Toys for a 3 year old girl: The 31 Best Gifts for 3-Year-Olds in 2023

Best cars, trains and vehicles for 3-year-olds

Green Toys Car Carrier

This car carrier helps with fine motor skills and imaginative play.

Fisher-Price Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway

Child development experts Klein and Conti both appreciate Thomas the Tank Engine and the stories that go along with him.

iPlay iLearn Fire Truck Play Set

The trunk that holds these fire trucks opens up and turns into a building ripe for rescue. Different types of trucks will please the most truck-obsessed preschooler.

John Deere Big Farm Tractor

This tractor might not help much on the farm, but it will do just about anything a child could want, with lights and sounds for extra appeal.

Hape Super Cityscape Transport Bucket

Is your 3-year-old enamored with all forms of transportation? It’s trains, planes and automobiles all in one in this 80-piece set, which also features construction trucks and toys, a fire station and more. We also like that the two-piece storage bucket turns into part of the landscape. Plus, all the pieces can go back in the bucket when you’re done.

Best bath toys for 3-year-olds

Munchkin Fishin’ Bath Toy

The magnetic fishing rod can «catch» the set’s three magnetic bobbing characters for endless «catch and release» fun.

Spin ‘N’ Sprinkle Water Lab Bath Toy

Every three-year-old has a little scientist in them. Allow them to channel their scientific urges with this water lab bath toy that creates double-chain reactions and effects.

CoComelon Splish Splash JJ Doll

If your little one is obsessed with the hit show «CoComelon,» they’ll love having this JJ doll as their new bathtime companion. He comes with an inflatable floatie, swim trunks and a shark bath squirter, so he’s ready for a dip in the tub!

Crayola Scribble Scrubbies Bath Set

For a more artsy bath experience, your 3-year-old can color in these little pets, then wash them off and start all over again.

Best play sets for 3-year-olds

Creativity for Kids Sensory Bin: Construction Zone Play Set

Little ones love to get their hands dirty. This play set allows them to do that in the least messy way by keeping everything contained in one box with an assortment of tools, toys and moldable sand.

Colorforms Restickable Play Set

“They can fit easily in your tote bag the same way an iPad could,” Conti said of this restickable set. The play set includes 350 vivid reusable pieces, a design guide and a play board. Your 3-year-old will have a blast finding endless combinations, sticking the pieces to the board, any glossy surface or each other!

Lego Build Me Emotions Set

This Lego set is said to help kids identify emotions and practice collaboration for social emotional development, something many parents are concerned about at this stage in their children’s lives. How? The bricks not only come in a variety of colors and shapes, but each also has its own facial expression. The set also comes with a teaching activity card that guides parents, as well as eight double-sided character templates.

Haba Little Friends Townhouse Villa

A dollhouse gives toddlers room for creative play, as well as a space to work through issues around separation as they head to school. This one has an open design that lets kids play on all sides, so there’s no elbowing for a spot.

Best books for 3-year-olds

“The Sun Is Late and So Is the Farmer,” by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead

As farm animals wait for the sun to rise, it seems to take a little too long. So they set off on a journey to the edge of the world to summon the sunrise. If your little one loves animals great and small, they’ll love this tale, which, according to Publisher’s Weekly, «appreciates creatures’ gentle ways and offers a quiet reminder about perceptions’ ability to mislead.»

“The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster,” by Mo Willems

The pigeon first tried to ride the bus nearly 20 years ago. Now he’s ready for a roller coaster and can barely stand the excitement.

“Go Back to Sleep,” by Zoe Foster Blake and Mike Jacobsen

Finn’s parents just won’t stay in bed at night, so he’ll have to enforce their bedtime routine in this funny role reversal.

“Counting to Bananas,” by Carrie Tillotson and Estrela Lourenço

Banana is waiting for his turn in this (mostly) rhyming fruit-counting book that keeps counting animals instead. This fun counting book will make little ones giggle.

