Soft books and high contrast are life for infants around here!
Eric Carle Hungry Caterpillar Soft Book - White
Giant pop-it’s help me get through cooking lunch for everyone!
Fat Brain Toys Dimpl Baby and Toddler Learning Toy
It makes sounds and looks more realistic than other ones
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Play & Go Activity Keys
These soft blocks are all of my one year olds top 5 toy for sure
Infantino Go gaga! Super Soft 1st Building Blocks
An infant top 5! It has every sensory need met with the lights, sounds, motion, cause and effect, page turning, and songs!
B. toys - Baby Activity Table - Colorful & Sensory Station
Honestly great for all ages!
Impresa [5 Pack] Spiky Sensory Balls - Squeezy and Bouncy Fidget Toys - Sensory Toys – No BPA Phthalates Latex
Toddlers
Educational but also EXTREMELY engaging, I usually have someone waiting their turn to play with any of the lakeshore toys!
Lakeshore Learning
12-15 months LOVE a good cause and effect pop up!
Fisher-Price Pets Pop-Up
I randomly picked this up, and every age loves it! Everything on it can be interacted with/moved
Melissa & Doug Wooden Work & Play Desktop Activity Board Infant and Toddler Sensory Toy
Classic pretend play, but also helping with those fine motor skills with the Velcro and knife!
Melissa & Doug Cutting Fruit Set - Wooden Play Food Kitchen Accessory
Okay these are top 2, and not 2! The first question of the day is always - can we do the blocks?!
TopComfy Baby and Toddler Learning Toy Seven Piece Pizza Shape Foam Playset for Indoor Climb Crawl, Multicolored, 29.33"*27.17"*17.13"
These are perfect for sensory seekers, each stepping stone is a different texture. My kids love to use it as an obstacle course too!
B. toys Sensory Balance Beams for Active Play Balance and Build Set
Kitchen set that doesn’t take up a ton of space but has every appliance and looks more realistic!!! They love it
Costway Kid’s Pretend Play Kitchen Toddler Kitchen Playset with Blackboard Beige
I don’t even have a track for it and they are all obsessed!
Wooden Train Set 12 PCS - Magnetic Toy
Perfect to help teach concept of time!! For any task or activity!
Hand2Mind 2 Minute Jumbo Sand Timer
I have 4 of these and they’ve lasted for YEARS, and the kids have never gotten sick of them even once!
Little Tikes Cozy Coupe Ride on Toy for Toddlers and Kids
A classic! The toddlers loveeeee this one!
Fisher-Price Little People Play for All School Toddler Playset with Figures & Accessories
Honestly good for all ages! Not too small, so no worrying about choking. Toddlers love to build and these click and unclick easily - but are strong enough for tall towers and buildings!
MEGA BLOKS First Builders Big Building Bag Toy Blocks with Blue Storage Bag for Toddler - 80pc
Babies is one of the things that’s played daily!
14" Take Care Baby Doll - Dark Brown Hair + Brown Eyes - Gigglescape™
It sings! It’s the perfect group pretend play, and the perfect opportunity to work on teaching manners/social interactions!
B. toys - Toy Singing Tea Set - Musical Tea Party
Perfect for coordination! And they love to shake it up and re-do it all day.
Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wand Number Maze - Wooden Puzzle Activity
I actually have 3 of these because the kids fighting over it was getting old 🤣
LeapFrog 2-in-1 LeapTop Touch
ADHD/Autism
Really helpful for my kids who have endless energy and looking to satisfy the “crashing into everything” feeling!
Spinning Chair
Great fidget toys for any time the kids are waiting for anything from me, like making food or setting up an activity!
Infinite Curiosity 5-Pack Textured Monkey Noodles Fidget Toys, Sensory for Children, Ease Overactive Minds with Sensory Fidgets, 3-14
Disclaimer: these can be loud 🤣 but they love being silly with them
SYNCFUN 36 Pack Pop Tubes Party Favors Fidget Tubes for Kids 9 Colors Connectable & Extendable Stress Relief Sensory Toys for Toddlers
Perfect for calm down corners/cool down time!
Joyfy 4-Pack Sensory Fidget Tubes, Stress Relief Toy, Speech Therapy Materials, Calming Toys for Children with Autism, Kids Calm Down Corner Supplies
Something about mini appliances that actually move or fake cook food!
Casdon Morphy Richards Play Kitchen Set - Children's Play Kitchen Including Appliances, Dishes, Utensils, and Play Food!
Another banger for literally every age (admittedly the main toy I like to play with, with them all)!