Lamaze, experts in developmental play, have a solution for every little one this Christmas. Toys which will entertain and delight, not just on Christmas morning, but lasting the course to give baby hours of fun stimulation, aiding and encouraging development and staying firm favourites as baby grows and learns.

Age 0 months plus:

High Contrast Foot Finders

Watch baby’s little face light up with these high contrast foot rattles! The black and white striped socks are topped by a colourful plush ladybird rattle on one foot and a butterfly on the other. The gentlest movement sets the bugs rattling, guaranteeing to entertain baby as she kicks while stimulating her visual development. The foot rattles encourage baby to reach, grab and kick, developing muscles and hand-eye co-ordination.

Guide retail price: £6.99. Age: From birth.

Age 6 months plus:

Mix & Match Activity Blocks

The soft Mix & Match Activity Blocks from Lamaze represents another classic toy designed to spark baby’s creativity with the many ways the colourful blocks can be built up. Baby will have fun grasping the brightly patterned, soft building blocks and mixing and matching them according to taste. One of the blocks even has an unbreakable, baby-safe, discovery mirror for added stimulation.

Made up of premium quality, richly textured fabrics, including knit effect, the blocks provide wonderful tactile...