2021 Holiday Gift Guide: For Toddlers

What kid wouldn’t want their own adorable playhouse? The Activity Garden converts from a closed-in play center to an open (and even bigger!) activity center. Kids will love playing with all the pieces of this all-in-one toy: bead tumbler, mirror, gears that spin, music, mailbox, a Tap-a-Tune Piano, and so much more! Hours of fun guaranteed.

The Activity Walker is recommended for babies as young as 9 months, as they’re developing their walking skills. The walker encourages them to get moving with lights that project on the ground as they start pushing and walking. It also folds down, so babies can play while sitting—and they’ll love checking out the activities, songs, and sounds. And toddlers will get tons of play out of this walker as well, once they’ve mastered moving around on their own—it converts to an activity table to help them learn colors and shapes.

This is one of those toys kids and parents will love equally. Kids will find so many ways to play: they can crawl through the soft tunnel, play peekaboo with you or their friends, drop balls into two different ball drop towers at the end, or simply press the buttons to play music. And parents will be thankful for how easily it collapses, so you can put it away when it’s not in use. Love that!

An adorable train set that moves and tumbles, lights up and makes sounds? Yes please! The tracks can be arranged so they are winding, twisty, and fun! The Tumble Train moves and rolls all over encouraging kids to get up and get moving! It changes direction unpredictably and makes sounds. The tracks can be arranged in a more straight-forward train-track pattern, too.

It’s super easy to create the scooter of your toddler’s dreams with Radio Flyer’s new Build-A-Scooter option. Parents can choose from one of four base colors for the scooter and add extras like light-up wheels, a bell, and streamers and even have their child’s name printed on the scooter itself!

We can attest that this totally genius music/story box has been a game-changer in our household. A toddler can easily entertain themselves for hours with this screen-free device — and the best part? They can totally set it up and increase and decrease the volume completely independently. Each “tonie” comes loaded with stories and songs that the child simply places on top of the box to play. And with new tonies out from favorite movies and shows like Paw Patrol, Moana, Llama Llama, and more, storytime can truly be endless.

This may be the Santa (or parent) gift you’ve been looking for to really wow your toddler. This adorable mini Rollplay Mini Cooper comes with working headlights, horn, engine sounds, foot pedal and shifter so they can get racing at a whopping 2.5 mph. It can support a kid up to 77 pounds.

This sweetly illustrated book tells the story of a Creature that lives on the Isle of Habit who is happy to do his daily routine over and over again until another little creature suddenly appears and turns his well-oiled world upside-down. It’s a great read aloud — especially for kids who have a harder time being flexible or have a fear of the unknown.

Little fans of the book or Netflix show Ada Twist, Scientist will love this adorable doll that comes with super cool accessories so Ada can perform whatever science expermients that they imagine. And when they press her belly, she sings a song and says signature phrases to really up the fun factor.

This crazy soft kid-sized armchair comes with a matching stuffed animal — who knows which part of this gift they’ll love more?! Other animal options include a dog, elephant, lion, and leopard.

Magna-Tiles are always a huge hit with the toddler set, and this special set based on the popular The Very Hungry Caterpillar book adds another layer of fun by letting the kids color in the set with the included Crayola paint tubes. Each set will truly be one-of-a-kind.

Talk about multitasking. We love that this kid’s “couch” can easily be transformed into anything our kid’s imagination desires. A fort? A treehouse? A castle? The sky’s the limit. And thanks to the clever Velcro edges, it makes keeping the creations together a breeze. And, yes, the fabric is machine-washable. The sophisticated color choices also help the couch blend into any room — kid or not.

Bedtime and traveling just got more fun with the Moonlite Storytime Projector – unlike massive traditional projectors, this attaches to your smartphone and come in various themed gift packs like Frozen, Mickey, Uni and the Unicorn and more. Each pack comes with five story reels letting your kid take their favorite stories anywhere they go.

There’s nothing toddlers love more than pretending to do all the same grown-up things — like cleaning. This adorable set lets them help around the house and feel as big as they want to.

This awesome wooden block set features all of their favorite Frozen characters and allows them to build the Arendelle castle — or anything else they want. We love open-ended toys like this that also aren’t an eyesore to look at.

Little ones who are super into pretend play and animals will love this sweet horse vet set. It comes with a plush horse and a real working stethoscope, among other tools of the trade.

If, like most of us, you’re stuck on what to play next with your toddler, look no further. These super-sweet play kits come in one flat folder and include everything you need for weeks of dramatic play. Each kit — like the sweet Bakery kit — comes with a large interactive coloring poster and props, themes and activites to really bring the world alive. In addition to the bakery kit, there are also airport and post office ones.

This balance board is a gift the entire family can use, but the real holiday miracle may be how it helps get some of that toddler energy out during the long indoor winter months while developing motor skills and improving balance and agility. And when they’re done with it, you get to take a turn and strengthen your core – win-win!

Up your toddler’s dramatic play game with this adorable firefighter dress-up set. It even comes with a fake hose and other firefighting tools!