A jaunty little green and blue car that runs with zippy pull back action. For starters, you'll be making the car take off and baby will scoot after it. The see-through top of the car has pop beads that bounce about and make a popping sound. A fun toy for crawling babies.  Eventually baby will also learn how to make the car run. 6 months & up.

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SNAP IDEAS: Big and chunky and easy to activate, this is an ideal first car for rolling back and forth. There are no buttons to turn on or keys to wind up. The pull back action will take some extra time. Put some small blocks in a stack and let it rip! Kids will enjoy the power of making the blocks go kaboom!

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2009.

Push the Illumination Station on the high chair tray, give the polka-dotted ball a swipe and watch baby's face when the twirling ball lights up! There are lots of moving parts that will lend interest to this two-way toy. It can be suctioned to a tabletop or snap it off of the stand and baby can use it for free handed play. 6 months & up.

            The company has signed a verification form complying with our safety requirements. We did not independently test this toy in a lab.

SNAP INFO: Finding toys that respond with a swipe of the hand is not always easy. This clever spinning high chair toy can be used as a hand held tether and rattle. Suction held toys often do not hold well. This one is better than most, thus freeing you from holding the toy and empowering a child to make it work. There is plenty to see, hear, and feel as balls and clackers with bold graphics and textures turn. This newest version also has a light that goes on as the toy spins. Best of all, it detaches to become a two-handed toy to explore.

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

An update of an old favorite, this high chair toy has a big suction cup to fasten on the high chair or it can be detached from its stand and used for two handed play. The bold contrast spinners are sure to attract visual attention and delight babies who love the power of toys that they activate with ease. There are two see-through balls with spinners inside and bright colored clackers that invite exploration by little fingers. 6 months & up.

 The company has signed a verification form complying with our safety requirements. We did not independently test this toy in a lab.

SNAP INFO: Finding toys that respond with a swipe of the hand is not always easy. This clever spinning high chair toy can be used as a hand held tether and rattle. Suction held toys often do not hold well. This one is better than most, thus freeing you from holding the toy and empowering a child to make it work. There is plenty to see, hear, and feel as balls and clackers with bold graphics and textures turn. Best of all, it detaches to become a two-handed toy to explore.

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Wrap these three colorful bugs on the arm of the car carrier. Each has a distinctive sound without being intrusive. There are licks of high contrast black and white dots and stripes for eye-catching appeal above the lavender butterfly, the back and yellow bumble bee and the big red and black dotted ladybug. Baby will be gazing at these long before they can reach out and touch the satiny wings on the swinging bugs with stitched on features. You can reposition the bugs with their adjustable straps so that they appear in different locations from time to time. Keep in mind that baby stops noticing things that are always in the same place, so being able to move them is a real plus. Newborn & up.

            The company has signed a verification form complying with our safety requirements. We did not independently test this toy in a lab.

Age: Infants. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Shaped like a telephone handset, the bright blue and orange handle has textured ridges that are interesting to see, touch and eventually taste. The end-pieces of the rattle have red rings and high contrast black and white bulls-eye on one end and beads that rattle in a mirrored dome on the other end. It has a quiet amount of sound so it will not startle a very young baby. It is bigger than some other phone rattles and may be a better choice for slightly older children.

            The company has signed a verification form complying with our safety requirements. We did not independently test this toy in a lab.

Age: Infants. Award Year: 2009.

A classic dumbbell shaped rattle with black and white soccer balls on either end. The shaft of the rattle is a see though ribbed bar that has bright beads inside. The texture of the shaft and sound of the beads adds to the interest to eyes and hands. There are also colorful rings that clatter and turn on the grip handle. This is a bit heavier than the phone rattle and a good choice for slightly older babies. 

            The company has signed a verification form complying with our safety requirements. We did not independently test this toy in a lab.

Age: Infants. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Ideal for two-handed play, this dual handled toy has raised textures on the two toned grabbers that will be interesting to fingers and teething gums. Most interesting of all is the polka-dotted spinning ball that lights up when it spins. A flutter ball with see though side is also fun to activate. This is one of those toys that baby will be able to use to make something happen - at first by chance and later on purpose. It says 3 months and up. Comes in green with a lavender or blue light up ball. We'd say baby will need to be somewhat older to hold onto this.

            The company has signed a verification form complying with our safety requirements. We did not independently test this toy in a lab.

Age: Infants. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Even before baby knows who is in the mirror, his own bright eyes and moving reflection will catch his attention. The blue and white polka-dotted fabric framed mirror has high contrast black and white trim as well as a bold ladybug with a black and white tracker ball that moves with ease and crinkle sounding green fabric leaves on one corner. On the diagonal corner is a yellow and black bumblebee with satin wings that turns from side to side. Attach this mirror with its Velcro straps to the crib rail for newborns to gaze at or spread it's built in fabric easel form so that it stands on the floor for tummy time looking. The baby safe mirror is about as distortion free as baby mirrors get. You may get a few extra minutes in the morning when baby begins to babble at that face in the mirror. Looks like a big gift for the money and playtime value. 

The company has signed a verification form complying with our safety requirements. We did not independently test this toy in a lab.

SNAP IDEAS: Play a game of hide and seek in the mirror. Get down on the floor with your baby and lean in to peek in the mirror  and then lean away. Like all peek a boo games this is likely to produce some puzzlement and laughter, too.

Age: Infants. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

A duo of rattles that will keep little hands, ears and eyes interested. The telephone shaped rattle has a black and white slim handle that is small enough for little fingers to wrap around. The end pieces have interesting contrast of color and groovy texture. Best of all it has a quiet sound that will not startle. The larger ring shaped rattle has a polka dotted ball, and three segments: a black and white segment, a ridged section and a see-through segment with beads that roll inside.  Three smaller rings clatter and slide around the larger ring that will fit in small hands. Set comes in hot pink or electric blue choices for gender specific rattles. A nice baby shower gift that will be visually stimulating for tracking, even before baby can reach out and take hold with her little hands.    The company has signed a verification form complying with our safety requirements. We did not independently test this toy in a lab.

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2009.

Designed for one of baby's favorite games is filling and spilling, this see through plastic jar has colorful soft monkeys, bunches of plastic bananas and some plastic barrels for the monkeys to roll, stack, or sit on. There is no trick in getting the plastic pieces to clunk as they are dropped into the big barrel. And the neck of the jar is big enough to allow the objects to be dumped out with ease. Baby will need you to screw on the lid or unfasten it and play again. Once it is closed it has a carry handle that baby will like to use. Simplistic as this game sounds, it is really one of those repetitive games that little ones enjoy. Picking up an object and releasing it on purpose is no small feat for beginners. Save the shape sorters for later. This is on the mark for sitting up babies and young toddlers.  The company has signed a verification form complying with our safety requirements. We did not independently test this toy in a lab.

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.