“Sylvie,” by Jean Reidy and Lucy Ruth Cummins

Sylvie the spider watches over the tenants where she lives beneath a fire escape. Not since “Charlotte’s Web” has a spider been such a kind friend.

“Brown Is Warm, Black Is Bright,” by Sarah L. Thomson and Keith Mallett

Brown is the color of leaves and black a dark puddle in this lyrical exploration of positive associations of black and brown.

Meet the experts

• Marie Conti is Director of Regional Community Relations for American Montessori Society. She was the former head of The Wetherill School in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. Conti is based in Greater Philadelphia.
• Tovah P. Klein, Ph.D., is Director of the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development in New York, as well as the author of “How Toddlers Thrive.» She focuses on young children’s social and emotional development, as well as parents’ experiences raising them. Klein is also an adjunct associate professor and teaches a year-long course on toddler development.

​​Don’t forget to check out Shop TODAY’s other gift guides to find the perfect present for every kid on your list including babies, 1-year-olds, 2-year-olds, 4-year-olds, 5-year-olds, 6-year-olds, 7-year-olds, 8-year-olds, 9-year-olds and 10-year-olds.

30 Best Gifts for 3-Year-Old Girls in 2023

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Best Educational Tool

LeapFrog Mr. Pencil ABC Backpack

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Best Educational Tool

LeapFrog Mr.

Pencil ABC Backpack

Now 22% Off

$35 at Amazon

With seven activities that introduce letter names, sounds, writing, and reading, early literacy has never been so much fun. Best of all, it really is a backpack, which equals portable and which means car rides and going to restaurants just got a whole lot easier. (So, really, this is a gift for parents, too.)

More: 30 Gifts for 4-Year-Old Girls That She’ll Want to Play With Every Day

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Perfect for Little Artists

Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Playset

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Perfect for Little Artists

Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Playset

Now 28% Off

$18 at Amazon$18 at farmandfleet.com

3-year-olds are very good at “decorating” things they shouldn’t with markers. Walls, toys, siblings … but with this Scribble Scrubbie playset, they can channel that instinct for good, creatively adorning adorable little pets with washable markers. Want to change up the look? Just rinse the toy.

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Best Dollhouse

KidKraft Chelsea Doll Cottage

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Best Dollhouse

KidKraft Chelsea Doll Cottage

$72 at Amazon$68 at Walmart$77 at Wayfair

Raise your hand if you would live in this adorable cottage. Complete with furniture, this sturdy wooden dollhouse stands just over two feet tall and will last for years. (Doll family sold separately, but any 5-inch doll will happily make a home here.)

More: Gifts for 1-Year-Olds That Are Totally Perfect

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Big Kid Scooter for Little Kids

Radio Flyer My 1st Scooter

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Big Kid Scooter for Little Kids

Radio Flyer My 1st Scooter

$35 at Amazon

With an extra-wide base, two front wheels, and an easy-to-use footbrake, your 3-year-old will gain confidence, balance, and coordination zipping around the neighborhood on their cool new scooter. Available in red or pink, My 1st Scooter supports children up to 50 pounds, so it should last for a while.

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Funniest Toy

ZURU Pets Alive Rainbow Bonnie the Booty Shakin’ Llama

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Funniest Toy

ZURU Pets Alive Rainbow Bonnie the Booty Shakin’ Llama

$20 at Amazon$61 at Walmart

I know what you’re thinking: What’s a booty-shaking llama? It’s exactly what it sounds like, plus spinning and head tossing, and it’s hilarious. Your 3-year-old will definitely think so, too, as she and Bonnie dance along to three different songs.

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Encourages STEM Skills

PicassoTiles 100-Piece Magnetic Tile Set

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Encourages STEM Skills

PicassoTiles 100-Piece Magnetic Tile Set

Now 33% Off

$40 at Amazon

Your tiny architect’s imagination will be unleashed as they use the clear, colorful magnetic tiles to build castles, pets, patterns, and shapes. And because the possibilities are endless, they’ll enjoy Picasso Tiles for years to come. They’ll have so much fun creating, they won’t even notice that they’re gaining an appreciation for spatial reasoning.

