I let my baby play with this toy at about 4 months for the first time. She absolutely loved it!!! She had more interest in the fruit and caterpillar at first and got a kick out of chewing on the different textures. She is now 11 months old and this is still a favorite toy. She will spend hours taking the fruit out one by and and bringing them to me, and then putting them back in. She loves to stick her hand in the little hole and look at it through the clear plastic front. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this toy!