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Parents' Guide to Children's Products for Fun & Learning
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Edutaining Kids
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Parents' Guide to Children's Products for Fun & Learning
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This toy combines bright primary colors with basic blacks and
whites. The combination works beautifully, since babies can only
see black and white at first, followed by bright primary colors.
This play mat will grow with them as their recognition of colors
becomes more sophisticated. It also plays clear, catchy music
which is the perfect volume to keep babies interested without
driving adults crazy. The play mat also has options for back
play, tummy time, and play while sitting, so it is the only play
mat you will ever need. Other benefits include durability and
gender-neutrality. This is a toy that could easily stay in the
family to be handed down to all future siblings.
popular for so long.
Some moms say it’s her contrasting cream and brown colors which
capture babies’ attention. Others are impressed with her high
pitched squeak when squeezed. Her legs are bent in a way to
allow tiny hands to grip her easily, and she is made from the
type of soft rubber that begs to be touched. All her paint is
vegetable based and non-toxic, so parents can be assured she is
safe for infants who will inevitably want to chomp on her. As
toys go, Sophie is very classy looking and comes in beautiful
packaging. She makes an excellent shower gift.
One look at the Winkel and it’s easy to understand why it is so
popular. It’s a square rattle with multi-colored tubing
encircling it. When you see it, you can’t help but stare at it.
Babies also love to look at the bright contrasting colors. The
thin tubing makes this toy very easy for tiny baby hands to grab
onto. It may very well be the first toy your baby learns to pick
up. The rattling sound the Winkel makes when shaken is just
icing on the cake. Teething babies love to chew on the Winkel,
and it’s extra soothing for them when placed in the refrigerator
for a while. 
that it can. The Seahorse is an
adorable, smiling plush creature. When his belly is pressed it
glows softly and plays soothing ocean sounds intermingled with
lullaby tones. Amazingly, fussy babies are instantly calmed by
the soft music. While the Seahorse doesn’t work miracles for all
babies, enough parents have given him credit for restful nights
that he is definitely worth trying out.