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6 Months to 1 YEAR
Abilities and Interests

In the second half of the first year, infants master the motor skills that enable them to play with toys in new and exciting ways. When babies can sit up, they enjoy playthings they can manipulate - to bang, drop, stack up, put in and take out, and open and shut. Once they can crawl, "cruise" (walk while holding furniture) and walk, they enjoy things that move along with them. Toys that show cause and effect are also thrilling at this age.

Toy Suggestions
 {short description of image} Balls (1¾ inches and larger)
 {short description of image} Push-pull toys
 {short description of image} Busy boxes
 {short description of image} Nesting and stacking toys
 {short description of image} Simple shape sorters
 {short description of image} Pop-up toys
 {short description of image} Soft blocks
 {short description of image} Bath toys
 {short description of image} Teething toys
 {short description of image} Large, interlocking rings or keys
 {short description of image} Soft dolls
 {short description of image} Stuffed animals (with short pile fabric)
 {short description of image} Simple musical instruments
 {short description of image} Rattles
 {short description of image} Squeeze/squeak toys
 {short description of image} Cloth and cardboard picture books
 


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