3 6 month toys

A lot happens during the 3- to 6-month-old period: Babies learn to move their hands and feet, begin babbling, and some even begin to crawl. They also learn how to manipulate toys: grabbing them, banging them, and mouthing them at first, and then exploring them with newly dexterous hands.

While 3-month-olds will generally stay where you put them – always keep one hand on them during diaper changes, though, because their first successful roll can take you by surprise – most 6-month-olds can sit up, and some can roll, crawl towards whatever they're interested in, or even lunge. Make sure your baby's environment is stocked with safe toys and any hazards are tucked away.

Toys that play to the advantage of your baby's latest skills and encourage new ones are sure to fascinate him. Toys that work for more than one stage are key (and economical), too: a stacking toy is at first a bunch of colorful rings for your baby to mouth; later, the many-into-one magic of stacking the rings on their peg is a new delight.

Best toys for 3-month-olds

Your baby is getting stronger and more coordinated. Now she can open and close her fingers, wave her arms, and clasp her hands together. She can reach for toys that interest her, and bring them close to her body to get a better look.

She can also get into things that aren't safe to play with, so make sure all items within reach are ones she can grab and drop and grab again as much as she likes: rattles, balls, stuffed animals, toys with interesting nooks and crannies. Expect her to mouth whatever she gets, too, even though she may not be actually teething yet (most babies get their first tooth between 4 and 7 months).

Her kicks are more controlled now, too, and she definitely wants something to aim at. A play gym with dangling toys or a musical feature will keep her interested as she practices this skill.

A play mat also does the double duty of encouraging your baby to practice pushing up on her arms and rolling over from back to front (or the other way around). All these skills are getting her closer to crawling, and perfecting them takes up a lot of the 3-month-olds' time.

Best toys for 4-month-olds

By now, your baby can use her hands and feet to play with a toy solo for a few minutes at a time. She will repeat the same action until she's sure of the result, then she'll change things up just a bit to see if something different happens.

At this stage your baby will like toys that make sounds during play, such as shakers, toys that chime, or those that make clicking or animal noises. Give your baby a rattle and watch her delight in the sound it makes when she shakes her fist.

Your baby's vision has improved, too, and now she can distinguish between similar tones, like red and orange, instead of needing high-contrast patterns to focus on. Toys with bright, varied colors will hold her attention longer.

Your 4-month-old's physical developments are coming fast and furious. When she's lying on her back, she'll lift her head and shoulders if you move to pick her up. On her stomach, she'll extend her arms and legs and arch her back. Her spine is straightening, and she'll soon be able to sit unsupported, which leaves her hands free to explore, so scatter bright and interesting toys in her vicinity and watch her work to reach them.

Best toys for 5-month-olds

Your baby's ability to interact with you and his surroundings is growing – you may notice him playing little games as he starts to understand that actions have results. He may drop toys just to see someone pick them up, or to see how they fall. In a few weeks, this game will be accompanied by your baby's enchanting giggles.

Certain sounds continue to delight your baby as he moves closer to talking: banging, shaking, and mouthing toys are all part of his experiments. Toys that make some type of pleasing noise when he does something with them (hits a button, shakes the toy, rolls it) are a good choice for this stage, as your baby begins to explore cause and effect – moving a lever and hearing a bell ring, for instance.

Your baby may now be able to get into a sitting position from his back, or may stay upright if you put him there. He may also need some support to master this skill, so toys that encourage him to develop his belly, neck, and shoulder muscles can help.

An understanding of colors continues to deepen; your baby is now able to make subtle distinctions between shades. Reading books about colors or playing with colored toys will help develop this skill.

Best toys for 6-month-olds

Your baby is somewhere on the continuum of rolling to sitting to lunging to crawling now, and you'll have to keep a careful eye on him and his environment to make sure there are safe toys to play with and no hazards in reach.

Your baby uses all his senses to explore his world, and toys that appeal to two or more of them will fascinate him best: toys that both make noise and spin, for instance, or balls with interesting textures. Ring toys are classic for babies 6 months old and up; though he won't be able to stack the rings for a while yet, he'll love mouthing them and practicing transferring them from one hand to another.

Your baby's fine motor skills, which involve small, precise thumb, finger, hand, and wrist movements, are coming along, and she can probably now scoop things up; these skills are developing just in time for your baby to practice feeding herself. Your baby is probably spending more time in her highchair, trying to pick up finger foods and aim them towards her mouth.

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