Discover toddler toys that spark imagination, build skills, and keep little hands busy. From sensory favorites to creative play essentials, these picks make learning feel like pure fun.
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Gross Motor Play
Fine Motor Play
Educational
Other Fun Favorites
Gross Motor Play
Gross motor toys support big movements like climbing, running, and balancing. They help kids build strength, coordination, and confidence through fun, active play. Shop below for our favorites.
These are pricey and often not what they seem, but this one was perfect! Large enough for our little guy, sturdy, and foldable for storage. Affordable and comes with the cushion too!
BlueWood Pikler Triangle Set 8-in-1 Mauve Pink
These stepping stones and balance beams are great for balance and these light up with music too.
B. toys Balance Beam for Kids - Musical Set
My little guy loved this! It was great gross motor practice and helped him learn to do inclines and stairs!
Qaba Soft Foam Climbing Toys 4-Piece Set
This tent and tunnel set can make tons of formations, is great for indoors, or has stakes for outdoor use. They also work as a ball pit!
UTEX 8-in-1 Pop Up Kids Play Tent & Tunnels
These ball pit balls pair perfect with the tunnel and tent set and come in a variety of colors.
MoonxHome BPA Free Toddler Ball Pit Balls
My kid loves this couch! From sitting, to laying, to using it as a fort or jumping mat haha!
Delta Children Cozee Flip-Out Sherpa Sofa
Practice throwing with this velcro game
Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Turtle Game
Rock or climb your way to great balance. Great for vestibular stimulation too.
Two Sided Rock Around Wobble Disk & Dome
Hop scotch, ring toss, bean bags, and relay races… this set has it all!
Libima 55 Pcs Carnival Game Set with Rings & Connectors
Great for balance and loading with toys! My kid loves hooking up the wagon and driving around whatever he can find to fill out!
Little Tikes Tractor & Cart Ride-On for Ages 1-5
We love running and jumping across these! Perfect for baby tummy time too.
Art3d Liquid Sensory Floor Tiles, 6 Pack
Fine Motor Play
Fine motor toys build hand strength, coordination, and precision through small movements like grasping, stacking, and manipulating pieces. They support early writing, self-help skills, and creativity. Shop below for our favorites.
We bring these everywhere! Building and knocking down!
EchoPlan 130PCS Magnetic Tiles 3D Blocks
We love the duplo legs! They are legos but thick and large for little ones.
LEGO DUPLO Classic Brick Box - 10913
Make a creation, then turn it on to see it work, then take it apart and build something new. Never dull and always changing.
Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! 100-Piece Set
This started playdoh kit is perfecting for pinching and starting to build those finger muscles.
Play-Doh 9-Piece Starter Set with Tote & 4 Cans
These teach basic cutting safely. They come in straight, wave, and zig zag.
Crayola Toddler Safety Scissors 3pk Blunt Tip
Perfect for practicing the pincher grasp and color recognition and sorting.
Counting Vegetables Matching Games Sensory Toys
Sort the colors with this no mess, no clean up toy
Color Sorting Sensory Toy for Toddlers
Practice hand and eye coordination with this lacing set
Tirafal Wooden Lacing Toy 2 Pack for Toddlers
Draw, stencil, and trace on this giant mat.
Water Doodle Mat Kids Painting Drawing Toy
These attribute blocks are perfect for all kinds of fun play! Checkout @startedwithababy on Instragram or Tiktok for ideas to use them!
Foam Attribute Blocks Kit, Preschool Math Set
Educational
School can start at home and learning doesn't have to be stressful. With these fun games, your kids won't even know they're learning, they'll only think they're having fun!
Color matching fishing game for toddlers
HABA Here Fishy Fishy! Magnetic Fishing Game
We have ton of the “my first board game” from this brand for our 2 year old and they are the perfect brain building activity for young ones.
HABA My Very First Games - First Orchard
Color and memory matching toddler game
HABA My Very First Games Hanna Honeybee
My little 2 year old loves this construction game- simple and easy with teamwork.
HABA My Very First Games Building Site Toy
Number matching game- we have the sheep version but it's out of stock!
Learning Resources Smart Snacks Number Pops
Count the popcorn our and place them in their matching number cup
Learning Resources Count 'em Up Popcorn Game
Letter and number identification and hand eye coordination all while having fun
Magnetic Wooden Fishing Game Toy for Toddlers
Use them in the sand, water, or just around the house- upper and lowercase sets!
Inspire My Play Uppercase Alphabet Letters
Hand eye coordination and learning grib all while practicing letter tracing
hand2mind Letter Tracing Sensory Pad for Kids
These are the best because they have a picture too, to help them associate the letter and sound!
Alphabet Learning Toys 78 Pcs Ice Cream ABC
We love these stamps, throw in a stamp pad and your toddler will love these!
Alphabet & Number Wooden Stampers Set for Kids
These letter and numbers float and stick to the wall when wet, we love spelling, searching for colors, and counting in order with these, while finding them in the bubbles.
Foam Bath Letters & Numbers Toy for Kids
Notice details, alike and different, and spot what's not the same- many styles
Colorful World: Forest
Pattern matching and copying is a super important skill for little guys!
Melissa & Doug Bead Sequencing Set - 46 Beads
We love number blocks everything and these counting matching sheep are so cute
hand2mind Numberblocks Sheep Farm MathLink Cubes
Other Fun Favorites
These are the additional toys we just couldn't leave off the list of favorites because they get so much love in our house.
My toddler loves this cooking set! And it comes in a cute carrying case so we even pack it for vacations.
Sundaymot Wooden Play Kitchen Set with Cookware
Comes with all th accessories too!
12" Baby Doll with Flower Backpack & Accessories
My little boys favorite toy! We take this tractor everywhere!!!
Inertia Toy Friction Powered Cars 4PCS
Pretty sure we will never have enough of these! They're in our bags, cars, rooms, and they just keep coming!
