The moment a baby is born he or she starts learning. Watching everything and everyone around them is how they learn.

By the age of 8 or so, it is a known fact that through observation most children have ingrained personalities. Their other senses of smell, touch, taste and hearing are also a factor in learning. Playing during their growing years is the most important activity done by children. Observation and learning is a very important part of their playing. If you want your child to learn quickly and effectively, the best option is baby learning toys, even though children have the ability to play with anything that they can get in their hands.

Baby learning toys can play a vital role in your baby's learning and growth during their early years of life. They can associate the language of the things they see and hear around them with these toys. By identifying and naming the things which they keep learning during their play, they start interacting with you and the world around them.

A particular task in the process of baby learning is achieved by very carefully designing and developing baby learning toys. Your child develops certain skills based upon the design, color, pattern and the game the learning toy offers. For your growing children, these toys offer the combination of learning, fun and entertainment.

It is important to very carefully choose the playing tools of baby learning toys because playing is not only important for the fun and entertainment of your child, but for the developmental skills of your child too.

Babies lack clear senses during the first months of their lives. Because they have fuzzy hearing and blurred vision, they are not able to see or hear clearly. The muscles in their limbs are also weak. Your baby's three senses of hearing, sight and touch are important in the development of baby learning toys. When you have age appropriate toys you can help your baby develop these senses.

Soft toys, soft books, picture books, soft blocks, playing hide and seek with objects and various other toys which have a variety of colors and patterns are some common baby learning toys that help stimulate the sense of sight. You can choose toys such as rattles, musical toys, squeaky toys, chimes, lullaby CDs and many other toys to help develop the hearing senses of your baby. Choosing toys like dolls, textured toys, balls, different shaped toys and other toys will help develop and enhance your baby's touch senses.

Your child's curiosity may be increased with toys having contrast patterns because it is believed they seem more attractive to him/her. Babies are attracted to and want to grab handheld toys. These toys are also important to babies because they help develop their motor skills as well as their senses of sight and touch.

In the marketplace, all toys are categorized according to the age of the child for which they are designed and made. There are different types of toys for each age group. In order for your child to have the maximum enjoyment and maximum learning it is important to choose age appropriate toys. Some toys are also designed to grow with your child.