Christmas Gift Ideas for Toddlers
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It’s already time to start thinking about Christmas shopping! Whether you are shopping for someone you love or looking for ideas to put on your child’s wishlist, I’ve rounded up some of my favorite gift ideas for toddlers!
Gift Ideas for Toddlers
I’ve rounded up over 90+ gift ideas for toddlers with a variety of types of accessories, books, games, arts & crafts, clothing, boys, and more!
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Accessories & Gadgets
Amazon Fire Tablet for Kids
I have this Amazon Fire Tablet on the list for our son so that I can give him the occasional screen time on his own device rather than one of our phones all of the time.
Backpack (Dinosaurs)
I love this color scheme and the dinosaur pattern for a small toddler backpack that could work in place of a large diaper bag.
Backpack (Rainbow)
A super cute backpack for little girls.
Face Masks
A great set of “beginner masks” for toddlers.
Fidget Poppers
These fidget poppers are great to have on hand for car rides or to pull out of your bag to keep toddlers entertained when they also have to stay quiet.
Hatch Rest+ Sound Machine
Now that our son is in the toddler stage and has transitioned to a toddler bed, we use our favorite sound machine as a “red light, green light” system for quiet time and nap times. When the light is green, he knows he can get up or that we will come get him from his room.
Hearing Protection Ear Muffs
I have a set of smaller ear muffs from when my son was a baby but would love to make sure we have a bigger size for when we go to events with loud sounds (fireworks, monster truck shows, concerts, etc.)
Personalized Letter Coin Bank
I want to get our son a money bank at some point, and think these personalized coin banks are both nice to look at and also convenient for kids to see how much money they have saved.
Sandwich Cutters
Make lunchtime more fun with this set of sandwich cutters!
Toddler Comforter
At some point, your toddler will be upgrading to a transitional toddler bed and will need some new bedding - I just bought this comforter for my son’s crib (now toddler bed).
Toddler Pillow
My son loves this small toddler-sized pillow that we keep in his crib (which is now a toddler bed).
Toddler Sheet Set
Now that we have transitioned our son’s crib to a toddler bed, I wanted to make sure he has an actual set of sheets for his crib mattress that help him to feel like this bed is extra special.
Active
Balance Bike
I’m a big fan of these balance bikes for kids to start to learn balancing and the concept of riding a bike. This bike has lots of styles and colors available.
Ball Pit
A ball pit would be such a fun gift for any toddler and this version folds up nice and small for when it’s not in use.
Ball Pit Balls
There are so many color options for sets of ball pit balls these days.
Basketball Hoop
This adjustable basketball hoop set is great for indoors or outdoors.
Foldable Slide
We have had this slide for almost a year now and get lots of use out of it! It folds up so it is easy to store and is small enough to enjoy indoors and outdoors.
Magneto Kids' Skateboard
My husband would love to see our toddler starting to learn how to ride a skateboard and he picked this one out for our son’s wishlist so that it can grow with him for several years.
Mini Soccer Goal Set
We have this mini soccer goal set for our small backyard - the best part is that the frame folds up nice and small for storage. It also comes with a pump for the mini soccer ball. Perfect for toddlers.
Mini Trampoline
Another fun gift for indoors or outdoors - and especially in the cold winter months, this would help to get lots of energy out for your toddlers when you’re stuck indoors.
Ride-on Bee
We were visiting friends a few weeks ago who had this ride-on bee and my son was quite enamored with it - looks super cute but also easy to ride.
Ride-on Motorcycle
Another version of a balance bike, this ride-on motorcycle looks like lots of fun!
Rody Bounce Horse
Toddler Helmet & Knee Pads
Because I’m a mom and want to make sure my sweet toddler is protected - this helmet and knee pads set is a necessity if my son is getting any bikes, skateboards, or scooters.
Arts & Crafts
Animal Crafts Set
I’m not a super-crafty or creative mom, so a set like this with all supplies that I need for craft time is ideal!
Cardboard Playhouse
I love the fact that these cardboard playhouses are basically a luxury cardboard box, that are ready for your toddler to color and decorate however they please!
Crayola Bathtub Finger Paint Soap
This is one of my son’s absolute favorite things about bath time - it’s just colored soap that we call paint and is always the highlight of bath time. This would make a great stocking stuffer for your toddler!
Crayola Color Wonder
We LOVE these Color Wonder “mess-free” coloring sets!
Dino Egg Bath Bombs
Thanks to some episodes of Blippi, my son is always asking to look for dinosaur eggs - I think this set of dinosaur bath bombs would be a very fun stocking stuffer this year!
