Clutching toys for babies

A clutching toy is any toy that encourages babies to reach out, grasp and hold onto objects. The toys are usually very colourful to attract babies attention and often make a noise when shaken. German toy makers Haba are the leading manufacturers of clutching toys, and their range includes both wooden and fabric baby toys. More information about the safety aspects and developmental benefits can be found in the full article at Toyjeanius.

Article: Toyjeanius recommends clutching toys to improve babies fine motor skills


Haba Magica clutching toy



New arrivals: Haba play food

We didn't know toy food could look this good until we received our delivery of Haba play food! Santa delivered a lot of play kitchens at christmas so for children with birthdays early in the year a selection of play food would make a great present. Haba make a large range of wooden and fabric food and they are all very colourful, realistic and well made. If we had to choose our favourites it would have to be the Haba fried egg and the Haba magnetic toast.  Kids will love to cook up a breakfast of fried egg on toast  - if you're really lucky you might even get breakfast in bed! The most fun item has to be the Haba tin of ravioli which includes realistic ravioli parcels and a colourful splotch of play tomato sauce. Encourage fussy eaters to try new foods by letting them 'cook' alongside you with their own tinned food. The fabric play foods that we were most tempted to eat were the Haba assorted cookies and the Haba petit fours and no pretend tea party would be complete without them!


Haba assorted cookies

 



Haba Blocks - why every toy box should have some!

No toy box is complete without some Haba blocks! From the moment you open the box (which is attractive in it's own right, but i'll leave that for now) you will fall in  love with these unusual building blocks - and that's just the parents! Take a good look mums and dads, because once you give them to your children you will never get the opportunity to play with them again. You might think that one building block is much the same as any other, but almost every Haba block is different. We love that about them - the variety of shapes and colours is fantastic and there really is no limit to the number of different buildings you can create. Each Haba block is made from the smoothest beech wood and although the colours are the most vibrant we have seen yet on wooden toys, they are achieved using only non toxic stains and lacquers. I don't want to start throwing them around - they are almost too beautiful to play with - but I am assured by parents that they stand up to repeated throwing, dropping and chewing!