Newborn and baby toys

bulktrans

Hi there

Just wondering if new mums and experienced mums could share their experience about buying necessary and essential toys (that aid in baby's development). It would be good to share this for diff ages like
0-3months
3-6months
6-12months etc

I bought the following -

Fisher price jungle gym

thnx

lyndsyh

I bought also bought a Fisher Price Gym (didn't really get used much).

Seated baby Walker, Push along walker which sang songs, numbers, sounds.

jjj1980

I found the Fisher Price Jumperoo a big hit with my daughter.

Also,

the Vtech Little Singing Bear
Bright Start Gym
Fisher Price Newborn to Toddler rocking chair - with vibrating seat.
Any small stuffed animals that rattled
Wrist and foot rattles
Home-made Taggy blanket
Vtech push-along walker
Mamas & Papas sit-in walker
Disney Projector
Musical butterfly toy bought from a local museum

Above all though I found my daughter loved being read to with real ott expressions.

tootoo

Jumperoo, vibrating chair, vtech push along walker.
Music light show projector.
Books (black and white or flap, touchy feel things in) stacking blocks.

Nicki

0-3 months - they don't need much if anything! A chair on an incline so they can watch what is going on around them and possibly a baby gym or mat if you feel like spoiling them. They won't be able to hold or operate anything or do more than swipe at or stare at a hanging object above their head.

3-6 months - rattles, bells, introduce books, things that can be chewed and washed easily

6-12 months - stacking cups, building blocks, push along toys, more complex books, musical instruments, bath toys are all popular

Gillyx

I loved Lamaze stuff from an early age, it just transfixed him, he loved staring. Playmat too from a young age, but he wasn't a baby who liked bouncers or swings

Own_My_Own

I have just bought the Fisher Price cases for the iPhone and iPad, as my 6 month old grandson is always trying to grab them.
I have downloaded all the Fisher Price apps. He now has lots of different things to see when he touches them.
Although today he was more interested in looking at himself in the mirror on the back of the phone case.

The iPad case was £20 in the Argos sale.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9096053.htm

The phone case was £13 in ToysRus ,

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Babies-R-Us/Toys/Activity-Toys/FisherPrice-Laugh-and-Learn-Apptivity-Case(0092661)?searchPosition=1

We do have (normal toys) but these are things that he will be using for years.

fluffysox

From a day old my baby loved his Fisherprice seahorse (a bit like a glowworm but plays underwater sounds and tunes) Soothed him lots.
He enjoyed lying on his changing mat with a helium balloon tied to it.
He loved (and still enjoys) an "amazing baby" board book called "Black and White".
From about 6 weeks he liked his bouncey chair and "In the Night Garden" on Cbeebies.
He always loved being talked to and sung to.
From about 3 months Lamaze toys are fab. And touch and feel board books such as the "THAT'S NOT MY..." series are great.
He was bought an "A frame" type walker when about 6 months old but he preferred to push a ride on car.

laurel7172

Own_My_Own wrote: »

I have just bought the Fisher Price cases for the iPhone and iPad, as my 6 month old grandson is always trying to grab them.

Eeek. I do hope they'll survive his BamBam phase...my son loved whacking things on the floor for a while...I figured that the two phones I left within his reach were my fault...

OP, wooden blocks are great....hours of fun to be had building towers and knocking them down. And if you cut holes the right shape into a cardboard box, they double as a posting toy-commercial ones never have enough stuff to post.