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Our Fave Cuddle Buddy

Slumberkins Otter Kin Plushy

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Our Fave Cuddle Buddy

Slumberkins Otter Kin Plushy

$48 at slumberkins.com

Slumberkins are toys with a mission: to encourage social-emotional learning. Each toy comes with a book and a special lesson to learn. Adorable cuddly Otter teaches kids that even though we may not be with our loved ones, they’re always in our hearts. (So they’re perfect for the kiddo who has trouble separating at preschool drop-off.)

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Building Imagination

LEGO Duplo Brick Box

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Building Imagination

LEGO Duplo Brick Box

Now 20% Off

$24 at Amazon$24 at Walmart$30 at LEGO

This fun-filled developmental toy encourages creativity, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and imaginative play and is a perfect gift for a 3-year-old girl. This set comes with a variety of toddler-sized bricks, including house essentials like roofs and windows, wheels for cars, number bricks, and more!

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It’s the Heelers!

Bluey Family 4-Pack

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It’s the Heelers!

Bluey Family 4-Pack

Now 19% Off

$12 at Walmart$20 at Macy’s

Mum! Dad! Bingo! BLUEY! The greatest Australian import since the boomerang is now available in action-figure form. Your child will have fun acting out their favorite scenes from the show or coming up with their very own adventures. They’ll probably ask you to play along but, admit it, you love this show, too, and won’t mind.

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A Classic With a Twist

Little Tikes Cozy Ice Cream Truck

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A Classic With a Twist

Little Tikes Cozy Ice Cream Truck

$109 at Amazon$135 at Walmart

Of course, we all know about the iconic Cozy Coupe, which is a great gift for any 3-year-old. But if you have a 3-year-old girl in your life, you should probably know about the Cozy Coupe that’s perfect for them in this adorable ice cream truck theme. Same quality and fun as the original, but with more intricate features.

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Best Tea Set

Green Toys 17-Piece Tea Set

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Best Tea Set

Green Toys 17-Piece Tea Set

Now 54% Off

$14 at Amazon$45 at Walmart$30 at Zappos

For the little girl who loves playing hostess, this sweet little tea set is perfect for playroom tea parties. Made from 100% recycled plastic, the set can actually hold liquid, though we don’t recommend giving a toddler tea. They don’t need the extra jolt of energy from caffeine, and you don’t need that in your life, either.

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‘Walks’ With Your Child

PEPPY PETS Unicorn Plushy

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‘Walks’ With Your Child

PEPPY PETS Unicorn Plushy

Now 20% Off

$20 at Amazon$40 at Walmart

You may not be able to get your little girl that unicorn they asked for, but this truly is the next best thing. Pull your cuddly Peppy Pet along on her leash and her legs will skitter along and look like she’s walking. No batteries required; it’s 100% kid-powered.

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Personalize With Their Name

Pottery Barn Kids Wooden Tool Box

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Personalize With Their Name

Pottery Barn Kids Wooden Tool Box

Now 27% Off

$36 at Pottery Barn Kids

This little wooden toolkit comes with everything they’ll need to “fix” things around the house. The toolbox (which can be personalized with their name or initials) comes with a screwdriver, wrench, bolts, gears, and hammer, which they can also use to smash the patriarchy.

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A Versatile Playspace

e-Joy Indoor/Outdoor Play Tent

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A Versatile Playspace

e-Joy Indoor/Outdoor Play Tent

$35 at Wayfair

This tent is perfect to give your little girl a space of their own, while still being able to supervise them (thank you transparent, wafty curtains). Great for indoor and outdoor play, it even comes with a carry case for portability and easy storage.

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Great for Imaginative Play

Melissa & Doug Scoop and Stack Ice Cream

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Great for Imaginative Play

Melissa & Doug Scoop and Stack Ice Cream

Now 20% Off

$32 at Amazon$20 at Walmart$40 at Nordstrom

I scream, you scream, we all scream, because that’s what life with a 3-year-old is sometimes. Fortunately, ice cream helps, both the real kind and this cool playset from Melissa & Doug. Stack magnetic scoops for a realistic-looking, make-believe treat.

