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1st Year Round Up - Top 5 Toys

by pfallerj

(February 2007) (rank 99th)

Today's first time parenting tip - Bring out your baby's favorite toy as part of play time

Is there a toy in the toy chest that your baby goes for every single time? You should have some time scheduled every day for active and quiet play, and toys can

definitely be a pert of that. While there are lots of great ones out there, they're no substitute for the imagination and the fun games the two of you can come up with together.

As part of the 1st year round-up, here are my son's 5 favorite toys. Try them and see if your baby loves them as much as mine did.

Lamaze Chime Garden

Baby Einstein Discover & Play Color Blocks

Playskool Busy Ball Popper

Colorama Blue Ball 7in

LeapFrog Phonics Radio

Honorable Mention - Giant stuffed grinch (this wasn't in the top-five only because he sees it so rarely at Grandpa & Grandma's house)

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	February 2007 \| kseers

Toys

As you have more children I find your criteria for toys change. For my son I wanted all sorts of things that now I would look at and ask "what does it do"? The old saying that they are more interested in the packing than the toy is so often true. Now I look at a toy through their eyes - what can a baby do with it, how flexible is it, how does it feel/taste etc... what will my baby learn from it? Great tips and congrats on surviving the first year!