New Baby Gift Ideas: Early learning toys & play mats
12 top-rated new baby gifts : early learning toys & play mats, from $15 to $150. Our picks include Lovevery The Play Gym, Fisher-Price Deluxe Kick & Play Piano Gym with and Manhattan Toy Winkel Rattle and Sensory Teethe.
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2026 PERFECTGIFT Lovevery The Play Gym, 5-Stage Baby Activity Gym
A Montessori-inspired play gym with five development zones, wooden batting ring and organic cotton toys for baby's first year.
Favorite Fisher-Price Deluxe Kick & Play Piano Gym with maracas
A newborn play gym with light-up kick piano, five linkable toys and two soft maracas.
Favorite Manhattan Toy Winkel Rattle and Sensory Teether
A maze of soft BPA-free tubes around a rattle cube, light and easy to grab, safety-rated for newborns and up.
Janod magnetic piggy bank, white bunny
A smooth white bunny-shaped coin bank with a magnetic trap door underneath.
Favorite Skip Hop Silver Lining Cloud 3-stage activity center
A rotating-seat activity center with 25+ activities that turns into a toddler play table.
Hape rotating drum with mirror
A wooden rattling drum on a stand with a baby mirror, for tummy time and grasping from 3 months.
Favorite Baby Einstein 4-in-1 Kickin' Tunes Play Gym
A musical play gym with a kick piano that grows with baby from 0 to 36 months.
Favorite Superbe Bébé XXL Foldable Play Mat
An extra-large, reversible foam mat for crawling, playing, and tummy time.
Fisher-Price Baby's First Blocks & Rock-a-Stack set
Two Fisher-Price classics in one box: the rocking ring stacker and the shape-sorting block bucket.
Favorite Fisher-Price Glow and Grow Kick & Play Piano Gym
A baby activity mat with a high-contrast toy arch, 10 linkable toys and a removable light-up piano.
Lamaze Captain Calamari Clip-On Baby Toy
A high-contrast plush octopus with a crinkly hat, rattle, rings, textures and a hidden mirror, ages 0 months and up.
Melissa & Doug First Bead Maze
A wooden bead maze with four looping wires, 18 beads and 3 rings on a suction base.
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