Top 7 Child-Safe Sensory Toys (August 2026)

Sensory toys tend to be the first things a baby actually mouths, which puts materials and surface finish ahead of almost everything else. These are ordered by our safety score, and the materials each one reports are listed with it.

These are the 7 sensory toys with the highest safety scores in our catalog as of August 2026 — 90 to 93 out of 100. That score is our own reading of published product information, not a test result, and it rewards manufacturers who document things properly, so a lower-ranked toy is not necessarily a worse one. The age on the box is the manufacturer's and beats ours. Each entry links to the full breakdown.

1. Fat Brain Toys Dimpl Baby Toy

Labelled 10 months to 2 years by Fat Brain Toys, and reported as BPA-free silicone and ABS plastic frame. Safety 93, development 82.

Full breakdown: Fat Brain Toys Dimpl Baby Toy review.

2. Oball Classic Ball

Oball (Kids II) put this at 0 months to 2 years. Reported materials are flexible TPU plastic, BPA-free and PVC-free. It scores 93 on safety and 75 on development.

What we could and couldn't confirm: Oball Classic Ball review.

3. Fat Brain Toys InnyBin Shape Sorter

Reported as BPA-free silicone lid, ABS plastic shapes and ABS plastic cube, with a manufacturer age range of 10 months to 2 years. Safety 91, development 85.

Full breakdown: Fat Brain Toys InnyBin Shape Sorter review.

4. Manhattan Toy Skwish Classic Rattle

Labelled 0 months to 18 months by Manhattan Toy, and reported as sustainable rubberwood, water-based dyes and elastic bands. It scores 91 on safety and 81 on development.

What we could and couldn't confirm: Manhattan Toy Skwish Classic Rattle review.

5. Manhattan Toy Winkel Rattle and Teether

Manhattan Toy put this at 0 months to 18 months. Reported materials are BPA-free polyurethane tubes and ABS plastic center. Safety 91, development 77.

Full breakdown: Manhattan Toy Winkel Rattle and Teether review.

6. Melissa & Doug Multi-Sensory Pineapple Soft Stacker Infant Toy

Reported as soft fabric, crinkle material and plastic rings, with a manufacturer age range of 6 months to 2 years. It scores 91 on safety and 85 on development.

What we could and couldn't confirm: Melissa & Doug Multi-Sensory Pineapple Soft Stacker Infant Toy review.

7. Fat Brain Toys PipSquigz Loops

Labelled 3 months to 18 months by Fat Brain Toys, and reported as food-grade silicone, BPA-free and ABS plastic rings. Safety 90, development 83.

Full breakdown: Fat Brain Toys PipSquigz Loops review.