With the holiday season fast approaching, finding the perfect Christmas gift for a toddler can be a delightful yet daunting task. You want something that will light up their face with excitement, while also being fun and educational. Whether you’re shopping on a tight budget or looking to splurge on something extra special, we’ve rounded up the top 50 toddler gift ideas that cater to every price range. From interactive toys to cozy keepsakes, these gifts are sure to bring joy and make this Christmas one to remember. No matter your budget, you’ll find something that sparks holiday magic for every little one on your list!
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1. Melissa and Doug Cleaning Set
I don’t know a single toddler who doesn’t love this pretend cleaning set. The cleaning set comes with 5 pieces that are toddler friendly sized. Theres a mop, broom, dust brush with a dust pan and an orange fluffy cleaning brush. Toddlers love watching adults do household chores and now they can join in with you with this adorable set!
2. 3 piece Montessori climbing set
This pikler triangle set includes a triangle ladder, slide and an arch ladder. It allows your toddler to create at least 7 different modes for more play possibilities. The upgraded climbing set is designed for all stages of a toddler’s growth. Made from natural solid wood, it offers a comfortable touch, allowing your child to grow through play and learn through life.
3. Magnetic tracing board
This magnetic alphabet can stimulate brain development, develop motor skills. Your toddlers can exercise their hand-eye coordination, cognitive learning and writing ability. The magnetic stylus can be used as the pen to pick up beads, the bead board as the paper, their fingers as the eraser to push down beats with an audible clicking sound. This toy is both fun and educational for your toddler!
4. Balance bike
This balance bike is perfect for toddlers between 12-36 months. The bike comes in 8 different colours and is great for toddlers to begin testing their mobility and active motor skills till 3 years. The learning bike could develop muscle strength as well as balance, coordination and confidence. The balance bike scoot’s around silently leaving no damage to your floors.
5. Kids art table with 2 chairs
This table is great to get for your child as early as one year of age! With plenty of storage space, this table and chair set is perfect for keeping crayons, brushes, scissors, markers, paints, and more organized. The spacious tabletop can comfortably accommodate 2-3 children, providing ample room for crafts, games, coloring, and snack time.
6. Montessori wooden musical set
These musical toys for toddlers are great for developing rhythm and musical skills. The instruments inspire toddler’s sense of sight, hearing and touch. It will also be helpful to cultivate the childs sensitivity of music, the percept of rhythm, and improve the creativity and the ability to distinguish instruments. This set open’s their door to the world of wonderful music.
7. Melissa and Doug wooden Christmas cookie playset
This gift is perfect for the holidays! It includes a tube of 12 sliceable cookies with 12 decorative toppings, an oven mitt, wooden cookie sheet, knife, and spatula. It also includes optional play ideas to guide educational and imaginative play with a holiday twist!
8. Balance beam
Get creative and active with a modular set of balancing beams that connect any which way! Match up the pieces to form beams and connect to the foot pads with a click. Playing with this balance beam set helps improve coordination in toddlers and turns playtime into full-body fun!
9. Round alphabet rainbow rug
This circular rug is both educational and adorable. This rug has 26 colorful upper and lower case letters which cultivates recognition for basic study. This round play mat is about 47 inches in diameter. It’s large enough to play games and nap, also easy to fold and store. It could go great in any playroom, bedroom, classroom etc!
10. Skip hop toddler memory game
There are 48 bright and durable cards with 24 signature Skip Hop ZOO characters to match. From Bailey Bat to Luna Llama, match 24 cute and colorful critters while encouraging memory, matching and turn-taking skills. Whoever finds the most pairs wins! This game encourages matching, memory and fine motor skills, plus hand-eye coordination.
11. 2 bin sensory table
What child does not like sensory play? Get your child engaged in sensory play by adding rice, noodles, water, corn etc in these bins paired with scoops, measuring cups, funnels and more! This table is a perfect 2 in one for sensory activities and to use as a normal table. This gift is a must have for any toddler!
