Best Toys for Babies and Toddlers

Whether you’re looking to refresh your little one’s play area, upgrade to more age-appropriate toys, or shop for a special occasion, this list will give you some great ideas for what to get babies and toddlers, ages 0-4 years.

Toys for Babies (0-12 months)

• Toys for Younger Babies (0-6 months)

  • The First Years Stack Up Cups

  • The First Years Learning Curve First Keys Teether

  • Manhattan Toy Winkel Rattle and Sensory Teether Toy

  • Manhattan Toy Skwish Classic Rattle and Teether Grasping Activity Toy

  • World of Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Soft Book

  • Infantino Balls, Blocks, & Buddies Activity Toy Set

  • Melissa & Doug Match and Build Soft Blocks Set

  • Melissa & Doug Soft Rainbow Stacker Educational Toy

  • Oball Toy Ball

  • Oball Shaker

  • Sassy Developmental Bumpy Ball

  • Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes Musical Toy

  • Baby Einstein Octoplush Plush Toy

• Toys for Older Babies (6+ month)

  • 10 Piece Plastic Nesting Toy

  • Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube

  • Sassy Wonder Wheel Activity Center

  • Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Puppy's Remote

  • O Ball 1-Piece Rattle & Roll Car

  • Melissa & Doug First Bead Maze

  • LeapFrog Learn and Groove Musical Table Activity Center

  • VTech Sit-to-Stand Learning Walker

  • VTech Sit-to-Stand Alphabet Train

  • LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set

  • Lakeshore What’s Inside Soft Feely Box

  • Rhode Island Novelty 7 inch Knobby Balls

  • Melissa & Doug World of Animals Wooden Peg Puzzles Set – Pets, Farm, Safari

  • Fat Brain Toys Pop and Slide Shelly

  • Oombee Cube Sorter

  • Fat Brain Toys MiniSpinny

  • Premium Wooden 6 Piece Rainbow Stacking Rings Toy for Babies

  • Buckle Toy - Mini Buster Square

  • Country Critters Wooden Activity Play Cube by Hape

  • Manhattan Toy Tree Top Adventure Activity Center

• Musical Instruments for Babies

  • Hohner Kids Musical Toys

  • Nino Percussion Four Piece Plastic Egg Shaker Set

  • 2 Pairs Classical Wood Claves 8 Inch Rhythm Sticks

  • Fisher-Price Classic Xylophone

• Loveys & Stuffed Animals

  • Angel Dear Blankie

  • Jellycat Bashful Black and Cream Puppy, Medium (or any Jellycat stuffed animal)

• My First Anywhere Chair® from PBK

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Toys for Toddlers & Young Kids (1-4 years old)

• Play Room Furniture

  • Table + Chairs Set

    • Pottery Barn Kids My First Table & Chairs

    • Melissa & Doug Solid Wood Table & Chairs

    • KidKraft Farmhouse Table & 4 Chair Set

    • Amazon Basics Kids Solid Wood Table and 2 Chair Set

  • Anywhere Chair® from PBK or Crate & Kids Nod Chair

  • Nugget

• Puzzles & Games

  • Toddler Puzzles

    • Melissa & Doug Safari Wooden Chunky Jigsaw Puzzle

    • Melissa & Doug See-Inside Alphabet Peg Puzzle

    • Melissa & Doug Beginner Wooden Pattern Blocks Educational Toy With 5 Double-Sided Scenes and 30 Shapes

  • Jigsaw Puzzles

    • Banana Panda Suuuper Size Puzzle Little Creatures - Large Jigsaw Floor Puzzle

    • Banana Panda Suuuper Size Puzzle On the Farm - Large Jigsaw Floor Puzzle

    • Banana Panda My Body Suuuper Size Puzzle, Set of 6 Large Educational Floor Puzzles

    • Melissa & Doug Traffic Jam Jumbo Jigsaw Floor Puzzle

    • Melissa & Doug Natural Play Giant Floor Puzzle: ABC Animals

    • Melissa & Doug USA Map Floor Puzzle

  • Games

    • ThinkFun Roll and Play Game for Toddlers

    • HABA My Very First Games - First Orchard Cooperative Game

    • Candy Land

    • Chutes and Ladders

    • ThinkFun Zingo Bingo Award Winning Game for Pre-Readers and Early Readers

    • Educational Insights The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Toddler & Preschool Board Game

    • Wonder Forge Sesame Street Matching

    • SEQUENCE for Kids

  • Personalized Name Puzzle

  • Melissa & Doug K's Kids Bowling Friends Play Set and Game With 6 Pins and Convenient Carrying Case

• Building Toys

  • First Builders Big Building Bag

  • LEGO DUPLOs – there are a ton of different options, so here are a few favorites for this age: My First Number Train, My First Alphabet Truck, Construction Truck & Tracked Excavator

  • Magna-Tiles Clear Colors 100 Piece Set (you can never have too many sets!)

