Finding the perfect baby travel toy can make a big difference on a long trip!
These are some of the best toys around for keeping baby amused when you're 'on the go'!
The key to a successful travel toy is keeping it a surprise from baby until you're 'en route'.
Something new and exciting will provide a diversion for much longer than something your
baby has seen and played with before. The baby travel toy ideas listed here all have
unique features that make them ideal for entertaining baby during your trip ...
and after you've arrived!
Click here for baby travel toys available to UK customers.
The original Sleep Sheep is now ready to travel! A hugely popular comforter for babies, this Sleep Sheep is only
8 inches tall and has four 'sounds from nature' designed to soothe your baby to sleep. You are able to control the volume and -
to a certain extent - the length of time it plays (there are two settings... 23 and 45 minutes). A velcro strap
enables you to attach the Sleep Sheep to baby's stroller or car seat... so his best friend is never far away!
US ONLY
Babies love keys - that's a fact! But keys are not exactly the safest things for him to chew on -
unless they're these Electronic Metal Keys from One Step Ahead!
They are amazingly realistic, with a penlight and a belt clip - and they even have a remote that makes different car sounds!
One downside is that they are rather heavy - but this is what makes them seem more real... and more likely to be played with!
It's also worth bearing in mind that the keys are made of metal, which means they are hard. Although the manufacturers
suggest giving them to babies from 6 months of age, we'd probably recommend hanging on another few months, until your baby's co-ordination is better!
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With its handy clip, this magnificent moose is designed to keep your baby company in the stroller, car seat, crib, or wherever
else he may be! Ideal from birth onwards, the moose has loads of textures to explore, including wonderful chewy antlers to provide relief
from sore gums.
US ONLY
Your little one will have so much fun with this play pad, he won't want to get out of the car! There are 12 activities
on this pad that incorporate nursery rhymes, a soft light for travel at night, animal noises and a steering wheel.
The steering wheel actually honks when pressed - it might send YOU crazy, but your little driver will love it!
US ONLY
What is it about tags that babies love so much? We've never managed to work that one out, but there's surely
no quicker way to occupy a restless baby than to offer him a good old tag to play with! These simple little toys
feature
loads of brightly colured tags for hours of fiddling fun!
US ONLY
Look Mommy, I'm driving!
Babies are great mimics and this excellent toy allows them to really feel as if they're driving right along
with you! This wheel comes with a panel (not shown in the picture) that fixes easily to the rear
of the front seat. When baby touches an image on the steering wheel, the same image lights up on
the panel in front of him and makes sounds. Despite all these cool effects, our little one just enjoys
turning the wheel as we go around corners!
Oh well, whatever keeps them happy!
US - also available in the UK
This colorful arch is just too cute! When your baby pats any of the hanging toys with his hand, he'll be
rewarded with music! It's pretty versatile and fits most car seats, strollers and bouncy seats
and you can adjust the height of the toys as your baby grows. In our opinion, a great arch like this
is an absolute 'must have' baby travel toy because it can be used pretty much anywhere!
US ONLY
If you've never come across Whoozits before, then you've just discovered some of the most popular
baby travel toys with parents today! This particular member of the Whoozit family has high contrast
patterns, that are designed to provide visual stimulation for tots! They also have lots of noisy
bits (including that crinkly stuff again!) and attach to most car seats, baby carriers and strollers.
US - please click here for Whoozits available in the UK
Another superb Whoozit toy - and this one has a real personal touch! Just pop your family photos (or
other pictures that your baby loves) into the vinyl pockets and he'll have great fun lifting the flaps
on each page to see who's underneath! There's also a nice, chewable, textured handle at the top for
gnawing on when he's bored with the photos!
Dangling, squeaky, crinkly toys are always fun, but not all portable arches fit all seats and strollers.
This spiral, however, fits just about anywhere, because you just wrap the ends around whatever you
want to attach it to. Another BIG selling point in
our opinion are those silky ribbons - all our babies just LOVED that type of texture and would
happily suck away at the labels on their blankies. The Whoozit Spiral provides loads of similar tag-sucking
opportunities!
US ONLY
This brightly coloured arch easily clips to baby's puschair or seat and you can raise or lower it to achieve just the right
angle. It also comes with spare loops, so you can change the height of the toys as your baby grows.
UK ONLY
This cute zebra attaches to most strollers and cots - and what we really like about it are the colourful ribbons
that make up the mane... they should provide hours of fiddling fun!
UK ONLY
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