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Baby/Toddler Favorites

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These are recommended items I have actually purchased and used for my grandson.
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Great Amazon Finds for Infants/Toddler

Useful and fun items for parents/grandparents to have for infants and toddlers.

 
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This comes with 4 different colors of silicone water bottle tops.  I found these while looking for something to help give my grand baby water out of a water bottle.
Morlike Baby Water Bottle Cap Spout Adapter
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This is perfect for freezing yogurt, fruit juices, and more for teething babies and toddlers.
Homemade Popsicle Molds Shapes, Silicone ...
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Purchased this for my 19-month-old grandson and he absolutely loves it.  Easy to start and just the right size for toddlers.  Also has buttons for music and horn.  Currently 11% off regular price.
XJD 6V Electric Ride On Bumper Car for Kids
 
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One of my favorite purchases - foldable cardboard slide for toddler.  Very sturdy.
Pop2Play Baby Shark Slide – Foldable & Safe
 
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This playpen is perfect for baby to play and explore.  It's also large enough for older sibling or adults to sit comfortably.
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Useful Items for Travel/Beach Trips

Items that make travel with infants/toddlers a little easier

 
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This inflatable bathtub was perfect for infant to cool off in on the beach. It's also great for giving infant bath while traveling, instead of using full size tubs.
Inflatable Baby Bathtub Portable Travel Tub
 
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This collapsible folding utility wagon is great for the beach, or anywhere else you need extra help toting items.  The wheels work great in the sand, and it folds for easy storage.
PORTAL Collapsible Folding Utility Wagon
 
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You can't go wrong with Fisher-Price! This On-The-Go Dome is perfect for nap time on the beach, or just playtime before baby start tummy time. Fold for easy travel.
Fisher-Price On-the-Go Baby Dome
 
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Provides must-have shade for the whole family.
UMARDOO Family Beach Tent Sun Shade Canopy 10 ...

Creative Play

This list offers items that can either foster a love of music, offer screen-free interaction, or provide opportunities for creative play.

 
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This Nugget dupe provides toddlers and kids with endless adventures!
10 Piece Kids Sectional Couch
 
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Want you little one to have less screen time?  This audio player is great for bedtime stories, music, and education.  Screen-free listening experience.
Toniebox Audio Player Starter Set
 
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Toniebox Bundle -Want you little one to have less screen time? This audio player is great for bedtime stories, music, and education. Screen-free listening experience. #Ad
Toniebox Starter Set with 5 Characters - Pink
 
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Daniel Tiger's Neightborhood figure for Tonie.
Tonies Daniel Tiger Audio Play Character
 
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This Fisher-Price food truck provides hours of creative play for toddler.
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I just purchased this for my grandson for his 2nd birthday!  He absolutely love being outside and this is the perfect for outdoor imaginative play.
Step2 All Around Playtime Patio with Canopy

Fine Motor

Encouraging and supporting the development of fine motor skills is important for young children.  It contributes to cognitive development, helps develop hand-eye coordination, and supports social and emotional development.

 
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 Great for fine motor skills and can improve hand eye coordination.
Montessori 8-in-1 Wooden Activity Truck Toy
 
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Toddlers love the animal shapes and trying to figure out the different ways they can stack them.
Montessori Toys for 2-4 Year Old, 10pcs Wooden Blocks
 
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Toddlers love manipulating the different brightly colored slide buttons, finger pressing bubbles, soft textured ropes.  Great for fine motor skills.
Hooku Montessori Sensory Toys for 1 Year Old
 
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This Montessori busy board helps develop fine motor skills, logic, and imagination.
Blevla Busy Board for Toddlers 1-3 Wooden Sensory
 
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Stationary car-themed activity center that grows along with baby.
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Baby Activity Car
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These STEM construction magnetic blocks can help toddlers  develop strong color perception and help develop their creativity.  Safe and durable.
Feoxialy 1.42in Magnetic Blocks for Toddlers
 
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This is one of the most-used purchases I have made for my grandson.  It's a climbing tower, desk, and chalk board easel all in one.
Montessori helper tower - Table & Chair All-In-One, Tower with blackboard, Kitchen step stool, Kids helper tower, Folding toddler tower

Favorite Toddler Board Books

 
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This personalized toddler-friendly book is the perfect gift for toddler. Not only does it provide photos of family faces, it also has a cute pre-made story.
I See My Family! Personalized Photo Board Book
 
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Shark Bite offers an interactive reading experience.  My grandson loves to stick his finger in the shark's mouth.  This book also teaches that you should not “judge a book by it's cover” and that you if you want a friend, be a friend.
Shark Bite! (Crunchy Board Books)
 
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The Crunchy Board Books provide interactive reading experience.  Toddlers will love hearing about these main characters--shark, bear, dino, and more.
Crunchy Board Books
 
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Little Blue Truck books are a big hit in my house.  My grandson especially likes the one with the sounds.
Little Blue Truck