The NogginStik is such a fun early rattle toy! We love to use this for visual tracking, grasp, exploration of textures, and bringing an object towards your mouth. It is also a great introduction of cause/effect as the color of the light changes as your baby bangs or drops the toy.

We love using these socks and rattles to encourage hands to feet play in babies! Bringing hands to feet is such a great way to strengthen baby core flexion muscles that are needed to start rolling!

This pop up toy we love to incorporate for a lot of our little ones. Starting young we sometimes use it as an encouragement during tummy time for visual attention. Once the child is up and sitting it is a great encouragement to reach outside their base of support to close the animals back down and challenge that sitting balance.

One of our favorite ways to use this toy is for kiddos that are working towards standing away from a support surface. We usually have them cruise along the couch and then turn to reach the toy (trunk rotation time). Then we work on standing using the toy for support (while holding it at their chest level). This way we can challenge their balance by standing at a more dynamic surface!

These snap-lock beads are great for babies to help develop grip strength and upper extremity strength. For babies who are independently sitting without arm support this is a fun activity to put them together and then have them try to pull apart. This is also a great bilateral coordination game. The pop also provides an excellent balance challenge!

This is such a fun toy for little ones to practice reaching and grasping with while on their backs. We love to put it on their feet when working on hands to feet skills on the back. We also use it to help with visual tracking when working with increasing neck range of motion due to torticollis.

This is a great size for little ones who are struggling with tummy time to take away some of the challenge and provide extra lift. It is also nice for little ones who are working on pushing up with hands while on tummy. The pillow separates into two levels, so you can use the thicker version for babies who still need more support and graduate to the smaller version as they get stronger.

An 18 inch exercise ball is a great tool to have at home for physical therapy practice. For little ones it is fun to practice tummy time on the ball, that way you can increase or decrease the challenge as needed by rolling the ball forward or backwards. For babies who are working on sitting balance you can practice sitting on the ball while supporting them at the hips, and by moving the ball can provide an excellent core/trunk control workout. This is also a must have for babies with torticollis as you can easily use the ball to weightshift in a variety of positions to provide a stretch.

This soft bolster is the perfect size for little ones who are working on increasing weight bearing through arms to get into a hands and knees position. They can practice with the bolster under their belly for extra support. For older babies it is fun to roll them into a more challenging wheelbarrow position over the bolster for extra upper extremity and core work.

This is one of our favorite toys for learning putting in and taking out. We love to use this with babies who are working on transitioning in/out of sitting and crawling. It is also great encouragement to pull to stand and cruise along a support surface. Also, always a hit when working on that squat to stand by placing the coins next to your little one’s feet.

We love a good mirror for tummy time, but this one is a triple threat! Not only is it a floor mirror, but it also attaches to the crib AND includes high contrast images. When a baby is first born their vision is not fully developed, but research has shown that these high contrasting colors are best for vision and brain development.

This is definitely on the more expensive side for a baby play gym, but has been really well designed by Lovevery to promote development and grow with your child. This play gym is great for tummy time with different textures and colors. They even thought to include flaps to play peek-a-boo games with the different textures. It is also great to encourage reaching when playing on back. The amazing thing is as your child grows it can be raised to play in sitting, and even turn into a tent!!

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This ball stack game is another favorite for my new standers and walkers. It is not only great for motor planning to stack it tall (with a little parent help of course), but once it is up it encourages standing in order to drop the ball in the top. Once the ball drops to the bottom they will work on that squat strength to bend down to get it. If they try to lean on the tower it will crash over, which is a huge motivation to try for that independent stand!

This is a bigger item for at home use, but will really grow with your child. Simple building block activities are great for motor planning skills, strength, and balance. For younger kiddos just squatting to pick up a block and stack them is great work. Then learning to balance one on top of another is great for controlling and grading movements!

As the child gets older they can be incorporated into kicking and throwing activities to challenge coordination. I also love to practice running while holding a block, because holding with both hands triggers trunk rotation. Since they are soft they are also fun to crash into or on top of for fun sensory input.

