A baby’s only activities until age of two months are sleeping and eating. He is not interested in anything else. After two months, baby starts being more curious about world around him. At first, he just watches activity in room. At age of 4-5 months, he is already moving his arms and legs with a lot of energy.

At this point, as a parent you should stimulate baby to continue this rhythm. The best way to do this is through play. And since play is unconceivable without toys, you should consider getting some for your baby

Researches made in last few years revealed that babies too can have an assortment of toys. Babies respond to sight, sound and touch. Toys that stimulate these senses can help your baby learn about world around him, how things work and so on.

To help you find best toy for your baby, I’ve made here two age groups, birth to 6 months and 6 to 12 months. The difference between these age groups is huge because a baby grows very fast and so his needs differ from month to month.

Toys for babies of one to six months:

In this period, a baby isn’t very active. He is mostly sleeping. When baby is awake, he does not seem to be interested in anything else but eating and crying.

At age of two months, baby starts following every activity in room. He is able to focus his vision on an object for a few moments. This is when you must introduce baby in world of toys, if you haven’t already done so. Use black and white and high contrasting color toys. The baby can’t play at this age because he can’t make complex moves like grabbing, or turning around.

Think about your child's age and choose types of things that you want him to see, learn, and imitate.

Look for TV shows that

--teach your child something,

--hold his interest,

--encourage him to listen and question,

--help him learn more words,

--make him feel good about himself, and

--introduce him to new ideas and things.