Toys for babies aged 0-1 years old

Buying suggestions

1. The best ones are suitable for the baby’s age

For 1 For babies under 3 years old, never choose toys for babies over 3 years old, because if you choose toys that are not suitable for the baby's age, it is likely to cause harm to the baby.

2. Select baby toys in person

It is recommended that parents of babies under 1 year old go to shopping malls or physical stores to select toys in person. Compared with online shopping and phone shopping, choosing in person means you can carefully check whether the toy comes with small accessories, whether it is durable and strong enough, etc.

3. Brand is a guarantee

It is best to buy big-name toys for your baby if financial conditions permit, because the toys produced by regular toy manufacturers are marked with the age suitable for your baby to play. Labeling, and material selection, safety and firmness, hygiene and other aspects can be more effectively guaranteed.

4. Baby toys should be precise but not too many.

When choosing toys for your baby, they should be precise but not too many. For babies, too many toys are counterproductive, causing them to not know how to cherish them, and it is also detrimental to the cultivation of their attention and sound personality.

Monthly buying guide

For 0-2 months, choose toys with beautiful shapes and bright colors that are conducive to promoting the baby's visual development. Such as rattle toys, musical toys, baby mirrors, etc.

Choose toys that are conducive to the development of the baby's perception ability at 3-4 months. The toys are brightly colored and can promote the development of the baby's color discrimination ability. For example, family photo albums, hanging toys, grasping toys, bracelets and anklets that can make sounds, etc.

Choose toys that are conducive to training the baby's hand grasping ability and body movement development at 5-6 months. Such as bathroom toys, soft building blocks, soft plush toys, tumblers, etc.

For 7-9 months, choose toys that can withstand the baby's throwing and knocking. It is recommended to choose toys that help the baby practice sitting and crawling. You can choose from drawstring music boxes, toy drums, building blocks, pull toys, card books, etc.

For 10-12 months, choose toys that can help promote your baby’s language, cognitive abilities, hands-on skills, standing and walking abilities. Such as balls, crawling tunnels, towers and cups, toy pianos, wooden horse rocking chairs, etc.

Detailed explanation

0-2 months

Some parents think that such a young baby does not need toys, because they do not know how to play at all. Research shows that even newborns have a strong learning ability. From birth, they will use their own unique way to understand the world around them.

Obvious characteristics: The child spends significantly more time awake than sleeping. His little eyes will look around and he will notice when he hears a sound.

Toy requirements: toys with beautiful shapes, bright colors, and are conducive to promoting the baby's visual development.

Toys suitable for babies 0-2 months old:

(1) Shake the toy to let the baby find the source of the sound and improve his hearing ability.

(2) Musical toys allow babies to listen to music, which can increase the communication channels of the child's central nervous system and bring natural joy to the baby.

(3) Baby mirror, let the baby look in the mirror and see himself through the mirror, improving the baby's insight and visual ability.

(4) Hanging toys, hung at the head of the bed, can attract the baby's sight, make sounds, and improve the baby's visual and hearing abilities.

(5) Portraits and black and white pictures with certain patterns can be hung on the bedside or posted on the wall for the baby to watch to improve visual ability.

Purchase Tips:

When the baby shows interest in the surrounding environment, choose some hanging toys with bright colors, pleasant sounds, and exquisite shapes that can both see and hear. . Note that the baby's sight distance is within 3 meters at this time, and it should be hung at and around the baby's bed, and should be replaced every 4 days.

3-4 months

Starting from 3 months old, babies can initially distinguish various colors and are interested in colors (especially yellow and red). Providing your baby with brightly colored toys can promote the development of your baby's color discrimination ability. 4-month-old babies like to touch things, and they begin to experiment with touch, feeling, sight or taste

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Distinctive characteristics: When he is lying on his stomach, he can start to lift his head and support himself on his elbows; he is interested in faces and recognizes his mother. Ability to hold objects and wave them around.

Toy requirements: Toys that are conducive to the development of baby's perception ability, with bright colors, can promote the development of baby's color discrimination ability.

Toys suitable for 3-4 month old babies:

(1) Family photo album, allowing babies to get to know themselves, their parents, relatives and friends, and meet more people.

(2) Hang various toys to facilitate the baby to grasp and kick, allowing the baby to move the whole body and improve the baby's hand-eye coordination ability.

(3) Bracelets and anklets that can make sounds can be worn on the baby's wrists and ankles to increase the baby's interest in activities.

(4) Grip toys can improve the baby's hand-eye coordination.

(5) Books suitable for babies’ characteristics, improve their understanding of books and enhance their interest in reading.

Purchase Tips:

Pay special attention to safety when providing toys for babies of this age. First of all, the paint and materials should be non-toxic to avoid danger when the baby puts the toy in his mouth; secondly, the small beads and sewn decorations in the toy should not be easy to fall off, and the size of the toy should not be smaller than the baby's fist to avoid being caught by the baby. Choking due to accidental ingestion.

