probably as sick of hearing the same songs in the same nasal voice as my husband and I are. But trying to find a good toy that helps baby develop skills, encourages hands-on activity and won't give you a headache is not an easy task. It seems like all toy manufacturers insist on these overly-stimulating, seizure-inducing monstrosities. What happened to the simple toys that gave baby a chance to let his mind create the fun instead of letting a machine do it for him? A co-worker of mine gave me her (and her child's - that's important!) favorite baby toy as a shower gift. The Parents Alpha Block Sorter is a wonderful toy that gives baby hands-on play, and gives you a break from all the racket.Designed for babies 6 months and up, we broke out these blocks when my son was 5 months old. He'll be 9 months in just a few days and he still plays with them EVERY night. They're the perfect toy to settle him down with a little quiet time before bath, book and bottle. Each of the 8 blocks are filled with a soft foam so even if he falls over on top of them he'll never get hurt.
5 of the blocks have a toy in the middle which is wonderful for working on baby's dexterity as he tries to pull out whatever he sees inside. Some are rubbery cylinders or triangles with fun textures to experience. One is a clear plastic tube with a ball that rolls around inside. But my son's favorite is the clear plastic triangle that's filled with multi-colored beads. He loves to shake it and listen to the beads rattling around. And with 6 sides to every block, that's 48 unique surfaces with brightly colored pictures to help baby learn his ABC's and 123's. My husband has fun with these blocks too. The two of them make a little game of Daddy trying to stack them all before baby knocks them all down. My son shows no sign of losing interest in these blocks any time soon. I'm sure they're going to be a part of out nightly routine for quite some time.
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