Best Gifts for Baby and Toddler

BABY AND TODDLER

Yookidoo’s Spin ‘N’ Sort Spout Pro is a battery-operated bath spout that attaches to your drain and draws water to create an endless stream. It includes more than 10 different water activities, which introduce your child to sorting, constructing and spinning gears. 9-36 months. amazon.com. $34.95

Kids Preferred Amazing Baby Pop-Up Activity Ball has several elements to let babies practice fine motor skills – stimulating prints, sounds, rings and flaps cover the ball. Birth-2 years. amazon.com. $12.88

Grimm’s Rolling Wheel is made of stained wood, and has bells and wooden balls inside. The toy is easily pushed and rolled around during play. 1 and older. Treehouse Kid & Craft and grimms.eu/en. $40

Oball’s Go Grippers Bounce ‘N Zoom Speedway has cars that are easy for small hands to grasp encouraging the development of fine motor skills. It has multiple ramps the cars can fly down and other elements that move the car for increased imagination. 2 and older. Major retailers. $69.95

The Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Crawl-Around Learning Center has 20+ activities to keep your child occupied. Your baby can learn to crawl by moving through the arches and then move on to other areas when they grow. 6 months-3 years. Major retailers. $50

The Manhattan Toy Company’s Snuggle Baby Bear is a soft adorable doll that comes with a plush, hooded sleep sack. 6 months and older. manhattantoy.com. $18

Fat Brain Toys’ Spin Again is an update from older stacking toys; the rings spin around, and it has interchangeable flat and moving bases. It is visually stimulating and allows kids to practice hand-eye coordination and engineering. 1 and older. Brilliant Sky Toys, Kazoo Toys, School Box and Rhen’s Nest Toy Shop. $30

The Mickey & Friends Beach House by LEGO has multiple pieces for varied play including Donald Duck, Goofy and Mickey Mouse. The set can help develop role-play and imagination through building and rebuilding. Ages 2-5. Major retailers and Kazoo Toys. $35