The Creative Holiday Gift Guide for Toddlers and Young Children
Are you looking for the perfect, creative holiday gift for a toddler over two or younger child? You’ve found the right list!
When your little one is not a baby anymore and super active, you need a toy that matches their developmental stage. Not only can you give them a gift that will provide holiday and Christmas excitement, we’ve made a list of educational toys to keep your little ones engaged and intrigued!
The Button Size Sorting Box from Lakeshore Learning gives toddlers hands-on experience with color, shape, and size. The soft vinyl sorting box helps them develop fine motor control and coordination. And once they’ve completed the activity, they can pop off the top and start all over again!
We love Green Craft Kids. They provide educational, fun, STEM focused craft boxes for all ages. These boxes are perfect for kids aged 3 and up, and each box features up to six different activities! Boxes arrive monthly depending on the subscription you select. The little one you’re buying for can look forward to learning every single month!
This holiday season you can ignite a child’s imagination with fun and interactive sensory kits from Young Wild and Friedman. If you want a holiday theme, the child in your life can decorate a Christmas tree with pine scented playdough and miniature Christmas decorations, they can make cookies for Santa, and more! Each Young Wild and Friedman Sensory Dough kid comes with three balls of homemade scented dough for you and your kids to create and explore with.
If sensory and family learning activities make your little excited, try the Little Partners Learning Tower! Another item on our list designed by a Montessori school educator, the Learning Tower lifts your baby to kitchen counter height. Fun family activities like cooking, decorating cookies, and other countertop games are now easy and safe. Children learn by mirroring those around them and The Learning Tower helps nurture the magic of being able to do what you’re doing by themselves.
If you’re looking for something that is exciting, creative, and nurtures unstructured play, look no further than the Magna-Tiles® 84-Piece Storage Bin Bundle interactive play-mat. The best part? When play time is over, all you have to do is zip up the sides and the play-mat turns into a sturdy storage bin! The mat can hold up to three-hundred magnetic tiles and your playroom stays organized.
Whatever it Children that are developing a strong imagination will love the Lunii Story Teller, a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ speaker for kids. Children are encouraged to choose the characters and their adventures through interactive activities. Imaginations are lit on fire and kids begin to understand the building blocks of stories like character, setting, plot, and conflict.is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
7. Lovevery Toys
Lovevery toys are designed by experts to nurture developing brains. The products are developed by academics, researchers, and specialists who create playtime children will love for the appropriate stage of development using thoughtfully crafted, sustainable, organic materials. With Lovevery, you get the right toys at just the right time, for kids aged 0-3 years.
If the younger kid in your life travels quite a bit, this next gift is one parents and kids will love. The BedBox by JETKIDS will be the talk of the airport, and your vacation! In the terminal it’s a ride along scooter. On the plane it transitions into a full size bed!
If the little one in your life is a playful kid one moment and a snuggle pie the next, they may love Nugget Comfort Furniture. The infinitely configurable play couch is made up of four foam pieces. The pieces have suede covers to make them look like a grown up couch while offering kids so much more for playtime, imagination, and relaxation.
And finally, for the budding creative in your life, try the VTech® KidiZoom® Creator Cam digital camera! Perfect for your older toddlers and young kids, this camera kit includes a green screen and 20 animated backgrounds to create amazing special effects like being underwater or running from a dinosaur, as well as basic video editing capabilities. The best part? Safety and security functions are built into the device so photos cannot be uploaded accidentally or without your permission.
Need some other gift ideas? Check out our other holiday gift guides:
The Ultimate Gift Guide for New Mommas and Moms to be
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