Language Development
· Cloth or cardboard books, safe to the mouth · Books of various kinds, sizes, shapes, interaction · Container filled with pictures mounted on cardboard and covered with Contact® paper · Cloth or rubber puppets with no removable parts · Pictures of infants’ families, familiar objects, and animals
Sensory Stimulation · Mobiles · Unbreakable Mirrors · Wall hangings – textured, touchable, securely fastened · Adult rocking chairs · Peek-a-boo toys · Jack-in–the-box type toys · Clutch balls · Rattles · Squeeze toys · Toys for sucking, chewing, and teething · Bell bracelets · Hand mitts made from baby socks · Beanbags · Cuddle toys, animals, and dolls · Push and squeeze toys · Music boxes · Tape or CD player and tapes or CDs · Texture balls · Texture glove made from a variety of materials (made to be worn by adult) · Water table or plastic bathtub or basin for closely supervised water play · Plastic containers: cups, bowls, bottles, pitchers, etc. for water/sand play
Manipulative Toys · Shape-sorting toys · Pop-up toys · Large pop beads · Nesting boxes · Large, soft blocks · Containers in graduated sizes (such as plastic bowls or cups) · Pegboards with large holes and large, colored pegs · Cardboard boxes with lids · Busy boxes · Stacking post and rings
Gross-Motor Development · Small cars and trucks · Soft balls of various sizes · Riding toys without pedals and propelled by arms or feet · Large cardboard boxes
Art · Large, nontoxic crayons and paper · Play dough (edible) and blunt, wooden dowels to use as tools · Box of small pieces of fabric of varied textures and colors · Finger-paints and paper or shallow trays · Plastic smocks or donated over-sized T-shirts · Colorful or decorative tablecloth for floor covering
Dramatic Play · Pots and pans · Large wooden or plastic spoons · Toy telephone · Hats · Purses and tote bags · Unbreakable tea set · Dolls – soft, unbreakable, washable, and multi-ethnic Outdoor Play ·
Shallow wading pool only used with close one-on-one
supervision
· Water table or plastic bathtub or basin for sand/water play · Plastic containers: cups, bowls, bottles, pitchers (for sand/water play) · Strollers or buggies, wagons and riding toys · Blankets to put down for young infants to lie on or crawl on · Umbrellas, screens, or “tents” to provide shade ·
Extra hats, mittens, and scarves · Balls · Large boxes · Small climbers |