The best toys for 3 month olds are toys which stimulate their senses to hold their attention and engage them. Visually, babies are becoming able to distinguish between different shades of color and perfecting their object tracking skills. They will be drawn to bright colors, so toys that are bright, colorful and visually appealing are perfect for 3 month old babies. They will be able to bat at toys and are able to bring their hands together and open their fingers. So you can offer them toys to see if they can grasp them. Their sense of touch is becoming more sensitive too. Toys that have different textures to touch and explore are good choices.

Toys that make dfferent sounds such as rattles and squeaks will also attract and hold a 3 month old babies attention too.

Also, make sure that the toys are safe for babies to put in their mouths. At 3 months, babies probably aren't teething yet but it won't be long and then everything ends in going in there at some point!

Read on for ideas of the best toys for a 3 month old.

Vulli Sophie the Giraffe is a versatile toy which is perfect for 3 month old babies.

Firstly, the giraffe is designed to aid the development of the senses. Spots and contrasting colors are visually stimulating so baby will love looking at her toy. The giraffe makes a squeeky sound to attract baby's attention. Her long arms and legs are easy for little fingers to start to feel and grab. She is also very soft to touch.

Secondly Firstly, Vulli Sophie the Giraffe makes a greet teething toy. As your 3 month old baby gets older they will start to teeth and put things in their mouth. It’s made of natural rubber and food paint so is completely safe. Babies will love chewing on Sophies ears, legs, and arms.

This toy will last for months as a great teether and will engage and hold a 3 month old babies attention. It's currently the top selling baby toy on Amazon and has great reviews too.

3 month old babies are the perfect age for activity gyms and this gym by Fisher Price is an excellent choice. It stimulates all the senses for 3 month old babies keeping them engaged, entertained, happy and smiling.

3 month old babies lie on a floor quilt with silky borders and colorful arches. It stimulates growing babies with music, lights, natures sounds, games and textures. There's 20 minutes of parent-activated continuous music and a baby mode with 8 to 12 seconds of lights and music. It also includes spinner with rattling beads, spinning butterflies, shiny mirror, crinkly leaf for peek-a-boo fun, and movable and stationary activity toys.

A great assortment of brightly colored rattles and teethers which 3 month old babies will enjoy touching, moving, exploring and playing with. A great little set so you always have a different toy available when you're out and about or at home to hold baby's attention.

The Gardenbug Foot Finder and Wrist Rattle are visually stimulating for 3 month olds with bright patterns, colorful bug and fun noises to reward exploration.

Place the rattles on baby's wrists and feet. Firstly they will enjoy staring at them. As they start exploring their hands and feet they will enjoy playing with them and make the toys make noise.

The Baby Einstein tunnel is a great toy for 3 month old babies which they will still be playing with months and months later. 3 month olds can lie on the floor of the tunnel, look at, reach and handle the developmental toys hanging from the attachement loops in the tunnel. The five developmental toys which includes red bird that "chirps", soft sun rattle, discovery flash cards, ring rattle, and water filled teether.There are also 8 more attachment loops on which you can add more toys and rotate the ones they have already.

Older babies can crawl through the tunnel and hear the fabric crinkle below them. Play peek-a-boo with Mum and Dad through the sides. Look at the pictures and explore the flaps. A very well made and thought out toy.