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| Activity Gym and Mat £29.99 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"A wonderful baby gym which includes colourful mat, lots of toys and is easy to assemble and carry about". "Can be used from newborn, when they just lie staring at all the brightly coloured hanging toys up until when your baby is mobile" and "you can change the toys around to add variety". "Once baby is mobile, the toys can be taken off and attached to a pushchair or just chewed on there own". "At three months my baby kicks all the animals and stares intently in the mirror - it's the peaceful moments I've had".
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manufacturer: Tiny Love
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| Whoozit £8.50 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
A psychedelic octopus, with both black and white for newborns and colours for the older baby. "There is a lot to explore, with rattles and scrunchy pieces plus all the different textures and contrasting colours". "You can wrap it round the car seat handle, the cot, a chair and it keeps my baby amused for hours". "This was the only toy that kept the whole of my postnatal group's babies happy". "Definitely the best toy to stop a newborn crying".
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manufacturer: Manhattan Toy
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| Playnest and Gym £40.00 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"Perfect for popping in a baby that has starting to roll over". "The overhead mobiles keep them amused once they start trying to sit up". "Great for when they are beginning to sit by themselves but are a bit wobbly - instead of landing with a crash on a hard floor - they land on the padded cushions" plus there are "lots of different patterns and textures to amuse them while they're in it". "The most useful item I have for my six month old".
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manufacturer: Galt
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| Kick and Whirl Carnival Gym £35.00 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"This gym has toys to bat at and plays lots of tunes, accompanied by flashing lights". "I like the fact that you can change the angle of the keyboard, so it's suitable when she's lying on her back and also when she's in her door bouncer". "The music is quite complex so won't drive you too crazy". "It seems to help hand-eye co-ordination a lot" and "it later converts to a 'piano' for toddlers".
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manufacturer: Fisher-Price
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| Octopull £15.00 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"Made of soft velour, each tentacle is a different colour and texture and plays a different note, allowing you to make up tunes and have as much fun with it as your baby!" "It is lightweight and its narrow legs are just the right shape for a little baby to grab, hold onto and suck". "My baby and lots of her friends loved the octopus up to about seven months". "Our daughter became very fond of this toy and wouldn't go anywhere without it" and "it's an ideal present for a newborn as it is a universal hit".
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manufacturer: Boots
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| 2-in-1 Convertible Toy Centre £80.00 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
This is a bit like a baby walker except your baby can't walk in it only turn around in a circle - so it's a safer alternative". "It keeps my six month old son occupied for ages and lets me get on with whatever needs doing". "There are loads of different activities for the baby to play with and it helps with strengthening their legs and improving balance". "It does take up quite a lot of room but if you've got the space it will be played with for a long time".
manufacturer: Graco
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| Baby Bouncer £19.95 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"Hands free entertainment for me, good support for baby in upright position". "Going in the bouncer always made my baby smile and laugh - great fun!" "It's amazing how high my son could bounce in this. He loved it". "It's easily adjustable for any door frame and easy to clean". "Be warned - one of mine loved this, the other one howled every time I got it out, so it's worth trying it out at someone else's house before buying it!"
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manufacturer: Tippitoes
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| Baby Rainmaker £5.00 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"A simple idea that's great for co-ordination and visual and aural stimulation". "It causes a great diversion when my baby is grizzly and needs quick entertainment, like in the queue at the supermarket". "You can carry it in your handbag, get it out in the car, doctors or wherever else". "It calmed our son right from when he was a tiny baby". Plus it's "great value".
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manufacturer: ELC
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| Baby Einstein Video/ DVD £12.99/ £17.99 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"Great for babies with lots of wonderful colours and shapes and the music is very relaxing - it has the added bonus of being good for your baby's IQ". "The woman's voice and foreign languages can be a bit grating, but the baby seems to like it". "Plenty of opportunity to interact with the baby, pointing out colours, items of fruit, and animals". "Guilt-free TV!"
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manufacturer: Baby Einstein Company
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| Blossom Farm Activity Cube £10 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"My daughter has loved this toy since she was a few months old". "It encompasses five toys in one, so it's a great choice for taking on holiday or to restaurants". "There's a teething ring, mirror, rattle and puppet". "It's also a great interactive toy as there is a puppet on the top, which really makes my son laugh". "Great value for money - I can see my daughter continuing to play with it for some time".
manufacturer: ELC
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| Symphony-In-Motion Mobile £34.95 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"Our best investment ever". "My daughter was very unsettled in the early months but she loved this toy - watching the little creatures swing round and the vivid colours. Even now she is two she stilll listens to the music". "There's a choice of three classical tunes which are not at all plinky. One piece is great for going to sleep, the other tunes are more lively are lively". "As it is battery powered it will keep going for 15 minutes - absolutely brilliant!"
