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The Best Toys EVER: According to Salem, Age 1
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items These are all the toys that my 1 year old daughter, Salem, is currently loving.
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Large Toys
Batteries Required
Wooden Toys
Comfort Items
Large Toys
These may take up a lot of space, but it’s well worth it!
Definitely an upgrade to the one I had as a kid! Includes a removable floorboard so even though she isn’t walking yet, we can push her around in it like a stroller. She LOVES beeping the horn!
Little Tikes Cozy Coupe Ride-On Toy
By far, her most played with toy. She will literally roll off of her floor bed and play with this thing as soon as she wakes up. There are soooo many things to do on it, and 3 different “Smart Stages” so it can grow with her!
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Ultimate Playhouse
A total classic, and for very good reason! Can be used as a walker and/or a wagon, and Salem loves it both ways! It also makes for a great place to store stuffed animals when it’s not in use. 😬
Push & Pull Walker Wagon
I mean COME ON(!!) how could I NOT get this for my daughter named Salem! Even though this is targeted at an older age, she already has so much fun putting the “ingredients” in and out of the cauldron, turning the pages of the spell book, and pressing...
Little Tikes Magic Workshop - TikTok Shop
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At first, I was afraid that the Toniebox would be too advanced for my 1 year old, but I was quickly proven wrong! She very quickly learned how to operate it by switching out the Tonies figures! She also clearly has a favorites — Ms Rachel, Elmo, and ...
Tonies
Batteries Required
Be sure to have a stash of AA and AAAs! 😆
She received this as a gift for her birthday & has been OBSESSED with it ever since! It plays multiple Songs For Littles songs, including her all time favorite “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”!
Ms. Rachel Sing Along Microphone, Includes Built-in Music and Lights ...
Another toy that is a major upgrade from the one I had growing up, and in all the best ways! Includes 3 “Smart Stages” and makes a variety of sounds and plays multiple songs. Also comes with multiple figures that can be used with other Little People ...
Fisher-Price Little People Caring for Animals
This was another gift, and another favorite! You push the plastic balls into the fish’s mouths, and it rolls down the ramp while playing a variety of songs/phrases — all of which have been stuck in my head on multiple occasions! It also turns itself ...
Feed The Fish
When she first got this, she would just press the different buttons to make the sounds. Now, she loves actually placing the “rocks” in the hole, and using the lever to dump them back out of the bed. Definitely a favorite.
Drop & Go Dump Truck™ │ VTech
These maracas are fantastic! One is a traditional style shaker/rattle, and the other is electronic with multiple functions — teaches colors, numbers & musical styles in both English and Spanish.
LeapFrog Learn and Groove Shakin' Colors Maracas
With both her father AND I being “gamers” we immediately knew that Salem had to have this, and we weren’t wrong! This has been a favorite since 6 months. It sits right next to “Daddy’s controllers” in the living room, and she will sit right next to h...
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Game & Learn Controller - Multi, Laugh & Learn Game & Learn Controller | Babylist Shop
Wooden Toys
Because let’s face it, everyone loves a good aesthetic.
She doesn’t play with this in the “correct” way yet, but she loves taking off all the different pieces and is starting to be able to put them back on again. It also allows for some good color recognition practice.
Product: Caterpillar Gear Toy
Super simple idea, but keeps her entertained for quite a while! You drop the discs into one of several spots, and they roll down through the barn. Great for recognized object permanence, and we’ve even started going over animal names and sounds using...
GO Tots Barnyard Tumble
Another toy I bought on a whim and glad I did. Can be used with or without the wooden discs. Good for recognizing “red” and “blue”, 1 & 2, and “stop”/“go”.
GO Tots Wooden Race Cars
Our go-to “eating out” toy. There are suction cups on the bottom so it sticks to any table, and definitely keeps her busy while we wait for the food to arrive! Plus, no messy crayons or any clean up needed (other than a quick wipe down if she touches...
First Bead Maze
Comfort Items
This is sooooo soft!
Burrow Bunny Rabbit Stuffed Animal
Salem is a Cancer, and her Daddy gave her this doll on her birthday. It is absolutely adorable and so well made, I almost feel bad when she chews on it — but then I remind myself that is her way of telling the dolly she loves it! 😆
Arteeksdoll Plush Cancer Baby Doll 17in