Playtime Guide – Age appropriate toys for babies?

Toys for newborns

• Sensory toys
• Wind chimes
• Lightweight rattles
• hand-held toys
• Activity center
• Music player suitable for babies

Toys for 3 to 6 months old

• Board books
• Soft stuffed animals
• Unbreakable mirror
• Activity bars
• Colorful teething rings
• Squeaky rubber toys
• Soft books with high-contrast patterns

Toys for 6 to 9 months old

• Busy board
• Balls
• Moving toys
• Books
• Household items
• Wood or soft blocks
• Soft dolls or stuffed animals

Toys for 9 to 12 months old

• Balls
• Blocks
• Toy telephone
• Books
• Push toys
• Shape sorters

Toys for 12 to 18 months old

• Push and pull toys
• Balls
• Picture books
• Large building bricks
• Climbing gym
• Ride-on vehicles
• Washable crayons and paper
• Sorting and nesting toys

Toys for 18 to 24 months old

• Toy instruments
• Train sets
• Balls
• Art supplies
• Dress-up clothes
• Puzzles and manipulative
• Toys to play house
• Large and small blocks
• Puzzles
• Illustrated books and COs
• Washable crayons and paper
• Ride-on toys
• Construction toys
• Percussive instruments
• Child-size household equipment

Toys for 30 to 36 months old

• Beginning board or memory games
• Construction sets
• Books
• Puzzles
• Kid-size dishes, post, and pans
• Art supplies
• Outdoor equipment