2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Little Kids (Ages 3–7)

The budding musicians in your life will flip over this all-inclusive music studio. The set includes a working keyboard, microphone with digital voice effects, a portable music player, and a songbook. Kids can even DJ and "mix" music with the 20 built-in songs.

We're obsessed with this sweet craft set that comes with lots of people shapes — in various skin tones — and tons of super-fun accessories to dress them up with: sequins, feathers, felt, googly eyes, and even yarn for hair! It keeps both the 3-year-old and the 6-year-old entertained — screen-free.

We've all been there: We need something to entertain our kids (that's not us), but also don't want to park them in front of a screen. Thanks to the ingenious Yoto, now we have another option. This compact audio player works with story cards that even little kids can insert to start playing a story. There's classics like Peter Pan and Matilda and kid-friendly podcasts and original content, too. You can even get blank cards for either the kids or grandparents to record their own stories on.

If you're like us, you're thinking of all the ways to entertain the kids indoors this winter, and this adorable camper playhouse totally fits the bill. It has a real awning and curtains and provides a super-fun venue for tons of imaginative play.

It's a fact: Kids LOVE random animal facts. In this fun, information-filled book, kids will learn about all kinds of animals, from sharks and okapis to spiders and orangutans. There's also personality quizzes and answers to quirky questions like, "Can frogs really grow hair?"

These super-fun interlocking shapes make either flat designs or 3-D ones, and this particular set glows in the dark! This STEM toy is great for developing fine motor kills, although we recommend it for kids older than 3 who are no longer putting small things in their mouths.

Little fans of the Trolls movies will flip over this whimsical set that's just as fun as the films themselves. It may require some parental help, but hey, we're all facing a long winter indoors, so why not?

A curriculum-inspired math series packaged as a super-fun game for kids? Yes, please! If you already have an Osmo, the Math Wizard series is an obvious addition (see what we did there?). It's aimed toward kids in 1st and 2nd grades, and our particular favorite is the Magical Workshop "where kids brew potions with dragon claws and sparkle dust to master place value" in addition to addition and subtraction. The set comes with four games, a mixing mat, sticker sheets, a spell book, counting cubes, and counting rods.

The ultimate open-ended play toy, this inventive toy house is made of five different playsets that each open up and work together (or separately) for the ultimate imaginative play. For instance, one can turn into a boat and another transforms into a plane — the possibilities are truly endless. One of the coolest aspects of the house is that it fits most existing dolls, so the kids can use up the toys they already have in their new world.

Described as an "audio gaming console," this screen-free ball comes with over 15 games that can either be played alone or with a group. Some of the games involve using the Jogoball like a musical instrument, tossing it to someone else as part of a game, and even endurance exercises, great for all those cold, stay-indoors days. It also functions as a Bluetooth speaker, making it perfect for travel.