Toddler Gift Guides

Shopping for a toddler, or soon to be toddler, in your life? Lost for ideas? Have no fear! We’ve put together our gift guide for toddlers! Happy shopping!

Basic Toys/Activities for kids between 1-2 years

—  Shape sorter- promotes early visual motor skills

—  Blocks- promotes early grasping skills and visual motor skills

—  Play food- perfect for basic imitation and symbolic play

—  Cardboard books (heavy duty)- promotes early interest in reading and visual motor skills

—  Ring stacker- promotes early visual motor skills

—  Musical instruments- great for imitation

—  Tub crayons- promotes early grasping skills (15-16 months start assessing the grip on a marker)

—  Bubbles- great for visual tracking, back and forth engagement

—  Small to medium sized balls- perfect for promoting early ball skills

—  Water table- early sensory idea!

—  Finger painting (something edible)- promotes finger isolation, sensory play

—  Simple peg board- promotes early visual motor and grasping skills

—  Cause and Effect toys- helps promote intentional play

—  Pretend animals- promotes basic imitation and symbolic play

—  Large legos-promotes visual motor skills and grasping skills

—  Simple puzzles- promotes visual motor skills and attention

Brands I love for this age: Fisher Price, Vtech, Melissa and Doug, Leap Frog, Learning Resources, B. Toys,

Specific Games I love for this age:

1.     https://www.target.com/p/mega-bloks-big-building-bag-pink-80pc/-/A-17482314

2.     https://www.target.com/p/b-toys-whacky-ball-fuchsia/-/A-76155801

3.     https://www.target.com/p/b-toys-parum-pum-pum/-/A-12026425

4.     https://www.target.com/p/b-toys-wooden-shape-sorter/-/A-76165437

5.     https://www.target.com/p/land-of-b-wooden-puzzle/-/A-76596503

6.     https://www.target.com/p/b-toys-magnetic-26pc-alphabet-puzzle/-/A-76165440

7.     https://www.target.com/p/melissa-38-doug-geometric-stacker-wooden-educational-toy/-/A-10076312

8.     https://www.target.com/p/melissa-doug-what-should-i-wear/-/A-53519883

9.     https://www.target.com/p/vtech-stroll-and-discover-activity-walker/-/A-53321190

10.  https://www.target.com/p/vtech-sort-and-discover-activity-cube/-/A-50026572

11.  https://www.target.com/p/vtech-musical-rhymes-book/-/A-11395269

12.  https://www.target.com/p/learning-resources-pretend-play-sliceable-fruits-veggies/-/A-51937228

13.   https://www.target.com/p/munchkin-bath-crayons-5ct/-/A-13991508

14.  https://www.target.com/p/fisher-price-brilliant-basics-rock-a-stack/-/A-14773010

15.  https://www.target.com/p/fisher-price-baby-s-first-blocks/-/A-14774376

Basic Activities/Toys for kids between 2-3 years

—  Free coloring/scribbling (an easel is a great idea, great for shoulder stability)

—  Paper Tearing

—  Play doh (great way to introduce scissors, BLC-rolling into a ball)

—  Building with medium-small blocks (visual motor skills)

—  Rice and Bean Bin/Sensory bins in general (great way to work on fine motor skills)

—  1. Scissor tongs (handy scoopers-you can find them on Amazon)

—   2. Empty spice containers

—   3. Beading

—   4. Animals

—   5. Regular tongs (jumbo tweezers-you can find them on Amazon)

—   6. Stacking cups

—   7. For sensory bin ideas and boundary setting- https://busytoddler.com/2016/12/introducing-toddlers-to-sensory-bins/

—   8. More sensory bin ideas- https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/all-about-sensory-bins-5-things-need-know/

—  Pretend food/dress up (symbolic play)

—  Finger painting (finger isolation/stability)

—  Bowling- promotes hand/eye coordination

—  Medium to small sized balls- promotes hand/eye coordination

—  Duplo legos- promotes visual motor skills and grasping skills

—  Puzzles- promotes visual motor skills

—  Magnetic letters- promotes letter recognition

—  Brands I love for this age: Melissa and Doug, Vtech, Leapfrog, Learning Resources

 Specific toys I love for this age:

1.     https://www.target.com/p/melissa-38-doug-food-fun-combine-38-dine-dinners-blue/-/A-52034789

2.     https://www.target.com/p/melissa-doug-scoop-serve-ice-cream-set/-/A-50696931

3.     https://www.target.com/p/melissa-38-doug-rainbow-caterpillar-bowling-set/-/A-50696728

4.     https://www.target.com/p/googly-massive-inflatable-toy-ball/-/A-54007620

5.     https://www.amazon.com/VTech-80-178200-Drill-Learn-Toolbox/dp/B01COSEDKS/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2YBCOGXRZNOVU&keywords=toys+for+2+year+olds&qid=1573176324&sprefix=toys+for+2+year+%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-3

6.     https://www.amazon.com/VTech-Learn-Color-Flashlight-Yellow/dp/B007XVYPS2/ref=pd_bxgy_21_img_3/130-7441129-8926259?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B007XVYPS2&pd_rd_r=7df0794f-39a2-437e-a125-1a7727c32fb6&pd_rd_w=ZfqLn&pd_rd_wg=owx2j&pf_rd_p=09627863-9889-4290-b90a-5e9f86682449&pf_rd_r=18F69C97VE1RX12D1ZT4&psc=1&refRID=18F69C97VE1RX12D1ZT4

7.     https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GVXJVDL/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07GVXJVDL&pd_rd_w=gq9bB&pf_rd_p=45a72588-80f7-4414-9851-786f6c16d42b&pd_rd_wg=owx2j&pf_rd_r=18F69C97VE1RX12D1ZT4&pd_rd_r=7df0794f-39a2-437e-a125-1a7727c32fb6&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExOTNBWEpOSUM1SzBLJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNTYwNjg3MkdZVkVEQlBMUkM1MCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUExMDQ3NDI4UE5YWTJWWFNRRzNOJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

8.     https://www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-Scoop-Learn-Cream-Cart/dp/B06XKXPLRP/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2YBCOGXRZNOVU&keywords=toys+for+2+year+olds&qid=1573176516&sprefix=toys+for+2+year+%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-6

9.     https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KW5FZMG?ref_=fly_sa_pdt_rwt_stet_u_2y4y_pdc_166359011_B07KW5FZMG

10.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J2WA0TI?ref_=fly_sa_pdt_rwt_stet_u_2y4y_pdc_166359011_B00J2WA0TI

11.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KG3WYI2?ref_=fly_sa_pdt_rwt_stet_u_2y4y_pdc_166269011_B00KG3WYI2

12.  https://www.amazon.com/Step2-Easel-Magnetic-Letters-Numbers/dp/B001BSBYAU/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2XHODK4U64DU1&keywords=children%27s+easel&qid=1573176780&s=toys-and-games&sprefix=children%27s+ea%2Ctoys-and-games%2C122&sr=1-6