Wooden Toys for Babies 0-12 Months

Choosing wooden toys for babies 0-12 months is mostly about texture, sound and simple cause and effect. In the first year, a baby moves from watching and grasping to sitting, banging and pulling things apart, so the most useful pieces are the ones that can be held in two hands, mouthed, dropped and picked up again. This collection gathers Montessori wooden baby toys and multi-sensory kits made for that stage, including personalised name boards with movable parts that give little fingers something to slide, turn and trace.

If you are shopping for first year wooden toys as a new-baby gift, a christening present or a first birthday, a named board doubles as a keepsake once the busy stage has passed. Most babies come back to the same few pieces for months, which is part of the appeal. Look for open-ended developmental toys for infants that stay interesting as your baby learns to sit, crawl and stand.