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Educational Toys My Kids Actually Play With (Over and Over Again) 🍒
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items As a mom of young boys, we’ve gone through many interests: dinosaurs, cars, lego, minecraft, etc but these are the toys that my kids continue to play with over and over again. NOTE: Some of the links on this page are affiliate links, including Amazon...
Lego Duplo sets are perfect for little ones because they're easy to grab and they can't choke on them. We've been adding to our duplo collection over the years and my 7 year old still plays with them even though he's moved on to regular legos. I got ...
Lego 10954 Duplo My First Side Train
We love this set because they can make a bunch of smaller toys in a shorter amount of time than full sets. Because it has a diverse amount of bricks, they're also able to make their own creations especially vehicles. It's crazy how they're learning S...
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box , Toy Set with Train, Car, Tiger, Birthday Gift for Kids 4+, 10696
Our boys are still interested in vehicles of any kind and we recently got this set to add to our magnetic tile collection. We like it because we can incorporate with their other vehicles and they can make garages and roads. I try to get authentic mag...
PicassoTiles 5-in-1 Magnetic Construction Toys
My oldest is into robots so I got him this to develop his coding skills. Even our youngest loves to play with this. I like using this as a family game by building roadblocks with my youngest then my oldest decides the code to figure out his way aroun...
Learning Resources Switcheroo Coding Crew STEM Toy
We got this as a birthday gift and my youngest can't stop using it. I've been adding upper case letter stickers to each parking spot and then putting lower case stickers on his vehicles so he can match them to the parking spaces for a fun educational...
Hot Wheels City Stunt Garage Playset with 1 Toy Car in 1:64 Scale & Storage for 20+ Vehicles
I got this so they can adjust the track and figure out the best way make their car race down the track. Engineering disguised as racing.
FlexTrack 5000 Flexible Race Car Track 15ft
Since my oldest is into STEM, I decided to get a 6 month subscription for him this year. He gets so excited and quickly builds his toy. The crate comes with enough direction and tools for him to do it on his own and it even comes with extra material ...
Kiwi Crate: Monthly Science Box for Kids
My oldest got this as a gift and I love that it's fun and educational. He follows the pokemon designs but he has also come up with his own designs. When he's done, we turn on the light near his bed as his nightlight. We don't like our youngest anywhe...
Lite Brite Super Bright HD Pokemon Edition
Play-Doh is a stamp in our house. Even though it's hard to clean, it's worth it to have my kids spend hours playing and incorporating their current toys with their play-doh. Not only is it good for sensory play, it helps build fine motor skills.
Play-Doh Stamp & Saw Tool Bench Playset, Construction Toys for Ages 3+, Kids Arts & Crafts
My youngest is into vehicles and loves this. I'd separate the letters from the vehicle and have him figure out which letter belongs to which vehicle He can now fully identify the vehicles.
Vanmor Wooden Vehicle Alphabet Puzzle 52 Blocks
Even though this is a book,it's also a toy! The tracks come out and make one big track for the windup train to pass through but you can also have the train run through each set of 2 pages. It makes story time a lot more interactive.
Wind-up Train Toy & Book: Steam Train Adventure
I got this for my youngest but my oldest also enjoys playing with the foam. I like that I can practice creating letters but they also find other ways to play with the foam.
Playfoam Shape & Learn Alphabet Set - ABC Toys
This was for my toddler but my oldest also uses it to practice tying his shoes! With my youngest, we practice letters, colors, the weather, etc. I like that I can also separate the pages so they both can use it at the same time.
hahaland Busy Board Montessori Toddler Toy
I love playing this game with my kids because we can't stop laughing whenever we play. Me and my oldest take turns trying to balance the blocks with the pressure of waiting for my toddler to knock it all down. It's a fun STEM game for the family.
Tower Stack, The Balance Stacking Family Game for Kids Ages 8+, Easter Basket Stuffers, by What Do You Meme?
I don't think we really realize how educational this game is with STEM, fine motor, and social components. It's that fun! We also take it to the next level by balancing other things like cars.
Classic Don't Break the Ice Family Game, for Kids Ages 3 and up, 2-4 Players, Easter Gifts for Boys and Girls