Every baby needs a ball even before he can crawl. This fun fabric ball with a vintage car print makes a great baby shower gift (if you know it’s a boy) or new baby gift. Handcrafted, with sturdy double stitched seams, it is durable enough to be passed down to the next baby. Various different textures are sewn into the ball to give babies plenty ot explore with little fingers, a vintage chenille is fluffy and colorful and the organic fabric print will engage even toddlers as they pick out vespas, hot rods, VW buses and bicycles. The jingly bell securely tucked inside will also encourage baby to throw and follow the ball as it rolls away. The ball comes in three sizes. This is the smallest at 5” across, then there is a medium and a large size.
Costs $12 from RegalCottage on Etsy

Wooden toys are more pleasing than plastic to look at and to touch. The wood used with this duck is from sustainable, plantation grown rubberwood. This cute toy rolling Duck is a simple design but perfect for baby hands and very satisfying to play with. It’s made from earth friendly rubberwood with smooth edges that are safe for young babies. Your baby will have fun rolling this toy backwards and forwards. A great gift for a new baby boy or girl that unlike the many cheap plastic toys this one is a keeper to be passed down for future siblings.

Buy from Gorgeous and Green for $17

This delightful gift set is perfect for the Easter baby. The set has a a duck teether, lamb burp cloth, and a sweet organic cotton bunny toy, all attractively packaged. All natural organic cotton has been used for all the items and they are dyed with natural plant and mineral colors so are safe for baby to chew and suck. The cloth is soft and absorbent, and useful for mom, while the bunny is small enough for baby hands and destined to be a favorite buddy in the crib as baby gets big.
Currently priced at $34.70 on Amazon.com

This handmade Rag Doll makes a adorable constant companion for baby. Made of 100% organically grown cotton, this cuddly doll wears a yellow-orange striped outfit with similarly striped braids. This doll is handmade in Lithuania doll and filled with natural wool. This delightful playdoll is hand washable and very durable.

Priced at $35.99 at Oompa.com

This cute doll combines grabbing toy, teething ring and companionable soft toy all in one. Made of all certified organic materials by Kathe Kruse in Germany, who are renowned for a meticulously created line of Waldorf dolls, it is of great quality and made especially to fill a baby’s development needs in the first year. The teething ring is of beech wood finished with beeswax and can be easily detached and put back together when the toy needs washing. The doll has a comforting tender expression individually painted on. This would be a great gift for boy or girl babies and new mothers will love its simplicity and natural quality.

Costs $15.99 at Childtrek.

These cheery Owl-family themed mobiles are delightfully designed by a San Francisco artist, Lorena Siminovich, and are hand crafted by adults with disabilities in San Francisco. by the non-profit Petit Collage, who uses sustainable bamboo plywood. is laser-cut from sustainably harvested bamboo plywood, an earth-friendly renewable resource.

Priced at $67.99 at Oompa.com