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20+ Educational Gifts for Toddlers

11/06/16 | Holiday Gift Guide, Tips for Moms

Playtime is learning time with these 20+ educational gifts for toddlers. Children learn through play, so toys and games designed to make learning fun are great gift ideas. Both parents and toddlers will love these brain-boosting, skill-building gifts. Parents will be happy their child is learning new things and toddlers will be thrilled with fun and creative play.

Whether you’re stumped for toddler gift ideas or are specifically seeking educational gifts for toddlers, you’re sure to find the perfect gift on this list!

Whether you’re stumped for toddler gift ideas or are specifically seeking educational gifts for toddlers, you’re sure to find the perfect gift for the little one in your life from the list below.

vtech-touch-and-teachVTech Touch and Teach Word Book

VTech makes top-notch learning toys. This Touch and Teach Word Book is no exception. It helps to expand your toddler’s vocabulary while introducing ABCs and new words. The touch-sensitive pages offer a fun and interactive learning experience for your little one.

 

leapfrog-leaptopLeapFrog My Own Leaptop

If your toddler is a little too interested in your laptop, it’s time to get them their own. The LeapFrog My Own Leaptop provides children with learning opportunities while allowing them to emulate their parents. Your little one can settle in next to you with the Leaptop and learn while he or she plays.

 

Playskool Sesame Street Love2Learn ElmoLove to learn elmo toy
Toddlers and preschoolers can play personalized learning activities right along with their best friend, Elmo. Love2Learn Elmo plays games, sings, and makes silly sounds. Clap his hands together to hear all about letters, numbers, colors, shapes, and animals! The app also includes 3 games for children and Elmo to play together for an interactive game experience! Parents select their child’s name for Elmo to recite, desired subject, level, and favorites in the app.  

Move and Groovemove-and-groove
Move & Groove is a great way for toddlers age 18 months and up to boogie down to their first dance game. To play, your cool cat kids roll the big plush cube to get a color, choose a matching color card and perform the move on the card. 6 card categories ensure players get a variety of active motion including imaginative play, classic dance and outright silliness.  Inspires learning, creativity and laughter while improving balance, coordination and flexibility. 
rolimate

Rolimate Wooden Educational Preschool Geometric Board Block

Geometric block boards allow toddlers to learn fine motor and spatial skills. The brightly colored wooden pieces attract little eyes and promise fun times. The chunky pieces are perfect for little hands. The large number of possible combinations keeps children entertained and sparks imagination.

 

skoolsyPeg Board Set

This lovely Montessori-based peg board set is perfect for refining motor skills. Toddlers will love the large, colored pegs that can be stacked on top of each other. This peg board set is a popular one among parents, teachers and occupational therapists.

 

wooden-blocks-melissa-and-dougMelissa & Doug Shape Sorting Cube

Melissa and Doug toys never fail to keep toddlers busy. This shape sorting cube helps them to learn color and shape recognition, as well as problem-solving skills. Your toddler will feel a sense of accomplishment when he or she makes all the blocks fit in their proper geometric space.

 

melissa-and-doug-mazeMelissa & Doug First Bead Maze

This bead maze is perfect for young toddlers around the age of 18 months.  It helps them to learn colors, shapes, hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

 

 

vtech-remoteVTech Click and Count Remote

Little ones will love the many activities they can do with the VTech Click and Count Remote. In addition to introducing numbers, the toy remote also teaches opposites, colors, shapes and even volume control.

 

wooden-shapes-puzzleGeometric Matching Blocks

Older toddlers will enjoy the challenge this geometric matching board provides. Children learn fine-motor skills, matching, causation, ordering and beginning number concepts. This toy is wooden, durable and non-toxic.

 


leapfrog-ovenLeapFrog Number Lovin’ Oven

This singing oven is as fun as it is educational. Toddlers will learn counting, sharing and vocabulary skills along with numbers, time and temperature as they cook, cut and serve toy foods. Toddlers won’t realize it, but this great toy also teaching beginning fractions skills!

 

touch-and-learn-deskTouch and Learn Activity Desk Deluxe

This fun activity desk comes with a stool and hours of edu-tainment. Your toddler will learn concepts like reading skills and numbers along with nursery rhymes and fun information about animals. The activity desk also transforms into an easel and chalkboard with space to store art supplies.

 

refrigerator-alphabetWooden Refrigerator Alphabet Letters

When you need to keep your toddler busy while preparing dinner these wooden fridge alphabet magnets do the trick. Your little one will be entertained by the letters and fun designs. You’ll be happy they are playing safely nearby.

 

smart-wheels-parkVTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Ultimate Amazement Park Playset 

If your toddler is a little older he or she will love this playset. In addition to providing sounds and music, it will amaze your child as he or she practices motor skills and language development. As the race car zooms through obstacles your toddler will also learn problem-solving skills.