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Great for Role-Playing

Play Circle Shopping Day Grocery Cart

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Great for Role-Playing

Play Circle Shopping Day Grocery Cart

Now 12% Off

$25 at Amazon

Grocery shopping is often considered an annoying errand for adults, but for toddlers, the supermarket and the carts that fill the aisles are the coolest things ever. Your kiddo will have fun playing little helper with this perfectly sized cart (or “buggy,” if you’re in the South) which comes with all the pretend groceries they’ll need.

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Great for Siblings

Cratejoy Tiny Humans Read Subscription Box

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Great for Siblings

Cratejoy Tiny Humans Read Subscription Box

Now 40% Off

$30 at Cratejoy

By the time your child is 3, you’ve probably already read them every single book on their shelf a million times. Give them (and yourself) the gift of four new books every month with the Tiny Humans Read subscription box.

Each box comes with two board books and two picture books, which makes this great for sharing with younger siblings.

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New Fun Every Month

Cratejoy Little Learners Busy Box

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New Fun Every Month

Cratejoy Little Learners Busy Box

Now 15% Off

$22 at Cratejoy

Developed and curated by a former educator, the Little Learners Busy Box is a great way to give your preschooler new, educational play every month. The Big Box includes five reusable activities a month, or you can opt for the Mini, which has three activities.

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Encourages Learning Rhythm

Taimasi Musical Instrument Set

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Encourages Learning Rhythm

Taimasi Musical Instrument Set

Now 36% Off

$26 at Amazon

Did you know that Mozart began composing when he was 4? Your child has 1 year to catch up to that, so give them a boost with this 25-piece instrument set.

They’ll love getting a handle on the percussion section with maracas, a xylophone, and more. Those symphonies aren’t going to write themselves, people!

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Best Playset

Lalo The Play Kitchen Set

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Best Playset

Lalo The Play Kitchen Set

$395 at meetlalo.com

Order up! This editor-favorite wooden play kitchen is sure to inspire your budding chef’s imagination. Along with the kitchen itself, this set comes with Montessori-inspired accessories like a wooden spoon, pot, skillet, and salt and pepper shakers. While your little cook whips up some creative play, you can rest easy knowing it’s made with non-toxic materials and sustainably sourced birch plywood.

Best of all, it promotes child-led play and lots of fun to keep them entertained until dinnertime!

Jamie Kenney

Jamie Kenney is a freelance writer for BestProducts.com; Her other work has appeared on Bustle, Parents, Playboy, McSweeny’s Internet Tendency, the Takeout, and Romper, where she covers parenting, news, entertainment, and likes to help readers see the ridiculous (and hilarious) side of motherhood.

Toys for children from 2 to 3 years old

After two years, the game naturally becomes more difficult, because the child seeks not just to jingle objects, but to get a very specific result of his game, and with it the approval of adults. During this period, children, mastering goal-setting, become very independent, and the task of parents, as before, is to provide the kids with an environment for proper development.

• 1 Children’s play area

• 2 Child’s play start

• 3 The first stories for the game

• 4 Toys for a child 2-3 years old

  • 4.1 Rollers

    • 4.1.1 Large pieces and brick sets

  • 4.2 Various balls

  • 4.3 Dynamic toys

  • 4.4 First picture books

  • 4.5 How to choose a safe toy for your child (video)

Children’s play corner

In the period from 2 to 3 years, the child develops the so-called «childish pedantry», outwardly manifested in the desire to put everything in its place, to act according to the regime and established rules.

