Have a toddler to shop for? As a teacher and Mom, here are some of my recommendations! When shopping for a younger child, do you ever wonder what toys are educational and fun? Teacher approved! Plus you know these gifts will please even parents!
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Toddler Toys
Need some toys for your toddler? Great ideas right here! As the mom of two adult children and a teacher for over 24 years, and the aunt to 6 other kids, I have played with many toys. These are some of the greatest toys I've either tried or seen that ...
Fun toy! Perfect for the 1 to 3 year olds for sure!
GO Tots Wooden Race Cars
Encourage kinetic play! These bright colors will brighten up any space as well.
Rollables Wooden Ocean Slide
Great learning toy! This is a classic! Perfect for a baby shower gift as well.
Rainbow Stacker Classic Toy
Gears are fun at any age! works on fine motor and problem solving skills!
Caterpillar Gears Toddler Toy
Great for fine motor skills: great for engaging children about colors and shapes too!
Classic Toy Bead Maze
Great for fine motor skills and will encourage your little one to stand independently!
First Play Jungle Activity Table
Fine motor skills and farm animals: perfect combination for fun and learning
First Play Slide, Sort & Roll Activity Barn
Perfect for pretend play: this kit will be a baby or toddler favorite!
Pretty Purse Fill and Spill Toddler Toy
Great for fine motor skills plus works on problem solving and colors and shapes
First Bead Maze
Educational toy for your toddler: great for working on vocabulary! Teacher approved!
112 Cards Talking Flash Cards for Toddlers
Fun action and reaction game: your toddler will love watching the charachters roll down the building!
GO Tots Town House Tumble
Great gift bundle for any toddler! Would also make a fantastic baby shower gift!
Toddler Farm & Pets Gift Bundle
Keeps your toddler busy for hours! perfect for travel!
hahaland Toddler Busy Board - Dinosaur
Fun to work on fine motor skills
GO Tots Barnyard Tumble
Great for fine motor skills and pretend play
GO Tots Schoolyard Tumble
Work on gross motor skills
Chomp & Clack Alligator Push Toy
Work on Gross motor skills
First Play Wooden Ring and Ding Forest Friends Push Toy
Manhattan Toy Magnetic Wood Stacker Rocket | LuvBug Kids
This reminds me of my childhood! These are great!
Fisher-Price Little People World of Animals See ‘n Say Toddler Musical Learning Toy
What a cute toddler Uno game!
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Counting and Colors UNO Electronic Learning Toy for Infants
Toddler Books
Here are some books for your little ones! Perfect for that 1 to 2 year olds.
First words for your toddler
Poke-A-Dot: First Words
You can even ask the author to sign your book with a personalized message! What a great idea for a thoughtfull gift!
Oliver Poons and the Bright Yellow Hat - Cat Book - Bedtime Story Book - Children's Books
This is the free coloring page that goes with the book! If you purchase the book, you could print this page to give to the child as well.
Curious Oliver Poons Coloring Page - Oli Kids. Co.
Toddlers first words: great to practice vocabulary
First 100 Words
Teach your toddler about farm animals
Poke-A-Dot: Farm Animal Families
Teach your toddler all about pets
Poke-a-Dot - Pet Families
Toddlers love emergency vehicles
Poke-A-Dot: Emergency Vehicles
Toddlers love construction vehicles
Poke-A-Dot: Construction Vehicles
Teach your toddler shapes
Poke-A-Dot: First Shapes
Encourage your little one to get to bed with this fun story
The Going to Bed Book (Board book)
Let's work on colors! Reading with your toddler is a great way to increase vocabulary!
Babies Love: Babies Love Colors (Board book)
My kids used to love Baby Einstein as toddlers! Perfect for learning vocabulary!
Baby Einstein My First Library 12 Board Books - Ages 0-5 - Boardbook by PI Kids
Sorting Toys
Sorting is an important skill for little ones. Start as early as 10 months! These skills are important for object discrimination, problem solving skills and fine motor skills too!
Oh this looks like such a cute gift for incorporating sorting skills and pretend play! I could see my son pulling this dog everywhere!
Dog Shape Sorter
Encourage sortir skills
Wooden Shape Sorting Grocery Cart
Wooden sorting toy for toddlers
FSC 100% Rolling Activity Sorter
sorting skills are so important in a toddler's development
Match & Roll Shape Sorter
Color sorting is a great skill to teach your toddler! Would make a great gift!
Joyreal Montessori Toys for 1 2 3 Year Old
Great to teach sorting skills
ANTIC DUCK Shape Sorting Toys for Toddlers, Montessori Learning Toys for 1 Year Old Boys Girls Gifts
Shape sorter for toddlers
Coogam Wooden Sorting Stacking Montessori Toys Shape Color Recognition Blocks Matching Puzzle Fine Motor Skill Educational Learning Board Game Gift for 1 Years Old Kids
How cute is this sushi sorter?
Sassy 6-Piece Sushi Sorter Stem ToySassy 6-Piece Sushi Sorter for Sorting, Put & Take Play, STEM Learning Toy - 6+ Months
Shape sorting train for fun and learning!
Wooden Train with Shape Sorter & Pegs - Fine Motor Skills Toys, Toddler Stacking Toys, Montessori Inspired Toys for Toddlers 3 Years, Wooden Toys for Toddlers - Wood Shape Sorter Train
Blues Clues sorting house
Blue's Clues & You! Wooden Take-Along House
This is such a great toy to practice size, shapes and colors! What a great gift!
Colour & Shape Sorter Puzzle
Sorting by color: this is a perfect toy: add the right color key to the right color slot
UUGEE Montessori Educational Learning Toys for 1 Year Old Sensory Fine Motor Skills Toys for Toddlers Age 1-3, Birthday Easter Gifts for Boys and Girls
Easy Puzzles
Here are some puzzles that I recommend as a special education teacher. When you are working with very young children, you'll want to get the ones with the handles for easy manipulation.
Learn your animals: this puzzle has knobs for easy handling
