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The OT elf’s toddler gift picks
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items Looking for gifts that are fun and help your little one grow? These gift picks include toys that strengthen fine and gross motor skills, support hand-eye coordination, encourage problem-solving, and spark creativity and pretend play. From stacking cu...
Age recommended: 18 months +
Lacing beads are a fun, hands-on way to build fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and focus. As children thread beads onto a string, they strengthen the small muscles in their hands, practice using both hands toget...
Hape: Caterpillar Fruit Feast Set - 14pc Wooden Stringing Toy,18 mo+
The Play Brain Farm Animal Stacking Cubes combine learning and play to support key developmental skills. As toddlers stack, nest, and explore the colorful animal-themed cubes, they strengthen fine motor coordination, hand-eye skills, and spatial awar...
Play Brainy Farm Animal Stacking Toy (12 Pc)
The Climb and Crawl Play Set encourages active, whole-body play that builds strength, coordination, and confidence. As toddlers climb, crawl, and slide, they develop gross motor skills, balance, and core stability which are key foundations for later ...
Climb And Crawl Activity Play Set - 5 Piece Soft Zone Climbing Blocks Lightweight Foam Shape Toy – Play22Usa
The Mushy Coin and Tube Set is a great way to build fine motor and problem-solving skills through hands-on play. As toddlers squeeze, push, and drop the soft coins into the tube, they strengthen hand and finger muscles, improve hand-eye coordination,...
Mushie Coin & Tube Sorting Set
The Flower Play Set lets toddlers explore creativity while building important developmental skills. As they stack, sort, and connect the colorful flower pieces, children strengthen fine motor coordination, hand-eye control, and problem-solving. The b...
Flower Toys for Girls 3-6 Years ,Flower Garden Building Toys Educational Activity STEM Toys,Gifts for Girls age 3 4 5 6(130 PCS)
Playing with a baby doll helps toddlers build nurturing, social, and emotional skills through pretend play. Caring for the doll, feeding, dressing, or rocking, encourages empathy, imagination, and early self-help skills. It also supports fine motor d...
JC Toys La Newborn 13" Baby Doll with 7pc Diaper Bag Set
A Doodle Mat offers a fun, mess-free way for toddlers to explore creativity while building important early skills. As they draw, scribble, and make marks, children strengthen fine motor control, hand-eye coordination, and pre-writing skills. The larg...
4' x 3' Doodle Mat - Gigglescape™: Water Paint Drawing Mat, Includes Water Pen & Coloring Pad, Educational Toy
The Spinning Stacking Toy helps toddlers develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and problem-solving through engaging play. As children stack, spin, and balance the pieces, they practice precision, bilateral coordination, and spatial awaren...
Spinning Stacking Toy for Kids, Rainbow Tower Dual-Color Spinning Wheels Premium Strong BPA-Free ABS Plastic Early Education Fun Learning and Engaging Brain Development Toys (Large 6th Floor)
The Dentist Play Set encourages imaginative play while building important early skills. As toddlers explore tools, “check” teeth, and role-play patient and dentist, they strengthen fine motor control, hand-eye coordination, and bilateral hand use. Pr...
Dentist Play Set - Gigglescape™: Pretend Medical Accessories, Plastic, Ages 3+, 19 Pieces, Educational Creativity & Skills
TikiT Silishapes are soft, colorful shapes that encourage hands-on exploration and early learning. As toddlers squeeze, stack, and sort the pieces, they strengthen fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and bilateral hand use. The tactile silicone...
TickiT SiliShapes Sensory Circles, Set of 10
The Latches and Locks Board is a fun, hands-on way for toddlers to develop fine motor skills and problem-solving abilities. As children open and close the various latches, they strengthen finger strength, pincer grasp, and hand-eye coordination. The ...
Melissa & Doug Locks and Latches Board Wooden Educational Toy: Develops Fine Motor Skills for Toddlers
Fine motor & grasp development: Dropping the mini plush sea creatures into the pelican’s bill requires finger control, wrist stability, and coordination (for example pinching, releasing, guiding into the opening).
Hand‑eye coordination & bil...
Melissa & Doug K's Kids Hungry Pelican Soft Baby Educational Toy: Fine Motor Skills, Clip-On, Multiple Activities