Educational Toys For Babies and Toddlers

For a baby or toddler, their only weapon for survival is their loud and lusty cry. That's why, as parents, it's our duty to help in their development, in particular regard to their senses, skills and knowledge.

We're not just responsible for feeding and clothing them but also for their growth and development as well. Providing appropriate learning toys is a crucial part of that process. In order to help you help your child, we've taken a look at some of the best learning toys on the current market.

LeapFrog make wonderful electronic toys that are perfectly designed to help a baby's development. This musical table is no exception. It's fun and encourages babies to learn not just with music but with its 'word' mode - it helps baby utter his first words. What I like the most about this product is the 'book' in the middle of the table. As you flip the pages, the song played changes too.

Happily, the Learn & Groove Table isn't just for babies but for toddlers too. It provides a lot of entertainment for toddlers, as it teaches the alphabet, counting, colors, shapes and words. 

You'll also appreciate the build quality because, despite its complex keys and buttons, this is easy an easy toy to keep clean. It's also very sturdy too, and built to withstand drooling children and fairly rough play.

It's appropriate to provide your baby with textured toys from as young as 6 months old. This Fisher Price Brilliant Basics block will be your baby's main toy for months. It possesses bright colors for eye development, and textured shapes for their tactile senses.

All 6 months old babies need a toy that stimulates their senses, which makes this a great choice, yet this toy isn't just good for infants, it's a great learning toy for toddlers too.

The sorting lid allows children to appreciate various shapes, plus sorting encourages mental development the same way all puzzle toys do. It might appear to be a simple toy compared to other electronic, flashy 'gadget' type toys but it's surprising just how much can be learned from playing with it.

The set includes cheese, milk, bread, protein foods and fruits and vegetables. It's one way to improve your child's eating habits as they learn what are the healthy foods, and which one's aren't quite so healthy ... which is great because we all know how picky toddlers are when it comes to eating.

It's a lovely toy, highly educational, made of wood (which will last a long time) and many people (myself included) prefer wooden to plastic toys. Your kids will love it.