Sensory Toys

The upbringing, education and development of a child never ends. Why not make it easier? High-quality interactive toys, such as logic puzzles, stuffed animals, books and more can help. Yes, toys are no longer just for playing with, but also for learning, right from the first days of life. The devil finds work for idle hands, so keep your child occupied from the youngest age!

 Why Buy interactive (developmental) Toys for Children?

• Your child will have lots of fun.
• They support mental and physical development.
• They develop logical thinking and creativity.
• They teach patience and precision.

When Choosing the Best Interactive Toy, Pay Attention To:

• Health and safety of the material. Especially for the first toys that a child will put in their mouth or lick.
• Easy maintenance.
• Colourfulness, because children love colours.

How do Interactive Toys for Children Work?

Interactive toys for little ones work on the classic principle of action and reaction. The child touches something, presses it, gives a voice command and receives a response in the form of sound, light or movement. In this way, he or she gradually pushes the limits of his or her abilities, learning to maintain attention and be patient. He or she develops his or her logical and abstract thinking skills and progresses from the random to the purposeful.

How to Choose a Toy for Your Child’s Development

Well-chosen interactive toys for babies and children reliably lull them to sleep, calm them down, entertain them, exercise their motor skills, motivate them to explore the world and support their all-round development. But always be careful not to overwhelm children, especially the little ones, with too many stimuli.

They are available in every imaginable material - soft-touch textiles, plastic or even wood. Always pay close attention to safety, health and that the toy can be easily washed or laundered.

Toys for Babies’ Development

Cot Mobiles and Sleep Buddies

For the smallest of babies, there are mobiles and chimes above the cot, which calm and lull the new born to sleep with the slow movement of small toys and a pleasant melody. To create the ritual of falling asleep a so-called sleeping pad made of soft material is perfect.

Contrasting Interactive Toys

In their first days, little ones focus only on small distances of a few tens of centimetres and the centre of their universe is their mother. But already around the 2nd month the baby can register the contrast between black and white, and a little later also red. It is these colours that you should focus on when choosing your first toys.

Fun on the Playmat under the Trapeze

It doesn’t take long for the hands, the senses of touch and hearing to become involved in exploring the world. It is then time to move on from hanging toys to those that rustle and, thanks to mirrors, sparkle and reflect their surroundings. Place your baby on the playmat under the trapeze, so they can reach out with their little hands and touch the hanging parts that rattle, shimmer and make sounds.

Interactive Toys for Children from 1 Year Old

Toys for Developing Motor Skills

The development of fine motor skills benefits greatly from jigsaw puzzles including puzzles with larger and smaller holes and pieces. At the same time, children learn to recognise different shapes, from the simplest ones in the form of circles, squares and cylinders to more complicated polygons.

Mazes, Puzzles and Interactive Building Blocks

A higher level of motor development toys for little ones are interlocking blocks with more activities, such as spinning wheels, slides or mazes. And also jigsaw puzzles, where putting together more cubes creates a larger cube and when the pieces are assembled, a new object is created, such as a car.

Interactive Stuffed Toys

Sound effects attract children's attention and motivate them to gurgle and later to say words. An interactive stuffed animal is one of their first partners. Even a small child will eventually realise that when they press a particular part of the stuffed animal or the colour of the button, they make the expected sound. And through the interactive talking toy, he or she will more easily master the first words, sentences, colours and numbers.

Interactive Toys for Children from 2 Years Old

Children will love interactive wooden toys, such as a locomotive train with carriages, on which the child can slide various parts. As a bonus, the child can push and pull the assembled train until the pieces fall apart again. Several effects and sensory sensations are offered by the pull toys, where an animal plays a xylophone or a drummer plays a drum as it moves.

Balance Training

Wooden pushing toys on a stick are designed for children who can already walk and support their balance. The child pushes the toy in front of them and it moves with them, sometimes making sounds.

For balance training there are excellent balance pads, discs, hemispheres, for older children equipped with tracks for balls, which guarantee they will not get bored.

Interactive Toys for Boys and Girls of Nursery Age

Interactive Games for Children in Preparation for Practical Skills

The multifunctional playhouses, tables and boards with different pulls, sounds and play areas such as Velcro and regular zipper, latch, clock, xylophone, switch or drawstring provide a lot of fun and space to practice motor skills. With this, the toddler is honing skills that will soon come in handy for dressing and everyday activities. Inside the house you will also get a space to store toys and other things.

Play as a Doctor, Cut and Paint

Children like to play and pretend. All they need is a kitchen, a craft table, a medical case, a shop, a hairdressing set or a cleaning kit.

A popular choice are the fruit and vegetable sets, the halves of which are connected by Velcro or a magnet and the child can repeatedly cut them with the safe knife included in the set. He or she will then use this skill when handling the first cutlery.

Water pads and colouring books are perfect for this! The child paints with brushes dipped in water or water-filled pencils. When the paint dries, it disappears and the little one can start again. Magnetic whiteboards work on a similar principle, just shake them and the paint disappears.

Interactive Toys for Preschoolers

Learn and Create

Children, for whom exploring new things is one of their favourite activities, will love the interactive pencils and magical singing and reading activities, which will help them learn foreign languages and learn about the world around them, including the universe.

With a little bit of skill, children can make anything thanks to the diverse range of creative kits – for example, jewellery, friendship bracelets, soaps or their own ceramics.

Take Care of an Interactive Pet

Children are guided towards responsibility by the interactive stuffed animals they take care of. They feed, walk and cuddle the animal regularly to keep it happy and thriving. Among the most popular interactive toys for girls and boys are robotic animals and robots of all kinds.

Whether you’re looking for interactive toys for a one-year-old, a baby, or a preschooler, you can choose from beautiful, high-quality toys at Notino!