Recent times have proven to be a challenging environment to raise a newborn child in. We're sure many parents are now having to balance a work from home lifestyle with taking care of their child, or children. In such a time it's important to keep babies occupied, learning and entertained.

As such, we've decided to put together a list of our favourite baby toys of recent memory. Chances are you may not have seen a number of these new baby toys. If you like any of the products you see here that we've listed, feel free to check out each store page, which we'll link in the appropriate sections.

Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Babble & Wobble Hub

If your child loves lights, sounds and learning, the Babble & Wobble Hub from Fisher-Price is a fantastic early development baby toy. The top of the device features four buttons, each representing a different mode for baby to explore. Kids can explore numbers and letters, music, the weather and more as they bob and wobble along to this fun sensory activity set!

The Babble & Wobble Hub has well over 65 different sounds, tunes and phrases for curious babies. One of its best features is its ability to hear your baby, and will respond to their voice and other sounds they make! There's even a volume setting for the more sensitive ears out there!

Bright Starts Giggling Gourmet Sort 'n Giggle Lunchbox

The Giggling Gourmet range of baby toys from Bright Starts is a wonderful series aimed at all the little budding chefs out there, and the Sort 'n Giggle Lunchbox is a great introduction to that! Help baby along with their first words with this playset. When your child places one of several blocks into the lunchbox, it will say the name of the item placed in there!

This baby toy also features many fun lights and silly sounds, with interactive banana and apple buttons and a flip-open peanut butter and jelly sandwich for even more food identification fun!

Chuckle Ball

For endless amount of active, frantic fun with your baby, look no further than Chuckle Ball! Perfect for children 18 months and up, Chuckle Ball emits silly sounds and wobbles and wiggles effortlessly along the floor! It's perfect for babies who love getting in some exercise before nap time.

Simply drop the ball onto the floor and the soft, rubbery monsters will constantly vibrate, allowing the ball to move erratically. Your child is sure to have fun with this active baby toy that will be a blast to play with all through their developmental stages!

Vtech Baby Rock and Pop Turtle

Perfect for small children aged 9-36 months, the Vtech Baby Rock and Pop Turtle is a fantastic companion baby toy for growing youngsters. Kids can drop or throw balls into the turtle's tummy, and watch them pop out again as if by magic! It's a hilarious baby toy playset for youngsters who love a good laugh with plenty of sounds and phrases to go along with the toy.

The Rock and Pop Turtle is a great sensory toy pal for growing little ones. Complete with rattling beads and fun spinning action, it's one of the most fun baby toys we've come across in recent memory.

Fisher-Price My First Fidget Cube

Fisher-Price has come out with a toy based on the six-sided sensation that is the Fidget Cube! Traditionally, fidget cubes have aided adults who suffer from anxiety and other mental health issues. While that's not the aim for the Fisher-Price My First Fidget Cube, it does provide similar activities for babies to play and explore!

This novel baby toy has a unique sensory activity on each of its sides, allowing for six in total. At just the right size for babies to hold, and with strong, fun plastic textures, My First Fidget Cube is an endlessly fun and cheap baby toy that your little one is sure to get months and months of joy from!

That's five of the best baby toys we have available right here on our website, shipping across the UK! Did you see anything you like? Let us know what toys you and your baby always came back to day after day! And once again, thank you for reading!