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I can’t wait to see my little niece! She has turned eight months old and is zooming around the house on all fours. Seems like she is unstoppable and the little explorer is growing smarter by the day. I wanted to get her the best suitable gift for her age. But what would that ‘suitable gift’ be? After a lot of thinking and browsing, I have realized that this is the time she would love to play with toys. And the best toys for an eight-month-old are way too many!
To make our selection easy, MomJunction has come up with a list of interesting toys that promote the baby’s motor development and cognitive skills.
But before picking up a toy, we need to understand the development stage the baby could be at eight months.
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An eight-month baby can roll, crawl, and sit with ease. Here is how she would develop:
Physical development: The baby has more control over her fingers and hands at around eight months. She can drop and throw things. Her vision gets sharper now.
Social and emotional development: The little one begins to develop empathy for others. You might have observed your little one crying when she sees other babies cry. She is more social now.
Cognitive development: The baby might have started babbling. She shows interest in contrasting colors, different sounds, and vocabulary.
So, toys that boost her thinking ability, physical development, and motor skills are the right choices. When building the toy collection, start with the classics! Scroll down and peruse our compilation of some exciting toys for eight-month-old babies.
[ Read: 8 Months Baby Development ]
Best Toys For 8 Month Old Development
1. VTech Stack and Sing Rings
Buy VTech Stack and Sing Rings @ www.amazon.com/VTech-Stack-and-Sing-Rings
Skills developed: motor skills, tactile development
Description: The five colorful rings and interactive monkey amuse your little one. Your baby develops motor skills by stacking the rings. The monkey encourages the little one to continue playing, through soft 40 plus melodies and sing-along songs, besides bright lights. The monkey also introduces fun phrases, shapes, numbers, and colors to the little one. The base wobbles add fun and challenge. Bright colors and different textures promote tactile development.
2. For Kid Play Toy Creeping Mat Children in Developing Carpet Baby In Foam
Buy For Kid Play Toy Creeping Mat Children in Developing Carpet Baby In Foam @ www.amazon.com/Play-Creeping-Children-Developing-Carpet
Skills developed: physical development
Description: The safe, flexible, hygienic, soft, waterproof, and easy to clean mat can be spread on the floor, for the babies to crawl and play on it. The little one just gets amused to point out colorful pictures on the mat. Do not worry even if the little one attempts to roll, fall, and tumble, as the cushioned surface ensures a soft landing. The mat acts as a perfect insulator on all floor surfaces and reduces the impact and noise.
3. Bright Starts Grab and Spin Rattle
Buy Bright Starts Grab and Spin Rattle @ www.amazon.com/Bright-Starts-Grab-Spin-Rattle
Skills developed: hand-eye co-ordination
Description: The bright colored spinning rattle is a perfect one for the baby to develop hand-eye co-ordination. The toy comes with three textured links, slide, and rattle. The teethable textures on the oval shaped handle offer teething relief to the baby.
4. Fisher-Price Stack and Explore Blocks
Buy Fisher-Price Stack and Explore Blocks @ www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Stack-and-Explore-Blocks
Skills developed: hand-eye co-ordination, fine motor skills
Description: The toy comes with five blocks to stack and nest. Each block has characters, numbers, colors, textures, and objects for the baby to discover. The easy stacking gives the feel of self-confidence to the little one. As the baby figures out the way to stack, she develops problem-solving and thinking skills.
5. VTech Baby Lil’ Critters Spin and Discover Ferris Wheel
Buy VTech Baby Lil’ Critters Spin and Discover Ferris Wheel @ www.amazon.com/VTech-Baby-Critters-Discover-Ferris
Skills developed: motor skills, cognitive skills
Description: The baby high chair toy is ideal to be held on smooth surfaces such as the hard floor or table. The suction cup helps in the fixing. This infant learning toy for 8 month old comes with an easy-to-spin wheel and button to press. As the baby spins the wheel and presses the buttons, fun responses get activated. A friendly voice along with happy music attracts attention. The toy plays more than 45 phrases and sounds, besides five sing-along songs. Pressing the animal buttons on the suction toy teaches colors, numbers, animals, and light-up stars flash along with music and voice.
[ Read: Educational Toys For Babies ]
6. Animal Handbells Developmental Toy Bed Bells Rattle Soft Toys For Baby Fast Ship
Buy Animal Handbells Developmental Toy Bed Bells Rattle Soft Toys For Baby Fast Ship @ www.amazon.com/Animal-Handbells-Developmental-Bells-Rattle
Skills developed: co-ordination skills, interactive play
Description: The plush toy is a bright colored interactive toy that comes with stretchy legs that chime, rattle, crinkle, and squeak. The toy with the soft body has teether rings around the neck, besides colorful ribbons and knots to tie up legs. The Lamaze Stretch Giraffe surely delights the babies, besides stimulating the natural curiosity. The little one would love to explore the cute, interactive, and cuddly toy for hours together.
