Best Toys for Toddlers – 8 Unique Gifts for 2024

Finding the best toys for toddlers can be so tricky – they’re like teenagers. Their interests evolve and update and rock so violently it’s hard to keep track. Is she still into Doc McStuffins? No, she’s a My Little Pony girl now. Does he still want to be a little doctor? Well… in the sense that he wants to operate race cars, yes.

The safest route is the tactile…the sensory… the downright NOISY. (Especially if they’re not YOUR toddlers. Parents love that.) Anything that will occupy their teensy hands and keep their attention engaged is SUPREME.

Back at the lab, we’ve been scanning the toyverse for the perfect toddler-appropriate toys… it’s not been easy. There have been tears (mine) and naps (also mine) but I think we’ve found the best 8 toddler gifts available outside of the black market.

Got a tot to subdue? Look no further. And remember we gift wrap – so they can also enjoy the packaging.

1. Balancing Sloths – Wooden Game
2. Silly Faces – Bath Time Foam Stickers
3. Little Bunny – Googly Eye Board Book
4. Princess & Unicorn Squirters – Bath Time
5. Magnetic Dart Game – Spooky Monsters
6. Farmyard Friends – Four Noisy Animals
7. Mini Football Table – Painted Wooden Set
8. Spot the Difference – Funny Animal Selfies

1 Balancing Sloth – Wooden Game ,  $24.99 $24.99

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Can you balance the sleepy sloths?

How many sloths can you manage? Made of natural wood and water-based paint, this charming game has cute sloths who need to go to sleep on their correct branch. The aim of the game is to match the sloths to their color branches without the sloths unbalancing the wobbly based tree and falling off.

2 Silly Faces – Bath Time Foam Stickers ,  $19.99 $19.99

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Create funny & unusual faces

Make loads of funny and unusual faces with this entertaining set sure to make bath time much more fun. This colorful mix and match activity set is full of character and stimulates imagination – make one that looks like Grumps! The 36 chunky foam pieces can be stuck to the bathtub or tiles when they’re wet, as well as floating on the surface of the water – tub time fun!

3 Little Bunny – Googly Eye Board Book ,  $7.99 $7.99

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3D googley-eyes to wiggle!

A baby bunny shares their story about hopping in the meadow and their love for playing all day. Follow along the adorable descriptions of how the little bunny experiences the world around them. The big friendly eyes keep toddlers entertained with this funny story about a happy little bunny!

4 Princess & Unicorn Squirters – Bath Time ,  $9.99 $9.99

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Lights up in water!

Bath time fun is guaranteed with this colorful princess squirter and her bright unicorn who can become luminous. The unicorn magically lights up when touching the water or when gently tapped with the finger and turns off automatically after 20 seconds. From French company Janod, each colorful 2″ tall squirter is great for imaginative play and sure to add giggles and fun to any bathtime.

5 Magnetic Dart Game – Spooky Monsters ,  $24.99 $24.99

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Spooky spider web or a haunted castle?

This magnetic 25.5″ canvas is colorfully illustrated and can be hung in two different ways showing either a spooky spider web or a haunted castle. The six lightweight plastic darts come in two colors and have a flat metal tip, making them easy to throw and stick comfortably to the board. Brilliant fun – can you hit the spider or bat and score the highest points? Game on!

6 Farmyard Friends – Four Noisy Animals ,  $39.99 $39.99

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Colorful noisy friends.

This fun interactive play set has four 4″ soft plush animals with names, a horse, pig, cow and duck who live in their farmyard home. Each different animal makes its own distinctive noise when you simply give them a squeeze, providing great entertainment during play. Fun and unusual set sure to delight little ones.

7 Mini Football Table – Painted Wooden Set ,  $39.99 $39.99

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Get the footie bug early in life!

This 12 inch mini table soccer set features 12 wooden painted footballers and comes with 3 wooden 1 inch balls. Players controls two handles with three footballers on each and attempts to score in the opponent’s goal. Organize football matches with your friends and get the footie bug early in life!

8 Spot the Difference – Funny Animal Selfies ,  $16.99 $16.99

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Sure to make little ones smile – happy spotting!

Flip through 24 pages of quirky, colorfully-illustrated images of cute animals, all happily smiling for the camera! Have fun spotting the 10 differences on each large page, with happy globe-trotting selfies from Times Square in New York to Bondi Beach in Australia. Which dog is wearing a snorkel wrong? Use the handy write & wipe marker pen, so they be done again another time.

Tiny tots get a bad reputation in the parenting community. “Terrible Twos” and “Threenagers” and so forth. The truth is, they just need a little bit more stimulation and loving to calm the beast within! Let ‘em have it with our very best toddler gifts.

And now… jokes that’ll make even a threenager laugh…

1. Why did the banana go to the doctor?
2. Because it wasn’t peeling well.

1. How do all the oceans say hello to each other?
2. They wave!

(My personal favorite – direct, to the point, merciless):

1. Why do giraffes have such long necks?
2. Because they have smelly feet.