for infants to lift their heads at one month. However, the strength of their necks and upper bodies will soon improve.

During the first month, your infant’s vision will be fuzzy, and he or she will only be able to see about 12 inches away. At about one month, your infant will be able to recognize you, and will also enjoy seeing large pictures of faces.

An infant can be entertained and soothed with music. I must admit that musical toys sure got the attention of our baby but not once have they comforted him.

There are many infant toys out there. Perfectly grouping them would be a daunting (if not impossible) task. 

I discuss here three types of toys. These types are merely meant to highlight that different toys can have different purposes.

Some baby toys may belong to all or none of these groups. 

Another approach you might try when your infant wakes up at 2 a.m. is sleep time toys.

Sleep time toys for you to try are those adorable plush and soft stuffed animals. Ones that play an assortment of lullabies should be especially effective.

To be honest, these things have never worked for us, but all babies are different.

Rattles attract babies’ attention when they rotate them and shake them making sounds. When playing with a rattle, your infant will develop hand-eye coordination. 

The bright colors of rattles likely help to promote a perception of colors.

Babies often explore their toys with their mouth. A rattle, therefore, can also provide teething comfort for your baby when new teeth emerge.

With clips, you can attach rattles to a car seat, high chair or stroller. 

The purpose of teethers is soothing inflamed gums during teething. They also help to hand-eye coordination.

One recent study (source) found that many teethers actually contain harmful substances although they are labeled " non-toxic” or “BPA-free.” It may sound alarming, but amounts were low.

Different materials and crinkle sounds are interesting for a baby.

In my experience, soft books were best infant toys between one and four months. The bright colors may stimulate her vision. The pages may include activities. These simple toys will improve communication between you and your baby.