 

track-playsetVTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Deluxe Track Playset

For younger toddlers, the VTech track playset is perfect. Your toddler will learn problem-solving skills as he or she fixes the track to accommodate the cars. The large pieces and snap-together construction are just right for little hands.

 

vtech-tabletVTech Little Apps Tablet

This VTech table for toddlers teaches letters, counting, number order, and matching in addition to early music skills. You’ll love the volume control and your toddler will love the learning activities with progressive levels. This is a great educational toy for traveling.

 

play-spaceFisher-Price Bright Beats Smart Touch Play Space

Your young toddler will love this interactive toy that grows with him. The Bright Beats Smart Touch Play Space introduces your toddler to colors, numbers, ABCs, music, and cause and effect while sharpening motor skills and stimulating his senses of sight, hearing and touch.

 

magnetic wooden-blocks42 Piece Tegu Magnetic Wooden Block Set

This neutral-toned magnetic wooden block set is designed to help spark your toddler’s imagination and creativity. This set includes wheels that they can use to create moving vehicles. The open-ended play possible with these wooden blocks is great for keeping your toddler entertained and learning.

 

sorting-clockWooden Shape Sorting Clock 

If you want to introduce your toddler to the concept of time, this wooden shape sorting clock is just what you need. The brightly-colored pieces are attractive to toddlers. As they place the numbers on the clocks they’ll be sharpening their fine-motor skills.

 

letter-blocksMontessori Phonetic Reading Blocks for the Beginning Reader

Perfect for the older toddler, these Montessori-based phonetic reading blocks help to teach letter sounds. The blocks provide a total of 80 beginner words and reinforce phonics and rhyming.

 

xylophonePound & Tap Bench with Slide Out Xylophone

Inspire the gift of music with this awesome toddler toy. This toy encourages audio recognition and musical development. This education toy won Creative Child Toy of the Year as given by Parenting Magazine.

 

video systemInteractive Educational Video Game System

Your toddler’s first video game system should be made just for little hands and eyes. This interactive, educational video game system provides a custom controller and web-based software that sparks creative thinking and sharpened dexterity. It comes with 50 games that teach a variety of skills such as memory, planning, counting, language, and communication.

 

Fisher price laugh and learn learning centerFisher Price Laugh & Learn Crawl-Around Learning Center

This Fisher Price learning center would make a great choice for parents interested in buying a toy that will grow with their toddler. From sitting, to crawling, to standing to cruising, this learning center will take your baby through important milestones during early development

 

Toddlers are little learning machines who absorb new concepts and skills whenever they are awake. Make sure their playtime is as educational as it is fun with any gift from this list. Your little one is sure to develop a love of learning with the help of these great education toys for toddlers.

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  1. Mihaela Echols says

    November 10, 2016 at 4:51 pm

    If its fun and educational and not the tv or tablet then thts that’s a good toy!

    Reply
  2. Amber Myers says

    November 10, 2016 at 8:42 pm

    Great gifts! My kids would have loved them when they were tiny.

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  3. Breyona Sharpnack says

    November 11, 2016 at 1:21 am

    great ideas. i love melissa and doug toys

    Reply
  4. Our Family World says

    November 11, 2016 at 5:08 am

    I’m pretty sure that my son would love one of these!

    Reply
  5. Laura says

    November 11, 2016 at 8:20 am

    I always try and get my nephews educational toys. I’m a teacher, so I guess it’s part of my personality to lol

    Reply
  6. Meeta says

    November 11, 2016 at 11:09 am

    SOme pretty cool ideas here. Thanks for putting the list together. My god child will be turning 5 so this gives me inspiration and puts me on a good track!

    Reply
  7. Ty Ward says

    November 11, 2016 at 11:15 am

    How cute! These look great

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  8. Kimberly Lewis says

    November 11, 2016 at 5:21 pm

    this is a great list!

    Reply
  9. Cait Weingartner says

    November 11, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    Wonderful gift ideas, just in time for the holidays!

    Reply
  10. Hey Sharonoox says

    November 11, 2016 at 7:50 pm

    Great list! These toys look so amazing. Toddlers are going to love it.

    Reply
  11. Elizabeth O. says

    November 12, 2016 at 5:54 am

    I really like giving them educational toys instead of the ones that they won’t learn anything from. Play is a great way to learn new things as they go along.

    Reply
  12. TColeman says

    November 13, 2016 at 3:38 pm

    Giving gifts that are actually beneficial in some way to a child are awesome! I love educational gifts.

    Reply
  13. Carol Cassara says

    November 14, 2016 at 11:14 am

    Those are nice suggestions. I always make sure that I give the kids something that they can benefit from! I love these ideas!

    Reply
  14. angie says

    December 18, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    love the great hands on learning that these toys provide
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  15. Clare @ My Life in Step says

    December 21, 2016 at 11:45 pm

    I am amazed at how technological and high tech toys are getting these days! They are awesome but I still like some of the ‘classics’. I really like the peg board, my toddlers have loved this toy… and it doesn’t need batteries or make annoying noises 🙂

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