Age-Appropriate Toys

The surest way to keep kids safe, happy and developing appropriately at play is to make sure they’re playing with age-appropriate toys. That may mean keeping older children’s toys out of the reach of younger kids, particularly when safety is an issue. Here are some recommendations for age-appropriate toys from the National SAFEKIDS Campaign.


Infants


• activity quilts


• stuffed animals (without button noses and eyes)


• bath toys


• soft dolls


• baby swings


• cloth books


• squeaky toys


Ages 1 to 3


• books


• blocks


• balls


• push-and-pull toys


• pounding toys


• shape toys


Ages 5 to 9


• craft materials


• jump ropes


• puppets


• books


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