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Top Toys for Toddler Boys
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items My favorite toddler-approved toys!! Great options to cultivate fine & gross motor skills, imaginative play, cause & effect, + some easy-to-use educational resources/activity books.
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Cars & Trucks
Fine Motor Development
Educational
Imaginative Play
Gross Motor Development
Misc
Cars & Trucks
Functional AND aesthetic!! Love this toy for imaginative, open-ended play and comes with the cutest little wooden cars. My toddler is obsessed with vehicles and this service station checks all the boxes
Wooden Service Station Parking Garage
These came in the cutest little case and are the perfect addition to our magnatiles collection! Comes with accessories but also works with all the toy cars we already have
Magnetic Tiles Road Toys
Perfect for vehicle-obsessed little boys! My three year old has played with this nearly every day for the past 9 months. The songs aren’t too annoying and we love the functional wheels and ladder!
Little People Fire Truck
Perfect addition to your Little People collection! Songs are catchy but not too annoying and I love the functioning wheels and bucket lever. My two-year-old boy plays with this almost daily!
Little People Recycling Truck
Huge monster truck fans over here and these ones are the perfect size! They drive smoothly and aren’t too small that they get lost or too big that they’re hard to store. My little boy is obsessed!
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks
Got this for my son’s 3rd birthday and it entertains him forever! High-quality, easy set-up, rolls compactly, and compatible with basically all of his toy cars we already own. We love setting it up on kitchen chairs, over the back of the couch, and d...
Flexible Race Car Track for Kids
Fine Motor Development
LOVE these dinos for my 2-year-old. He likes setting them up as well as taking them apart and matching them back together. Great for fine-motor skills and color recognition!
Letters Matching Game Dinosaur Toys
Such a great learning toy! Bought this as a 3rd birthday gift for my son and I love how you can sort the animals, match colors, and drive the train!
Farm Animal Train Set with Counting & Sorting
Amazing for open-ended play and brain development! I play these with my 3-year-old daily!
Magna-Tiles
Entertains my high-energy three-year-old who rarely sits still for afternoons at a time! Love the accessories it comes with but we also play with his toy dinos and tractors. Such a good deal & great for sensory play and fine motor development!
Kinetic Sand Deluxe Beach Castle Playset
Perfect 3rd birthday gift for my little boy! This construction tool set is so cute and functional. It can be used to hold all the tools and flips over to be a little workbench. Great price and good quality tools!
Construction Play Set
Just got this for my three-year-old and we LOVE the fun & unique ice cream accessories. Amazing for fine-motor development & imaginative play!! Anything from this toy line is really good quality & colorful while still being aesthetic— my ...
Ice Cream Shop Playset
LOVE these little people magnets— the hands/feet easily connect and disconnect from each other and other surfaces like the fridge and some of our furniture, making these such a great creative toy + helps with fine motor skill development!
20 Pack Magnetic People Figures
Educational
This activity book has been amazing for my almost-3-year-old! I’m holding him back from preschool this year but wanted to get him comfortable with sitting down to do “school” in the mornings. I assembled the velcro for the whole book in 20 minutes an...
JoyCat Preschool Busy Book for Toddlers
LOVE this book for both my little boys. Volume control options are a must and I love that this one allows you to switch from animal names, to sounds, to fun facts. It’s organized by habitat and a great educational resource!
LeapFrog 100 Animals Book
This brand has such great preschool/toddler educational & craft materials. We love this activity book!
JoyCat Paint with Water Coloring Books for Toddlers
Imaginative Play
This ice cream set is such good quality and entertains my toddler for hours. Love that it comes with built-in storage— makes keeping all the pieces together & organized so much easier!
Melissa & Doug Ice Cream Play Set
Love investing in Little People because all the playsets & people can mix and match! This airport is darling and a huge hit with my two-year-old boy. We’ve had it for a year now and he still plays with it frequently, plus it has made traveling on...
Little People Airport
Entertains my high-energy three-year-old who rarely sits still for afternoons at a time! Love the accessories it comes with but we also play with his toy dinos and tractors. Such a good deal & great for sensory play and fine motor development!
Kinetic Sand Deluxe Beach Castle Playset
Perfect 3rd birthday gift for my little boy! This construction tool set is so cute and functional. It can be used to hold all the tools and flips over to be a little workbench. Great price and good quality tools!
Construction Play Set
Had this sitting in my cart for months! So practical because it turns into a regular table plus the train set accessories are good for endless hours of imaginative play and fine-motor skill development
Kids Wooden Train Table Set
Just bought this for Christmas for my almost-1 and 3-year-old boys. Little People toys are timeless and SO fun!
Little People Farm Doll Playset
Gross Motor Development
Bought this for my son's 3rd birthday and I'm so happy with it. Great for balance, coordination, and muscle development + the adjustable seat is so helpful so he can sit down when his legs get tired.
Retrospec Chipmunk Plus Kids’ Kick Scooter
Affordable option for these cute stepping stones— we’ve had them for almost 2 years and they still are in great shape & age-appropriate. Awesome for coordination, balance, and gross motor development. They stack nicely for easy storage and have l...
Playtopia Stacking Stepping Stones
Amazing for babies & toddlers of all ages! So many options for open-ended play & also very comfy to sit on haha. I did lots of research into dupes but the og is only a smidge pricier and wayyy better quality
The Nugget®
Misc
Tonie box is a GAME CHANGER for me as a sahm trying to limit screen time. My boys love listening to the songs & stories! Easy to set up, charges quickly, and so many fun characters to add on!
Toniebox Audio Player Starter Set Puppy