Best Toys for Toddler + Holiday Toy List

Ages 2 years +

 This mashup lets kids imagine and create Potato Head Family. 2 large Potato Head Bodies with two large potato 1 small potato points and 42 accessories, potato Can Have Their family up to two parents, and the baby. Kids can have fun Themselves expressionism and creating lots of wacky looks. Right Sized for little hands, there's no wrong way to play When mixing and mashing the parts and pieces. In wonder the Mr. Potato Head toy Has leg loved for genera tion. The Create Your Family Potato Head toy Makes a great baby shower gift, or birthday or holiday gift for toddlers, preschoolers, and kids ages 2 and up. Most parts are compatible with other Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Potato Head toys. (Each sold separately. Subject to availability.) Potato Head and all related characters You are Trademarks of Hasbro. 

• Improves Motor Skills
• Promotes Hand Eye Coordination
• Interactive Play
• Communication Building
• Fine Motor Building
• Hand Strengthening 
• Perceptual Skill Building
• Teaching Vocabulary/ Body Parts

Ages 2 years +

One of the favorites at the SPOT! This fun little fish bowl Introduces colors and builds tactile, motor, listening, thinking, and learning skills.

While it supports developmental skills by requiring your child to gently place the correct fish into the fishbowl. Builds CONFIDENCE and Boosts SELF-ESTEEM by providing a sense of achievement. Supports COGNITIVE development by encouraging your child to think creatively to find the correct color fish.

• Improves Motor Skills
• Promotes Hand Eye Coordination
• Interactive Play
• Communication Building
• Fine Motor Building
• Hand Strengthening 
• Perceptual Skill Building
• Teaching Vocabulary color identification

 Ages 18 months+

Ms. Jen's Favorite!

 Family fun on the farm! Little ones will enjoy pairing these babies with their mommas, including a cow and calf, sheep and lamb, pig and piglet, and goose and goslings. Set of 8 realistically detailed animals invite hours of imaginative play and early vocabulary development. Durable plastic animals are sized just right for small hands and can be wiped clean. Largest animal (cow) measures 71/2"L x 41/2"H. 

• Encourages Vocabulary
• Communication Building
• Social Pragmatic Skill Building
• Realistic animals to encourage interactive play
• Imaginative Skills (Role Play, Dramatic Play)
• Builds creativity and social skills through immersive role play!
• Matching- As they play and match with this toy, kids also strengthen their visual memory, concentration, and classification skills!
• Easily Cleaned!
• LOVED BY EVERY KIDDO I know :)

Ages 2+

 This pegboard toy is actually a powerhouse toy! One that I have personally used from early intervention and up... Great for building fine motor skills for toddlers, hand-eye coordination, develop and strengthen visual perception skills, visual motor coordination & making patterns!  33 Pegs in 9 colors , Large foam pegboard that is dishwasher safe (easy to clean is a plus). AND they've updated this so you can also practice lacing and stringing- which is great for fine motor skill building!

• Develops and Strengthens pincer grasp
• Improves and Enhances small Motor Skills
• Bilateral coordination
• Promotes Hand Eye Coordination
• Interactive 
• Communication Building
• Perceptual Skill Building
• Cognitive Development
• Color Recognition
• Sorting- Develop color recognition
• Counting, Adding and basic math skills such as counting, adding, subtraction and graphing. 
• manipulative toys are easy for little fingers to grasp and stack on the board and to build towers while stacking for fine motor skills development. 
• Great for homeschool, early childhood & special needs toys for daycare supplies for teachers! 
• Learn through Play
• Easy to wash 

Ages 24 months +

Who loves Mickey? Ms. Jen Does!

I know we are thinking about Christmas, BUT I haven't met a kiddo that didn't love this toy!

  Celebrate a toddler’s birthday in style with the delightful LEGO DUPLO Disney Mickey & Minnie Birthday Train. Packed with developmental activities and featuring favorite Disney characters, this premium building playset is the perfect way to introduce preschoolers to numbers, creative construction and Disney magic! Toddlers join Disney's Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Pluto as they drive the birthday train, stopping off to play and learn with the onboard activities. This colorful construction set improves fine motor skills as kids assemble the train and stack the number bricks; inspires creativity as they decorate the wagons; and develops social skills as they role-play with the lovable Disney characters. All LEGO DUPLO Disney construction sets are expertly designed with imaginative features and iconic characters so parents and toddlers can share endless play and precious developmental milestones.  

