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Toddler Toys I Don't Regret Buying
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items When you're a toddler, playing is your job! But as a parent, there are a lot of toys that simply don't make the cut. Here are the toys that we own and love, that I think will be a hit for any toddler.
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Bath Toys
Getting Wiggles Out
Art
Imaginative Play
Fine Motor Skill Development
Music
Bath Toys
I keep it simple with bath time! Just a few toys that are mold free and easy to store away when the bath is over!
So good for sorting and bathtime!
Stacking Cups Toy
Make bath time more playful with the Hape Music Fountain Whale Bath Toy, featuring two modes that bring fun water-spraying action and musical entertainment to your little one’s bathing routine.
Hape Music Fountain Whale 2-Mode Bath Toy
Keep bath toys neatly organized with the Munchkin High ’n Dry Corner Bath Organizer, a practical space-saving solution that helps tidy up your tub area between baths.
Munchkin High'n Dry™ Corner Bath Organizer
Make bath time extra fun with the Skip Hop Tub to Table Bubble Foamer 3-piece set, designed to bring bubbly play and engaging entertainment to your little one’s daily routine.
Skip Hop Tub to Table Bubble Foamer Bath Toy 3-pc. Set
Bring playful farmyard fun to bath time with this Munchkin 8-pack of bath squirt toys, giving little ones colorful characters to splash, squeeze, and enjoy during every bath.
Munchkin 8-Pack Bath Squirt Toys
Make post-bath cleanup easier with the Munchkin Super Scoop Bath Toy Organizer, a handy solution for collecting bath toys and keeping your tub area tidy and organized.
Munchkin Super Scoop™ Bath Toy Organizer
Turn bath time into a playful game with the Nuby Octopus Hoopla Ring Toss Bath Toy, offering colorful rings and an adorable octopus design for fun-filled splashing and tossing.
Nuby Octopus Hoopla Ring Toss Bath Toy
Make every bath a little adventure with the Itzy Ritzy Splash & Learn 12-piece Sensory Bath Toy Set, offering a variety of playful textures and activities to keep little hands curious and engaged.
Itzy Ritzy Splash & Learn 12-pc. Sensory Bath Toy Set
Make bath time a hands-on adventure with the Nuby Wacky Waterworks Pipes Interactive Bath Toy Set, encouraging little ones to explore how water flows through fun, connecting pipes.
Nuby Wacky Waterworks Pipes Interactive Bath Toy Set
A sweet little croc boat that floats along happily at bath time - simple, sturdy and always a hit with little sailors.
Skip Hop Zoo Croc the Boat Bath Toy
Little penguins sliding down into the tub - this one turns bath time into a proper little water park, and the pieces are chunky enough for small hands to grab.
Nuby Penguin Slide Bath Toy Playset
A little fishing boat for the tub - cast the line, reel in a fish, and watch little hands practise patience and coordination without even realising it.
Munchkin Deep Sea Fishin' Bath Toy
Getting Wiggles Out
When it's too cold or too hot for getting outside, these are our lifesavers!
Bring everyone together for a lively word challenge with FoxMind Slam Words, a fast-paced game that adds fun, quick thinking, and friendly competition to family game nights.
FoxMind Slam Words
Add laughter and suspense to family game night with the Goliath Greedy Granny Game, a playful challenge where everyone takes turns sneaking treats without waking Granny.
Goliath Greedy Granny Game
Bring a classic game on the go with Hasbro’s Don’t Break the Ice Clip-On Game, a compact option for adding playful suspense and family-friendly fun to trips and outings.
Don't Break the Ice Clip-On Game by Hasbro
Add a playful touch to a child’s toy collection with the Aurora Toys Mini Farm Animals Water Wiggler set, featuring five colorful farm-themed characters for imaginative fun.
Aurora Toys Mini Multicolor 5" Farm Animals Water Wiggler Engaging Toy
Encourage giggles, teamwork, and active play with the Peaceable Kingdom Feed the Woozle Game, a silly cooperative activity that brings kids together for a fun-filled game session.
