Baby Activity Toys

Encourage That Activity

Newborns are inherently curious and are constantly intrigued by the surrounding lights and sounds. The first few years are extremely important as this is when the baby’s development is at its peak. The infant activities should of a kind so as to be able to stimulate and encourage the development of the child’s mind and body. Baby activity toys arouse their curiosity and interest and thereby make way for further development of the mind.

While deciding what toys to buy for your child, keep in mind the age and the mental abilities. For an infant, the most important activities revolve around sleeping and eating. A newborn will sleep for almost 16 hours a day. So it is a good idea to surround the cot with soft and cuddly toys, and tiny wind chimes or rattles. Music soothes a baby’s nerves and leaves a deep impact on the fertile mind. So soft melodies or even lullabies can be beneficial for an infant.

Another interesting activity could be tummy lying. The baby should be made to lie on its tummy on a blanket or mat, and surrounded by a number of toys. The toys should be simple and easy to grasp. This activity helps build upper body strength and develop proper head control. These skills are extremely important in a baby, and should be mastered at a young age. As the child grows a little older, provide him/ her with not only colorful toys, but also ones that make some kind of a noise. Construction toys can also be given. These toys keep the baby engaged and promote both mental and physical growth. This activity does not require any specific toy; a tummy mat and cushions along with a few rings and rattles can be sufficient.

Babies also love to listen and observe their environment. They should be provided with safe toys that will attract their attention. Soft toys in bright colors go a long way in stimulating their imagination. Since color is one of the first things they feel attracted to, it is advisable to surround a child with objects in various colors. Rattles also interest them, and even if they cannot grasp it, they will love to listen to the sounds it makes. These can also come in handy when the child is teething.

For a one year old toddler, large plastic blocks, stuffed toys of different textures, rings, music boxes, and activity centers are the ideal activity toys. Babies of this age are extremely active, and like to put everything into their mouths. So it is important to ensure that the toys are absolutely safe. Also, under all probabilities, a child will learn to walk by this time. A good idea would be to provide him/ her with baby walkers and riding toys like a rocking horse. At this age, they will be extremely intrigued by the senses of touch, and these kinds of activity toys will help them get the required learning experiences.

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Little Zen Minds offers a unique selection of children’s Active Play Toysincluding educational toys, books, games, arts and crafts, and science kits and more that focus on mental, physical and creative development of children.

Baby Activity

Woodours Baby Activity Bear $39.99 This colorful activity toy features a hook-and-loop attachment for a stroller or car seat. This toy featuers a squeaking fish and a baby-safe teething ‘biscuit’.

Baby’s House (Board book) $7 A beloved Little Golden Book is now available in our recently launched Golden Baby board book line. Little ones will enjoy following the baby’s activities at home in this sweet book, brought to life by master illustrator and Disney Legend Mary Blair.

Fimbles: Activity Book $13.92 New – The Fimbles love finding objects and finding out about things – and now it’s the reader’s turn to find out all about the Fimbles and their friends. Meet Fimbo, Florrie, Baby Pom, Ruby, Chick, Roly Mo and Ribbet.

Fimbles: Activity Book $2.58 New – The Fimbles love finding objects and finding out about things – and now it’s the reader’s turn to find out all about the Fimbles and their friends. Meet Fimbo, Florrie, Baby Pom, Ruby, Chick, Roly Mo and Ribbet.

Fimbles: Discover Shapes and Colours: Discover Shapes/colours $10.99 Used – When Baby Pom finds a box full of colourful ribbons, she is delighted to discover how many wonderful shapes she can make with them. Soon, all the Fimbles are busy having fun with shapes and colours. After reading the story together, children can complete the sticker activity to see just how much they’ve learnt. Notes for the parents at the back of the book help you support your child’s learning.

Fimbles: Discover Shapes and Colours: Discover Shapes/colours $0.66 Used – When Baby Pom finds a box full of colourful ribbons, she is delighted to discover how many wonderful shapes she can make with them. Soon, all the Fimbles are busy having fun with shapes and colours. After reading the story together, children can complete the sticker activity to see just how much they’ve learnt. Notes for the parents at the back of the book help you support your child’s learning.

