Toys for babies from 7 to 12 months

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

We continue to compile a list of toys that your baby will need in the first year of his life.

Seventh month

During this time, the child usually learns the ability to throw toys on the floor, so they must be adapted for this purpose. For example, cubes, soft and rubber objects, rattles, wooden spoons … Still relevant books made of fabric, cardboard and plastic: the baby will not only be able to look at them, but will begin to turn the pages. In addition, you can purchase play center, in which there is a mirror, bright moving figures, a telephone dial. It will help your baby develop fine motor skills and hearing.

It's time to get a box for toys so that the kid learns to get and take out play equipment from there.

Eighth month

By this period, you can diversify the playroom repertoire with toys that can be pulled by a string and such that start to work after pressing a button. It's also high time to acquire toy box, so that the kid learns to get and take out rattles, cubes and other play equipment. It is very likely that right now your baby will show interest in playing with pyramids … In addition to the toys themselves, your child will be happy to play with household items: jar lids, bowls, shiny dishes and plastic cups.

Ninth month

This is the age when the baby will be both useful and interesting to play with in-ear toys, for example, a set of plastic cups of different sizes, bowls and plates that can be stacked, boxes with lids, nesting dolls … You will also need resealable jars and boxes and items that you can fold in and out of. Clockwork and musical toys are still relevant for the baby. Toys that you can push and kick with your feet will also come in handy, for example, rubber ballto develop the muscles of the legs and the coordination of their movements. And to develop pens, get toy hammer with pegsthat can be hammered.

Tenth month

The tenth month is the time to develop logical thinking using the simplest toy-sorter (plastic molds with slots on the surfaces and figurines of the corresponding shape and size). Your little one, both boy and girl, will also be happy typewriter and other toys on wheels. At this stage, pay special attention to ball games: rolling the ball towards each other, throwing it against the wall, and so on. In addition, you will need cubesto build turrets out of them, or you can get the first one constructor with large and bright details.

Eleventh month

Time to warn your neighbors that you have a little musician growing up. After all, right now your baby is likely to appreciate tambourine, drum and metallophone … All of these tools will develop your child's hearing and coordination. Another indispensable attribute of the nursery - spiral wire play centeron which you can roll a ball or other objects. Such a toy will stimulate the child's cognitive abilities. Alternatively, you can use abacus, large beads, or small rings on a ribbon.

Right now, your kid is likely to appreciate the tambourine, drum and metallophone.

Twelfth month

To help your little one learn to walk, use rolling toys on wheels with a long handle. A regular stroller can serve the same purpose if you help your toddler push it in front of you. Will interest the kid and bi-ba-bo dolls on hand. Your baby will also like the set rubber animals, and soft toys and dollsthat will help develop emotional attachment.

And most importantly, remember that every baby is unique, which means that any standard recommendations and general rules will not always coincide with the needs of a particular child. Therefore, focusing on our advice, look carefully at your baby and build on its development, opportunities, interests and desires. This includes choosing the right toys.