A combination of modern and traditional approaches to developmental toys, the Clutch Cube has an old-fashioned rattle at its centre that babies will love to shake. The contemporary, brightly coloured patterns on each side of the cube will stimulate, as well as helping colour and shape recognition.

Black-and-white patterns alternate with a bright picture of a cat, sun and butterfly, and hooped handles of different materials, including satin, fleece and corduroy, help with the differentia..

For parents wanting to buy their new baby a small rattle and teething ring, or friends and relatives wanting to celebrate a new birth, NEO 1 would be the perfect choice.

Small but sturdy, the grey toy (part of Tomys new space-age NEO range) has colourful highlights to stimulate new-born eyes. The textured ring, perfect for teething gums, will be useful well beyond the three-month age rating. And when the inevitable happens and it is thrown to the floor, the robust ring will bounce back, rea..

Lamaze Octotunes is a spectacular Octopus and one of a wonderful collection of soft, lovable toys that have been designed in conjunction with Lamaze International (an award-winning American childbirth and early parenting organisation) and Yale University Child Development Experts. They are designed to stimulate imagination and discovery by exploiting the senses and imagination as the child develops and grows.

Eyecatching, soft and cuddly, Lamaze Octotunes belongs to Stage One of the range-&..

It is every parents wish to develop their childs potential to the full, and now help is at hand: The Clutch Cube from Lamaze, an award-winning US manufacturer, is part of the Lamaze Infant Development System to help parents choose appropriate toys for their children at each stage of development.

Lamaze identify four stages and play things are age-graded and colour-coded to aid and direct buying choices. Phase One is Sensory Awakening, (from birth upwards), Phase Two is the Birth of Explorat..