Infants & Toddler Care

12 months & up. 12 months & up. Bring nursery rhymes to life with these fun character mitts. Designed to fit an adults' hand, these song mitts are perfect for using with young children. Provides hours of fun with songs that children enjoy singing. Comes with a card showing the rhyme. Includes: "Ten In a Bed" Song Mitt, "Ten In a Bed" Song Card, "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" Song Mitt and Finger Puppet, and "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" Song Card.

2 years & up. Children will enjoy seeing their world through a different light. They can experiment with one or all of the color lenses to determine if it changes the way they see things. Place the interchangeable, primary-color lenses into the frame to create secondary colors and hours of sensory fun! The set of 3 include sturdy lens frames (with 3 slots) and 3 colored lenses (red, yellow, blue) for each.

Secure rugs and carpets to all floor surfaces safely. One roll secures rugs up to 9' x 12'. Roll measures 6"W x 25 feet.

3 months & up. This set of Soft Sound Shakers are perfect for introducing children to sensory learning. This set promotes cause and effect and gross motor functions. These shakers, complete with beautiful designs and colorful beads, produce soft, soothing sounds. Simply have children roll, shake, or flip the shakers! Encourage children to explore each shaker and the sound it makes. Set of 3. Includes a mirror flower shaker, a chicken shaker, and a lion rattle shaker. Wash with soap and water, no bleach.

18 months & up. Your little musician will create wonderful music and explore melody and rhythm with this Stacking Music Set by Hape! Children can stack differently sized blocks any way they wish to discover sounds and shapes as they play. Un-stack the musical blocks to play a drum, xylophone, rattle, scratch board, and a mini-gong. Clean with a damp cloth.

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18 months & up. Five wobbly textured pins can be sorted right side up or upside down into the weighted bowl. Each pin is textured and colorful and the bowl has an enjoyable chime inside that adds to sensory discovery while experimenting with balance and movement. Encourages fine motor skills, sensory exploration, and early experimentation. Pins are approximately 3.75" tall and 2" in diameter and the bowl measures 7.5" x 7.5" x 3.25". BPA-free.

2 years & up. Invite friends to a make-believe tea party with this wonderful set of Eco-Friendly Soft Colored Plastic Tea Set for Dramatic Play. Your children will love pretending to brew up an imaginary pot of tea and stirring in ingredients. This set promotes dramatic play, fine motor skills, and color recognition. The 17 piece set includes a tea pot with lid, sugar and cream bowls, four cups and saucers and four teaspoons.

18 months & up. Learning how to sort and count made fun and easy! These brightly colored bowls will help promote early math skills like sorting, counting, matching and sequencing. Bowls come in five colors: Red, green, orange, blue, and yellow. Includes smooth, round disks of each color. The disks measure 1.5" x 0.25". each.

2 years & up. Introduce young children to early math concepts such as basic sequencing, counting, shapes recognition, simple patterning and color recognition with the Felt Fun Shapes & Colors. This set includes 1 flannel board, 18 concept cards, 36 large shapes, 36 medium shapes and 36 small shapes. All shapes are in assorted colors. 127 pieces total.

12 months & up. This wooden Double Rainbow Stacker features colorful star and blossom shapes to place through the stacking poles on the base. Mix and match the shapes or group them by color to practice shape and color recognition. Use the shapes without the base to sort colors or create colorful arrangements. Develop fine motor skills, spatial reasoning, visualization, logic, critical thinking, and dexterity through creative sorting and stacking play. Made with non-toxic finishes and child-safe… More »

12 months & up. Help your children gain confidence in their walking with this Eco-Friendly Snail Bright Colored Pull Toy for Practicing Gross Motor Skills. This pull toy is perfect for promoting gross motor skills, color recognition, exploration, sensory development and fine motor skills. Children will delight as their snail companion crawls up and down as they pull it along. Encourage your children to take this walking companion with them as they build the necessary muscles to walk independently.… More »

2 years & up. This 10-piece set features impressed numbers, counting dots, and American Sign Language illustrations that help children learn numbers in various ways.

6 months & up. Finally - a toy that makes beautiful music! Perfect for all ages, the award-winning, newly redesigned Mozart Magic Cube® inspires creativity and interactive play while teaching how sounds combine to create eight classical music masterpieces by the master composer. With a touch of a button, this interactive cube lets your child add or subtract from any combination of five different instruments, including Harp, French Horn, Piano, Flute and Violin. Each selected instrument button… More »

6 months & up. Bright colors and soft silicone makes these perfect for exploring and teething. Suction cups attach to smooth surfaces for stationary play and are removed with a fun "pop". Plastic rings rattle when flipped and shaken. Encourages sensory exploration, cause-effect learning, early experimentation. Each PipSquigz™ measures approximately 5 to 6 inches. Both teething toys are BPA-free.

2 years & up. The diversity fastening doll offers children many ways to practice fine motor skills. Through zippers, buttons, snaps, buckles, and shoe laces, children will learn to undress and dress themselves. This doll will also assist students in developing respect for diversity of genders and races. This doll can also help users learn about their community and others around the world. Machine washable. Clothing styles may vary.

6 months & up. Introduce children to the wonders of metamorphosis with the Caterpillar to Butterfly plush. Inspired by Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", this soft plush starts as a cuddly caterpillar but simply unzip and flip and it transforms into a vibrant butterfly! This engaging toy makes the perfect companion for storytime allowing children to follow and reenact the caterpillar's journey. Machine washable.

12 months & up. This animal set includes four solid pieces that encourage imagination. The pieces make great additions to block play and science and discovery areas, and are the perfect size for small hands to grip easily. Each of the pieces are crafted from long-lasting sustainably sourced rubberwood and non-toxic paints. Pieces measure from 2.5" to 4.5".

18 months & up. Help your children learn how to count with a delicious incentive using this Stack and Count Numbers Layer Cake. This cake counts from 1 to 10 with each layer growing in size as the numbers increase. Encourage your children to stack the cake as they count to better learn the sequence of the numbers. The ten stackable layers feature different color frosting and nest for easy storage. Made of easy to clean durable plastic material. Cake measures 22"H when stacked.

2 years & up. Bring the outdoors indoors with this set of weather stones. These stones depict all types of weather including rain, show, lightning, and sunshine. Their small size and pleasant feel invite children to touch and hold them, which gives adults a chance to talk with them about the weather pattern on the stone they're holding. Such interactions will reinforce children's understanding of the weather. Stones are approximately 2" each. Colors may vary.

Prevent children from accessing outlets or removing electrical plugs. Works with all types of standard outlets (standard and decor). Set of 6 outlet covers.

12 months & up. Animals are appealing to children of all ages and provide endless opportunities for vocabulary development as they encounter stories, pictures, and real life animals. When toddlers have opportunities to learn about animals and to care for them, they are also learning about respecting living creatures and beginning responsibility. With carefully selected materials and bilingual activity card(s) targeted towards each stage of development, this kit promotes learning while strengthening… More »

6 months & up. Get ready to enjoy a nautical journey as your young sailor navigates across the bathtub, wading pool or even at the beach. Your child will be traveling through exotic, undiscovered water worlds with this eco-friendly submarine and tugboat. The vessels each have wide mouth openings that allow the kids to enjoy scooping and pouring. Made from 100% recycled plastic. No BPA, phthalates or PVC. Easy to clean and dishwasher safe.

This is the Spanish edition of the revised Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale®. ITERS-3 is the classroom assessment tool for use in child care programs caring for infants, toddlers and twos up to 36 months. Published in 2017.