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Encourage your little Mozart or Beethoven or….Taylor Swift with these awesome musical toys for babies!

Alex Toys 3-in-1 Music Island $21.07

Music in the tub, how fun! This colorful toy features three real instruments for bath time, all built into the fish-shaped floating island with carry handle. Includes drum, xylophone and octopus jingle shaker; plus two mallets, music sheets and music holder.

Leap Frog Learn & Groove Musical Table $39.99

A favorite among moms and kids alike, the award-winning Learn & Groove Musical Table engages and entertains with more than 40 songs, sparkling lights and lots to spin, slide, push, pull, open and close.

In learning mode, babies and toddlers will feel like maestros, as what they tap or push elicits letters, numbers from 1 to 10, colors and opposites - in either English or Spanish. Flip the page to music mode and your little one can move and groove to more than 40 songs and melodies, including nursery rhymes, real instrument sounds and upbeat dance tunes. Babies can begin learning and exploring on the floor and then graduate to standing play. Detachable legs allow for easy travel and storage.

Plan Toys Fish Castanet $2.80

You don’t need to spend a fortune to give your baby a musical experience! These would make great stocking stuffers! Beautiful clapping sound can be produced by this cute Fish Castanet. Available in Red, Green or Blue.

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Here are five awesome learning toys for babies and younger toddlers at affordable prices!

Fisher-Price Interactive Baby Grand Piano $44.50

Little ones can rock out with their very own Baby Grand Piano! This pint-sized piano teaches numbers and colors, as well as exposes them to musical concepts like tempo, pitch and style. Baby is encouraged to play and learn with the eight light-up keys and four activities with four songs led by a dancing character and “magic” music book. Features three modes: Learning, Musical Fun and Imagination.

Leap Frog ClickStart My First Computer $39.99

Turn your TV into a learning PC with Leap Frog’s ClickStart My First Computer. With a child-friendly wireless keyboard, console and mouse that converts for right or left-handed use, your little one will dive headfirst into the digital world. The doggy-designed keyboard has the same QWERTY key positioning as a standard version to advance their typing skills, while the mouse will teach proper screen navigation.

Four included games provide essential skills for school and beyond. Along with computer navigation, your child will be taught letters, numbers, phonics, matching, vocabulary, word building, animal facts and more! There’s so much to learn and do inside this safe computing environment.

Learning Resources Attribute Lacing Buttons $14.99

String-along fun! Easy for little hands to manipulate, this 48-piece set includes large plastic buttons in four colors, three shapes, two sizes and two hole styles. Four 36″ laces and Activity Guide “lace up” a good time! Stringing the easily grasped buttons promotes eye-hand coordination, fine motor, cognitive and visual perception skills. This one is best for kids over 3 years old as the buttons could cause choking.

Vtech Baby’s Learning Laptop $17.99

If I had just seen this one online, I probably wouldn’t have been interested in it but my daughter was given this as a gift when she was about 6-months-old. She STILL loves it and she’s almost two! Three modes of play teach shapes, common objects, feelings and music. Light-up screen interacts with colorful keyboard and moveable mouse sized for little hands.

Leap Frog Brightlings Builders $9.97

Leap Frog Brightlings Builders hold fun surprises that encourage exploration! Nine pieces fit together in different ways, motivating babies to create endless combinations. Different shapes and sizes develop spatial awareness. Colors, textures and sounds stimulate all the senses.

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