7. Dreaman New Water Drawing Painting Writing Mat Board Magic Pen Doodle Toy Gift 29X19cm
Buy Dreaman New Water Drawing Painting Writing Mat Board Magic Pen Doodle Toy Gift 29X19cm @ www.amazon.com/Dreaman-Drawing-Painting-Writing-29X19cm
Skills developed: cognitive skills, imaginative skills
Description: The small and convenient drawing pad comes with a water pen for the baby to draw. It is a perfect travel toy and indoor toy as well. An eight-month-old gets fascinated seeing the colorful images. It is simple to use. Just fill the magic pen with water and make the little one draw on the magic draw mat. The best part is that babies can use and re-use the doodle mat again and again.
8. Soft Cover Book for Babies & Toddlers
Buy Soft Cover Book for Babies & Toddlers @ www.amazon.com/Toddlers-Activity-Educational-Satisfaction-Guarantee
Skills developed: language skills, concentration, imagination, sensory & fine motor skills, listening & emotional skills
Description: The educational toy has adorable stimulating features on every cloth page. The bright colors help the little one hold the baby’s attention for a longer time. Each soft page includes activities such as peek-a-boo flaps, sound games, mirror for fun, besides touch-and-feel textures. The durable cloth book is soft, non-toxic, and safe for babies. A carrying handle on its side makes it easy to attach to a playpen or a stroller. The book comes with a fascinating free eBook entitled ‘How to Read with Your Baby’. So now you can get as many reading tips and ideas as you want.
Activity Toys
9. Gotd Ducks Pecking Mira Car Wooden Early Educational Toys
Buy Gotd Ducks Pecking Mira Car Wooden Early Educational Toys @ www.amazon.com/Ducks-Pecking-Wooden-Early-Educational
Skills developed: cause and effect, motor skills, sensory skills
Description: Attractive colors instantly grab the little one’s attention. As the little one pulls the toy, he enjoys and learns the concept of cause and effect.
10. The First Years Stacking Up Cups
Buy The First Years Stacking Up Cups @ www.amazon.com/First-Years-Stacking-Up-Cups
Skills developed: motor skills, sensory skills
Description: The toy features eight brightly colored cups (each in different sizes), which stack together. The little one can play with these in multiple ways. Nesting cups offer simple-yet-fun ways to play. The baby would love to stack them up and turn them over. Hiding things underneath is fun! You can read out the large numbers embossed on the base of the cups and help early learning!
11. VTech Busy Learners Activity Cube
Buy VTech Busy Learners Activity Cube @ www.amazon.com/VTech-Busy-Learners-Activity-Cube
Skills developed: motor skills, sensory skills
Description: The toy has five sides for the little one to explore. Four light-up buttons introduce animal sounds, shapes, and names. The 14 interactive features develop motor skills, while the music cube assists babies with sitting up to play. The motion sensor of the activity cube activates fun sounds when moved, attracting the baby and encouraging crawling. The Early learning center features 25 playful songs and melodies. Press and slide musical instrument buttons to introduce device names, sounds, and colors. The motor skills develop by spinning and sliding the blocks.
[ Read: Toys for 9 Month Old]
12. LandFox Animal Puzzle Cloth Book Baby Toy Cloth Development Books
Buy LandFox Animal Puzzle Cloth Book Baby Toy Cloth Development Books @ www.amazon.com/LandFox-Animal-Puzzle-Cloth-Development
Skills developed: language skills, reading skills, cognitive skills
Description: The bright colors of the cloth toy are durable and outlast even the roughest babies. They are soft, non-toxic and safe for babies. Reading out helps both the parent and the baby to build a strong bond, besides stimulating reading and language skills. The bright pictures in every page gain the little one’s attention.
13.Usstore Baby Kid Baby Einstein children pliable ball grasping the ball exquisite ball Toy Gift
Buy Usstore Baby Kid Baby Einstein children pliable ball grasping the ball exquisite ball Toy Gift @ www.amazon.com/Usstore-Einstein-children-grasping-exquisite
Skills developed: motor skills
Description: The flexible, softball is easy on the little fingers. The ball is soft enough for the baby to bend and squeeze it, developing motor skills. The recognizable baby Einstein caterpillar character on center band attracts the baby, besides additional sounds from the colorful rattle ball.
14. Sealive 7 pcs Funny Baby Doll in Bath Tub With Shower Accessories Set
Buy Sealive 7 pcs funny baby doll in bath tub with shower accessories set @ www.amazon.com/Sealive-Shower-Accessories-sprayer-colorful
Skills developed: fine motor skills
Description: The bath tub toys, approved by the U.S. and European regulatory standards for child & Baby safety, are safe and reliable for babies. They are made up of Eco-friendly material. They are easy and fun for bath time or beach time as they gel well with sand and water. Clean well after play and store in a dry place, out of the mold. The toy kit comes with a bath tub having water sprayer, ducky milk bottle, soap, and a baby doll.