’123′ Colour In Wall Sticker $4.5 An ingeniously interactive colouring in wall sticker. Children can create their own wall art, with this fab sticky masterpiece. Hours of colouring fun to be had! Creative children will love this colouring in wall sticker. Perfect as a birthday gift. Designed to look like a framed painting, this sticker features number ’123′. It is ideal for use with coloured wax crayons, pencils, paints or felt tip pens. Once coloured in the sticker looks great stuck on any child’s bedroom, nursery or playroom wall to show off their creative talents, making up a gallery display of their fine handy work. The activity of colouring also helps develop hand-eye co-ordination, and can prepare a younger child to learn to write. Easy as 123! In this colouring in wall art collection there are various designs, all made to look like paintings. They look extra special all stuck together on the wall, creating a personal colourful gallery. They are really simple to use, just colour, peel and stick! Made from: All our wall stickers are made from a thin self adhesive fabric with a lovely matt finish. They are totally removable and completely reusable, although they can only be coloured once. They can be reapplied to your wall, many times over. All ChickP stickers are printed with eco inks and are non toxic so perfect for kids! Dimensions: 20cm x 28cm approx A4.

‘A Passion For Fashion’ Colouring Book $7.5 You’ll be pretty as a picture when you design your own party dress using this mis-fits style activity colouring book. Help the Patchwork Princess be the Belle of the Ball by creating the perfect party dress. Try out different styles and trends, mix and match your outfits but, above all, remember to accessorize! A Passion for Fashion is perfect for any budding fashion desiger with 15 ring bound pages. Dimensions: H20 x W14.5 x D0.5cm

‘ABC’ Colour In Wall Sticker $4.5 Ingeniously interactive colouring in wall sticker. Children can create their own wall art, with this fab sticky masterpiece. Just colour, peel and stick it up! Creative children will love this colouring in wall sticker. It is perfect as a birthday gift. Designed to look like a framed painting, this sticker includes letters to colour in. It is ideal for use with coloured wax crayons, pencils, paints or felt tip pens. Once coloured in the sticker looks great stuck on any child’s bedroom, nursery or playroom wall to show off their creative talents, making up a gallery display of their fine handy work. The activity of colouring also helps develop hand-eye co-ordination, and can prepare a younger child to learn to write. Home decoration fun! In this colouring in wall art collection there are various designs, all made to look like paintings. They look extra special all stuck together on the wall creating a personal colourful gallery. They are really simple to use, just colour, peel and stick! Made from: All our wall stickers are made from a thin self adhesive fabric with a lovely matt finish. They are totally removable and completely reusable, although they can only be coloured once. They can be reapplied to your wall, many times over. All ChickP stickers are printed with eco inks and are non toxic so perfect for kids! Dimensions: 20cm x 28cm approx A4.

‘I Can Spot…’ Child’s Travel Tick Book $3.99 ‘I Can Spot…’ Children’s activity book. We believe very strongly that just because children are young, they don’t have to put up with bad design. This incredibly stylish series of ‘I Can Spot…’ flip books illustrate that sentiment entirely. Beautifully designed with a tick box on each page; (who doesn’t like to tick things?) it will educate as well as keep them happy on walks or when travelling. Aimed at toddlers just old enough to know that books aren’t for eating until approximately the age of 7. Twenty four internal pages. That’s twenty four photographs of things to spot and tick off! Made from: Printed on white paper. Spiral bound. Dimensions: Size: 15 x 11cm

‘Make & Sew’ Cupcake Pincushion Sewing Kit $8 An educational ‘I can sew’ Felt Cupcake Kit, for children of 4 years upwards with basic sewing skills. The perfect addition to any sewing kit! Each ‘Make & Sew’ kit contains everything needed to complete this easy-peasy project, and includes: pre-cut circles, pointy metal needle, thread, stuffing and a pack of accessories to decorate. The kit aims to teach children, who are Confident Sewers, to further develop their skills and create a pincushion for their sewing box. There are seven funky colours to choose from and are great as a birthday party activity, or party-bag gift. Or just collect and display on a cake stand! Please note: This educational kit produces a decorative item which is not intended to be used as a toy. Warnings: Not suitable for children of 3 years and under, due to small parts (choking hazard). Some parts have sharp edges, and include a functional needle (puncture hazards). Please use under adult supervision at all times. Keep contents and finished products away from fire. Glue not included. Dimensions: Pack size: 17cm wide x 20cm high. Finished product dimensions: 9cm wide x 9cm high.

‘Merry Christmas’ Bunting Kit $12.5 A beautiful kit with everything included to make 1.90 m of bunting (over 6 feet) – Coloured pieces of wool felt – Embroidery cotton, needle and ribbon – Cut-out iron-on letters – Clear instructions This kit is presented in a cute recycled cardboard box. It will make a lovely present or you might want to just keep it for yourself! Make beautiful bunting that you will keep for many years to come. This lovely bunting will look beautiful hanging on the mantelpiece, on the wall in your living room, the playroom or a child’s room. Can a house ever have too much bunting? This kit is suitable for children and adults alike. It is a great activity to make together with your loved ones!