Disney Coloring Books Bundle
For those toddlers who love arts & crafts and opportunities to color, a bundle of coloring books of their favorite characters would be a great gift idea!
Magnetic Doodle Board
Our church has these magnetic doodle boards sitting on a table outside of the auditorium for kids to use if they have to sit in the service with their parents and my toddler is always excited to use this - I love this for toddlers because it’s quiet and there is NO MESS!
Play-Doh
We’re just starting to get into the play-doh world with our toddler, but would be fun to have a set around for some creative play.
Play-Doh Tools Set
An important “add-on” for your play-doh set!
Scribble Scrubbie Pets
These little scrubbie pets are fun for ages 3+ and your toddlers and scribble all over these pets and then wash them off and start all over!
Sensory Activity Kit
Sensory Activity Kids are a fun way to help your toddler learn and experience new things while also having fun through play.
Triangular Crayons
These anti-roll Crayola Triangular Crayons are perfect for little hands and help to promote proper writing grip when kids are learning to form letters and color pictures.
Books
Courageous People
Courageous People Who Changed the World is a young child's first introduction to the brave people who fought to make the world a better place. Simple text and adorable illustrations tell the contributions of eight champions of freedom: Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony, Malala Yousafzai, Harriet Tubman, William Wilberforce, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr. A quote from each individual is included on each spread along with colorful, delightful artwork.
Diggersaurs
This is one of my son’s current favorite books - a combination of two of his favorite things: construction vehicles + dinosaurs! A dozen dinosaur trucks CRUNCH, SCRAPE, CHOMP, and RUMBLE through this book as they work on roads and construction sites.
Dragons Love Tacos
Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa . . . oh, boy. You're in red-hot trouble.
God's Very Good Idea
God’s very good idea is to have lots of different people enjoying loving him and loving each other. This stunningly illustrated journey from the garden of Eden to God’s heavenly throne room shows how despite our sinfulness, everyone can be a part of God’s very good idea through the saving work of Christ.
How Many Ways Can You Say Hello?
This book is all about ways to say hello in different languages found around South Africa. Since that is where my husband grew up, it would be a fun book to have around for my husband to read to our kids.
Jesus and the Very Big Surprise
This book teaches children that Jesus will return and when he does there will be an amazing party where ... SURPRISE! ... he will serve his faithful servants! Jesus didn’t tell us when that party will be, but we can make sure that we’re ready for it by loving him and loving his people while we wait.
Last Stop on Market Street
This award-winning modern classic—a must-have for every child’s home library—is an inclusive ode to kindness, empathy, gratitude, and finding joy in unexpected places, and celebrates the special bond between a curious young boy and his loving grandmother.
Leapfrog 100 Animals Electronic Book
We love this book in our house - it’s easy for our toddler to use by touching the animals on the pages and it allows him to learn the words and names of animals. It even has an option to switch from English to Spanish!
My First Learning Library Set
The My First Learning Library of 20 board books will introduce your toddler to a wide range of learning topics and to develop basic concepts for little scholars. These books include well-researched pictures and accurate word labels to encourages faster development of your child’s vocabulary.
The Classic BabyLit Box Set
BabyLit® is the fashionable way to introduce your toddler to the world of classic literature, while learning numbers, sounds, animals, colors, and more! This box set includes the following titles: Alice in Wonderland (A BabyLit® Colors Primer), Moby-Dick (A BabyLit® Ocean Primer), Romeo & Juliet (A BabyLit® Counting Primer), The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (A BabyLit® Colors Primer), Sherlock Holmes in the Hound of the Baskervilles (A BabyLit® Sounds Primer), Pride & Prejudice (A BabyLit® Counting Primer), Jane Eyre (A BabyLit® Counting Primer), The Jungle Book (A BabyLit® Animals Primer)
The Skin You Live In
With the ease and simplicity of a nursery rhyme, this lively story delivers an important message of social acceptance to young readers. Themes associated with child development and social harmony, such as friendship, acceptance, self-esteem, and diversity are promoted in simple and straightforward prose. This delightful picture book offers a wonderful venue through which parents and teachers can discuss important social concepts with their children.
The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible
With the most beautifully diverse and whimsical illustrations, The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible introduces children to important ideas and unique characters of the Bible, while clearly showing how everything fits together to tell one big story—the story of God’s love for his children.
When God Made the World Book
From the author of the bestselling children's book When God Made You comes a rhythmic, whimsical journey through creation--for little readers who love science and wonder and the beginnings of all things.
When God Made You
Through playful, charming rhyme and vivid, fantastical illustrations, When God Made You inspires young readers to learn about their own special gifts and how they fit into God’s divine plan as they grow, explore, and begin to create for themselves.
