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Age range
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Toys
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| Birth to two months |
Activity centers to look at and listen to; mobiles over cribs |
| Two to four months |
Music Boxes to look at and listen to;Rattles, teethers, activity centers to hit or kick while on back. |
| Four to six months |
Soft books, roly poly toys |
| Seven to nine months |
Nesting cups, pop-up toys |
| Ten to twelve months |
Push and pull toys, large blocks, board books, toys that require hand manipulation to "make something happen" |
| Thirteen to fifteen months |
Toy telephone, walk-behind toys like doll stroller, soft dolls and animals, balls |
| Sixteen to eighteen months |
Simple toy musical instruments, playing with water or sand, shape sorters |
| Nineteen months to two years |
Rocking horse, easy puzzles, make-believe toys (plastic houses and people, toy cars and trucks, play food and dishes), crayons and paper |
| Two to three years |
Tricycle, toy basketball hoop and balls, toy trains with tracks, dolls with bottles and other equipment, toy kitchen equipment, coloring books and crayons, books |
| Three to four years |
Simple crafts (including scissors, glue, and paper), beginning board games, toys for imaginative play |
| Four to five years |
Simple sports equipment, books, board and card games, computer games, collections, building blocks |
| Five to six years |
Small blocks and building sets, art supplies, activity books, beginning reader books, games |
| Six years and up |
Music, books, games, sports equipment. By this age, kids may get particular about their toys according to what is popular with their friends |
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