July 2010 Notable Toys — Infant & Toddler

Moby is a spout cover designed to brighten up a bath while protecting baby's head from bumps in the tub. Its sleek design includes an adjustable fin strap that fits snugly on most tub spouts, and a tail that's also a handy hook, so Moby can hang around when bath time's done.

This swing features a comfort recline seat with two positions, quiet operation and a swing timer with three settings. It offers six melodies with volume control and auto shut off capabilities, along with a toy bar that pivots for easy access to two engaging toys.

This plush toy is designed to keep babies entertained. It features clinking rings, a tummy squeaker, a hanging banana and a knotted tail for chewing. The Monkey design includes a soft velour body and multiple textures and crinkles, along with a portable clip for on-the-go play.

This plush toy is designed to keep babies entertained. It features clinking rings, a tummy squeaker and a knotted tail for chewing. The Lion design includes a soft velour body and multiple textures and crinkles, along with a portable clip for on-the-go play.

This plush toy is designed to keep babies entertained. It features clinking rings, a tethered ladybug teether and knotted antennae for chewing. The Firefly design includes a soft velour body and busy wings with multiple textures and crinkles, along with a peek-a-boo mirror and squeaker.

This Jumperoo's comfortable rotating seat is designed to provide a safe place for infants to play. The colorful rainforest toys and lively music aim to stimulate visual and auditory senses and help develop motor skills.

This activity gym is designed to stimulate babies with music, lights, nature sounds, games and textures. It features 20 minutes of parent-activated continuous music, and a baby mode with eight to 12 seconds of lights and music. Included are a floor quilt with silky borders and colorful arches, a spinner with rattling beads, spinning butterflies, a shiny mirror, a crinkly leaf and movable and stationary activity toys. The gym measures 20" x 32.5" x 32.5."

The colorful ball is flexible and includes sections that allow babie to mix and match red, blue, yellow and green. Designed for little hands to grasp, it includes a rattle inside for baby to shake and measures 4" in diameter.
  — As of 1.10.2011 this product had 5 out of 5 stars on Target.com from 11 reviews and was listed as a top 30 bestselling toy. Pros: Assists in motor-skill development; makes rattling sounds.

As of 1.10.2011 this product had 5 out of 5 stars on Target.com from 11 reviews and was listed as a top 30 bestselling toy. Pros: Assists in motor-skill development; makes rattling sounds.

These licensed items include products from three lines: Adventures in Duckport, Little Suzy's Zoo, and Wags and Whiskers. They feature an array of beautifully drawn and endearing animal characters that have endured for more than 40 years, including Witzy the Duck, Lulla the Rabbit, Boof the Bear, Patches the Giraffe, Corky the Turtle and others.

Ten bright blocks are ready for baby to drop into the open bucket or through the shape-sorting lid. This toy is designed for developing eye-hand coordination and other early skills. Then children can move on to sorting, stacking and learning about identifying and matching shapes. This set includes a plastic shape-sorting box with a handle and ten colorful blocks.
Awards: 1995 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Blue Chip Classic Award Winner.
— As of 05/21/2012 this product had 4.1 out of 5 stars from 314 reviews on Amazon.com. PROS: Basic, durable baby toy that keeps children entertained. CONS: Lid does not snap on; May contain carcinogens.

The WaterWheel play table includes boats, a waterwheel and a cup for pouring, all in an elevated design that keeps children as clean as possible while still encouraging creative water play.
— As of 4/18/2012 this product had 4.6 out of 5 stars from 429 reviews on Amazon.com. Pros: Easy to assemble; appeals to a wide age range; Lightweight; a good value for the price. Cons: No plug makes it harder to drain; no cover is included.

Babies are mesmerized by seeing their own reflection in a mirror. This musical light up mirror offers babies an opportunity to see themselves plus much more. The large, distortion-free mirror is fitted on to the front of a durable tote bag that features three colorful, friendly light-up faces. The tote bag is designed for take-along with room for bottles, wipes and other accessories inside, plus links on the front for attaching additional toys, pacifiers and more. It also stores the rattling giraffe plush toy that comes with it. The lights and music are activated by a switch that both parents and babies can push.

This mobile, featuring Hello Kitty and her friends, is multi-dimensional and designed with soft pastel hues. It measures 11.75" x 3.5" x 15.25" and plays a soothing version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

With their tan and chocolate brown faces, and light pink ears and cheeks on a light blue background, these cute chunky monkeys are designed to make kids go bananas. The socks are available in sizes 0-6 months, 6-12 months, 1-2 years and 2-4 years. They are also "eco-friendly and made in the USA!" Rock-a-Thigh Baby President Jennifer R. Dutcher told TDmonthly.

These organic toys come in three styles, including a three-page Pumpkin crinkle book, a bat rattle with crinkle wings and a cuddly ghost finger puppet. Each toy features knots and stitched details designed for safe teething, tugging and hugging. The stuffing material is natural corn fiber filling, so these toys are machine washable. Prices range from $9.99 to $12.99.

These winter toys come in three cheerful velour snowman styles: a puffy plush friend, an oversized crinkle book, and a cuddly blanket. Each toy features knots and stitched details designed for safe teething, tugging and hugging. The stuffing material is natural corn fiber filling, so these toys are machine washable. Prices range from $14.99 to $19.99.

This Easter Plush Bunnyis made of cuddly sky blue soft plush with a white precious face and stomach. He carries a basket full of carrots on his back and measures 7."

Made of cuddly soft plush, this bear has the words "My first Steiff" embroidered on his foot pad. The bear comes in lavender, baby blue and light brown and measures 10."

This baby-soft blue lamb plush is machine-washable and measures 11."

This baby-soft green elephant plush is machine-washable and measures 11."

This soft 8" ball makes a chime or crinkle noise when rolled, and comes in three color combinations.

Babies can soothe their gums on these 12.5" buddy blankets. The soft blanket sports crinkles, rings, textured teethers and more to stimulate infants, and comes in green alligator and pink bear versions.

This cradle is designed to teach babies cause and effect with a removable kick pad that activates LED lightshows and over 100 songs and sounds. Plug in your MP3 player and the cradle, which has built-in speakers, will display a lightshow to the music.

This rotating, height-adjustible high chair offers multiple recline positions. The star-shaped base fits around table and chair legs for up-close, convenient feeding. The colorful accessory packs, sold separately, include a removable tray liner and a machine-washable seat cushion.