12 Best Baby Toys That Will Keep Them Entertained

VTech Crawl & Learn Bright Lights Ball‍

Vtech baby toys are always fun, innovative and educational, and this electronic Crawl & Learn Ball is no different. It's fully motor activated to move about on its own and specially programmed to stop within reach of your baby, making it the perfect tool to help encourage crawling. And there are tons of other interactive features on top of this: flashing rainbow lights, fun animal sounds, spinning parts and various learning activities make this a versatile and beneficial toy to add to your collection.

Taf Toys Developmental Cube‍

Taf Toys are a brand to watch; they make beautiful, good-quality baby activity toys for boys and girls. This soft cube is jam-packed with sensory features to grab your baby's attention and help develop fine motor skills. The bright animal design is lovely, and the baby-safe mirror, pineapple teether, rattling cloud and soothing bell chime will keep your baby amused and engaged. The plastic ring makes it easy to transport, too; perfect for the cot, buggy or car seat, or for using at home during tummy time.  

Infantino Spin & Slide DJ Panda‍

This funky DJing panda is an excellent toy for slightly older tots who are more able to engage in the push, slide and spinning features (and parents who will undoubtedly appreciate its novelty).  It's also a great option for babies who are particularly responsive to music: DJ Panda plays 16 funky tunes and original sounds for little ones to bop along to and the light-up turntables and rotating rims (which play an authentic DJ scratching sound when twisted) are a nice extra touch.

Le Toy Van Petit Wooden Activity Cube‍

This award-winning activity cube would make a lovely addition to any eco-conscious family's toy collection. Made from wood and decorated with non-toxic paint it's much more sustainable than a plastic equivalent (and looks so much better, too). It's also got tons of great interactive features to encourage active learning and cognitive development, including spinning flower cogs, sliding birds and a miniature xylophone. The pretty design makes it a great gift option.

Taf Toys Musical Cosy Gym‍

A baby gym is a great investment for a newborn baby: it's entertaining, versatile and you can get years of use out of it. We love this Taf Toys musical gym; the padded base makes a nice comfy mat for your baby to lie on when they are small, with useful drawstrings walls to keep them safe and enclosed as they learn to wriggle around. The hanging animal attachments, as well as looking nice, also rattle, chime and play music, providing ample sensory stimulation for younger babies who not yet able to engage with proper toys. They also detach; perfect for continued use as your baby grows and develops, and ideal for tummy time play.

Skip-Hop Egg Shaker Trio Set‍

We had to include some sort of baby rattle on our list, and this trio of egg-shaped animal shakers from Skip Hop was just too cute to pass up. Each one makes a different chiming sound as well as the classic rattle and is the perfect size and shape for little hands to grab, shake and roll. Fun textures make them extra stimulating; a great toy for babies three months and older.

Tiny Love Meadow Days Take-Along Mobile‍

This take-along mobile is the perfect toy to clip onto a pram or car seat. Plus, mobiles make the perfect newborn musical toys, exposing babies to music from a young age. There are five melodies on this one that play for up to thirty minutes and the sweet animal design spins slowly, perfect for providing visual stimulation, boosting cognitive development and soothing babies into sleep (ideal for long journeys). And because this mobile is travel-size it has the added bonus of being much cheaper than full-sized varieties.

Lamaze Play & Go Freddie The Firefly‍

Lamaze make a range of super-popular sensory baby toys in various friendly animal designs. We find Freddie the Firefly particularly engaging; its soft velour body makes it the perfect cuddle companion and every wing and segment is a different colour and texture, making it super eye-catching. There are mirrors, crinkly sounds and a little squeaker to further stimulate and a pull-out teether perfect for sore gums to chew on. The handy ring clips easily onto a cot or buggy so it's a great toy to take out and about.

Jellycat Jungly Tails Book‍

We think a soft interactive book still counts as a toy, especially when it has eight furry tails for your baby to play with! The bold design is immediately engaging; each brightly-coloured and patterned tail is designed to provide sensory stimulation, whilst the different textures and crunchy sounds help further grab your little one's attention. It's nice and soft with no sharp edges and light enough that a slightly older baby can turn the pages themselves; perfect for independent play or use during tummy time.

Infantino Senso Balls, Blocks And Buddies‍

Colourful blocks have long been considered excellent educational toys for a baby but this 20 piece set ups the ante. There's a ball set of different shapes, sizes and textures (ideal for promoting tactile stimulation), four cute little animals and an array of squashy blocks that make great learning tools: each is a different colour and printed with various animals, perfect for your baby to name and recognise. They're BPA free, too, so double up as great teething toys. There's so much included that this really is one of the best sensory toys for babies.

Early Learning Centre Music Maker‍

Baby musical instruments are a great way to help enhance creativity and support sensory development. This one has four different components that each makes a unique noise: bells that jingle, mini cymbals that crash, beads that rattle and bells that chime. Each is encased in a cute, colourful frame with an easy-grip handle and, perhaps best of all, can be slotted together with another one to create different sound combinations. A great toy for encouraging auditory development and boosting hand-eye coordination.

Manhattan Toy Winkel Classic Rattle And Teether‍

This award-winning toy is perfect for teething babies. The maze of soft tubes is bright, eye-catching and easy to hold, whilst also being BPA-free and perfectly safe for your little one to chew on. The inner rattle makes for an extra engaging element. Make sure to pop it in the fridge to help further soothe tender gums!

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