12. Montessori kitchen tools
Get your toddler into the kitchen with these toddler friendly, montessori kitchen tools. The set includes 1 piece of wooden kids knife, 1 piece of cooking knife, 3 pieces serrated edges toddler knives, 2 pieces cutting board, 1 piece Y peeler, 4 pieces sandwich cutters, and a 1 piece crinkle cutter. This set is a great introduction to your toddlers basic kitchen utensils and make a great educational toy.
13. Toddler rocking chair
This rocking chair for toddlers comes in 4 different colours and is a great option to add to any bedroom, playroom, living room etc. The chair has a cute appearance that appeals to little ones. The multifunctional design is ideal for reading, playing, eating or resting. The upholstered rocking chair features a wide backrest, humanized armrests and spacious seat that are conducive to spine protection and arm support for your little one.
14. Car ramp toy
This car ramp is a fun and engaging toy for toddlers. This toy is designed with 2 top parking lots, 3 car garages, and a gas station, simulating a real-world traffic scenario from the city. Driving the car’s from one ramp to another, helps to develop a toddler’s fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and problem-solving skills.
15. Wooden ice cream play set
This all in one ice cream counter includes 6 flavors of ice cream cones, 2 ice cream cups, 6 kinds of colorful popsicles, cash, menu, etc. All of the accessories needed in an ice cream shop are included! Toddler’s can simulate real-life scenarios by pretending to sell and buy, improving their fine motor skills, imagination, and communication skills
16. Crayola wooden easel
This art easel includes the easel which is double sided, paper roll, 3 paint pots, and plastic clips. One of the sides is a chalkboard and the other is a magnetic dry erase board. There are so many different ways to spark your toddlers creativity side through this item. Lastly, this item is both safe and non toxic.
17. Laugh and learn piggy bank
This laugh and learn piggy bank is Amazons #1 rated “toy for toddlers.” The piggy bank comes with 40+ songs, sounds and learning phrases for infants and toddlers ages 6-36 months. It also includes 10 colorful coins with numbers or animals on each side for put-and-take play.
18. Wooden baby walker/stroller
This baby walker is in the shape of a shopping cart. Your toddler can use it to put their toy baby doll in it or play pretend grocery shopping. It’s also great for younger toddlers just learning how to walk. The walker also is designed with speed adjustment for parents to chose for their toddlers. Parents do not need to worry about having the right tools to assemble. You are provided with the instructions, screwdriver and all items that come well packaged in the charming box together.
19. Step2 side by side push SUV
Replace your stoller with this fun, SUV side by side made by Step2. This two seater, seats children between the ages of 1.5-5 years old and comes with safety buckles for both riders. Each rider has their own steering wheel with push horn! There is an adjustable canopy that can be folded up or down and can be removed for easy transportation. You can purchase this in either blue or grey. Lastly, their is a large push handle and swivel wheels for easy maneuverability.
20. Refrigerator magnets
This 10 pack of refrigerator magnets are made with a special design for small hands. They are easy to move and will not fall off of the surface while playing. Each magnet has a cute farm animal design which toddlers will love. This set of toddler fridge magnets is not only an educational and developmental toy, but also a perfect gift for pre-education learning.
21. 4 in 1 slide
This toddler slide combines a slide, basketball hoop, telescope and climber for hours of indoor adventure and play. It features an acceleration zone, deceleration area and buffer zone to ensure a gentle stop. It has closed steps with a non-slip texture reduce slipping risks, making it safer for little ones. It also includes a storage basket under the baby slide to keep toys organized and within reach during playtime.
22. 2 piece climb and crawl set
This 2 piece foamnasium is ideal for in-home and institutional learning. It creates custom configurations that create endless fun for your sweeties! These have been designed to let infants and toddlers climb, crawl, and explore and slide. These soft play equipment allow kids to expand their minds while growing as they grow! These blocks help kids to learn motor skills such as lifting, stacking, and carrying. Furthermore, this helps build their hand-eye coordination, as you can rearrange and build different configurations to stimulate imaginative playtime.
