A collection of toddler toys I’ve bought, used, or would happily buy again. Practical, engaging, and fun toys that toddlers love and parents appreciate.
Most of these toys are for boys as I’ve been exclusively a boy mom. My little girl is due 2026 so...
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1-2 year olds
3-4 year olds
Educational Toys
Outdoor toys
Articles
1-2 year olds
Easily our most used toy we have ever purchased. My 4 year old will sometimes still play with this. I don’t understand why they love it so much, but they do😂
Tool Bench- AKA best toy ever
Both my boys loved playing with the barn playhouse! We had the little tike but this is a little cheaper!
Barn playhouse
This was a staple in our house!!!
Little People barn playhouse
If your toddler loves playing with balls, I bet they’ll love a basketball hoop
Toddler Basketball Hoop
I’m shocked I forgot about this set! My monster truck loving toddler would’ve gone crazy for this!!!
Buildable Racetrack
3-4 year olds
LEGOs are a STAPLE around here. My kids love them!!
LEGO DUPLO
Skip the expensive brand and buy your kiddo these! This will be your most used toy in your house! And don’t be surprised if you end up buying multiple sets for bigger builds😊
PicassoTiles-100 Piece Set
Honestly my 4 year old doesn’t play with many toys. He loves anything STEM related. I’d bet he would love this!
STEM Building
Educational Toys
My kids love sorting!!! Especially my youngest. We don’t own this but have played with it many times at play places😊
Learning Resources Farmer's Market Color Sorting Set
Both my kids love this toy. But my preschooler loves this toy in the car!
LeapFrog Mr Pencil's Scribble Write and Read
This looks like such a neat educational toy! We don’t have iPads so we would just use mom or dads phone 😊
Interactive Globe
Outdoor toys
Just found this and I might buy throwing in the cart ASAP
Airplane launcher
My kids LOVE stomp rockets! We actually need to replace ours.
Stomp Rocket
Easily one of our most used outdoor toys!
Bow and Arrows
My kids love this set!! They go out and dig holes when they are bored lol
Toddler Outdoor Lawn Tools
Articles
I love that this is an article that gives advice vs. giving you just items to purchase and the benefit behind each section she list.
Pathways.org | Which Toys Are Best For Toddlers?
THIS!!! We got rid of so many toys this year because we could no longer keep up with picking up the toys, my kids would just dump out everything and leave. It was getting very overwhelming. We now keep very few toys and my kids have to ask what they ...