• Fine Motor Building and Strengthening
• Hand-Eye Coordination
• Improves Motor Skills
• Promotes Hand Eye Coordination
• Interactive 
• Imagination Building
• Communication Building
• Perceptual Skill Building
• Social Pragmatic Skill Building
• Number identification

Ages 18 months +

 Color sorting set develops color-recognition and sorting skills using bushels of realistic, relationally sized produce. Five colors and 25 pieces of produce can give students a bushel full of knowledge as they identify and name the objects or group and sort by kind or color. Included activity guide helps encourage a fun learning experience. Color sorting set is designed for children ages 18 mos and up. Learning Resources Farmer's Market Color Sorting Set.  

• Fine Motor Manipulation
• Improves Motor Skills
• Promotes Hand Eye Coordination
• Interactive 
• Communication Building
• Perceptual Skill Building
• Spatial Awareness 
• Color Recognition and Sorting- Develop color recognition and sorting skills with bushels of realistic produce
• Vocabulary Building- Expand vocabulary by naming familiar favorites and learning new foods
• Includes 25 foods in 5 different colors, 5 baskets, activity guide, and stickers for labeling

Ages 3-5 years

 Here a chick, there a chick...behind each of the 9 hinged doors on this charming barnyard scene is a delightful, magnetic animal. Learning about animals while improving memory and fine motor skills will keep children busy and having fun on the farm for hours! 

• Magnet toy can used in the home or in the car!
• Hand-Eye Coordination
• Fine Motor Manipulation
• Improves Motor Skills
• Promotes Hand Eye Coordination
• Interactive 
• Communication Building
• Perceptual Skill Building
• Spatial Awareness
• Promotes Memory

Ages 3 Years +

 With the Fisher-Price Medical Kit, preschoolers can throw on their white coats and dive right in to doctor role-play fun. Mini-MDs can "listen" to their patient's heart with the stethoscope, "check" their temperature with the thermometer (press the button to go from "sick" to "well"!), take a peek inside their ears with the otoscope or pump the blood pressure cuff to see the gauge spin! And, say bye-bye to pretend boo-boos with the toy bandage cuff.  

• Pretend Play promotes comfort and confidence at your child's next doctor visit
• Promote Learning through play!
• Interactive 
• Communication Building
• Turn taking and Social Building!

Ages 1-2 years

We love Melissa & Doug around the SPOT! This Farm Animal Puzzle for Toddlers – Features extra-thick wooden puzzle pieces with jumbo knobs for easy grasping, including a cow, pig, horse and friends on a colorful barnyard background. Bright Colors and Farm Fun – Each piece is illustrated with vibrant artwork of familiar animals to spark imagination and support animal recognition through play

• Easy Matching Design – Full-color matching pictures under each piece help guide toddlers and encourage confidence and independent play as they match animals to their spots
• Encourages Early Learning – Helps build fine moto skills, hand-eye coordination, and visual perception in babies and toddlers through hands-on puzzle activities
• Gift-Ready Educational Toy – Makes a thoughtful gift for toddlers ages 1 to 2 years for birthdays, holidays, or everyday play; a screen-free, interactive learning experience

• Hand-Eye Coordination
• Fine Motor Manipulation
• Develops and Strengthens pincer grasp
• Improves Motor Skills
• Promotes Hand Eye Coordination
• Interactive 
• Communication Building
• Perceptual Skill Building
• Spatial Awareness

Ages 2- 3 Years

This adorable brightly colored toy is excellent for fine motor building. Use the tongs to pick up and place the bees into the matching color honeycomb. *I found this is not for kiddos that place things in their mouths as the bees aren't that large. 

• Develops and Strengthens pincer grasp
• Improves and Enhances small Motor Skills
• Promotes Hand Eye Coordination
• Interactive 
• Communication Building
• Perceptual Skill Building
• Color Recognition and matching
• Sorting- Develop color recognition
• Counting, Adding and basic math skills such as counting, adding, subtraction and graphing. 

Ages 18 months +

Do you have a mover and shaker? 

