March 27, 2025

The All New Light-Up Rattle

written by: Dr. Vera Malushi, PT, DPT, PCS

Watching your baby grow and develop over their first year of life is so fascinating!

Every day is filled with mini milestones and new skills as your baby explores movement and learns what their body can do. This is why it is so important to provide them with toys that stimulate their senses, are appropriate for their abilities, and promote continued learning!

The Light-Up Rattle by Glo Pals does just that for babies 6 months and up. Here are some of the top reasons why I love and recommend this toy:

It is light weight. So many rattles on the market are simply too heavy for babies to hold and manipulate. Heavier rattles make it difficult for babies to control them, and they often end up bonking themselves in the face. Instead, The Light-Up Rattle is light weight and easy to manipulate.

The cute face on the Rattle is not just for aesthetics. Did you know that babies are naturally drawn to facial features and understand faces before other types of images? Furthermore, your baby is just starting their vision development journey. Newborns only see highly contrasted images such as black & white flash cards up close to their face. Over the first year, their vision will continue maturing to see further away and more of an array of colors and tones. This is why the contrasted face on this Rattle is sure to appeal to a young baby, while the pastel colors and gentle glow of the Rattle will stimulate vision development as they grow.

The textured Rattle handle provides a tactile input for the baby to explore with their hands and their mouth. Different textures help babies’ tactile sensory system develop and learn the world around them through touch.

The gentle rattling sound provides an auditory sensory experience for your little ones. This works on introducing the concept of cause and effect - “I shake the rattle, and it makes noise”. Pair this sound with music and language, telling your baby “Shake, Shake, Shake” rhythmically to continue growing their understanding of sounds, rhythms, music, and speech!