Play Together Caterpillar

The Play Together Caterpillar is a fun and engaging, multi-sensory, developmental 

toy for your baby. The ultra soft feathery tail will stimulate your baby's 

senses. The feathery fabric tail may even give your baby a tickle and a giggle. 

The firm rainbow handle attached to the tail is velvety soft and the 

perfect size for tiny hands as they learn to grasp. For chewing and teething the 

flexible, silicone, leaf shaped teether with grooves will give your baby oral stimulation 

and relief as those first teeth start coming in. The body of this adorable caterpillar 

is stuffed with fun sounding crinkly material. The head has a low volume jingle bell 

inside that will not startle very tiny babies. The face features embroidered eyes

and nose and two adorable poke-a-dot antenna. The Play Together Caterpillar is part 

of Timberdoodle's 2022 Tiny Tots Curriculum Kit. Recommended for newborns 

to about 18 months it will definitely grow with your baby. 

My grandson is 8 months old and is crawling all over the place. 

Instead of adults handing him toys only a few months ago he is now exploring,

 touching, and choosing his own toys to play with.

Intently looking, feeling, thinking. 

Into the mouth it goes. 

Everything goes in the mouth whether it is musical toy, cloth book, 

wooden toy, or not even a toy. Little man is still toothless but for a short

time seemed intrigued by the feeling of the ridges on the leaf on his gums. 

So much new to for the senses to take in and discover. 

You always have to wonder what is going on in their little minds as they are

looking and feeling. There is a soft and very flexible strip inside so that the

plush tickler remains upright. 

A scrunched up face of surprise when he discovers that such an inviting 

looking ball of fluff doesn't taste like what he thought it would. 

The Play Together Caterpillar is machine washable! The feathery fluff which

is actually a fabric is able to withstand lots of play and the washing machine too. 

GUND the maker of this 12" Tinkle Crinkle The Play Together Caterpillar is part

of their Tinkle Crinkle Collection. 

Did you know that babies come out of the womb ready to learn. They rely on

their parents and caregivers to provide them with love, stimulation, nutrition, a

safe and healthy environment to grow and thrive, and so much more. They 

need to hear our voices and see our mouths move as we speak. At birth a

baby has billions of neurons waiting to make connections (neural synapses). 

Those connections that are not hard wired need to be developed. Multi-Sensory

toys such as the Play Together Caterpillar help to develop those synapses. As 

you talk to your newborn and gently caress their skin with the feathery fabric

you are creating connections in your baby's brain. As you shake 

the caterpillar and they hear the soft jingle of the bell or the crinkle sound of the caterpillar's body the neurons in your baby's brain are creating neural synapses. 

As they grow month by month and they begin to take in the brilliant colors, the

textures, the sounds, the feels, and even the tastes new connections

are developed. This caterpillar can eventually become a soothing and comforting

toy when your baby begins to teethe. With the flexible, silicone leaf

your baby can find comfort in a toy that they have become familiar with

as a BABY'S FIRST TOY. As they teethe on the leaf they can rub their 

hands and fingers over the soft fabric which is also often a source of 

comfort for many little ones. And yes, all the while they are creating new

NEURAL SYNAPSES.