 | LeapFrog Learning Drum
Introduce music early on to your child. Also, you can order Leap Frog toys in Spanish and French on their website. The earlier you expose them to other languages the better. Fun toy!
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 | Fisher-Price® Sesame Street Singing Pop-Up Pals
Buy new: $38.99 Encourages fine motor skill development. Rewards baby with fun songs and Sesame Street characters. (fun even if they don't know Sesame Street)
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 | Baby Play (Gymboree) by Wendy S Masi
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $0.48 Filled with fun activities to do with your baby. Wonderful resource! Sometimes it can be hard to come up with play ideas for a baby. Many ideas require no equipment or expense.
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 | Quack Along Ducks
Buy new: $21.95 A classic! Little walkers love this toy! Be sure and put tape over the speaker though b/c it is very noisy!
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 | Stretch the Giraffe
Buy new: $16.99 "Buzz" was our favorite Lamaze toy but all of them are pretty cool! YOu can't go wrong.
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 | Sassy Busy Bugs Bar
Buy new: $14.99 It is very nice to have a stroller activity bar. They can have fun with it till they get even older.
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 | Fisher Price Nesting Action Vehicles
Buy new: $12.89 Stacking, sorting, nesting cars...what more fun can you have? :)
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 | Brilliant Basics - Baby's First Blocks
Another classic!
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 | Toddlerz Push Toy - Corn Popper
Buy new: $11.49 They will love this as a new walker. May drive you a bit crazy but worth the money to see them have fun.
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 | Hasbro Playskool Step Start Walk 'n Ride
Buy new: $24.99 The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends these to help new walkers hone that skill. This product is very versatile. Any cart of this design that they can push is a good idea.
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 | Tiny Love Trio - Monkey
Nice to keep in car, stroller, diaper bag... Tip- rotate all toys out to keep baby interested in their supply rather than buying new toys all the time. Toy lending libraries are good too
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 | Pound a Ball Deluxe
It doesn't get much better than a hammer and some balls. Bonus light up and sound feature! They will use this toy for quite a while.
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 | 5-way Giant Bead Maze
Buy new: $109.77 You can find a simple bead maze at Target for $15. You don't need something this elaborate...but it sure looks like fun!
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 | Stack & Smile Crocodile
Buy new: $84.99 Peek a Blocks are the best. Find a set that you think your baby will like but definetly get some.
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 | Fisher-Price Miracles and Milestones - Mix and Match Blocks
Buy new: $10.99 Nice, soft first blocks.
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 | Elmo's World Talking Cell Phone
Buy new: $12.99 Parents' brand (you can buy at Target) has a better cell phone. But, this one is pretty entertaining for the little ones (can drive parents crazy though).
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 | Little Tikes Discover Sounds Workshop
Buy new: $169.99 This or the kitchen are good for a baby around 7 months old.
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 | LEGO DUPLO Tub
More fun for parents at first but baby will enjoy knocking down your creations...then learning to build with them.
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 | Peek-A-Boo! (Baby Faces Board Book #01) by Roberta Grobel Intrater
Buy new: $4.95 / Used from: $0.01 Books were my son's favorite "toys" the first year+. Books with up close pictures of faces were great. Check out any book of that style. Our fave was "Boo! Baby!"
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 | Mama Mama/Papa Papa Flip Board Book (Flip Board Books (HarperFestival)) by Jean Marzollo
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Still being read years later. Heartwarming, easy to read, poetic stories. Sure to be a classic in your home. Books can be bought seperately too.
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 | Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 A book of few words so you can really get into telling the store and observing the pages with your baby as they get older.
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 | Tickle Teddy: A Touch-and-Feel Book by David Ellwand
Buy new: $12.95 / Used from: $0.22 Such a fun book! Entertaining for babies and toddlers.
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 | Touch and Feel: NFL by DK Publishing
Buy used from: $5.49 A great book for any football fan. :) Touch and Feel books are usually a hit with babies
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 | Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth
Buy new: $7.88 / Used from: $0.01 Great book BUT because it isn't a super sturdy board book it can be easily damaged. Keep it somewhere safe until they get a little older.
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