23. iSpy Christmas book
This is a perfect Christmas present for toddlers. There are 54 activity pages both for iSpying and colouring. Your child can develop observational skills, learn to assign letters to objects, and learn the basic concepts related to the celebration of the Christmas Adventure. Your toddler will be having so much fun they won’t even know they’re learning!
24. 6 cubby bookcase
This cute 6 cubby bookcase is a great item to store your child’s books and encourage reading. You could also store toys instead of books within the 6 cubbies. The bookshelf is padded with thick and soft sponge and the seat cushion and side cushions offer you a better seating. The cushions can also be removed for more storage space.
25. Toddler swing
This swing is a must-have outdoor accessory for toddlers and infants aged 6 months and above! The swing comes in 5 colours to chose from-pink, blue, green, yellow and red. It’s built to withstand all weather conditions. The swing seat guarantees year-round outdoor fun for kids. It’s also suitable for any backyard, tree, porch, or patio. The heavy coated chains ensure comfort and safety, while the high-quality EVA seat guarantees durability.
26. Doctor pretend kit
This pretend doctor kit is a great way for toddlers to engage in pretend play and learn more about the role of a doctor. The kit comes in two colours, blue and pink. The doctor kit includes a stethoscope, thermometer, ear otoscope, bandage, eyeglasses, scissors, reflex hammer, pill bottles, syringe, scalpel, doctor costume and a case. Some of the items in the kit light up or make sounds. For an example, the stethoscope makes a beating heart sound when pressed against something.
27. Magnetic Montessori toy
This is a fun educational and interactive toy designed to help toddlers recognize colors and learn numbers. Your child can use the magnetic stick to attract the corresponding color and number of magnetic balls into the corresponding paint bucket. This creative wooden magnetic maze made by ‘melissa and doug ‘ can be played by parents leading children to play and increasing the warm interaction between parents and children. It also keep’s your toddler busy for hours.
28. Inflatable hopper
This bouncy, inflatable hopper is a fun indoor and outdoor toy toddlers love! It comes in 16 different animals including a unicorn, whale, T-Rex, zebra and more. By grasping the ears and riding on the animal, toddlers can learn how to maintain balance. It also helps burn off extra energy and makes exercise fun. This toy is made with soft plush cloth and has zero friction on your kids’ skin. The low center gravity design make’s it a safe toy for your little one.
29. Step2 water table
This toy is a great option to keep your little one cooled off in the summer. The table is large so multiple children can all play at once. It includes a large water pail that let’s your child scoop water from the pond into the waterfall tray. The tray creates a rainfall effect with a realistic rainfall sound. You can rearrange the put-and-place maze pieces again and again to create new waterfalls for fun cause and effect play! This toy will keep your child entertained for hours outside!
30. Pretend kitchen
This wooden play kitchen set includes essential features like a realistic faucet, oven and ice maker. It encourages imaginative role play that develops sensory and motor skills. It’s equipped with a gas stove that produces cooking sounds and an ice maker that dispenses pretend ice cubes. This kids’ play kitchen simulates real-life culinary activities, enhancing creative play and storytelling. The sleek, contemporary look of this kids kitchen playset fits seamlessly into any playroom or home space.
31. 78 piece play food set
Every pretend kitchen needs some pretend food. Pair your toddlers pretend kitchen with this 78 piece, realistic pretend food set. This toy food for kitchen set comes with a large array of foods and ingredients, including a exclusive pizza design, fast food burgers, desserts, cakes, fruits, veggies, canned toy foods, seafood and so much more-as well as sturdy kitchen knives and utensils for a complete cooking experience!
32. Little tikes trampoline
This toy trampoline made by ‘Little Tikes,’ is a fun toy which can be used both indoors or outdoors. The trampoline includes a large jumping space and a stability bar for your toddler. The trampoline is a perfect gift for toddlers up until age 6. It’s also a great way for your toddler to get some exercise and burn off energy.
