Most balls assume a baby can already grip. This one does not.

My First Grip Ball is built from large, fluffy petal-shaped panels that stand proud of the body, so a newborn hand can hook into it before a real grasp has formed. It measures around 12.5 cm, light enough to lift and big enough to hold with both hands.

Pull the small cat's head and the ball vibrates softly for a few seconds. Babies work out the connection quickly, and it becomes one of the first things they choose to make happen. Velvet and micro-velvet panels in high-contrast prints give the eyes and fingers different information at the same time.

A ribbon loop lets it hang from a pram or play arch, and the whole ball is machine washable.

Stimuli is Kaloo's early-development range, created with psychomotor therapists to give babies the right sensory input at the right stage. It is designed for 0 to 6 months in particular and stays useful up to around 24 months. Suitable from birth. Arrives in Kaloo's signature keepsake box with a message insert under the lid, so it is ready to give and easy to keep afterwards.

BUILT FOR HANDS THAT CANNOT GRIP YET - Large fluffy petal-shaped panels give a newborn something to catch hold of before a proper grasp has developed. At 12.5 cm it is sized to be lifted, not just batted.

PULL THE CAT, IT VIBRATES - Tug the little cat's head and the ball hums gently, then stops. That loop of action and reaction is a baby's first lesson in cause and effect, and they will repeat it endlessly.

CONTRAST THEY CAN ACTUALLY SEE - Colours and prints are chosen for newborn vision, which reads strong contrast long before it reads subtle colour. Velvet and micro-velvet panels add a second layer of texture.

HANGS WHERE YOU NEED IT - A sewn ribbon loop attaches it to a pram, cot, play arch or changing bag, so it travels rather than staying on the nursery floor.

WASHABLE, WHICH MATTERS - Fully machine washable, because a ball made for mouthing and dropping needs to survive both. Developed with psychomotor therapists and supplied in a Kaloo keepsake gift box.

0 months and above (suitable from birth, ideal 0 to 12 months)

11 x 11 x 11 cm

Velvet and micro-velvet; filling recycled polyester; internal vibrating mechanism (mechanical)

STIMULI MY FIRST HAND-GRIP BALL