Does your child love books?  This is a perfect toy to engage the child further into the book. Or, perhaps you have a busy body who can't sit for a book... then use this to encourage attention by engaging the child in more than just sitting and listening would do.  This allows the child to interact with the story line, further enhancing their receptive language skills (how well they understand).

This toy is lots of fun.  Young children can learn to imitate early sounds such as "aaaaaaa" for airplane, 'beep beep' for the car, etc.  Toddlers can put on dramatic play schemes and act out a busy airport scene.  I use this toy specifically for children who aren't talking yet to encourage sound play and imitation.  Read on...

This toy may appear simple, but it packs a big punch for both language, speech, and fine motor skills.  Encourage your child's first words by playing with the telephone.  Encourage fine motor skills with the shape sorter side.  The little bear pops up, so babies learn the early skill of cause and effect.  Teach your child basic concepts such as "in" and "out" with the shapes.  So many ways to play.

A child cannot have enough blocks!  Blocks have been shown to encourage cognitive, language, creative, math, and even early reading skills--the perfect toy!

These blocks help to promote better motor skills through building as well as help children learn pretend play. They are colorful and soft, making them safe for toddlers. Edublocks are perfect for children with sensory integration disorder, in particular, those with proprioception issues. Proprioception is our ability to know where our muscles and joints are in space and how they are moving. This is very important for the development of body awareness.

If your child has a shorter attention span, this is a good shape sorter for them.  Because it is more interactive with the child, it can keep the child's attention better than your average simple shape sorter.  It is essential to encourage a good attention span for little ones, as early as possible.  Children must be able to first pay attention to something in order to digest and learn it.

This toy has been on my fridge for 2 years.  An occupational therapist gave it to me at my baby shower!  She said her children loved it.... she was right.  I put it up when my son was only 10 months.  He knew every letter by the age of 2.  I must say this is a great product from LeapFrog.

My favorite toy for toddlers (well, one of them at least!).  This toy encourages fine motor skills and is very popular in our office--the Occupational Therapist and I are always fighting over it. 

Chicco's award-winning Gazoobo Shape Sorter is a classic toy with a twist.

125 Brain Games for Babies is filled with enjoyable ways to lay the groundwork for your baby's future. It is packed with everyday opportunities to...

Occupational Therapist love these!  Toddlers will love following these cute little bouncing Crawl Abouts around. Once you press their bodies, these cuddly critters will scoot across the floor on their bellies. Great for sensory awareness and motor skills.