In order to support the child in his desire to do everything neatly and clearly, you need to arrange for him his own place — a corner in the room or, if possible, his own separate room. In this children’s territory, everything should be orderly, there should be a place for everything. To systematize the «children’s household» will help:

• rack with various shelves and drawers;
• boxes, containers, baskets;
• children’s fabric frame house or playpen;
• children’s furniture (table, chair) for drawing, modeling and other creative activities;

Ideally, the child’s room should be clearly zoned and have a separate space for each type of activity and play:

The earliest known dollhouses were made in Europe in the 16th century and were not child’s play at all. These were several times reduced copies of an ideal home with all the attributes of a rich life — miniature paintings on the walls, carved furniture and silk curtains on the windows.

• children’s «kitchen», where there is a stove, dishes, plastic fruits and vegetables, etc.;

• area for creative activities, including a table, a chair, a rack with paints and plasticine;
• free space for ball games and other outdoor games, etc.

Each play area can, among other things, be separated by a rug of your own color or a movable screen — all this will make the baby very happy, and thanks to this he will even more strive to keep his room in order.

The beginning of a child’s game

During this period, the child learns the process of play — certain actions that will subsequently develop into a real plot, a story, the heroes of which will be himself and his favorite toys. The task of an adult at this stage is to show the baby how to play, and for this you need to purchase (if this has not already been done before) several realistic toys:

• dolls made of different materials and different types, for example, dressed in rag and plastic with a set of clothes that can be put on and taken off;
• doll utensils, furniture, hygiene and personal care items, as well as food — everything must correspond to the size of the doll for ease of play;
• toy animals, as close as possible to real ones;

All these toys should be very simple and without additional functions, such as singing songs, crying, because this hinders the development of the baby’s imagination, does not allow him to decide what the toy will do. Also, for most dolls and animals, legs and arms should bend and unbend, it should be easy to seat them on a chair and put them in a crib. The face or muzzle of the toy, all the details (eyes, nose, etc.) should be clear and recognizable, not confusing the baby with their pretentiousness.

Dolls in their modern concept were made in Ancient Egypt 4.5 thousand years ago, and even then they had hair, legs and arms that could be bent and unbent, several sets of clothes and their own miniature furniture.

• various items that do not have a specific meaning and purpose, but which may be needed during the game. These items can be pyramid rings, cubes, balls, etc. — in general, everything that remains from toys bought for a child at an earlier age.

There should not be a lot of toys, but with the help of them the child must learn the basic actions of an adult: combing, washing, going to bed (laying the doll), cooking porridge, eating (feeding the baby doll), etc. First, the baby will perform all these «rituals» without any logic, but over time, the skills acquired during this period will help him play for a long time and with interest.

The first stories for the game

• It’s time to eat: cook soup or porridge, arrange dishes on the table before dinner, put the dolls on high chairs, feed the dolls from a spoon, pour juice into cups, give the dolls a drink. It is not necessary that all items should be at hand for the baby (spoons can be ice cream sticks, and compote can be poured pretend from the kettle), the correct action according to the situation is important.
• It’s time to sleep: put the doll in the crib, cover with a blanket, straighten the pillow, sing a song, pat on the head or back.
• Morning procedures: bathe the doll, wash it, brush its teeth, comb it, etc.
• Out for a walk: drive a car, play ball, etc.
• We meet guests, celebrate a birthday or New Year (the last holiday that the baby remembers): we set the table with a festive tablecloth, put beautiful dishes, put fruits and vegetables in a vase, meet guests, seat them at the table, treat them.

When giving a story to a child, especially not for the first time, there is no need to control and correct his every action. Fantasizing and improvising, he will gradually mature for his own completely independent plot game

Toys for a child 2-3 years old

Wheelchair cars

If earlier the kid mostly just dragged cars on a string, now he is interested in rolling wearing her favorite dolls and animals. Therefore, cars must be either with a seat at the top, or with an open body. The task of an adult is to suggest a plot to a child, for example, toys are going to visit, for a birthday, etc.

Large building blocks and brick sets

Your child does not yet need more complex or smaller building blocks than those that were already bought between the age of two and a half. But now it is important to show the baby how the details of the designer can interact with the space around. For example, by putting the rings from the pyramid to a chair, one can imagine that this is a typewriter, and by placing a few more chairs at the back, that this is a train car. Also, from the constructor, you can build, say, a computer and “work” on it, as dad does. You can also build houses and furniture for dolls from cubes, transforming and improving your children’s world.

