Garden
To Go Travel Toy
Manhattan
Toy
Here is a super on-the-go toy for young ones who find themselves in the car, in the stroller, or just hanging around the house. The garden themed plush playset features loads of tactile play for great hands-on stimulation. Each brightly colored element either rattles or crinkles to bring delighted smiles to your child's face. It all zips up to make it more compact. The hide and seek element that revealed a mirror is a cute touch.
Recommended
Age: 9
to 24 months
Retail Price: $20.00
Read
& Play - The Ugly Duckling
Paka Preschool Products, Inc.
Telling children stories with puppets always adds an extra dimension of fun and understanding. This fun book has combined a classic fairy tale with character finger puppets that fit onto the reader's fingers and wiggle about the pages as they are read. Made with soft cloth, the book is durable and colorful. The tale itself is short which did not seem to bother our testers. They told us that they were happy to embellish and add their own narrative as well as inserting their own funny voices for the characters, which in turn brought smiles to their children's faces.
Recommended Age: Birth to 3 Retail Price: $23.20
Whoozit
Tuck & Pull Rattle
Manhattan
Toy
Whoozit is much more than just a funny named thing you throw into your child's crib to keep them busy for a while. Complete with hide & seek elements that delight little ones, loads of sturdy pull and grab points, and of course lots of cause and effect squeaks and rattles, this is an infant toy that you and your baby will be happy to have with them in the crib. The size is just right and the play value helped give it top scores.
Recommended
Age: Birth
to 1 year
Retail Price: $15.00
Fold
'N Go Jumbo Playmat
Paka Preschool Products, Inc.
Being stationary, doesn't have to be dull. Just ask any of our baby testers who experienced playtime on this giant sized playmat. Great for creeping around on, there are toys to drool on, mirrors to examine, and best of all a big, soft, friendly bear perfect for hugging. Parents were equally enthusiastic, noting that the well designed, durable mat folded together easily for traveling.
Recommended Age: Birth to 3 Retail Price: $23.20
The
Hungry Pelican
Paka Preschool Products, Inc.
This adorable, soft crib companion is huggable, squeezable and will brighten up any nursery with his happy smile and colorful plumage. His big orange beak is always ready for eating and your little one will delight in feeding him snacks all day long. Our testers were amazed at how giggly their babies became when their edible offerings plopped down into the pelican's tummy. Reaching into the belly and doing it all over again was perfect for eliciting delightful belly laughs.
Recommended Age: Birth to 3 Retail Price: $31.20
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