  • 24 Piece Tegu Magnetic Wooden Block Set

  • Uncle Goose Classic ABC Blocks

  • Fat Brain Toys 100 pc Block Set or Melissa & Doug Standard Unit Solid-Wood Building Blocks

  • Flower Garden Building Toys

  • Fat Brain Toys Squigz Starter Set

• Creative Toys / Arts & Crafts

  • ALEX Discover My Giant Busy Box Craft Kit

  • Alex Discover Tots Art Start

  • Melissa & Doug Scissor Skills and Tape Activity Pad Set

  • Stickers

    • 3D Stickers for Kids & Toddlers 500+ Puffy Stickers Variety Pack

    • Fashion Angels 1000+ Ridiculously Cute Stickers

    • Melissa & Doug Habitats Reusable Sticker Pad

    • Melissa & Doug Puffy Sticker Play Set 3-Pack, Dress-Up, Mermaid, Fairy Reusable Sticker Activity Pads

  • Drawing / Coloring & Paint

    • Melissa & Doug Water Wow! Reusable Color with Water Activity

    • Honeysticks 100% Pure Beeswax Crayons (for younger drawers)

    • Washable 8 Colors Dot Markers Pack Set

    • Crayola My First Finger Paint for Toddlers, Painting Paper Included

    • Crayola Washable Finger Paints, 6 Count

    • Melissa & Doug Finger-Paint Paper Pad

    • Toys Magnetic Drawing Board for Kids and Toddlers

    • Silicone Letter Crayon Mold

    • Art Easel + Accessories

      • Melissa & Doug Double-Sided Tabletop Easel

      • Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Standing Art Easel

      • Melissa & Doug Easel Accessory Set - Paint, Cups, Brushes, Chalk, Paper, Dry-Erase Marker

      • Melissa & Doug Easel Paper Roll- 18" X75' (Set of 2)

      • Melissa & Doug Plastic Drop Cloth

      • Pack of 2 Kids Art Smocks, Age 2-6 Years

  • Stamps

    • Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Stamp Set, Animal Stamps

    • Melissa & Doug Rainbow Stamp Pad, Washable Ink, 6 Bright Colors

• Educational Toys, Motor Skills & Sensory Play

  • Melissa & Doug Shape Sorting Cube

  • Coogam Matching Eggs 12 pcs Set Color & Shape Recognition Sorter

  • Learning Resources AlphaBee Alphabet, ABCs, Numbers, & Shape

  • Wooden Lacing Apple Threading Toys

  • Skoolzy Jumbo Nuts and Bolts

  • Melissa & Doug Keys & Cars Wooden Rescue Vehicle & Garage Toy

  • Melissa & Doug Wooden Latches Board

  • Melissa & Doug Locks & Latches Board

  • Melissa & Doug Latches Barn

  • Melissa & Doug Take-Along Wooden Doorbell Dollhouse

  • Melissa & Doug Keys & Cars Rescue Garage

  • Melissa & Doug Primary Lacing Beads with 30 Beads and 2 laces

  • Buckle Toy - Buster Square

  • Coogam Wooden Blocks Puzzle Brain Teasers

  • Sensory Play

    • 3-Pack Push Pop Fidget Toy

    • MarvelBeads Water Beads Rainbow Mix

    • Kinetic Sand Beach Sand Kingdom Playset (+ extra sand and splat mat if you’re doing it indoors)

    • Creativity for Kids Sensory Bin – these are great and come in a number of different varieties; the Garden and Critters is the first one I got and it’s adorable; my son of course loves the Construction Zone one; and if you want to marry your new love of water beads with kinetic sand, the Ocean and Sand one is great too.

• Pretend Play

  • Fisher-Price Little People Surprise & Sounds Home

  • Melissa & Doug Latches Barn Toy

  • Fisher-Price Little People Sit with Me School Bus

  • Melissa & Doug Take-Along Show-Horse Stable

  • Melissa & Doug Wooden Multi-Level Dollhouse

  • Melissa & Doug Fold and Go Wooden Dollhouse

  • Melissa & Doug Animal Hand Puppets Set

  • Fisher-Price Medical Kit or Kids Doctor Kit with 12 Pieces in a Sturdy Case

  • Melissa & Doug, Let’s Play House! Dust! Sweep! Mop!

  • Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Light-up Learning Vacuum

  • Lakeshore Learning has these “Soft & Squeezy” animal sets which are awesome – my son loves to play with the sea creatures in his water table or in the bath, and he loves to hide others in his Magna-Tile structures. Purchasing the set of all 4 would be an investment but worth it; however, if you’re looking to only start with two, my favorites are Ocean Animals and Wild Animals

  • Toy Kitchen + Accessories + Food

    • Hape Gourmet Kitchen Kid's Wooden Play Kitchen in White (add on Hape Gourmet Kitchen Wooden Fridge) + Wooden Accessories

    • KidKraft Farm To Table Play Kitchen Set, Large

    • Learning Resources Farmer's Market Color Sorting Set

    • Melissa & Doug Food Groups - 21 Hand-Painted Wooden Pieces and 4 Crates

    • Hape Chef's Choice Wooden Play Food Basics Set

    • Hape Pop Up Toaster Wooden Play Kitchen Set with Accessories

    • Hape Kid's Coffee Maker Wooden Play Kitchen Set with Accessories

    • Melissa & Doug Wooden Scoop & Serve Ice Cream Counter

    • Melissa & Doug Smoothie Maker Blender Set

    • Melissa & Doug Wooden Make-a-Cake Mixer Set

    • Melissa & Doug Pizza Party Wooden Play Food

• Dolls, stuffed Animals & Figurines

  • Berenguer Boutique 15" Soft Body Baby Doll - Open/Close Eyes

  • 18 Inch Doll Furniture, Pink and White Rocking Baby Doll Cradle Bed

  • My First Doll Stroller Pink Hearts or My First Doll Stroller Denim

  • Adora Zig Zag Diaper Bag For Baby Doll Accessories in Teal Pattern Design

  • Adora Zig Zag Baby Carrier Baby Doll Carrier

  • Playskool Sesame Street Singing ABC’s Elmo

  • Sesame Street Playskool Collector Pack 5 Figures

  • Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Friends Figures Set

• Explore & Adventure

  • Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Flash Firefly Bug Flashlight for Kids

  • Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. Kidnoculars: Kids Binoculars

• Things That Go / Things on Wheels

  • Green Toys Dump Truck, Recycling Truck, Fire Truck, School Bus and Green Toys Construction Vehicle Set, 3-Pack are all good pics (great for sandbox too)

  • Coogam 4 Pack Friction Powered Cars Construction Vehicles Toy Set

  • VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels 3-in-1 Launch and Play Raceway (or if you want to go bigger: Park and Learn Deluxe Garage)

  • Melissa & Doug Keys & Cars Rescue Garage

  • Orbrium Toys 52 Pcs Deluxe Wooden Train Set

  • KidKraft Waterfall Mountain Wooden Train Set & Table

  • Playkidz Kids 15" Garbage Truck Toy with Lights, Sounds, and Manual Trash Lid

  • Fisher-Price Little People Big Yellow Bus

  • Wooden Car Ramp Racer Toy Vehicle Set with 7 Mini Cars & Race Tracks

  • Construction Race Tracks or Dinosaur Race Track

  • VTech Sit-to-Stand Alphabet Train

  • Green Toys Toy Wagon

• Musical Instruments

  • Melissa & Doug Learn-To-Play Piano With 25 Keys and Color-Coded Songbook

  • Wooden Xylophone for Kids

  • Hape Little Drummer Kid's Wooden Drum Music Set

  • Hape Kid's Wooden Toy Ukulele

  • 8 Inch Classical Solid Hardwood Claves / Rhythm Sticks for The Young Musicians

  • Hape Rainbow Pan Flute

  • Toddler Tambourine

• Fridge / Magnets

  • LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set

  • Melissa & Doug Wooden Animal Magnets

• Outdoor Toys

  • 7 inch Knobby Balls, 5 Pack

  • Pack of 4 Sports Balls with 1 Pump: Soccer Ball, Basketball, Playground Ball, Football

  • Jasonwell Bubble Machine for Kids

  • Bubble Mower for Toddlers

  • My First Doll Stroller Pink Hearts or My First Doll Stroller Denim

  • Green Toys Wagon Outdoor Toy Orange

  • Scooters + Bikes

    • Baby Balance Bikes 10-24 Month (+ Baby Nutty Nutcase Helmet)

    • Micro Mini Deluxe with LED Light-up Wheels, Ages 2-5 (+ Little Nutty Nutcase Youth Helmet)

    • Strider Balance Bike, Ages 18 Months to 5 Years

    • Doona Liki Trike S3

• Large Items

  • Step2 Disney Pixar Cars 3 Up & Down Roller Coaster Kid's Roller Coaster

  • BABY JOY Folding Slide

  • Little Tikes Rocking Horse Blue

  • ECR4Kids SoftZone Climb and Crawl Activity Play Set

  • AmazonBasics Kids Soft Play Corner Climber, 4-Piece

  • Edx Education Step-A-Trail - 6 Piece Obstacle Course For Kids

  • Pop Up Tunnels, Ball Pit, and Play Tent for Kids

  • Step2 Charming Cottage Kids Playhouse

  • PicassoTiles 12x10 Foot Inflatable Bouncer Jumping Bouncing House

  • Pikler Triangle (I purchased from this Etsy shop and the quality is excellent)