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10 Perfect Toys for Growing Minds and Motor Skills (9-18 months)

By 9 months, a baby is figuring out mobility, recognizing matching shapes and colors, and finding absolute joy in repetitive play! Each of these gift ideas are great options to help support all of these developing skills.

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This bumpy ball is easy moves around to encourage your child to move with it! It will vibrate and roll while making unique music in the process! Might also be fun for the dog!

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This VTech Sports activity center will grow with your child! They can practice coordination through basketball or soccer, and it teaches competitive play too!

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This Montessori inspired educational toy will help teach your baby gardening basics, while practicing shapes and color matching!

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Mr. Blue is a singing and dancing owl that responds to your baby’s sounds! It will tumble and dance all over the floor, and your baby will want to follow it everywhere!

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I cannot say enough awesome things about this Montessori designed busy board. It has multiple pages and closes up like a little portfolio case with handles to always grab on the go. Perfect for taking out to a restaurant or on a car trip!

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The ultimate fidget toy for babies! This toy has popping buttons, different texture and color pulls, and other soft fidgets! It even includes 3 to be used anywhere!

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How about a musical dancing turtle activity center?! This turtle will have your baby chasing after it, while also teaching ABC’s, numbers, and colors! It even had a phone on the back!

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This ball popper toy is going to want to make the older kids get in on the action too! It’s one of those addictively fun toys that will just stand the test of time in your home!

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This soft care playset is a great way to practice imaginary play and creating your own sound effects with your child! Not only can they learn about all the different plush vehicles that come in this set, but the play mat folds up to become the storage bag! Win-win!

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Imagine if you had a robot vacuum that no longer vacuumed, but still moved around. Now stick a toy octopus on it that likes to play music. Sounds pretty amazing! Yea…your kid will follow this toy around the house until it passes out for naptime. You’re welcome!

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