Toy Shopping Guide for Baby
Toy shopping is not just fun, it's a terrific opportunity to provide your child, grandchild, niece, or nephew with beneficial toys that accelerate growth and learning.
It's important to choose toys that are safe, age-appropriate, and developmentally sound. At One Step Ahead, we test every toy we offer for quality, safety, play value, and learning value, too.
According to experts, offering your baby or toddler an assortment of toys — toys that encourage different the development of different skills — is the best way to maximize his or her overall development. And of course, it's more fun for little ones!
When shopping, consider giving that special child a range of toys to spark different modes of play. To get you started, we offer you these suggestions — favorites of our employees, Parents Panel, and Li'l Kids Panel.
| To Develop These Skills |
We Suggest These Toys... |
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| Infant Exploration |
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| Language Acquisition |
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| Imagination |
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| Role Play |
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| Spatial Skills (Stacking & Sorting) |
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| Hand-Eye Coordination |
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| Family Awareness/Social Skills |
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| Artistic Creativity |
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| Large Motor Skills (Walking, Riding, and Balance) |
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| Music |
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| Early Academics (ABC's, Numbers, Color and Shape Recognition) |
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