With the expectant arrival of a new heir, the nation has babies on the brain, so what better time to round up the best early learning toys.
From wooden drums to teaching clocks, StyleNest have rounded up all the best educational and fun toys for your toddler to help enhance their learning skills and cognitive ability.
Walker with Bricks
A classic multifunctional toy which serves the purposes as a walker, helping your little one learn how to move. Can be passed down for generations, this walker with bricks will never date.
Jungle Tails Ball
Great for your little one’s cognitive development, this colourful ball with animal drawings helps your children to learn colours and shapes whilst the “boing” noise will give them the giggles.
Wooden Drum
Help your little one develop his or her hand eye coordination with this traditional wooden drum. Earplugs for mum and dad not included.
Activity Cube
Featuring five activities in one toy, this multifunctional activity cube offers a chalkboard for doodles and drawings, a xylophone for that music maestro, a fun maze to help engage hand eye coordination, a bead coaster and number spinner.
Blocks Train
Little tots will love building this block train, taking it apart and mixing it up to start all over again. The fun bright colours and creative patterns help to engage with little ones, making them more tactile and responsive.
Caged Wooden Shape Sorter
This classic wooden shape sorter helps your little one improve hand eye coordination by having to match the corresponding shape blocks into the correct shape holes. Fun to play with and a source of hours of entertainment, this toy would make a great present for toddlers.
Teaching Clock
There comes a time in every child’s life when you are both faced with the task of learning and teaching to tell the time. The teaching clock helps kids learn how to tell the time with the use of primary coloured removable discs.
ABC Wooden Puzzle
Help your little one learn their ABCs with this bright and colourful alphabet puzzle, which encourages them to match the letters to the pictures and slot neatly into place. They’ll be on Countdown before you know it.
Wooden Stacking Cubes
Have fun counting by numbers with these colourful and creatively designed stacking cube blocks. From boats, to cars, beach balls to bears, both boys and girls will love playing with these for a fun and educational way to learn.
Bathtime Xylophone
The ideal first instrument for a little one, this rainbow coloured xylophone is a great starting point for your little one to create melodies and sounds.
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