‘Teach Your Granny To Text’ Activity Book $5 Interactive and fun children’s book to inspire action. Our kids book ‘Teach Your Granny to Text and Other Ways to Change the World’ has loads of ideas of fun stuff to do on a rainy (or indeed sunny) day. Whether you want to ‘Cook a meal from scratch’, ‘Walk your Dad’ or ‘Make someone smile’, this’ll show you how. There are maps to colour in, seeds to plant and stickers to stick. There’s even a double page Where’s Wally challenge. Get your own copy to fill in, tear up, grow and unfold. Made from: Printed in Italy on FSC paper. Dimensions: 213 x 285 mm.

‘The Amazing Build A Bots’ Activity Set $7.5 Build your own robot and then take it apart and build a new one out of the 36 different robot parts. Create your own Build-a-Bot with this easy to use cardboard construction kit. Build the ultimate robot and then give him a Build-a-Bot upgrade, or pose him in different positions. The fun really starts when the Build-a-Bots are linked together, or use your imagination and all the parts to create one giant Build-a-Bot! Contains 36 x robot parts which make three completely different Build-a-Bots. A fun gift for boys aged 5-9 years Made from: Made from 800g recycled cardboard Dimensions: Packaging size: Width 17.9cm, Height 15.5cm, Depth 0.5cm

0-30 Number Line Floor Mat $30.99 LRS2216: 0-30 Number Line Floor MatKinesthetic movement combined with the most common number line format in the curriculum! Reinforces number sense, counting, addition and subtraction. Format features popular left-to-right visual representation. Includes numerals from 0 all the way to 30 to support expanded state standards. Numerals are color-coded (blue evens, red odds and black zero). Includes Activity Guide with intervention strategies. Durable vinyl mat measures 22′L x 1′H. Grades K+

1-5 Stacker Activity Toy $26.91 WRW1076: Features: -Stacking improves fine motor skills.-Sloping base enhances child’s vision while they play.-Correct number of chips matches printed number in front, teaching counting.-For ages 18 months and up.-Made from environmentally friendly rubberwood and non-toxic water-based paints. Color/Finish: -Wooden activity toy with bright primary-colored stackable pieces.

100 Board Tabletop Pocket Chart $20.93 ATU1063: Features: -100 board tabletop pocket chart.-With 100 see through pockets helps students understand number patterns.-Self checking feature allows students to work independently.-Storage pouch sewn in back stores all pieces.-Ages 4 and up.-Material: Durable Vinyl. Includes: -Includes 144 double sided number cards and activity guide. Dimensions: -Overall dimensions: 19” H x 19” W x 1” D.

1000 Stickers – Animals $3.17 New – 1000 Sticker Books are a new series of action-packed sticker activity books that mix photographic images with beautiful illustrations. “1000 Stickers – Animals” looks at the bright and colorful world of animals and includes baby animals, wild animals, farm animals, and underwater animals sticker activities. Each book contains over 1,000 stickers and a variety of fun sticker activities.

1000 Stickers – Animals $4.68 1000 Sticker Books are a new series of action-packed sticker activity books that mix photographic images with beautiful illustrations. 1000 Stickers – Animals looks at the bright and colorful world of animals and includes baby animals, wild animals, farm animals, and underwater animals sticker activities. Each book contains over 1,000 stickers and a variety of fun sticker activities.

1000 Stickers – Animals $4.83 New – 1000 Sticker Books are a new series of action-packed sticker activity books that mix photographic images with beautiful illustrations. “1000 Stickers – Animals” looks at the bright and colorful world of animals and includes baby animals, wild animals, farm animals, and underwater animals sticker activities. Each book contains over 1,000 stickers and a variety of fun sticker activities.

1000 Stickers: Animals $3.17 Used – 1000 Sticker Books are a new series of action-packed sticker activity books that mix photographic images with beautiful illustrations. “1000 Stickers – Animals” looks at the bright and colorful world of animals and includes baby animals, wild animals, farm animals, and underwater animals sticker activities. Each book contains over 1,000 stickers and a variety of fun sticker activities.

1000 Stickers: Animals $4.83 Used – 1000 Sticker Books are a new series of action-packed sticker activity books that mix photographic images with beautiful illustrations. “1000 Stickers – Animals” looks at the bright and colorful world of animals and includes baby animals, wild animals, farm animals, and underwater animals sticker activities. Each book contains over 1,000 stickers and a variety of fun sticker activities.