How to Select Musical Infant Toys
Musical infant toys are tools parents use to educate their children about music and keep them occupied throughout the day. Musical instruments make an excellent playtime activity, and they allow other children to join in. Keep in mind the amount of supervision a toy needs as well as the interest you

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Buy shakers that are designed for the small hands of an infant. Shaker eggs and mini maracas are suitable for tiny hands.

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Purchase a keyboard suitable for your infant to play. Select a more sophisticated keyboard for playing with supervision and a toy keyboard for musical playtime alone.

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Let your infant bang in a constructive way with drums. Drums with and without sticks are a fun way to teach an infant about rhythm while letting him blow off a little steam.

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Teach infants about resonance with a xylophone. Xylophone toys come in plastic, wood and metal varieties.

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Choose durable musical infant toys. Infants throw toys on the ground and bang them together and on the floor. Toy instruments that are easily breakable are not suitable for infant play.

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Snag a pretend drum or guitar that simulates real music when a button is pushed. Your infant can pretend she is really playing a musical instrument while enjoying the melodies of the programmed songs.

Choose Infant Toys That Play Music
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Learn the alphabet with a toy that sings the ABC's. Musical infant toys that teach the alphabet can also feature songs about numbers, colors and shapes.

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Select musical crib toys that play music with the touch of a button. Many crib toys can be attached to the side of the crib, and a button activates soothing bedtime songs.

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Find toys that serve a double purpose. Musical cars and musical stuffed animals are toys that allow infants to enjoy music, cuddling and pretending all at the same time.

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Get musical toys for a car seat. Many musical toys hang from the car seat bar or attach to the sides of the car seat with plastic bars and clips. Musical toys can help keep a baby occupied on a long car ride.

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Select toys that allow an infant to pull the string in order to play music. Choose from animal and shape designs.
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