Clothing
Bath Robe
Wrap your little one in pure softness after a bath, the pool or beach time with this hooded bath robe and cover-up.
Fur-lined Everyday Jacket
This fur-lined and water-resistant parka jacket will keep your toddler warm and comes in several different colors.
Kindness Sweatshirt
I love the message of this sweatshirt and think it would look adorable on any toddler.
Low-Cut Winter Boots
Featuring a closed-toe construction with double zipper closure and faux fur lining, these winter boots help them get a secure fit for comfortable everyday wear.
Rain Boots
Every toddler I know loves throwing on a pair of rain boots and stomping around in puddles - the holidays are a great time to upgrade their current pair or introduce them to their first pair of rainboots!
Slippers for Boys
These slippers are great house shoes for your toddler in the winter time!
Slippers for Girls
These slippers are great house shoes for your toddler in the winter time!
Toddler Moccasins
These moccasin slippers are great house shoes for your toddler in the winter time!
Furniture
Animal Reading Chair
These animal character reading chairs are the perfect size for your toddler and provide a great spot for them to enjoy their favorite books! The chairs have removable and washable covers and also have pockets on the sides to hold a few books.
Bean Bag Chair
A bean bag chair is another fun seating option for reading your favorite books, watching movies - or just jumping into it off the couch, ‘cuz - toddlers.
Kids’ Table & Chairs Set
this kid’s sized table and chairs would be great for craft times or meals for kids and is a great price!
Portable Blanket Fort
This Tote-a-Fort set includes 3 light-weight blankets with several ways to attach them together and to other objects in your home. Each set also includes 3 bean bags to act as counter weights to hold the blankets over the couch or wherever you use them and also includes a cinch sack for easy clean up, storage, and transportation.
Portable Toddler Cot
An essential item for travel, sleepovers, nap time, picnics, and camping, the My Cot was designed for portability. Setting up in seconds wherever or whenever you need it, the 48” long cot can hold children up to 75 pounds, and is ideal for children 2-5 years old.
Soft Play Climbing Set
With this soft play climbing set, infants and toddlers can safely learn to climb, crawl and slide on this beginner playtime corner climber; rearrange and build different configurations to stimulate imaginative playtime.
Spaceship Play Tent
With super cool wings, peek-a-boo windows on each side, and roll down door flap, this spaceship tent is out of this world! This spaceship play tent even glows in the dark! It is durable, collapsible for flat storage, and wipes clean.
Toddler Air Mattress
This toddler air mattress includes everything you need for your little one's next sleepover. The toddler air mattress with bumpers comes with an electric air pump, pillow, travel bag, and a repair kit.
Games
Animal Memory Game
This zoo animals memory and matching game is a fun way to introduce animals to your kids and each card includes information about each of the animals on the back!
Bean Bag Toss
This bean bag toss set would be super easy to setup indoors or outdoors and helps to promote hand-eye coordination for your toddlers as they attempt to get the bean bags into the holes.
Find & Seek Scavenger Hunt Card Game
This Find and Seek Scavenger Hunt card game would be a fun activity game for the whole family to play both indoors and outdoors. This set includes 35 Find and Seek cards, 2 instruction cards, and 1 drawstring bag making this game perfect for road trips and travel. Take along to the park, the beach, camping, or the backyard.
Mr. Bucket Game
This nostalgic game is sure to bring lots of laughter and fun for your toddler as they try to gather and return all of the balls to the bucket, while Mr. Bucket tries to block them and spit the balls back out!
Puzzle Flash Cards
Match the alphabet letters or numbers with the animal picture base on the clue of shape and color. Each alphabet and number flash card has different animal. These letter game can help children to develop eye-hand coordination, color recognition, fine motor skills, visual perception skills, problem-solving skills.
Toddler Scavenger Hunt at Home
Another fun scavenger hunt game for toddlers - These easy-to-use cards give toddlers the tools to discover everyday objects in their home and provides you and your child with an exciting at-home activity—no matter the weather.
Wooden Puzzle Set
Designed with the toddler in mind, this wooden puzzle toy is made of high-quality natural wood. This set of wooden puzzles comes with 8 different animals, including a yellow duck, frog, dog, monkey, lion, giraffe, cow, and turtle.
Toys
Camping Set with Tent
This fun pop-up camping tent play set comes with 24 necessary camping accessories including binoculars, oil lamp, gas stove, watch, magnifier, water bottle, cooking pan with pretend foods, 4-in-1 emergency whistle with functions of flashlights, compass, thermometer and pretend camping utensils.
