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Best Gifts for Toddlers

by Amy Blevins 1 Comment

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With six kids and ten nieces and nephews, we’ve bought our fair share of toys for toddlers. Some were awesome (like Thomas the Train, for instance) and some not so much.

One of the things that makes a great toddler toy is its capacity for pretend play. Can your child use this toy to pretend? If you can answer that question with a yes – you’ve probably made a good choice.

For the most part, we like to avoid toys popularized by television or Disney movies since those tend to have less longevity and usefulness. We also like to avoid noise-makers – although aunts, uncles and grandparents have not always given us a choice. It is hard to take away a noise-making toy once your toddler has just unwrapped the gift with great fanfare!

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Keeping House Toys for Toddlers

Melissa & Doug Let’s Play House! Dust, Sweep and Mop

Step2 Little Helper’s Shopping Cart

Dyson Ball Vacuum With Real Suction and Sounds – when our kids were toddling all over the house, there was almost nothing they liked more than the pretend vacuum!

Brilliant Basics Vacuum Popper – a classic favorite all my kids have loved.

Little Tikes Kitchen Playset – another toy my kids played with for hours!

Music Toys for Toddlers

VTech KidiBeats Kids Drum Set

Disney Mickey’s Music Mat

Musical Instruments Set

Gross Motor Skills for Toddlers

3-Piece Kids Play Tent Tunnel and Ball Pit

Little Tikes EasyScore Basketball Set

Playskool Giraffalaff Sit n Spin

Little Tikes TotSports T-Ball Set

Playsets for Toddlers

Schleich Animals – plastic animal sets of which Schleich are the best and most realistic. They don’t break and they get played with for a very long time!

VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Spinning Spiral Tower Playset

Fisher-Price Little People Surprise & Sounds Home – my kids all loved Little People, just like I did growing up.

Manhattan Toy Tree Top Adventure Activity Center

Power Wheels Thomas the Train Thomas with Track [Amazon Exclusive]

Durable Kids Tool Set with Electronic Cordless Drill & 20 Pretend Play Construction Accessories

Electronics for Toddlers

LeapFrog My Own Leaptop

Kid’s Kindle Fire

Outdoor Toys for Toddlers

Play Tent Princess Castle by Pockos

Little Tikes First Slide – Papaw (my dad) got this for my twins for their first birthday and it became a fast favorite!

Little Tikes Deluxe 2-in-1 Cozy Roadster

Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Smart Stages Scooter

Stuffed Animal Friends for Toddlers

Electronic Pet Dog

Folkmanis Puppets like this Jack Russell Terrior have always been a family favorite!

Pillow Pets – I have three boys who still love their pillow pets from several Christmases ago.

Fine Motor Skills for Toddlers

Jumbo Primary Stringing Bead Set

Cartoon R/C Race Car Radio Control Toy for Toddlers

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Pounding Bench

Learning Resources Farmers Market Color Sorting Set

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About Amy Blevins

Amy lives with her husband and six beautiful children in Northern Virginia. Besides blogging, Amy enjoys homeschooling, hiking, reading, singing, teaching, and serving Jesus above all. Welcome.

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  1. How to Buy the Best Gifts Ever says:
    December 18, 2017 at 10:50 PM

    […] Best Gifts for Toddlers After raising six kids past the toddler years, I have a pretty good handle on what works and what doesn’t, so I chose the best gifts and the things we loved for toddlers. […]

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