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What toys are needed at 4-6 months?
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
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From three to six months, children react especially vividly to new objects. Familiar toys no longer arouse much interest. A child of this age will be interested in cubes. The cubes should be such that the child can take them in his hand. They should not be heavy, covered with paper. The cubes should not be too small so that the child cannot take them in his mouth whole, and if the cube is covered with paper, it will quickly peel off from saliva, since children always try everything "by tooth".
Children love "sounding" toys: various rattles and bells that ring when shaken or struck. If you tie a garland of bells to the crib, the baby will touch them with his hand, listening to the melodic overflows.
Rattles are good because, on the one hand, they are convenient to take in the hand, on the other hand, they are very convenient to take in the mouth (and this is how the child learns the properties of objects), and on the third hand, they make sounds.
Children really like toys like "matryoshka" (an object inside another object). For example, you can pour colorful beads or buttons into a plastic bottle.
The beads roll, make sounds, and can be observed. The main condition when playing with such a toy is to make sure the cork is screwed tightly so that the child cannot get the small parts.
Tumbler dolls are very good. By six months, a child already understands that if you push the toy, it begins to swing and make sounds.
As before, at this age, household items can be no less interesting toys: cups (plastic), spoons (metal and wooden), pot lids, empty plastic bottles, colored paper. Children especially like rustling plastic bags. But you need to remember that the child can accidentally put them on his head and not be able to take them off.
Don't leave your child alone with the bags! If your child really likes to play, follow the rules: the bags should be clean, the paint shouldn't come off, and it's better to cut out the bottom.