This hopping unicorn is plush and adorable. Take one look, touch, and fall in love. Four sturdy legs prevent tipping and falling off and give kids a reliable partner to help strengthen muscles, learn how to maintain balance, and promote brain development. Suitable for summer vacation, parties, classrooms, indoors, outdoors and more! Children aged under two years old should always be under the direct supervision of an adult. Inflate easily- Take out the inserted white plug (air stopper) from the hole on the belly; insert the tip of the pump and inflate the hopper to a proper size, then replace the white plug into the hole quickly. Your kids will absolutely love this inflatable ride on pal! Just hop on, grab the long ears, and off you go! Suitable for indoor & outdoor play.

• Cause and Effect
• Fine Motor Manipulation
• Improves Motor Skills
• Increases Hand Strength 
• Promotes Hand Eye Coordination
• Interactive 
• Communication Building
• Perceptual Skill Building
• Spatial Awareness

Ages 18 months +

Do you have a mover and shaker? 

This hopping horse is plush and adorable. Take one look, touch, and fall in love. Four sturdy legs prevent tipping and falling off and give kids a reliable partner to help strengthen muscles, learn how to maintain balance, and promote brain development. Suitable for summer vacation, parties, classrooms, indoors, outdoors and more! Children aged under two years old should always be under the direct supervision of an adult. Inflate easily- Take out the inserted white plug (air stopper) from the hole on the belly; insert the tip of the pump and inflate the hopper to a proper size, then replace the white plug into the hole quickly. Your kids will absolutely love this inflatable ride on pal! Just hop on, grab the long ears, and off you go! Suitable for indoor & outdoor play.

• Cause and Effect
• Fine Motor Manipulation
• Improves Motor Skills
• Increases Hand Strength 
• Promotes Hand Eye Coordination
• Interactive 
• Communication Building
• Perceptual Skill Building
• Spatial Awareness

FOR MORE Preschooler TOYS, CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR HOLIDAY GUIDE!

Ages 2+ years

  From hugs to high fives, learn simple skills like balancing, hopping, and marching! The cards in the game will prompt you and your toddler to get on the move! Play creates opportunity for social skill development, numerous cognitive benefits, and can improve emotional well being. 

• Learn 1-2 step directions
• Hand-Eye Coordination
• Fine Motor Manipulation
• Improves Motor Skills
• Social skill building
• Cognitive builder
• Imitation Skills
• Following Visual prompt

Ages 9 months +

  Get ready for Elefun-tastic poppin' fun that's droppin' in a playroom near you! This ball popper toy for toddlers and babies 9 months and up can engage your Mighty Mover in active play again and again. Turn the toy elephant's trunk to adjust which direction the balls will go, which lets little ones play whether they're at sitting, crawling, or walking stages. The 4 balls can fall onto the ramp for kids to put and take the balls from the elephant's tummy, or drop right back in the toy to start it all over again. Turn the trunk the right way and the balls will fly into the room for kids to chase! Fun sound effects and 10 groovy tunes add a fun musical experience. This Playskool ball popper is a prime toy for a 1 year old birthday gift, holiday toy, or fun surprise for your busy little peanut! 

• Promote Learning through play!
• Interactive 
• Communication Building
• Turn taking and Social Building
• Motor planning
• Upper Body strengthening

Ages 3+ years

 his wacky, quacky matching game combines developmental skills for young children with the fun of a "My First Game." Lucky Ducks offers all the benefits of memory and matching games in a format that's easier for little fingers than cards. As a bonus, it helps kids with shape recognition and colors. Switch on the circular pond, and the ducks start swimming - the bottom side of each duck has a colored shape. Players take turns picking up a duck and looking at the color and shape; if it matches their color and shape, they get to keep the duck. If it doesn't match, they put it back. The ducks continue to swim, so it's more challenging than a traditional memory game but easy enough for even the youngest duck lovers to play. This extra challenge makes the game more fun for parents and kids to play together with plenty of opportunities for fun and learning  

• Hand-Eye Coordination
• Fine Motor Manipulation
• Develops and Strengthens grasp patterns
• Improves Motor Skills
• Shape recognition
• Color recognition
• Interactive 
• Communication Building
• Perceptual Skill Building
• Spatial Awareness