Sassy has done it again! They are continuing to make great items for older babies! They asked me if Aiden could review some more Sassy items and I of course said yes! Here is more information about what they sent:
Bath
New Sassy Bath toys make a splash! They have been designed with the help of child development experts to fit baby’s developing sensory perception, motor skills and creativity. Just like the developmental toy line, Sassy bath toys are designed to fit every age and stage as baby grows and develops.
Child development experts agree that certain elements are critical for an effective developmental toy. You’ll find them throughout the new Sassy bath toy line:
Character faces: They are symmetrical, bold and organized. Babies and young children respond best to organized images.
Variety: Babies have a tremendous capacity to learn; therefore, it is important to offer variety in the toys and the experiences they provide.
Realism: Toys that reflect the real world help baby make sense of the world around her. They open the way for conversations between baby and caregiver, which expose baby to new vocabulary.
Here are few of the new bath toys:
Scrub-a-Dub Car Wash (9 Months & Up) Inspire Imagination: Working at the car wash has never been such fun! Baby can keep busy with 8 creative activities offered on this floating platform. There are lessons in cause-and-effect, opportunities to learn new words, invitations to use the imagination and skills to hone hand-eye coordination. Baby’s car wash customers include 3 brightly colored vehicles that scoop or strain water. Moving vehicles through the soft rinse curtain provides baby with a lesson in object permanence. Squeeze the yellow, terrycloth “road sign” to squirt the cars moving under the car wash and scoop water into the car rinser in the center to watch it wash over the vehicles. Speed bumps and a hill make driving through the car wash an adventure. Scrub-A-Dub Car Wash has a suggested retail price of $10.99.
Pour & Explore Cups (6 months & Up) Inspire Exploration: This set of three cups offers a different
moving part in each. The movements — a twirling pinwheel, spinning top and floating beads — are triggered when water is poured in. Each cup has a brightly colored rim and holes in the bottom to strain water. Stack the cups in any order to form a tower of spinning, twirling, floating fun. Pour & Explore Cups fit into Sassy Pour and Explore Water Whirl. Suggested retail price for the 3-cup set is $6.99.
Catch & Release Net (6 Months & Up) Inspire Exploration: This toy helps baby build hand-eye coordination as he works to scoop brightly colored sea creatures into the little net. The fishing net is made of textured, blue plastic with nubby bumps on the handle to improve baby’s grip and a round ball at the end for gripping and mouthing. Three friendly creatures with smiling, symmetrical faces and textured bodies float on the surface, making them easier for baby to catch. Suggested retail price is $4.99 for the 4-piece set.
Count ‘n Spell Appliqués (3 years & Up) Inspire Imagination: The writing is on the wall! These number and letter appliqués
spell good times. Made of soft, durable foam, the appliqués adhere to the tub, tile and other smooth surfaces. Textured surfaces are fun to touch and easy to grip. Playing with letters and numbers encourages early reading and language skills. Available in rainbow and pink assortments, the 36-piece set has a suggested retail price of $5.99.
Soft Touch Rinse Cup (All Ages): This soft plastic cup is made of a unique material that forms a watertight edge along baby’s forehead, keeping soap and water out of sensitive eyes. A wide, soft handle is easy for adult hands to grip, even with soapy, slippery bath water. The cup comes in a variety of bright, bold colors. Suggested retail price is $4.99.
Feeding
Eating is not an instinctive action. Just watch baby push the food out of his mouth as fast as a parent spoons it in. In fact, according to developmental experts, eating is the most complex physical task in which humans engage! All of the body’s organ systems are involved: the brain, the heart, vascular, respiratory, endocrine and metabolic systems, the entire GI tract and all the muscles in the body.
Our little customers put so much effort into learning to eat: We owe it to them to put equal effort into the development of the feeding products they use. We worked with infant development specialists to create products that stimulate the senses and provide a calm dining experience. We enlisted the expertise of occupational therapists to ensure the proper ergonomics, grip, size, shape and motor skills necessary for each age and we worked with speech pathologists to promote the correct use of oral muscles to foster proper eating and speaking.
All new Sassy feeding products are made from BPA free, baby-safe plastic for durability with fresh style and safety. From the stage of Discovery to Independence, ergonomic designs and new features make every stage of feeding a joy for parents and their children. Bright colors and modern shapes give these feeding products up-to-the-minute designer looks. And high contrast colors and patterns match baby’s visual development. Here are some of the new items:
Less Mess Training Spoon (6 Months & Up) Inspire Independence: This revolutionary spoon design gives baby a great first try at self-spooning solids. Although young babies have limited motor skills, the shape and features of this spoon allow them to self-feed using either hand. Babies at this age tend to switch back and forth between their right and left hands while eating, not displaying a preference for either hand until about age 2. Large guards at the end of each bowl provide physical and visual cues to help baby get the spoon to mouth, without putting it too far in. Tiny holes in the spoon bowl work as mini suction cups, helping to keep the food on the spoon. The spoons come in bright, boy or girl colors and have a suggested retail price of $2.49 each.
Less Mess Toddler Spoons (9 Months & Up) Inspire Independence: Here’s a new twist on toddler feeding! The handle is
shaped to allow chunky toddler hands to grasp it and it is angled to help little ones get the food into their mouths. The bowl is sized to keep portions bite sized and tiny holes help hold food on the spoon longer. Everything in this design is working to help baby succeed at self feeding, which builds confidence as motor skills develop. The spoons come in assorted boy and girl colors and have a suggested retail price of $3.99 for two.
Perfect Sized Snack Pods (9 Months & Up) Inspire Independence: Everyone needs 3-square meals a day, plus a couple of square snacks too! Swivel lids make it easy and convenient to dispense snacks from these two square bowls without spilling. The lids open wide enough for baby to reach in and begin experimenting with thumb and finger pincer grasp. There are two different sizes to fit the type and amount of snack you want to pack. Fair and square, it’s easy to store this set. The containers and lids stack inside one another! Suggested retail price for two snack pods and two lids is $3.99.
Dippin’ Diner Plate Set (9 Months & Up) Inspire Independence: Set baby’s table on the road or at home with these stylish,
square plates. Vary the menu and the plates – two are divided in half to keep foods separated, while two are standard plates. Non-skid borders on the plates and corners help little ones capture food and get it neatly on the spoon or fork. Since toddlers love dipping, all four have a little section for dip or sauce. The set comes with two snap-on lids, making these plates perfect for travel and storage. A no-skid base helps keep the plates from slipping and tipping while your toddler is dining and dipping! Set of 4 plates and two lids has a suggested retail price of $6.99.
Bottom Line: We all this stuff so much its practically in the dishwasher all the time. Its all so toddler friendly! ESPECIALLY the snack cup. We use those for Teddy Grahams for the shopping trips and stuff. And I LOVE the covers for the plates it makes it so handy because there are days Aiden couldn’t care less to eat!. And the pictures show how much he loves his new bath toys! I had to DRAG him out the first time. It was priceless!
You can find these and other Sassy items at major retailers including amazon, and they are building their site at sassybaby.com!
Thanks to Sassy for again sending these great items for us!