5-6 months

At this stage, hand-eye coordination occurs, and the baby can accurately reach out to the toy, unlike the previous stage where the hand has to rotate around the toy. It takes a few laps to get it. Your baby can make some simple but effective movements. When the baby sits at the table, he likes to scratch the table with his hands to reach the toys on the table.

Distinctive characteristics: He will roll over from tummy to lying down. Stationary objects can now be seen clearly, but he still likes things with strong contrast, clear outlines and bright colors.

Toy requirements: Toys that are conducive to training the baby's hand grasping ability and body movement development.

Toys suitable for 5-6 month old babies:

(1) Bathroom toys, placed in the tub or bathtub during bathing, are easy for the baby to grasp and increase the fun of bathing.

(2) Soft building blocks, understanding the building blocks and grasping the building blocks can improve hand-eye coordination and cognitive ability. Parents can build building blocks for their babies and create new shapes.

(3) Stuffed toys with soft fur, good grip, hand-eye coordination, and the ability to make sounds, allowing babies to recognize the names of stuffed toys, such as dolls, kittens, etc.

(4) Stuffed toys that can make sounds can make them make sounds and enhance the causal relationship.

(5) Tumbler, shake it, try to push it, exercise hand-eye coordination, wide range of mobility and touch.

Buying Tips:

It is recommended that babies at this stage choose clean, safe, non-toxic baby toys. Babies like to put things in their mouths, so they must prevent diseases from spreading through the mouth. Do not give your baby toys that are small enough to swallow, which is also a hidden harm to your baby. In addition, rectangular toys are likely to harm children's skin and should be avoided.

7-9 months

The baby’s various actions begin to appear intentional: he will ring the bell consciously, pick up things with one hand, and move toys Pick it up and turn it around in your hands. The baby's five fingers also have a division of labor. They can use their thumb and other fingers to pick up toys, and they can also use their thumb and index finger to pick up some small objects.

Obvious characteristics: The baby can already sit alone, begins to crawl, reaches out to grab things when he sees them, babbles in his mouth, and begins to learn to speak. He began to make clear sounds.

Features of the toy: Not only are toys beneficial to the development of baby's cognitive abilities, but they are also toys that can withstand the baby's throwing and knocking. It is recommended to choose toys that help the baby practice sitting and crawling.

Toys suitable for 7-9 month old babies:

(1) Pull-string music box, tied to the stroller, so that the baby can learn how to make the music box make sounds by pulling the string , develop hand-eye coordination.

(2) Toy drum, beat at will to meet the needs of baby's hand movements and auditory stimulation.

(3) Building blocks, adults use building blocks to build shapes, practice grasping, and improve baby's hand-eye coordination.

(4) Drag the toy, push and pull it, and use the rope tied to the toy to pull it over to develop problem-solving abilities.

(5) Cards, recognize the names of things and develop cognitive and language skills.

Shopping Tips:

A common phenomenon at this stage is to give the baby too many toys that are too miscellaneous and appear "over-stimulating", making the baby confused about the toys in the room. measures. Give your baby a few appropriate toys, as long as it inspires your baby to think about more ways to play, and stimulates your baby to use his hands and brain, the effect will be better. Such as toy drums, music boxes, building blocks, drag toys, etc.

10-12 months

The cooperation between the baby's thumb and index finger is becoming more and more flexible, and the hand-eye coordination has been greatly improved. The baby can already stand and needs to learn to take steps. When walking, he can recognize facial features, call his parents, and wave when he sees guests. Many children have begun to recognize people. At this time, take the children to meet strangers to train their courage.

Distinctive characteristics: If he crawls, he will no longer crawl headfirst. He can respond to one or two commands. He peeks around corners and likes to play peek-a-boo.

Features of the toy: It is beneficial to promote the development of baby's language, cognitive ability, hands-on ability, standing and walking ability.

Toys suitable for babies aged 10-12 months:

(1) Balls, balls of various sizes and textures, rolling balls, and kicking balls, so that babies can learn to exercise , exercise his muscular abilities.

(2) Climb the tunnel, practice crawling and climbing, exercise the coordination of various physical skills, and cultivate the ability to explore.

(3) For stacking toys such as towers and cups, put the towers/cups on them according to their sizes and understand the concept of size; rotate the towers/cups to understand the relationship between strength and speed.

(4) Toy piano, press the keys at will to meet the needs of the baby's hand movements, make movements according to the music, and stimulate the baby's hearing.

(5) Floor riding toys, such as wooden horse rocking chairs, can exercise the baby's hands-on perception ability and enhance the baby's balance ability.

Purchasing Tips:

It is important for toys to be durable and not easy to break. They can meet the baby's various needs such as shaking, knocking, and throwing. The vision and hearing of babies between 10 and 12 months have been further strengthened. They should choose toys that can promote sensory development. It is best to let them see the real object and tell them what it is, or tell them the name and let the baby use their hands. To finger.