60 Best Toys for Toddlers for All Ages, According to Parents 2024

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is vast, and can be daunting if you don’t know what's worth your money. Should you go for a soft and cuddly toy that’ll soothe them to sleep during a regression, or an interactive toy that’ll boost cognitive development while strengthening those little muscles?According to Kerri Adams and Christina Eromenok, child and family therapists specializing in play therapy at , “Toys are tools for children, and can have significant impact on emotional and physical growth and child development.” Basically educational toys and those that spark imaginative play are excellent choices.

Whether you’re looking for gift ideas for someone else’s child or your own, “toys are also a great opportunity for parents and children to connect together and build a positive, loving relationship” say Adams and Eromenok.

Our expert sources and parent network (including myself, a newly-minted toddler mom) came together to provide the list below of all the toddler toys worth shopping, for , and .When looking for age-appropriate toys for the newest toddlers on the block, Adams and Eromenok say the best ones are simply, "some might not even look like traditional toys” Mandy and Mel Craig, the expert behind the recommends the spinners, but there are also some items, like the set of scarves on our list that are everyday things that tots can use for endless rounds of stimulating play.

We never pack for an outing without my daughter’s Smily Mia penguin (IMHO it’s much better than Sophie the giraffe, but I’m not here to start a war), and she’s “baked” countless muffins in her kitchen set, so these (plus the rest of this list) are real-parent approved.