Construction Vehicle Set
Like the real Cat construction machines, this Cat Dump and Loader Combo Pack of toddler toys is built Cat construction tough with sturdy plastic construction so it is an ideal outside toy that your toddler will enjoy for hours on end!
Drill and Learn Toolbox Play Set
This toddler-friendly toolbox includes an electronic fix-it tray, working toy drill, hammer, wrench, nails and screws.
Driving Dashboard
Our son loves this driving dashboard - pretending to drive somewhere with the steering wheel, turning the key in the ignition and pushing all of the various buttons!
Dyson Vacuum Toy
Another favorite in our house, my son loves to help me “clean” the house with his Dyson vacuum toy!
Flower Garden Building Set
This build-a-bouquet craft kits allow young children to build, match and sort multiple different flowers for their own garden. They can mix and match pieces to create different flowers however they would like.
Forest Animals Stacking Tower
A sweet set of forest animal wooden blocks that toddlers can use to try and stack and see how tall they can build a completely unique tower.
Home Office Play Set
Any toddler will love to pretend to work at home just like mom and dad with this pretend laptop, coffee cup, headset microphone and touchscreen mobile phone.
Jumbo Dinosaur Toy Set
For any dinosaur-loving toddlers, these jumbo dinosaurs would be a BIG hit!
Kids Gardening Set
This wood and metal toy gardening set includes 10 pieces of gardening tools and accessories — there's a hand spade, hand shovel, hand rake, watering can and several stakes with veggie and herb names on them. There's also a canvas bag with handles and pockets included with this set, making it easy for them to tote their tools around the yard while they garden with you.
Kitchen Set
This fun kitchen toy set features a stovetop complete with burners and a sink, while an oven drawer beneath and a microwave lets your youngsters cook up whatever creations they can imagine. It comes fitted with plenty of knobs, handles and buttons for interactive play, and it sports clean lines and a sleek profile that will blend well with other decor in your home.
Kitchen Play Food
Little People
These Little People play sets are the perfect size for toddlers to grip and move around for endless play! I linked some of my favorite Little People play sets below.
Little People Play House
With two floors, multiple rooms, and 360 degrees of interactive play, the Little People Big Helpers Home is loaded with hands-on fun for your little person to explore. While kids move Emma and Jack around the house, multiple Discovery Buttons can bring the action to life with exciting sounds, actions, phrases and songs about helping out around the house, caring for your family, and daily routines!
Magnetic Tiles
These magnetic tiles are great for toddlers with their bright colors and endless opportunities for building!
Matchbox Cars
My son loves driving his cars (of all sizes) all around the house these days! Matchbox Cars or Hot Wheels would be a great stocking stuffer option for toddlers!
Matchbox Garage Set
This 4-level garage would be lots of fun for all of the new cars and trucks to race around.
Mega Blocks
Mega Blocks are the perfect size for toddler hands and are easy to put together and pull apart for hours of creative building and play.
Mini Monster Trucks
Monster Trucks are another favorite toy for my son these days and this set of colorful monster trucks would be another great stocking stuffer option.
Picture Sorting Box
Playful recognition of colors and shapes is the focus of this simply designed sorting box with colorful fruit and animal motifs. The small tiles are sorted into the box at the right places.
Play Sink
We love this play sink in our house! My toddler enjoys the running water and pretending to wash all of the dishes (and then the floor after all of the water gets all over the kitchen - bonus for mom!)
Pretend Cleaning Set
This colorful, kid-sized set looks just like the real thing and includes a wooden pretend play broom, mop, duster, brush, and organizing stand. The red dustpan conveniently clips into all handles.
Race Car Ramp Tower
Tea Party Set
Toy Parachute
This parachute showcases a colorful triangle pattern for a fun look, and helps develop perceptual, cognitive and motor skills for your kids as they play. Once the fun wraps up, simply store it in its carry bag until the next time you're ready to take your kids' outdoor fun to the next level.
Wooden Christmas Tree Truck
Made from wood, this decorative toy pickup truck features "Christmas Trees" text on the side while carrying Christmas trees in the back for a fun holiday look. A cute piece of decor that can also be enjoyed by your toddler during the holiday season.
Wooden Dollhouse with Furniture
This old-fashioned wooden dollhouse brings a touch of nostalgia to your child's toys! This dollhouse also includes several pieces of furniture that your toddler can use to start decorating the home however they would like.
Wooden Stacking Rocks
Unlike the traditional building blocks, every block is a polyhedron, each different in size, color and weight, making stacking game more challenging so that kids can complete the building process in a whole new way.
Experiences
A trip to the Zoo or Aquarium
Tickets or Memberships to local children’s activities and museums
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Season Passes to local amusement parks
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