by Kathrine Mills

Created on: November 07, 2009   Last Updated: November 09, 2009

Many times, when buying for our new little ones, we forget that the baby will not really be able to play toys for very long. The debate will inevitably go on about whether to buy baby toys or practical needs such as diapers and baby wash for the first Christmas. Debating aside everyone wants to see that little bundle of joy having fun so let's look at the most popular toys for babies for Christmas 2009.

Tiny eyes and ears are learning the newest things in the world around them, so you will be able to find many musically and visually stimulating toys. At bedtime or nap time sometimes baby has a hard time falling asleep. Mobiles are the prefect solution to helping entrance baby with slow smoothing music and movements until they fall fast asleep as well as helping develop their vision. Tiny Love offers a Classic Developmental Mobile which features adorable baby friendly animals and 20 minutes of classical music with a bundle of fascinating movements and motions.

The mobile helps baby learn tracking and focusing on objects, strengthen spatial perception and develop eye muscles. Mobiles are also great because they help baby feel safe and comfortable by playing music that becomes second nature and reminds them of mom and dad and their past sweet dreams. According to the Amazon.com product evaluation and description, the mobile "Contributes to the development of language, while sounds form musical sentences that help stimulate your baby's linguistic faculties and it enriches the visual experience with colorful moving liquids and lights." You can get this beautiful find at any Toys-R-Us for about $40.

Lamaze Flutterbug features a six legged bug sitting on a flower. This bug attaches to anything from a pack-n-play, carrier or to even a crib. When the flower is pulled downward the bug vibrates! It flutters its wings and shows off its pretty colors and keep baby pulling for hours. Once baby learns to grasping the colorful rings, which are found at the very bottom of the flower, pulling is just around the corner and you will do well to get toys that will help them to learn as they grow. This toy is extremely helpful while on the go in the car or in the carrier at the store. This simple yet wonderful toy is available from Learning Curve and is suggested for babies 9-24 months and can be purchased at any Toys-R-Us for about $15.

The Learn and Laugh Learning Farm helps baby learn shapes, colors, alphabet, numbers, animal names and sounds, as well as opposites. They also use

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