If you have a hard time coming up with gifts for babies, I bet you’re scratching your head again thinking of the best toddler toys for Christmas.
At their age, toddlers are starting to have their own opinions, and it would be heartbreaking if they didn’t get something they love for Christmas!
Today I’ve scoured Amazon’s toy collections to find the hottest toddler toys for Christmas to help you pick the perfect gift. These are options that any toddler will not be able to resist.
Whether you prefer educational toys, board books, puzzles, plushies, or building blocks, there is something for everyone. Here are some of the best gifts for toddlers that you can buy without leaving the house.
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Musical Toys
Music provides a fun way for toddlers to learn and play. Musical toys can help kids develop their language, intellectual, motor, social, and emotional literacy. Here are some cool, adorable, and helpful musical toys perfect for toddlers.
This piano toy is ideal for kids who are 1-4 years old. Aside from helping kids develop their musical talents, this toy is also great for exercising hand and eye coordination, enhancing hearing ability, and improving brain development. Plus, it has 24 keys and 22 demo songs.
Percussion instruments are highly recommended musical toys for toddlers. Unlike other percussion toys, these toys are made from wood. This wooden music set is complete with a tambourine, castanet, flute, maracas, hand drum, wood sounder, wooden block, and chime bar with a stick and two handbells.
This caterpillar toy plays songs, crawls, and lights up. It's perfect for babies 6 months and up. Aside from being a great musical toy, it mainly encourages crawling for the babies to help them develop strong joints and muscles.
Your toddler will love playing with this cute crocodile musical toy! This toy can open its mouth, wag its tail, and crawl. And of course, it also plays songs and has LED lights for a more fun play time!
This musical toy duck is colorful and adorable. It will not just keep your toddler happy, it can also help them develop their vision, hearing, and motor skills. This yellow duck toy sings, lights up, and flaps its wings too!
Building Blocks and Puzzles
Building blocks and puzzles are some of the most effective educational toys. They are fun to play with and vital in challenging kids' thinking skills and imagination. Check out these fun and cool educational puzzles and building blocks!
Let your toddler's imagination, creativity, and critical thinking go to town with this pretend-play pizza set! This toy is perfect for toddlers 2 years and up. This set comes with mini lego toys of an adorable dog, a pizza guy, a pizza stand, a menu, a table, a chair, and of course some pizza!
Start introducing animals to your toddlers through this wooden animal puzzle set. These toys are not just cute and adorable, but they are safe and made of high-quality natural wood too. This puzzle toy set is free of lead, BPA, and phthalates.
Let your little one learn the alphabet in a more fun way! This wooden alphabet puzzle is complete with 26 alphabet blocks that come in different colors which encourages color as well as alphabet recognition. This will be the best gift for toddlers age 2 and up.
This wooden shape sorting clock toy will allow kids to learn about shapes, colors, and of course, how to tell the time. This educational toy set comes with a wooden clock, 12 wooden shape blocks, and a movable hour and minute hand. It's also 100% made of natural pine wood and non-toxic paints.
Let your children exercise their brain, motor skills, and hand-eye coordination with this carrot harvest wooden toy. This toy has a cute and realistic design, your child might grow up to love harvesting veggies! It comes with a board with holes and 7 wooden carrots in different sizes that fit each hole.
Stuffed Toys
You might not realize it, but aside from providing kids a sense of comfort, stuffed toys also teach kids how to cuddle, hug, and learn other physical interactions. Make sure to take note of some of these creative plush toys that toddlers will surely love!
This glowing musical twinkle star stuffed toy will be your toddler's favorite sleeping companion! Apart from being oh-so-soft, cute, and cuddly, this plush toy also glows and sings 20 nursery rhymes.
Who doesn't love Mickey Mouse? This Mickey Mouse interactive plush toy sings, dances, and plays games. This gift will be perfect for kids ages 3 and up.
Have you ever heard of a singing soccer ball? Well, here's one! This soft soccer ball is colorful and interactive. It sings and teaches kids how to count and even basic sportsmanship as well.
These soft plush cars are fluffy and colorful. These toys have a pullback and go car style. It means that each plush car is friction powered and you won't have to worry about changing batteries. 100% perfect for busy toddlers!
This baby rocking horse is a stuffed riding toy, no toddler will be able to say no to this gift! This rocker is ideal for toddlers ages 1-3. Aside from looking so adorable, this toy also has a 3-side seat with a belt to ensure the child's safety.
Sound books
Sound books are another one of the best toddler toys for Christmas! They are very educational and helpful in preparing kids for school! It's great for exposing your child to language in new and fun ways while still at a very early age.
Let your child become a little animal lover with this amazing animal sounds book! This sound book has 30 animal-themed sound buttons and pictures that let young ones learn different animal sounds.
Nursery rhymes help kids develop an ear for language, this nursery rhyme sound book can help you practice those skills with your toddler. It comes with batteries that last for up to 300 pushes. Plus, it's a great way to introduce books and encourage reading with your kids.
This ABC sound book can be your greatest partner in teaching the alphabet to your toddler. The book is interactive, kid-friendly, and promotes learning in a very fun way.
Help your toddler in developing their vocabulary with the help of this 100 words sound book. This will be a wonderful gift for children ages 18 months and up. It includes a wide variety of words ranging from foods, animals, colors, to many others.
Who doesn't love singing Baby Shark? Your toddler will 100% enjoy singing along with this singing book! The book has a total of nine songs with colorful illustrations. There are also two AAA batteries included with the book.
Found some amazing toys and gifts?
Hopefully this list was able to help you find some awesome toddler gifts for the holiday season. Let us know which toy appealed to you the most! We’d love to hear from you!
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