This is the classic wooden rattle. A single sleigh bell is housed within five dowels. Montgomery Schoolhouse says it designed this rattle to provide stimulation in touch, sight, sound and movement.

Buy it: Bean Head Toys, 3497 Northside Parkway, Atlanta, 404-841-0826, or 220 Johnson Ferry Road, Sandy Springs, 404-851-2980; or Cutie Pies Children’s Boutique, 5473 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, 770-396-1392.