Toys for babies from 0 to 6 months

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

When equipping a nursery for our long-awaited baby, most of us either put off buying toys until the last moment, leaving them at the mercy of friends, or, on the contrary, buying up the entire assortment at our disposal. Meanwhile, toys for a baby, especially in the first months, are one of the most important sources of new information about the world, a tool for the development of consciousness and fine motor skills, which is directly related to the development of a baby's speech. That is why we have created for you a short guide with information about what kind of toys your child will need in the first six months of his life.

General rules when buying toys

Test the toy for strength and make sure that it has no small parts that can fall off and get into the baby's mouth, and sharp edges that can hurt you. The best option is toys in red, yellow, green and blue. It is their babies that are perceived first. Remember that at the same time the child should be surrounded by no more than 2-3 toys, which you will change every few days.

Remember that the child should be surrounded by no more than 2-3 toys at a time.

First month

In the first month of your baby's life, you will not need toys yet. But you can stimulate the development of the child's vision by hanging several simple black and white images with geometric patterns … With their help, he will learn the ability to focus his gaze.

Second month

At this moment, your baby will begin to be interested in his immediate environment, so it's time to strengthen over his crib or changing table bright mobile (movable structure with music and various figures), funny rattle or cardboard figurines (cubes, prisms, balls) with black and white geometric patterns. They will contribute to the development of the baby's vision and his ability to fix his gaze on a moving object.

Third month

Now is the time to start developing your baby's grasping ability. For this purpose, perfect fit rattles and any other toys that you can take with your hand (balls, fungi, plastic and rubber rings etc). Make sure you have rattles of different shapes at your disposal: fluted handle, ring-shaped, stick-shaped, and so on. Such toys can be both plastic and fabric. It is better if you have both at your disposal. Another necessary element of the nursery is developmental mat with arcs … In addition, you will need a large beach or gymnastic ball, on which you can ride your child in the morning.

Fourth month

You will need some bright toys to catch his attention.

At this stage, your task is to reinforce the baby's interest in lying on his tummy and stimulate his desire to roll over. Therefore, you will need some bright toys that can attract his attention. You can use for this purpose tumblers, rattles and soft balls, bells or other sounding toys. Also, now is the time to develop tactile sensitivity. They will cope with this task perfectly toys made from different fabrics, or simply set of different scraps (feathers, satin, fur, flannel and other materials). For the development of fine motor skills, purchase bright rag bracelets or socks with a bellthat can be put on the baby's handle. Such a toy will teach the child to connect two handles together and touch one handle with the other. A month later, you will attach them to your baby's legs.

Fifth month

Toy of this month - cubes … They can be both plastic and wood and even vinyl. Familiarity with their rectangular shape will develop your toddler's grasping skills. To develop fine motor skills at this age, stock up on small balls (about the size of a ping-pong ball) , sticks and small cubes … It is better if all items are wooden. With their help, you will teach your child to transfer objects from hand to hand and make decisions. Another useful toy at this stage is the ring- teether, intended for chewing during the period of teeth emergence. Give preference to products with a surface of varying degrees of ribbing and those that can be cooled in the refrigerator. In this case, they will help relieve pain when the first teeth appear.

Sixth month

At this age, the child becomes interested in playing picture books.

It's time to pay attention to the development of the baby's hearing, diversifying his life musical toys … They will teach the child to find the source of the sound, and can also stimulate his desire to crawl towards him. In addition, purchase bath toys … It will be interesting for your baby to play with them in the bath. At this age, the child becomes interested in playing picture books … They can be wooden, made of thick cardboard, rags and even vinyl. In addition, purchase also toys that contain mirror, the child will study his reflection with interest.

In the next article, we will tell you what toys your baby will need in the second half of the year.