Feed the Woozle Game by Peaceable Kingdom
Add an eye-catching sensory toy to playtime with the Aurora Toys Small Space Water Wiggler, featuring a black space-inspired design that offers an engaging fidget experience for curious hands.
Aurora Toys Small Black 5.25" Space Water Wiggler Engaging Toy
Make learning hands-on with the Learning Resources Wriggleworms Fine Motor Activity Set, a playful way for little ones to practice coordination and build fine motor skills through engaging activities.
Learning Resources Wriggleworms! Fine Motor Activity Set
Bring a quick burst of excitement to game night with the Briarpatch I Spy Find It Fast Dice Game, challenging players to spot objects quickly and enjoy a lively round of visual fun.
Briarpatch I SPY Find It Fast Dice Game
Spark creativity and introduce early STEM concepts with the Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Wacky Wigglers Motorized Building Set, where kids can build moving creations and explore how gears work together.
Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Wacky Wigglers Motorized Building Set
Enjoy a timeless game night with the Journey of Something Luxury Yatzy Classic Dice Game Set, complete with dice, a score pad, and pencils for stylish, ready-to-play entertainment.
Journey of Something Luxury Yatzy Classic Dice Game Set & Score Pad-Dice-Pencils
Keep your furry friend entertained with the FouFIT Hide ’N Seek Disc Interactive Dog Toy, designed to encourage playful exploration and engaging activities for curious pups.
Foufit Hide 'n Seek Disc Interactive Dog Toy
A proper little indoor trampoline with a handle to hold on to - perfect for burning off all that toddler energy when the weather keeps everyone inside.
Fisher-Price WonderJump Indoor Trampoline with Safety Handle
A proper little sensory table that does it all - scoop, pour, splash and dig, all at toddler height. It keeps little hands busy for ages, and the 3-in-1 design means it grows with them from water play to messy crafts.
Skip Hop Discoverosity 3-in-1 Toddler Sensory Table
Art
It's so important for kids to be able to express themselves through art!
I hate chalk dust on my hands. This is a great solution!
Chalk-O-Rama Dustless Chalk Crayons
A lovely solid wooden easel that stands up to daily masterpieces - chalk on one side, markers or paint on the other, with trays to keep everything within little arms' reach. It looks the part in the playroom too.
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Standing Art Easel
Four bright tubs of squishy, rollable, endlessly rebuildable fun - the classic modelling dough every toddler art corner needs, and a bargain at that.
Play-Doh 4-Pack Assortment Modeling Compound Set
A bright, wipe-clean smock that keeps paint off clothes and lets little artists go wild - the name tag on the front is a lovely touch too.
Melissa & Doug Artist's Smock
Dip, dab and squelch - little hands get gloriously messy making handprint animals, and the washable paints mean the table survives too.
Hape Finger Painting Animal & Nature Theme 16-Piece Art Set
A big, bold colouring book packed with chunky pictures little hands can actually stay inside - perfect for quiet afternoons with the crayon box.
My First Big Book of Coloring Children's Book
Imaginative Play
Did you know children don't develop an imagination until 18 months old? I love to see my toddler's imagination grow with these toys!
Easily my toddler's favorite toy! She spends hours playing in her kitchen. This one is so cute I don't mind keeping it out!
Little Chef Paris Modern Play Kitchen
How cute are these? They remind me of the toys I used to play with at my grandma's house growing up!
Toy Pal People Figurine Set - 6pc - Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia
My toddler loves getting ready with me! this way, we don't make a huge mess.
Star Beauty Bag
A cosy little hideaway with its own lamp and mat - perfect for pretend camping trips, story time and quiet den play, all in the living room.
VEVOR Kids Play Tent, Kids Tent for Kids 1-5 Years Old, Toddler Tent with Mat and Tent Lamp, Beige
Soft, squishy blocks with friendly sea creatures on them - perfect for first stacking, toppling and rebuilding, and gentle enough for even the tiniest builders.
