Offering your baby toys to play with that involve manipulating simple objects will help him to increase his finger dexterity and fine motor skills.He'll bang blocks together with delight, attempt to stack them up into tall towers or plunk them into containers only to dump them out and repeat the process all over again.
Please enjoy this list of non toxic toys to help hone his fine motor skills.
Also take a look at this post, Toy Review List, from Bill & Ria's blog where they review tons of toys and give you great ideas on fun and educational activities to do with your child.
Stacking Toys
Musical Stack and Play by Tiny Love $20 amazon, buy.com, babyearth,
The Rainbow Stacker $4 from gamesabound, gkworld, babyearth
Haba Big Voyage Stacking & sorting pull toy $32 from blueberryforest
Selecta Turnello Stacking & Dexterity Mouse $16 at blueberryforest
Geometric Sorting Board $18 at babyearth
Educo Double Rainbow Stacker $18 at babyearth
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| Haba Zoolina Blocks $29 |
Plan Building Block $32.47 at childtrek.com
IQ Baby Knock Knock Soft Blocks $25-30 by Small World Toys, babytoyyard, geniusbabies, kidssurplusClassic ABC wooden blocks $15 from melissaanddoug
Haba Sticki Bricks Building Blocks $33 from blueberryforest
Haba Cordoba Building Blocks $45 from blueberryforest
Haba First Blocks $29 at blueberryforest
Haba Discovery Blocks $25 at blueberryforest
Stack and Build Animals $40 at lakeshorelearning
Bamboo Building Blocks $40 to $70 sets at lakeshorelearning
Shape SortersTwist and Turn Shape Sorter (pictured) $20 at lakeshorelearning
Whose House Soft Shape sorter toy $30 at babygenius,
Shape Sorting Cube $15 at melissaanddoug, toysrus
Qubix Shape Sorter $12 at amazon or onestepahead
Plan Toys Pull Along Shape Sorter Train $19 at babyearth
Educo Shake 'n Match Shape Sorter $18 at babyearth
Color Rings Sorting Board $20 at lakeshorelearning
Sort A Shape Activity Board $20 at lakeshorelearning
Stack and Count Learning Board $30 at lakeshorelearning
Maze Toys
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| Bee Maze Toy |
Baby's First Maze Toy by melissandoug $10 at outofthetoybox.com,
Cat wood & wire maze $9 at amazon.com
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| Colorful Nesting Cups |
Nesting CupsWooden Nesting Cups $22 at threesisters, amazon,
Green Sprouts Stack Cup Set $5 at vitacost.com
Puzzles
3 Early Learning Big Knob Wooden Puzzles $30 at lakeshorelearning Simple Shapes Wooden Puzzle Board $20 at lakeshorelearning
Giant Knob First Wooden Puzzle Set of 4 for $40 at lakeshorelearning
I can count puzzle board for $20 at lakeshorelearning
Simple Shape Board w/knobs $17 at lakeshorelearning
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| Plan Toys Clatter $18 |
Musical ToysHardwood drum $20 at lakeshorelearning
Preschool Rhythm Sets $42 at lakeshorelearning
Instruments from Around the World (pictured) $95 at lakeshorelearning
Lacing
Natural Wooden Beads (ages 3 and up) $8 at lakeshorelearning
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