Looking for great birthday or Christmas gifts for toddlers? This list of 24 gifts will give you some fun gift ideas for young children that they will love! This list is full of gift ideas including toys to keep a busy toddler entertained without any screens. Gifts include educational toys, books, Montessori, and sensory gift ideas too.
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Fun and Educational Gift Ideas for Toddlers
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1. Floating Octopus Bath Toy –
This bath toy is adorable and will entertain little ones during bath time. The best thing about this bath toy is that it’s easy to clean and does not collect water (or gross mold!) inside!
2. Play Road Tape –
These tape rolls are so much fun! Make your own tracks on any hard surface. The tape removes cleanly, too!
3. Magnetic Building Tiles –
Magna tiles are a must-have toy for any child. They store easily and are a great way for your child to practice fine motor skills while building and having fun!
4. Balance Bike –
Balance bikes are a great way to help toddlers learn and confidence as they scoot around, learning balance and coordination.
Wooden climbing set
Keep your child active with this gift as they climb, balance, and explore.
5. Robotic Fidget Tubes –
How cute are these robot fidget toys?
6. Water wow Melissa and Doug –
We loved these activity books so much! They are perfect for taking with you to a restaurant, church, while visiting friends or family and they are a must-have for long car rides! Color appears with the water pen and it’s a great no-mess activity!
7. Diy Take Apart Toy Trucks –
These trucks are great for older toddlers. The set comes with 4 construction trucks: an excavator, bulldozer, cement mixer and dump truck, 2 worker figures, and tools to easily take apart the trucks and put them back together again.
8. Water Doodle Mat –
These mats are a great mess-free activity that you can easily pack up and bring with you. It would be a great gift for the kids to take to their grandparents or family members’ houses to stay entertained.
9. Itsy Bitsy Spider Finger Puppet Book –
These finger puppet books are adorable!
10. Wooden Stacking Toys –
These Montessori stacking blocks are a great gift idea for toddlers. These uniquely shaped colorful pieces are great for creative learning and helping develop fine motor skills.
11. Playskool Gloworm –
This toy is so nostalgic for me. I remember having a Gloworm as a kid and I just think they are so sweet!!
12. A Little Spot of Emotion Plush Toys with Feelings Book –
This set comes with a fun book to help teach children how to identify their emotions. Plus it includes 8 plush toys inspired by the 8 emotions in the book: Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Sadness, Happiness, Love, Confidence, and Scribble (Tangled).
13. Toddler Play Microphone –
I always joke that gifts like this are “grandma and grandpa’s house” toys. While I typically avoid toys with noise, I think this microphone could be absolutely adorable when your little one tries to sing along with the songs.
14. Montessori / Sensory Balance Set –
This is another indoor activity option that would work really well in most homes!
15. Travel Train Set –
Our son loved his train set and would spend hours playing with it every week. I love that this set can be taken with you if you’re heading out of the house or going on vacation.
16. Polka-a-Dot Board Book –
I love these tactile board books! I think these textured books are great at keeping a toddler’s attention.
17. Tiny Land Play Kitchen –
This play kitchen has great reviews for being sturdy and durable and it’s adorable! Most kids love pretending to cook. Add in some felt food items from Melissa and Doug
18. Glow Sensory Doodle Board–
Another great mess-free gift idea (do you see a theme?) This gives the feel of fingerpainting without the mess. It uses a light instead of ink.
19. National Geographic Stepping Stones –
These colorful stepping stones allow for creative play inside and you can create fun activities or games for the kids to play. It’s a great way for kids to strengthen their balance skills too.
20. Wobbler Board
Do you have a superactive child? This wobbler is a great toy that will allow them to get out some energy and wiggles!
21. Melissa and Doug cleaning set –
This cleaning kit is a great gift idea so your children can pretend along with you when you’re cleaning up around the house.
22. Popit Fidget Toy –
These fidget toys are perfect stocking stuffers!
23. Silly Dancing and Talking Cactus Toy –
I’ve seen videos of babies and toddlers reacting to this toy and some of the videos are adorable!! This toy repeats the sounds and voices it hears and dances around. It’s super cute!
24. Montessori Activity Book –
This activity book is brilliant! This is great if you’re trying to avoid screentime but need a good activity to keep them busy.
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