Baby Einstein Explore & Discover Soft Blocks Set
A proper little helper's kit - broom, mop, duster and dustpan, all toddler-sized, so little ones can copy the grown-ups and feel very important while they tidy up.
Teamson Kids Little Helper 6-Piece Cleaning Set - Stone
A soft, snuggly little baby doll just the right size for tiny arms - perfect for cuddles, pretend feeding and endless rounds of peekaboo parenting.
The New York Doll Collection 11 Inch Soft Body Baby Doll
A classic Mickey plush just the right size for little arms - soft, squishy and ready for endless cuddles, pretend adventures and bedtime snuggles.
Kohl's Cares® Mickey Mouse Preschool Plush
A sweet three-storey dollhouse just the right size for little hands - rooms to furnish, tiny furniture to arrange and endless pretend-home stories waiting inside.
Delta Children Little Gem 3-Story Dollhouse
A proper little shop till with a working calculator, play money and a drawer that pops open - perfect for pretend shopping, counting games and endless rounds of ‘that will be three coins, please!’
Learning Resources Pretend & Play Calculator Cash Register
A screen-free little story box that plays songs and tales at the pop of a character on top - perfect for quiet play, car rides and winding down before bed, with no screen in sight.
tonies Toniebox Lite My Story Interactive Audio Player
A sturdy little wooden barn that folds up neatly for carrying - open it out and the whole farm comes to life, with chunky animals to line up, fences to build and endless mooing and baaing pretend play.
Melissa & Doug Fold & Go Barn
Fine Motor Skill Development
For toddlers, play time is work! It's their job to explore, learn, and play. These toys help develop their fine motor skills and entertain them for a long time!
We LOVE this one! I keep this one in her nursery as a decoration and toy.
Wooden Name Puzzle - Nursery Decor - Girl First Birthday - Kids Wooden Toys - Newborn Gift - Personalized Toy - Pastel Room Decor - Stim Toy
A chunky wooden fruit-and-veg set with a safe little knife - slice, chop and pop everything back together again. Brilliant for pretend cooking and for little hands learning to grip, sort and share.
Wooden Play Food Set with Cutting Fruits & Vegetables for Kitchen Pretend Play
Bright chunky beads on long laces - thread them into patterns, sort by colour and count them out again. A lovely quiet-time classic that builds patience and little-finger dexterity.
Melissa & Doug Primary Lacing Beads
A chunky wooden cube packed with little activities on every side - bead mazes, shape sorters, gears and latches to twist, slide and spin. One toy, endless quiet-time exploring, and brilliant for little fingers learning to grip and match.
Costway Wooden Activity Cube, Montessori Sensory Toys for 18+ Months Toddlers, Baby Toys
A sturdy wooden cube with chunky shapes to post through the holes - a proper first sorting toy that keeps little fingers busy and teaches shapes, colours and patience without any fuss.
Melissa & Doug Shape Sorting Cube
A sturdy wooden board with chunky pegs and bright shapes to stack and sort - little fingers get a proper workout matching colours and sizes, and it is satisfyingly simple with no batteries or noise.
Melissa & Doug Stack & Sort Board
Music
Music is such a powerful tool for learning!
A cheerful little red piano with light-up keys that teaches simple tunes - perfect for first plinks and plonks, and sturdy enough for daily toddler concerts.
Hape Learn With Lights: Electronic Piano
A cheerful wooden caterpillar xylophone with rainbow bars - tap, tap, tap and little ones are making their very first tunes. Sturdy, simple and perfect for tiny musicians.
Melissa & Doug Wooden Caterpillar Xylophone
A whole little band in one wooden crate - drum, maracas, triangle, cymbals and more, all ready for a toddler jam session. Lovely for sharing music time together.
Melissa & Doug Band-in-a-Box