Suggested Toys For Your Child

Zero to Three Months
black and white patterned pictures or mobiles, light-weight rattles or wrist rattles
music boxes
play gyms/toy bars that sit on the floor
fabrics with different textures

Four to Six Months
rattles in a variety of sizes, shapes, weights and textures
soft stuffed animals and dolls
floating tub toys
small plastic mirrors

Seven to Nine Months
squeaky dolls and animals
containers and small balls and blocks
soft books
busy boxes
toys to pound

Ten to Twelve Months
strings of snap beads and pop beads
toys which can be pulled apart and snapped together
blocks, shape toys, stacking rings
pegboards, play telephones
pop-up toys ( jack-in-the-box, toys with dials, levers and switches)

Thirteen to Eighteen Months
small, 3- to 5-piece wooden puzzles
nesting boxes, beakers, cups, bowls, spoons, containers with lids
push/pull toys
records, tapes, CDs with light, rhythmic music
crayons, washable markers
items that adults use: pots and pans, plastic dishes, purses, combs and brushes, keys, small broom and dust pan
doctor kits
articles that your child can manipulate: stacking rings, simple puzzles, peg boards, touch and feel books, blocks, nesting cubes
dolls, cars, push and pull toys, small riding scooter
recordings of nursery rhymes and nonsense songs

Nineteen to Twenty-four Months
pounding toys
picture books, puzzles
large beads to string
play telephone
any toys with parts that move and turn

Twenty-five to Thirty Months
tricycle of the correct size to fit the child
play cars and trucks big enough to sit on or straddle
big and small balls
a small table and chair
dishes and play furniture, play cooking utensils
playdough, clay
sandbox and sand toys
dress-up clothes
art easel or chalk board