15. WolVol Baby Press and Crawl Inchworm Activity Toy with Lights and Music
Buy WolVol Baby Press and Crawl Inchworm Activity Toy with Lights and Music for @ www.amazon.com/WolVol-Inchworm-Activity-Batteries-Included
Skills developed: sensory skills, physical development
Description: The crawling toy and your baby will crawl together. The rattling beads within the clear wheels attract the little one. The baby would be interested in looking at the spinning wheels which play music and lighten up. The head of the caterpillar can be rotated to 360°. Press down the inchworms back to extend its body, then release and let it go forward. Just press the ear to listen to a variety of music and press again to pause.
Sensory Toys
16. VTech Baby Lil’ Critters Moosical Beads
Buy VTech Baby Lil’ Critters Moosical Beads @ www.amazon.com/VTech-Baby-Critters-Moosical-Beads
Skills developed: Co-ordination skills, cognitive skills
Description: The variety of fabric textures of the musical baby toy encourages tactile development, besides helping cuddle up. The bead ring that is easy to grasp has light-up buttons. The spinning square helps developing fine motor skills. The toy talks (phrases and sounds) and sings more than 30 playful songs. The good thing is that the toy fits in the diaper bag and can even be turned into a great crib toy. Your little one will have a musical good time.
[ Read: Activities For 8th Month Old Baby ]
17. Animal Fun 8 Piece Baby Rattle and Teether Toy Play Set in Milk Bottle
Buy Animal Fun 8 Piece Baby Rattle and Teether Toy Play Set in Milk Bottle @ www.amazon.com/Animal-Piece-Rattle-Teether-Botttle
Skills developed: sensory skills (color, shape, size)
Description: The toy set has colorful rattles in fun sizes and shapes. They come in giant baby milk bottle. The bottle has a coin slot for convenient storage of the rattles, and also serve as a coin bank. It features three cute animals, i.e., monkey, lion, and elephant. Your little one would love to beat the rattles and enjoy the sweet sounds.
18. Soft Plush Animal Baby Rattle Toys 2 PCS
Buy Soft Plush Animal Baby Rattle Toys 2 PCS @ www.amazon.com/Plush-Animal-Rattle-Elephant-Grasping
Skills developed: color recognition ability, hearing capacity
Description: The cute animal dolls come in a soft, child-safe, and comfortable material. Besides helping to strengthen the baby’s hands and grasping skills, the bright colored toy, draws the little one’s attention and promotes color recognition ability. The rattle helps in stimulating the little one’s hearing ability.
19. VTech Baby’s Learning Laptop, Blue
Buy VTech Baby’s Learning Laptop, Blue @ www.amazon.com/VTech-Babys-Learning-Laptop-Blue
Skills developed: music skills, cognitive skills
Description: The laptop teaches about common objects, shapes, feelings, as well as music. The movable mouse is perfect for little hands. It features three modes of play and plays more than 90 sing-along songs, fun phrases, sounds, and music. The nine chunky keyboard keys make the baby learning laptop look like a real one. Early learning concepts can be introduced to babies through a light-up screen. The three different modes on the laptop include:
- Learning and discovery mode is where a short tune is heard when the baby presses any shape button. When the baby pressed the button again, an object identified along with a related sound is heard. The baby’s attention is gathered by the interesting sound effects which prompt him to press and learn.
- Music mode is where the buttons play a variety of cheerful melodies. Diverse light patterns will dance with the music. If the mouse is moved during this time, the sounds will jam into the melodies.
When you turn the laptop on, the mouse moves in eight directions, followed by light patterns on the screen. When you switch it off, the mouse will say a fun phrase, inviting the baby to play. It features an auto power-down mode after 30 seconds without input. Just press any shape button or move the mouse to turn it back on.
[ Read: Toy Safety For Babies ]
20. WolVol Baby Musical Piano Keyboard Toy Educational Infant Toy Activity Center
Buy WolVol Baby Musical Piano Keyboard Toy Educational Infant Toy Activity Center @ www.amazon.com/WolVol-Musical-Keyboard-Educational-Activity
Skills developed: cognitive skills
Description: The toy features a bunch of intelligence in two modes. One mode focuses on musical skills, while the other focuses on teaching other things. The Piano style, bright-colored toy talks about animals and their sounds, besides playing music melodies with flashing lights. Babies can press the piano button or singing buttons for music, while animal buttons to listen to their sounds. Setting the machine to a different mode would focus on learning about animals and their stories.
21. 5 PCS Baby Infant Toddler Developmental Toy Kids drum rattles Educational Game
Buy 5 PCS Baby Infant Toddler Developmental Toy Kids drum rattles Educational Game @ www.amazon.com/Infant-Toddler-Developmental-rattles-Educational
Skills developed: cognitive, sensory skills
Description: The attractive and interesting toy helps in the development of the little one’s intelligence. Bright colors aid in increasing the sensory stimulation. The toy trains the baby’s coordination ability. The loud jingle ball is certainly an added excitement.
Finally, I have selected a toy that helps my eight month-old niece develop early identification skills, boost imagination, develop creative thinking and motor skills. In short, this will encourage learning with fun!
What is your choice of toys for an 8 month old? Tell us about your experiences in the comment section.
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