Toddlers are so fun to shop for! I’m a big fan of exploratory toys that incorporate learning into play and for this reason, I scoped out some pretty fun, creative, inventive and innovative offerings for your little one in this guide!
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- 100 First Words for Little Geeks – Since they’re way beyond “milk” and “ball,” teach them words they really need to know: dragon, android, cyborg, wormhole, and other vocab you need to get them into sci-fi and fantasy. ($10)
- Baby Alive speaks to her mini mommy or daddy in either Spanish or English. Baby Alive‘s realistic, adorable phrases include childhood classics like “Time to go potty!” and “Yay, I did it!” ($36)
- Construction Plate & Utensil Set ($15+)
- Crayola Magic Light Brush & Drawing Pad ($12)
- Kinetic Sand Beach Sand Kingdom Playset -This feels like wet sand and won’t dry out, even if you leave it out on the table overnight. (But yes, you might have to vacuum it out of the carpet, so invoke your home’s Play-Doh protocol and only allow it on the table.) ($20)
- Radio Flyer Busy Buggy ($35)
- VTech KidiBeats Drum Set ($20)
- Build-A-Bear Gift Card ($25)
- Peppa Pig Fun Fair Playset ($35)
- Foreign Language blocks ($37)
- Fisher-Price Think & Learn Rocktopus ($46)
- Hot Diggity Dance & Play Mickey ($39)
- Monilon Aqua Magic Water Doodle Mat ($19)
- Explore & Write Activity Desk ($40)