One of your baby’s first toys should be a crinkle toy. A crinkle toy is not a brand name, but it indicates what sound the toy makes. It is a simple fabric toy lined with a materials that makes a crinkle sound when held, touched and moved. For very young babies the very best toys that crinkle are made of lightweight fabric that is very soft and gentle to the baby’s touch. Young infants like the sound, and the softness of the toy. It delights both their sense of hearing and their sense of touch. You will also notice that baby’s also like the sound when you crumble paper. Many parents will often comment on how their infant could care less about a nicely wrapped present and instead like to play with the wrapping paper. It is the sound and the bright colors their capture their attention. You do not have to have any special skills to play with wrapping paper. You touch it, it moves and makes a sound and babies love that sound.
Early infant toys include that sound, along with a rattling sound, and a squeaking sound. Each sound is uniquely different and captures the young ones attention. Place all of those sound in a multi colored and faceted toy and you have the perfect toy for a very young child. Keep in mind too that very young babies do not know how to pick up things so anything that is small enough for them just to hang on too and makes noise is sure to be a hit.
You will often see toys with the above elements hanging from a baby’s carrier or stroller and has the baby moves and fusses they often strike these toys and trigger the noise. The movement, colors, and sounds all capture the baby’s attention if only for a moment and they expand their world and their senses.
When a young child is sitting still you can often place a soft, plush toy in their hands and they will hold it and as they move they trigger the sounds and this again captures the attention of the child. As the baby grows they will learn to grab, hold and pick up these same toys and they will become one of their favorite toys during their infancy.