Play has a vital role in your child's development and provides a platform for learning, especially about becoming sociable. To learn to become sociable, a child has to have contact with children of the same age, and these contacts will mainly be made through play. Parents now know that for their children to be healthy and happy and to grow up well adjusted, they need to be given liberty to play for as long as possible. To this end, parents provide their children with all sorts of play equipment and toys, with an emphasis on their educational value. Play TOYS AND GAMES FOR BABIES Never in a baby's development is play more synonymous with learning than in the first few years of life. She is learning to see properly and discovering how to use her hands and how to master hand-eye coordination ( ). She may learn quite a lot simply by watching and moving her own hands, but she'll practice and perfect her new skills with any toys you give her. What toys to give From about five weeks Suitable toys · Mobiles · Rattles · Mirror · Music box · Large/ small balls · Soft toys · Squeaky toys · Bendy toys · Activity center · Books · Cooking utensils