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Silicone Stacking Cups

Features a variety of patterns to provide an enriching tactile experience and promote fine motor skills. Seven different colors attract baby’s attention and promote visual development. $13.99, ages 6 months+, amazon.com

Stacking Rings

Soft, chewable and portable, making them perfect for on-the-go playtime. Comes in seven pieces with different shapes and sizes, providing more choices for your baby to explore. $13.99, ages 6 months+, amazon.com

Etta & Friends

Etta the Elephant has expanded her circle of friends. Each member of the Etta and Friends collection is made with the same soft fabrics and styles that provide a tactile feel that any child is sure to love. $16.99-$69.99, ages birth+, giffausa.com

Cuddly Critters

These cute, huggable and whimsical personalities are sure to put a smile on the face of someone special. From unicorns and bears to the new cows and foxes, they are just right to cuddle up with day or night. $9.99+, ages birth+, giffausa.com

April 1, 2024 by NAPPA Awards Team

VTech Animal Rhymes Music Book

Explore familiar nursery rhymes, instrument sounds, colors and vocabulary while building motor skills by sliding and twisting the play pieces on the pages. $12.99, ages 3-36 months, vtechkids.com

VTech Bopping & Cruising Baby Driver

Bright colors, soft textures and tons of fiddly role-play fun abound in this jam-packed toy. Fueled by imagination, little ones can steer the wheel or beep the horn for a gentle squeak before shifting gears and switching lanes. $17.99, ages 3 months+, vtechkids.com

VTech Zoo Jamz Xylophone

Hit the right note with this adorable, grow-with-me musical buddy. Start the journey with free play, where budding musicians express artistic creativity as they tap the bars. Then follow along as each bar lights up in sequence, guiding your little one through the do-re-mi scale. The final step introduces eight songs kids can learn to play; just tap each bar as it flashes to advance the tune, note by note. $17.99, ages 1-4, vtechkids.com

LeapFrog Nest & Count Turtle Tower

Stack them up or nestle them snuggly together. This family of turtles offers four ways to play. Nest the turtles together creating a colorful game of hide-and-seek. Pile on the fun by putting the turtles on top of Mama to build motor skills and see her head poke out for a peek-a-boo surprise. $11.99, ages 1-3, store.leapfrog.com

LeapFrog 4-in-1 Learning Hamburger

Build a burger and coordination skills. Put each bright layer on the pole and watch the ingredients spin to the bottom. Colorful condiments feature enticing textures for little chefs to explore. Pop the puzzle pieces out of the center of the burger, onion, tomato, pickle and cheese to discover different shapes and play a game of ring toss. $14.99, ages 12 months+, shop.leapfrog.com

Patty Shukla YouTube Channel

Learn educational songs with widely recognized singer/song-writer, Miss Patty. Shows focus on counting, shapes, colors, the alphabet, right hand left hand, months of the year, days of the week, phonics and ASL sign language. Includes action songs for kids to jump, dance and move. FREE, ages bith-8 years, youtube.com

December 2, 2018 by Elena Epstein

Bundle, our Baby & New Mom Gift Guide is here!

June 22, 2018 by

What makes a great toy for babies and toddlers — it has to be fun and colorful of course. But it should also enhance social/emotional learning and little ones’ motor skills. These recent NAPPA winners hit all the marks!

Lulla Doll

The Lulla Doll is a sleep companion for preemies, babies and toddlers. It imitates closeness to a caregiver with its soft fabric and soothing sounds of real-life breathing and heartbeat. With the help and guidance from doctors, nurses, midwives, psychologists and engineers, the Lulla doll’s stable heartbeat and breathing rhythm makes it the perfect sleep companion for your little one.
$69.00
Ages birth to 4

Bright Lights Soccer Ball by Vtech

Left or right, up or down, roll the Bright Lights Soccer Ball™ all around to hear music and sounds and listen to the friendly ball encourage playtime. Press the happy light-up face button to hear playful phrases and three songs that introduce opposites and numbers. Kick, pass or shake the ball to activate the motion sensor and hear fun sounds and music, or touch the soft crinkly hands and give the ball a hug.
$14.99
Ages 6 to 36 months

Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog

This colorful hedgehog has lost his quills, and only your little ones can help him get them back. Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog helps kids with hand muscles and fine motor skills development as they replace the chunky, peg-shaped “quills” within the holes that dot the smiling hedgehog’s back. The quills also lend themselves well to lessons in counting, sorting, and color identification skills.
$14.99
Ages 18 months+

Disney Baby Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Musical Crawling Pals

The Disney Baby Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Musical Crawling Pals are the plush buddies little Disney fans will adore! Babies can interact with them by gently pressing Mickey or Minnie’s back to activate soothing music and watch as they really crawl. Dressed in sweet onesies, the Musical Crawling Pals are made with super soft and cuddly fabrics and come in the perfect size for little hands. Sold separately.
$24.99
Ages 9 months +

Virtuoso Bears (Amadeus and Ludwig)

Introducing Virtuoso Bears with an adorable likeness to Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. Each of these cuddly pals carry 40 minutes of carefully selected tracks of sonatas, concertos and symphonies. The compositions can be switched on and off and their volume can be regulated. Tucked in each bear’s pocket is a short biography of each virtuoso. It shares a brief history of the composer’s life, and introduces the title of every featured musical selection.
$49.99
Ages birth to 7

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Elena Epstein is a mom of two and the director of NAPPA Awards, the longest running and most respected awards program in the industry, celebrating the best in family products for 28 years. For more product reviews, visit nappaawards.com.

June 22, 2018 by

School is out and it’s time to PLAY! With these new NAPPA winners, your kids will not want to come inside.

Super Spinner

Get ready for some spinning fun with PlayMonster’s Super Spinner. The round curved seat centers little bodies in the most secure part of the seat; combined with its adjustable double-braided ropes and weather-resistant clips, the Super Spinner is designed for a safer, more comfortable ride — making it one of NAPPA’s best outdoor toys. Super Spinner holds multiple patents and is designed so kids can swing and spin from a tree, a play set or a secure structural beam. Swing, spin and soar – swinging will never be the same.

Easy to install and made with durable materials, Super Spinner swings are built to withstand the elements. A small hole in the middle of the seat allows for water drainage.
$49.99
Ages 3+

Splash Tail

Popping up in 2018 is the water balloon sling launcher, the Splash Tail. Kids will have a blast hurling the water balloons in the air or throwing them in a game of toss and catch. Recommended for ages 8 and up, each Splash Tail set comes with a colorful blue/orange sling and pack of water balloons.
$7
Ages 8+

Baby Spring Float Sun Canopy

The Baby Spring Float Sun Canopy features a patented inner spring around the outside edge for added stability in the water. Additional features include a removable sun canopy with UPF 50+ sun protection, see-through mesh sides on the canopy , fabric-covered inflation and a soft mesh seat with secure leg holes for durability and comfort, a wide base, child safety valves, dual air chambers and a mesh play space for splashing and playing with toys.
$19.99
Ages 9 to 24 months

My Buddy & Me SUV

Another fun product by Simplay3 — My Buddy & Me SUV is a two passenger ride-on featuring a large handle for push along cruising. When your toddler matures, a removable floor board panel rotates and locks underneath never detaching from the vehicle. The child is now the driver in foot-to-floor mode. Front seat back can be placed in multiple positions. When it is all the way forward, there’s room for a buddy to ride along. When placed all the way back, it serves as a tailgate.
$99.99
Ages 2-4

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