About SmartNoggin Toys

SmartNoggin Toys is an award winning developmental toy company. Their research-based infant toys are designed by early childhood experts to help encourage a baby's developmental milestones beginning at birth. SmartNoggin was founded by Marcia Haut, an early intervention developmental therapist and special education teacher. Through years of creating her own teaching aids and toys, Marcia recognized that there were not any toys on the market that uniquely encouraged a baby's critical early milestone development. Building on a successful early childhood-focused career, she set out to create “that toy.” She chose a rattle – the first toy for a baby. But her rattle would encourage key milestones – such as eye tracking, auditory orientation, grasping and have fun textures that would delight the sense of touch. In 2012, she created the Award Winning NogginStik Developmental Light-up Rattle. The NogginStik has been described as a cute baby rattle with a powerful agenda – helping encourage baby's early developmental milestones beginning day one, with the hope of lessening developmental delays. SmartNoggin’s award winning products are in demand by new parents across the country. Industry honors continue for SmartNoggin, including a triple (and rare) Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum for ALL of SmartNoggin’s developmental toys, the NogginStik, NogginRings and NogginSeek. Read their story