Everything I personally recommend as a stay-at-home mom to a two-year-old and a former daycare teacher who spent years working in a two-year-old classroom. These are the items I actually use in daily life with my toddler and products I’ve seen work f...
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Pretend play
Sensory play
Educational play
Musical play
Books
Pretend play
these are so fun, my daughter loves how the strings look like you’re actually squeezing the condiments out! Perfect for pretend play
Pretend Play Condiments
So fun for pretend play, perfect accessories for a play kitchen!
Pretend Play Food and Accessories
The cutest little kitchen! And SO affordable, this little kitchen is better quality than a big name brand one I paid triple for! Love the gold fixtures and how sturdy it is!
Best Choice Products Wooden Farmhouse Kitchen Set
Love the bitty baby, it’s such a sweet heirloom toy they’ll love for years to come!
Bitty Baby®: Baby Dolls for Toddlers
Dress up clothes are always a hit with this age group! Anything pretend play oriented is a winner🫶
Dress Up & Role Play
Sensory play
This will keep your toddle entertained forever, I wish they had this when I was growing up!
Sensory Play Lightbox
perfect for fine motor skills and learning cause and effect!
Lock & Key Clubhouse
These are AMAZING for a long car ride! They’re the simplest thing but they keep her entertained the whole way there and back! Lightweight enough not to be a projectile hazard in the car, but still fun and engaging!
BUNMO Pop Tubes Sensory Toddler Toys
Got it for her last Christmas but still a HUGE hit! Her therapists love using this with her!
Fisher-Price Giant Rock-a-Stack Toy 14+ in
Another gift from last Christmas that still gets daily use! I can’t keep her out of it😆
WonderFill Ball Pit | Foam Ball Pit & 100 Balls
We got this for her last Christmas, I have these in front of her ball bit so she can jump in from the top and she is still obsessed! She’s played with this every day since last Christmas!
VEVOR Single Tunnel Climber, Toddler Playset, Foam Climbing Blocks for ...
This is an EXACT nugget dupe, the quality is amazing!
Member's Mark Kids' Explorer Sofa, Assorted Colors - Samsclub.com
Educational play
Perfect for keeping them occupied while you try to cook dinner in peace😆
LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letters
This is the perfect compromise for parents who want to limit screen time and toddlers who absolutely do not 😂 it’s a lot less stimulating than an actual tablet and educational! And a lot more affordable 😉
LeapFrog, 2-in-1 LeapTop Touch, Laptop Toy, Learning Toy for Toddlers
These are so much fun, they’re a top 5 toy in our house!
Farmer's Market Color Sorting Set
So perfect for the ms Rachel obsessed, and helps with learning to stack, colors, and letters!
Learning Stacking Houses
Musical play
You can choose between different sound effects which is so fun, and perfect for getting their wiggles out!
Boogie Woogie Mat | Piano Dance Mat
By far our most played with toy! If you can get one bigger ticket item for them let it be a tonie box, my daughters used to moving between activities but she will play with her tonie box independently for hours a day 🙌
Toniebox 2 and How It Works
A creative tonie is the best tonie in my opinion! You can add your own stories and song, or choose from a huge library in the tonie app! Endless possibilities ❤️
Imagine your own Creative-Tonie
Books
A favorite amongst all the previous foster children we’ve had and now a favorite of my bio daughter! Such a fun silly interactive book!
The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith & Katz
My daughter is obsessed with the grumpy monkey books! They’re all such fun, cute, silly stories
Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne & Max Lang
My daughter’s favorite series of all time has to be the llama llama books! She’s not met a llama llama book she didn’t like 😉
Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama Series
We have to read this book EVERY night before bed at least twice! She always asks for it by name ❤️
