Musical Toys for Babies and Toddlers

My Children Always Loved Great Musical Toys!

Research suggests that babies recognize music even when still in the womb, so it’s no surprise they respond so well to music immediately after they are born.  From softly playing mobiles and soothing music, it isn’t long before a toddler is making her own music, albeit some of her music style is music only to her own ears.  Give a child a spoon or stick and she’ll bang it on something to produce a sound.  Give him a keyboard, and he’ll entertain you for hours with his own compositions.

Here, I’ve collected a selection of my favorite musical toys for babies and toddlers.  These are all especially designed to appeal to little ones, and they will help them learn more and more about the world around them.

 

The Piano Activity Table

This toddler activity table combines multiple learning activities along with the miniature keyboard.  The legs on the table are removable to make it easy for a toddler to sit on the floor and keep busy playing with the many options here.  The train that circles the letters whistles and the keyboard has flashing lights.  This activity table with piano is recommended for ages twelve months and up.

 Winfun Letter Train And Piano Activity TableCheck Price

 

A Magical Music Cube

 Munchkin® Mozart Magic® Cube Music Toy for Baby & Toddler – Includes 5 Instrument Sounds, 8 Mozart Songs & LightsCheck Price

The Mozart music cube features eight of the composer’s pieces.  Not that your little one will know that, but you’ll be surprised how well he responds to it.  This clever cube allows the child to add and subtract musical instruments from playing simply by pressing buttons.  The play toy is subtly teaching the child to differentiate between sounds.

The Mozart Magic Cube has tunes played by harp, French horn, piano, flute and violin, each with their own on/off button for your child to explore.

Baby’s Music Toys that are cute and tuneful!

Babies soon learn cause-and-effect with toys like the two below – they introduce sound and melody and link them to touch.  Like the magic cube, the turtle separates the musical instruments to teach toddlers how to differentiate between each instruments sound. 

 Baby Einstein Ocean Explorers Neptune’s Cuddly Plush Composer Musical Discovery Toy, Ages 6 Months and upCheck Price Lamaze Octotunes Musical OctopusCheck Price

 

Toy Instruments

 Fisher-Price Toddler Pull Toy, Classic Xylophone Pretend Musical Instrument for Ages 18+ MonthsCheck Price

This cute toy xylophone is very tactile and safe for even a young child.  The little mallet is strong enough for a child to bash away to her heart’s content.

Suitable for children aged 18 months & up.

Each of the colored bars has it’s own note, making it easy for any child to notice the difference and pick out a tune.  OK, maybe not a melodious tune to every ear, but something that will entertain him and keep him amused for hours. Let’s face it mom and dad, children often have a difference opinion of the definition of good music.

Band Kits for Babies & Toddlers

Get him started on his rock career early on with his very own band.  Both of these little kits have enough toy instruments, each producing different sounds, to keep them entertained without getting bored. Perhaps if you are lucky, he will let you be a part of his first band and hand you an instrument to play.

 Infantino Turtle Cover Band 8-Piece Percussion SetCheck Price Melissa & Doug Band in a BoxCheck Price

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Musical Table for Toddlers

 LeapFrog Learn and Groove Musical Table (Frustration Free Packaging), GreenCheck Price

A Musical Activity Table for Toddlers

This musical activity table gets consistently good reviews from parents.  For some reason, toy pianos are often the first musical instrument a child is attracted to and this table features a few “keys”.

You can remove the legs and let the table top sit on the floor. Once the child is standing, you can add the legs and your baby can go right on playing.

Recommended for babies and toddlers 6 months and up.

 

Musical Walkers for Toddlers

Toys for kids 6-36 months

Sound is so important to a growing child, and these walkers combine learning with pleasure.  The walkers play a tune as baby pushes them along, and then they can also sit and play with the keys, bells and whistles that each toy sports. The walker provides fun while giving support and balance to your toddler while he is learning to walk. When their legs get a little tired, they can sit right down where they are and go right on playing. When they are ready to test their legs again, the walker is there ready and waiting to move along.

 Winfun Grow With Me Musical WalkerCheck Price VTech Toddle and Stroll Musical Elephant Walker (Frustration Free Packaging)Check Price

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Musical Plushies for Babies

 VTech Baby Happy Lights Bear Play ToyCheck Price

Babies and toddlers love soft cuddly toys and this one comes with the added bonus of  pretty tunes.  When baby presses the tummy, it will play a song and has light up buttons that flash along with the music.

This soft toy has a velcro strip so you can attach it to a stroller, carrier or crib to allow your baby easy access for playing and cuddling.

The musical plushies are also an excellent and easy choice for car seats when an active child has to stay in one place for a while.

Recommended for babies 3 to 24 months old

 

Musical Toys are So Much Fun

Musical Learning Toys — Musical Instruments for Babies — Musical Walkers & Tables — Musical Plushes

Squeeze, squeak, clatter, bang, ping, plonk, and learn with toys and instruments that introduce your little one to the world of sound and music.  No matter which toy instruments or musical toy you select, your toddler will definitely love it and have many hours of entertainment exploring the musical world on their own at a very early age.

 

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