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Baby/Toddler Favorites
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items These are recommended items for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. I have actually purchased and used most of these items for my 3-year-old grandson and 1-year-old granddaughter.
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Great Amazon Finds for Infants/Toddler
Useful Items for Travel/Beach Trips
Creative Play
Fine Motor
Favorite Toddler Board Books
Great Amazon Finds for Infants/Toddler
Useful and fun items for parents/grandparents to have for infants and toddlers.
This Marble Run Music Tree hels develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, visual tracking, color recognition, and much more! Adult supervision needed.
Wooden Marble Run Music Tree Montessori Toy
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
This is perfect for freezing yogurt, fruit juices, and more for teething babies and toddlers.
Homemade Popsicle Molds Shapes, Silicone ...
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
One of my favorite purchases - foldable cardboard slide for toddler. Very sturdy.
Pop2Play Baby Shark Slide – Foldable & Safe
This playpen is perfect for baby to play and explore. It's also large enough for older sibling or adults to sit comfortably.
Amazon.com : Baby Playpen, 79”x63”x26” Large ...
Stationary car-themed activity center that grows along with baby.
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Baby Activity Car
Useful Items for Travel/Beach Trips
Items that make travel with infants/toddlers a little easier
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
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
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
Just added this Malibu treatment to my grandson's summer hair routine. His hair is super blonde and always gets the green tint after swimming. This treatment does wonders to restore the natural color to hair.
Malibu C Swimmers Wellness Remedy: Damage Repair, Shine Enhancing, Nourishing, Paraben-Free
Tired of your child's hair turning green after swimming in pool? I purchased this set for my blonde-headed toddler grandson. We were tired of his super blonde hair getting that green tint after swimming in our pool. This shampoo, conditioner, and spray work great to help remove the green, while being gentle and safe.
Fairy Tales Sun & Swim Clarifying Shampoo + Conditioner and After-Sun Spray - 28 fl oz/3ct: Paraben-Free, Sulfate-Free, Phthalate-Free
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.
This Nugget dupe provides toddlers and kids with endless adventures!
10 Piece Kids Sectional Couch
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
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
Daniel Tiger's Neightborhood figure for Tonie.
Tonies Daniel Tiger Audio Play Character
This Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Play House provides hours of creative play for crawlers/toddlers. It's the perfect size for little crawlers to be able to reach interactive items. It also provides imaginative play for toddlers. Currently on sale for 20% off. #Ad
Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Ultimate Play House
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
This outdoor playhouse is perfect for your toddler's outdoor playtime. Inside, kids will find a pretend fireplace, wall clock, built-in shelves, and a kitchen setting with a sink, table, and seat. Has built-in floor and can be used indoors when weather gets too cold. Provides hours of pretend play.
Step2 Neat & Tidy Cottage II Brown Playhouse Plastic Kids Outdoor Toy
Kidcraft Play Kitchen provides hours of play for both boys and girls ages 3+. This wooden play kitchen is a great way for toddlers to imitate the world around them. This kitchen includes sink, stove, fridge, microwave, and washer and dryer. Also has realistic ice dispenser sounds and stove top “sizzle” sound. Complete with cute little curtains.
KidKraft Ultimate Corner Play Kitchen w/ Lights & Sounds
These large building blocks encourage imaginative play and construction, perfect for kids ages 4-8. They are also large enough for easy handling, making them ideal stacking blocks for toddlers ages 3+. Great for indoor or outdoors!
BiggoBlocks Large Building Blocks 48 pc
ON SALE - This pink retro pretend kitchen is so cute and is perfect for creative play. Toddlers/preschoolers can pretend to cook meals, put groceries away, and more.
KidKraft Vintage Wooden Play Kitchen Pink
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.
Great for fine motor skills and can improve hand eye coordination.
Montessori 8-in-1 Wooden Activity Truck Toy
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
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
This Montessori busy board helps develop fine motor skills, logic, and imagination.
Blevla Busy Board for Toddlers 1-3 Wooden Sensory
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
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
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
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)
The Crunchy Board Books provide interactive reading experience. Toddlers will love hearing about these main characters--shark, bear, dino, and more.
Crunchy Board Books
Little Blue Truck books are a big hit in my house. My grandson especially likes the one with the sounds.
Little Blue Truck