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My toddler’s favorite things!
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items As a mother of an active 17-month old boy, I am always looking for thoughtful toys! I like everything from Montessori-style to pretend to music and more. I encourage open and independent play and let my child steer the play time.
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Such a fun and modern toy! I love that it is interactive and educational, while also focusing on music.
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Mix & Learn DJ Table
Amazing tool to promote reduced or limited screen time. We love to listen to the music Tonies on repeat while we play.
tonies
Interactive and fun! Taught my son farm animals and sounds and will grow with him too!
Little People Farm
My toddler loves to explore the different sounds in this drum set. It includes sound effects and drum sounds and can be connected to other Baby Einstein musical toys for collaborative play.
Together in Tune Drums™ Connected Magic Touch™ | E12804
This has been a daily staple since my son was 9 months old - and he hasn’t gotten tired of it yet! This is a great tool for learning fine motor skills and exploring color, texture, and size.
Sassy Stacks of Circles Ring Stacker
We love any kind of ball! These are fantastic for small hands. My son will carry one around for hours to practice throwing and kicking.
Little Tikes Punt Pass and Shoot: Sports Ball Set for Ages 3+ with 3 Balls
Once my son started walked, we introduced the ride-on elephant! At first, he didn’t know how to push himself forward, so we pushed him as fast as we could! Now, he can climb on and move around himself. It is a staple in our house!
Radio Flyer Ellie the Rolling Elephant Ride-On: Steel & Plastic Toddler Toy, 42 lb Capacity
This is an incredible and versatile toy for a kid’s playroom! The three main pieces can be used in a variety of configurations. It also comes with dinosaur cars and dinosaur shapes.
KidsBuddy Pikler Triangle 9-in-1 Climbing Toy
These vegetables have helped introduce my son to pretend play! We originally used them to teach food identification, but now he pretends to eat and to feed them to others! Excited to grow our play food collection!
Hape Kitchen Vegetable Basket Food Playset, 7 Pieces, Kid's Felt Kitchen Toys
One of the newest toys to our collection is this bulldozer! My son loves to experiment with cause and effect.
VTech Pop-a-Balls Push and Pop Bulldozer
We introduced this when my son was about to turn one. He has engaged with it in different ways since then. Recently, he has really enjoyed exploring the beads and their pathways!
B. toys Wooden Activity Cube - Zany Zoo: Educational Play with Animals, Spinners, Bead Rollercoaster, Functional Doors
Books
We read this one over and over! This book can be a great way to reinforce color and animal identification.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
This book has been really great at reinforcing animal sounds. My son loves to follow along and provide the animal sounds as we read it.
Moo, Baa, La La La!|Board Book
Another Sandra Boynton favorite! We have read this one so many times and we love it so much. My son has been saying Honk Shoo since before he was starting to talk!
Dinosnores|Board Book