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manufacturer: Tiny Love
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| Musical mobile £29.95 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"A great toy for our baby. We'd start it up every time we put him in his cot for a sleep and it acted as a perfect sleep cue; music goes on and thumb goes in the mouth every time, even now he's nearly two!" "There's lots of different patterns and shapes to keep him interested and the tune's not bad either". "Quite pricey but good quality long lasting so worth it".
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manufacturer: Manhattan Toy
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| My First Shape Sorter £10 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"My son played with this toy from about six months to around a year and a half". "It is visually stimulating, challenging and rewarding". "It's chunky framework makes it easy for children to lift from an early age". "It's a very educational toy - the basis for my son's early shape and colour recognition. As soon as he was speaking he could say circle, square, star even hexagon". "Great value for money!"
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manufacturer: Early Learning Centre
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| Octotunes £19.99 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"A great visual toy - it has legs that are stripped black and white and also has different colours and textures at the end of each leg" so "it comes into it's own during teething". "It's ideal as a toy for the pushchair" but "is interesting enough still to be loved by a one year old". "It was so popular with one of my friend's babies that she went out and bought one too". "Our son's favourite toy - so much so that we have bought a second and third in case of loss!"
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manufacturer: Lamaze
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| Wooden mobile £9.95 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"Our baby was fascinated by this mobile from the day we bought it when he was a week old. We attached it to the changing table and it kept him amused during the trauma of his parents learning to change him!" "These wooden mobiles are significantly more attractive than their plastic cousins and make any baby's room look lovely - baby likes it too". "I bought my son a farm mobile which I now use to tell stories at night".
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| Bath Book £4.00 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"Bathtime books are great from when they can sit up in the bath onwards". Essentially they are plastic, foam-filled books with colourful pictures in them and "they make fab gifts to send to someone overseas as they're so light, you don't have to spend a fortune on postage". "Great for holidays - can be used in or out of the bath as a chewable, educational, fun toy!"
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manufacturer: Mothercare
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| Corolle Doll £24.95 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"Delicious dolls. They've got lovely faces and charming clothes and are fully washable at 40 degrees". "Best of all, they smell of vanilla. Picking a small, vanilla-scented child out of a warm cot where she's spent the night snuggled up with her 'baby' is just gorgeous!" "My two just loved theirs. They are realistic without being tasteless so appealed to me too". "Expensive but worth it".
manufacturer: Corolle
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| Linkies £7.99 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
This toy consists of "four animals each with different sounds: a bell, a rattle, a squeak and a recording". "It kept my daughter entertained in different ways as she got older, and as they have links, they attach to anything - cot, pushchair, carseat or gym". "My son loves to chew on them when he's in his pushchair or car seat and they are nice and light for him to hold". All in all: "A simple, cheap and effective toy".
manufacturer: Galt
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| Lullaby Dream Show £20.00 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"The tune is easy to sing along with; we find most other musical toys very annoying". "My daughter enjoys the moving light scene and watches it for ages". "A real hit. Our son loved it as a baby and still likes it as a two year old". "This is something that can make bedtime easier, as your baby can learn that when this goes on, you leave the room and you're not just shutting the door on an empty room".
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manufacturer: Tomy
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| Squashy Jungle Blocks £10.00 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"A good, cheap toy for six months up". "Easy to grasp and chew (good for when teething)". "Older babies can stack them as blocks and they help colour co-ordination - you match the animal head to same colour block". "A fairly simple toy but my seven month old chooses these blocks over others".
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manufacturer: ELC
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| Wrist Rattle £6.99 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"This is one of the few newborn presents that is still going one year on (my baby likes to crawl with it in his mouth)". "Cuddly toys are all very well but most are too big/ heavy for a small baby but this is perfect". "My baby loves jingling his wrist and sucking on his. It's also useful to hear him wake up at night as we get an early warning - when his little arms start waving we hear the bell inside the rattle".
manufacturer: Lamaze
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| Stacking Hen £15.99 |
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What mumsnet members said about it:
"Lovely soft toy for little fingers. It consists of a number of different rings that you put on top of each other to build the the body and head of a hen". "Really bright and with lots of interesting detail". "It was the first toy my son really took to and he played with it incessantly from six months to a year".
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manufacturer: Galt
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