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Play. Laugh. Learn: Toddler Toys That Teach Through Fun
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items As a former educator turned toddler mom, I love finding toys that make learning feel like play. These picks build real skills—like problem-solving, creativity, and coordination—while keeping little ones totally engaged. It's a win win for all toddler...
My son has this and it's great for for learning number identification, counting skills, and color matching! Ms Rachel also has this toy on her show so it's been a nice bonus of him joining in with her.
Learning Resources Spike Fine Motor Hedgehog
Helps teach multiple skills, including color and shape recognition, sorting skills, and problem-solving abilities! It's so cute to watch my son try to fit a shape into a hole, realize it doesn't fit, and try again. Learning a lot of skills!
Melissa & Doug Match and Roll Shape Sorter
My son is getting this for Christmas and I'm so excited. It features over 100 vocabulary words, 20 activities, and 20 songs! It also comes with different place mats you can switch in and out and learning about different things.
VTech Touch & Learn Activity Desk Deluxe
Words, songs and instructions can be heard in both English and Spanish which is different and fun! My son has recently started using this a lot more and has been repeating words that are “opposites” so that's fun!
LeapFrog Learning Friends 100 Words Book, Green
More for older toddlers but it helps improve focus, pattern recognition, and cognitive development like their memory! We have a Toy Story matching game and he loves just looking at the pictures right now.
Wonder Forge Disney Matching Game - Ages 3+
This is created really for 2 year olds. Gets them jumping around, mimicking moves, and matching the movements on the card!
Peaceable Kingdom Monkey Around Toddler Game
We got this last Easter. It's great for color sorting/matching, counting, and fruit/vegetable identification! Really great for practicing colors and learning which ones are the same. He loves picking up and naming the different fruit and counting the...
Learning Resources Farmer's Market Color Sorting Set
Babies can have fun number learning and color matching wit these farm animals. Can practice counting, color recognition, classification and matching skills. Can also name animals and practice the sounds they make! My son has had this since 1 year old...
20Pcs Farm Animal Learning Toys for Toddlers
You can take off the colored portion of the “pops” and match it with the letter on the stick. It's great for the alphabet, matching, and even learning colors.
Learning Resources Mini ABC Pops - Alphabet Toys
Great for problem solving too! It's a wooden toy that toddlers can use to practice their shapes, counting, and colors.
Montessori Wooden Shape Sorter Toy for 1-3
Kids can practice picking up the objects with tweezers and putting them in the coordinating color bowl. I love toys like these because it also helps their fine motor while learning colors and sorting as well!
Oomloid Counting Animals Montessori Toys Ages 3-5
Peg boards feature holes that correspond with the number on each board. This Introduces kids to the concept of one-to-one correspondence between name, number and quantity. Great tool for introduction to math skills.
MIKNEKE Montessori Number Counting Blocks Toy
Perfect for word recognition, matching, stacking, and sorting. Stacking is a big skill for little ones and it's so beneficial!
Melissa & Doug Wooden ABC/123 Blocks Set
Beyond math concepts, children build vocabulary and creative thinking through imaginative play scenarios. They can also get familiar with counting and the money concept. This is a fun toy to pair with food toys or grocery store around your house!
Learning Resources Pretend Play Cash Register Toy
Older toddlers can insert the letters into the boards to practice spelling and vocabulary. Great find! Also shows a picture of the word which can help them associate the word as well if they're not sure.
See & Spell Learning Toy
Introduces letters, animals, and their sounds! Great for younger babies or toddlers. They can spin it and see what it lands on. It also has different modes so it can grow with the child as it gets older.
LeapFrog Spin and Sing Alphabet Zoo, Pink
Self-correcting puzzle! For older toddlers but perfect for practicing letters, phonics, and matching up the puzzle pieces to help them learn. They can practice saying the words, looking at pictures, and recognize the letters.
Melissa & Doug Alphabet Puzzle 52 pcs
Great for preschool kiddos! Can practice tracing, writing letters upper case and lower case! I will definitely be getting this for my toddler in a few years. Writing is an undervalued skill with students right now.
hand2mind Letter Tracing Sensory Pad for Kids 3-5
Great value for your money! I firmly believe all kids should learn how to tell time from a traditional clock. Don't let the skill fade mommas!
Learning Resources Big Time Mini Teaching Clock
This is perfect for preschoolers and getting them ready for Kindergarten! Days of the week, seasons, months, and mood are just a few skills this calendar will help with! As a former educator, most kindergarten classes and even older classes will star...
Melissa & Doug My First Daily Magnetic Calendar
Books, Games, Puzzles, and Flashcards are all included in the box! You can choose which box you want and everything comes included for some learning time fun with your toddler. This is on my wish list and the reviews look great.
TOYVENTIVE Educational Books, Flash Cards & Puzzles for Toddlers
Scissor skills are important too! These are plastic safety scissors but perfect for toddlers to practice cutting lines and learning safe scissors skills. Great for preschool age!
Melissa & Doug Scissor Skills Activity Book
Emotional Intelligence is important too! This doll has 15 phrases that help little ones learn more and recognize their feelings. Very imporant for toddlers to be able to recognize what they're feeling so we can help them cope.
Ms. Rachel Emotions Learning Doll Stuffed Animal
Hands on screen free “discovery” Desktop! So cute, perfect for 1-2 year olds. Has a mirror to play “peek a boo” and key board shaped buttons. Probably a little too young for my 2 year old but great for the little ones.
Melissa & Doug Wooden Work & Play Desktop Activity Board Infant and Toddler Sensory Toy - FSC Certified
Yes these are pricey BUT spending $80 a month for toys for 3 months..I'm pretty sure I spend more than that so it's a good deal. Age appropriate toys that really get them learning and having fun.
The Play Kits by Lovevery | Montessori Toy Subscription Ages 0-5