These balance pads are perfect to challenge toddlers balance when learning to step up and down off of a change in surface height. They can also be fun to stand on at a support surface to challenge balance reactions.

This rody toy can be so much fun while the little one works on balance, core strength, motor planning, and postural control. They get to practice motor planning while learning to get on/off of the Rody. Once on the toy bouncing and balancing to stay seated is great work! Also, if you create a safe space around the Rody is is fun for kids to practice crashing/falling off for sensory input and to work on protective reactions when falling.

This ride on toy can be great for new walkers to work on pushing in order to increase strength. Once they are older they can sit and push themselves forward, which is a great balance, strengthening, and motor planning activity. Always use with supervision!

For toddlers this tunnel is great to incorporate into an at home obstacle course for strengthening. Crawling and climbing is so important at all ages to help develop strong core and shoulder stability for a stable base with handwriting skills. To increase the challenge for older kids I recommend putting the tunnel over pillows or couch cushions on the floor for a bumpy surface.

An easel is a great toy to introduce once your toddler is up and exploring. Practicing with magnets, painting, and drawing at a vertical surface is great for strengthening shoulder, arms, and grip. This will give them a strong foundation for fine motor skills once they hit school age.

This non slip step is perfect to help toddlers work on stepping up and down on higher surfaces. You can start with practicing while holding both of the child’s hands, and work up to doing it all by themselves. Remember to practice leading with both legs for symmetry.

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These fun squishy stepping stones are great to challenge single leg stance and balance! We also love using them in a plank or modified plank position to work on core and shoulder girdle strength. So many fun variations with these :)

These yoga cards are great to incorporate into your child’s exercise routine for strength, motor planning, and range of motion. Talk with your physical therapist to see which cards would be best for your child to practice to work towards their PT goals.

This is another fun yoga game that incorporates a spinner to make the exercises more fun. Playing this game in a group as a family or with friends is so much fun!

This wedge I love for several reasons! I give this as a classroom tool for my kiddos who are really struggling with postural endurance and frequently fall into a rounded back/slouched posture. The slope of the wedge helps put kids into a more active sitting position by adjusting pelvic tilt. It easily fits into classroom chairs, or can be used on the floor.

I also love this product for my toe walkers. Standing on this wedge not only provides a stretch of calf muscles, but also gives great sensory feedback through the bottoms of the feet!

This is my favorite home product for my kiddos who w-sit. This gives them a target to sit on and challenges their postural and core muscles. It is also great for providing sensory feedback for little ones who have trouble sitting still during circle time or seated activities.

Another great use for this is to work on standing balance and lower extremity strength. Have the child practice standing on the disk with both feet first. You can then progress to squatting to pick up an object from the floor. This is hard work, and make sure you are in an open space safe for falls if they happen.

This zoom ball is great for upper extremity, back, and shoulder girdle strength. It also requires the use of bilateral coordination and challenges motor planning skills. So much fun!

This game is a classic! This is a great way to challenge your child’s strength, body awareness, and motor planning. Also great for learning right and left sides. Getting the whole family involved can be so much fun!

This is such a great game to challenge hand/eye coordination and bilateral upper extremity use. You can play it with the ball that comes with it or use a balloon for beginner kids so that they can track the slower movement of the balloon first and work up to the ball.

This is a nice 24 piece starter set which is great for building structures with. One of my favorite ways to use this set is with my kiddos with poor grip strength. I have them make a large structure or chain and then work those grip muscles by pulling and popping them all apart.

Another fun activity is to attach them underneath a table or chair. Have the child lay on their back underneath and reach up to pull the squigz off. This is great for shoulder girdle strength which is so important for handwriting skills!

We are a HUGE fan of Lovevery play kits, and they are such a great addition for early school aged kids as well! These kits are crafted by developmental specialists, and once you subscribe they will arrive at your doorstep at exactly the right stage. Spend more time playing with your child, and less time stressing about what toys to buy at each stage : ).

If you're interested in subscribing to Lovevery's award-winning Play Kits program, please click the button below for an exclusive discount code and enjoy $20 off your first two play kits!