Toys that Get Played With 2011: 6 to 12 months

Here are some pointers from Baby Cheapskate™ for those of you shopping for little ones this holiday season! More to come!

Have you ever given your child a toy you thought she'd love only to find it forgotten less than a week later? Ugh.

Welcome to the 2010 updates of Baby Cheapskate's "Toys That Get Played With" lists. The twelve toys on this list are here for one reason and one reason alone – because kids love them and continue to play with them long after the holiday decor is boxed up.

There's no one toy that every kid likes, but the 12 toys on the list have proven track records. Hundreds of Baby Cheapskate readers have responded to more than half a dozen polls posted thrice yearly over the course of three years about which holiday toys made it to the top of the toy pile and stayed there. I've pored through the responses to compile this list. Each toy is linked to its listing on Amazon so that you can learn more about it.

Most Loved Toys for Babies 6 months to 12 months:

• Shape sorters (Various. See a list of reader faves here)
• Blocks (various)
• Stacking cups (Various. See a list of reader faves here)
• Fisher-Price Rock-A -Stack and other stacking ring toys
• Playskool Busy Ball Popper (3nd year on the list)
• Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Learning Kitchen
• Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Fun with Friends Table
• LeapFrog Learn and Groove Table
• Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube (3rd year on the list)
• Vtech Sit-to-Stand Learning Walker and other walk / ride toys
• LeapFrog My Pal Scout / Violet (3rd year on the list)
• Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Say Please Tea Set

More updated Toys that Get Played With lists to come this week:

• 25 to 36 months
• 3 to 4 years
• 5 to 6 years

Related posts:

• Toys that Get Played with 2011: 13 to 24 months
• Top Teethers: 8 Drool-Worthy Picks
• Shake, Rattle and Poll: Readers Picks for Best Baby Rattles
• How to Pick Toys with Staying Power [and Avoid the Duds]

You can find this and other holiday-themed lists under the Toys that Get Played With tab at the top of BabyCheapskate's home page.

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