33. Foldable 2 in 1 sofa/armchair
Every toddler loves their own sofa/armchair to sit on. This convertible sofa comes in 6 different colours to fit your child’s prefrences. This sofa adopts a tri-fold design. When folded up, it can become an armchair. Your kids can read, watch TV, etc on it. When unfolded, it can become a sofa bed that the child can comfortably nap on. The right side comes with a cloth pocket that you can store books, small toys, mobile phones, and more in it!
34. Montessori busy board
This montessori board has 5 pages and 10 themed toddler activities, including dressing tips, numbers, colors, weather, farm fruits, mazes and kitchenware use! It simulate’s important real-life scenarios to help your child develop essential skills. The clock-month-weather page is perfect as a time cognitive training for little ones. There are fun space puzzles and maze beads that are helpful to exercise their logical thinking ability. They can also enhance hand-eye coordination through fruit, color, and number matching. It’s the perfect busy book full of educational and practical guidance!
35. Ride on zebra toy
This ride on Zebra toy is great for children 18 months plus. The toy is very sturdy with a comfortable seat and smooth handles. Your little sweetie can ride where ever- when ever! The wheels rotate 360 degrees. This ride on toy can keep your toddler active and improve their gross motor skills. Your child simply hop’s on, hold’s on to the handle, pushes with their feet, and go’s!
36. Plush foam blocks
A new way to build and stack! Rather than traditional building toys, these plush foam block’s are much bigger, softer and safer! The smooth premium fabric and elastic foam provide’s an ultimate soft-to-the-touch for children to play with. They come in 4 different colours. These foam blocks can provide many kinds of ways to play, which helps gross toddlers’ motor skills, physical abilites, eyes & hands coordination and brain training! There are zippers on each block which make it easy to clean after play.
37. Bubble machine
This bubble machine can generate more than 18000+ bubbles per minute, with 6 spinning wands and a 2 speed level & super built-in motor. It can blow tons of colorful bubbles faster, higher and further even inside with no wind. The bubble blower can be powered with only 4 batteries or by a plug in adapter which both do not come with the bubble machine. The tank lasts for 30 minutes of continuous use!
38. Outdoor inflatable kiddie pool
This inflatable kiddie pool is a great option to cool off your little one in the Summer! The inflatable pool features a slide with a padded landing mat, sprinklers, bucket, and a floatie. Your garden hose attaches to the water sprayer for endless fun. The pool can hold up to 42 gallons of water!
39. Wooden rocking horse
Every toddler needs a rocking horse! The belleur wooden rocking horse features a detachable armrest design, making it more secure for children under three years old. The baffle on the back seat and the surrounding stable armrest can provide safety protection for toddlers who are not able to play independently. When they grow up, parents can remove the armrests securely. There’s no doubt that kids can release their nature and control the rocking horse freely!
40. Melissa and Doug wooden school bus
The Melissa & Doug Wooden School Bus includes 8 high-quality wooden pieces—school bus and 7 people. The school bus features a working door to pickup passengers and a flip-open stop sign for safe crossings. The school bus is ideal for building sorting, matching and counting skills, and for hours of imaginative play.
41. T-Rex ride on car
Little Tikes has created another fun toy for toddlers! This is the T-Rex cozy coupe dinosaur, ride on toy. The removable floor board makes this ride-on transition easily between parent-controlled and kid-powered modes. The comfortable rooftop handle is designed for parents to push younger kids with ease. You can take the removable floorboard out and kids can roll themselves around using their feet. Toddlers love playing with the steering wheel, key, horn, & cup holders!
