0 - 1 Year

Infant toys for your newborn should be light, simple and easy for tiny fingers to hold. This range covers the whole first year, from the play gym watched in the early weeks to rattles and balls that small hands learn to grab and shake.

Newborn toys from 0 to 6 months

In the first weeks, a baby mostly looks and listens. A wooden play gym, with its squirrel or elephant figures hanging just above the mat, gives something to gaze at during time on their back. Around 2 to 3 months, hands open and the first grasp appears: a fabric clutch ball or a ball with a gentle inner chime is easy to catch because fingers slip into the gaps. Hold the toy a little to the side rather than straight above, and your baby will turn their head to find it.

Toys for infants of 3 months and older

From 3 or 4 months, almost everything goes into the mouth. Our rattles and teething rings in beech, some with silicone beads, are shaped for that stage: a ladybird, a hedgehog, a bunny-ear ring or a little car to hold, chew and shake. Later in the first year, the rolling drum with chimes and the wooden centipede invite a baby to push, pull and follow what moves, and the motor skills activity cube keeps a seated baby busy on all sides.

Wooden toys for infants, and a few practical extras

Natural wood is warm to the touch and pleasantly heavy in the hand, which is why parents often prefer it to plastic for the first year. The range also includes dummy clips in beech, amber or Scandinavian colours, which stop a soother from ending up on the pavement. When your baby starts sitting and crawling, the early learning toys take over with more to sort and discover, and after the first birthday our Montessori toys for toddlers bring walking and building into play.