42. Little tikes basketball set
If you’re looking to get some exercise in for your tot, this basketball set made by Little Tikes is perfect for you! The basketball hoop can adjusts to six heights from 2 to 4 feet making it perfect for any height. It includes an oversized rim and a junior size basketball. It’s great for your toddler in developing social skills along with coordination and motor skills. This toy is fun to play both inside and outside. It’s recommended for kids age 1.5 and 5 years old
43. 9.8 feet up down roller coaster
Take your little ones on a 9.8 ft (3 m) kid coaster ride adventure that includes a slide ride with safety handles. It’s great for indoor and outdoor use and it ensures endless excitement with peace of mind. You can also use the sliding car alone as a ride-on toy. The up and down rollercoaster includes 4 sturdy tracks with built-in guardrails, ensuring the car stays on track for a secure and exhilarating journey. Crafted from sturdy plastic, this toddler coaster guarantees fun for daily life. Each side of the track is equipped with a easy-access step for endless rides.
44. Toddler teepee tent
The toddler teepee tent includes 1 thick cotton canvas teepee with 2 pockets, 1 13ft fairy lights, 1 bag for storage and transport, 1 bonfire toy, and 16 pine poles with 12 connectors. Witness the priceless expression on your tot’s face when they open their very own teepee tent. If you’re looking for the ultimate toy for any child, this teepee canvas tent will win their hearts and creative attention for years of playtime. I highly suggest letting your kids personalize their teepee with water- or oil-based or acrylic paint, stickers, or light strands.
45. 13 piece mr. potato head
Explore a world of wacky fun with Mr. Potato Head! With 13 parts and pieces to mix and mash, this Mr. Potato Head toy set can encourage kids to express their creativity. The large compartment door on the back of the potato body makes it easy for little hands to take the pieces out and (hopefully) put them away. It’s a great toy to start showing your toddler different parts of the body.
46. Bubble lawn mower
This bubble machine for toddlers encourages kids to walk, run, and chase bubbles around the yard. It comes in the colours pink and green. It isjust right for kids under 6 years old and is a fantastic blend of fun and exercise that keeps them entertained for hours. This isn’t just any kids lawn mower—it comes alive with joyful music, adding an extra layer of excitement to every bubble-blowing adventure. Watch your child’s face light up as they chase bubbles while enjoying the playful sounds!
47. Playskool sit and spin
The sit ‘n spin toy creates hours of spinning and twirling fun for your child. The toy can spin fast or slow and spins just like the original sit ‘n spin toy. Kids 18 months and up can spin their sillies out, while the active play can encourage balance, coordination, motor skills—and perhaps even a post-playtime nap!
48. Bluey coloring book with mini markers
Everyone loves Bluey! Treat your Bluey loving toddler with this colouring book which includes 18 colouring pages with 4 colour wonder mini markers. The colours magically appear only on special colour wonder paper. The no mess markers only show up on specially formulated color wonder paper, not on skin, clothing, or furniture. This colouring book is both safe and non toxic!
49. Ball pit
Every toy room needs a ball pit to make it complete. This ball pit comes in 5 different colours; grey, beige, pink, blue and green. The ball pit is made out of high quality sponge material and can hold up to 450 balls. The kids ball pit provides a soft and cozy private amusement area where kids can express their emotions and play freely, bringing joy and fun right at home. Plus, the soft sponge effectively reduces noise, making it suitable for both home and public spaces. The ball pit does NOT include balls.
50. Toddler building blocks
The Fisher Price block set comes in 3 different colour styles. This building set is perfect for toddlers ages 1-3 with 80 big building blocks in sweet colors, designed to be durable. The blocks are compatible with all MEGA BLOKS building toys for endless learning fun. These blocks help to develop motor skills, creativity and imagination!
No matter which gift you choose, the most important thing is the joy it brings to the toddler in your life. From fostering creativity to encouraging learning, the perfect Christmas present can create lasting memories and spark endless hours of play. With this list of top toddler gift ideas, you’re sure to find something that fits your budget and makes the holiday season extra special. Remember, it’s not about how much you spend, but the thought and love behind each gift. Wishing you a joyful and stress-free holiday season filled with laughter, love, and the perfect gift for every little one!
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