Parents should not have the task of buying absolutely all the tools for their child to play, they should explain and show the baby how to make the device he needs today from the toys he already has.

In St. Petersburg, the Toy Museum was opened in 1997 and became the second such institution in Russia after the museum in Sergiev Posad near Moscow. Despite the fact that the St. Petersburg museum is quite young, its collection already includes more than 10 thousand exhibits and is constantly updated with new copies of Russian and foreign-made toys 19-20 centuries.

Various balls

Balls, contrary to the idea of ​​adults about them, provide an opportunity not only to develop physically, for the baby they serve as an indispensable simulator for the development of speech and communication. When teaching a child to throw and catch a ball, you can also teach him to answer a question and quickly ask an adult a question himself.

A child should have several completely different balls at his disposal:

• a large inflatable ball as tall as him;
• soccer ball or similar;
• lightweight soccer ball;
• Arabic ball;
• ping-pong ball;
• small rubber ball, etc.

Dynamic toys

A dynamic toy is a toy that the child is able to put into action and understand why it performs a particular movement. That is, a battery-powered toy that, after pressing a button, starts to sing, bark or walk, is not dynamic and in no way develops the imagination and thinking of the baby.

Parents should purchase the following dynamic toys:

• wheelchairs — those that, after the start of movement, perform some actions, for example, a drummer bear;
• rotating — after pressing, they begin to ride, for example, a spinning top and a spinning top;
• rocking, such as roly-poly doll, rocking horse, etc.

The first picture books

From the first months of life, a child likes to look at everything and study with his eyes, so books with bright pictures are simply necessary for him at this stage of development too.

Basic recommendations for pictures for a 2-3 year old baby:

• pictures should be of good quality, clear, with well-drawn details;
• they must show easily recognizable animals and other characters;
• pictures should be not only plot, but also with the image of objects;
• sets of pictures, where the same bear or bunny is in different situations, space and time will serve as a good tool for the development of the child.

A child can not just look at books and cards, adults need to come up with various games and tasks using the child’s favorite images. For example, you can cut several cards in half and ask the child to connect the parts together, or ask them to connect the objects in the pictures with their owners on another group of cards.

How to choose a safe toy for your child (video)

Thus, from two to three years old, it turns out that the child does not need to buy a lot of new things, especially compared to the second year of life. Now it is important to create conditions for a good organization and systematization of the arsenal of toys that he already has, and also to show him the first plots for the game, how toys can interact with the space around, modifying it depending on the desires and needs of the child for a specific today’s game situation.

Top 30 educational toys for 1 to 2 year olds

Universal selection of toys: fine motor skills and logic development aids, coordination games, toys
with which children play on their own — in a word, everything is here. Don’t forget to bookmark!

1. Various puzzles

One of the best tools for developing fine motor skills and logical thinking. Consider different puzzles:
horizontal and vertical, with and without fastening.

Good options:

• picture halves (IQ Lotto Halves, Smile Décor)
• half puzzles (Dodo, Malamalama, TopGame, Galt)
• Larsen puzzles (for 14 parts; for the first time we suggest inserting only 1-2 elements for the child)

2. In-frames

The case when a child develops his cognitive skills, learns the names of objects — and at the same time gets great pleasure. Inserts with appropriate sound accompaniment are especially loved. After a year and a half, we complicate the task: see the Rainbow Kids inserts.

Recommended:

• Tooky Toy
• Goula
• Melissa & Doug
• Bochart
• Sunshine
• Rainbow Kids

3. Cubes and puzzle cubes

The second major achievement for a child after collecting his first pyramid is building a tower of cubes, for which the most traditional ones will do. And puzzle cubes are both a useful and very exciting option. Recommended:

• Little Hero
• Lucy & Leo
• Volume
• Nordplast

4. Constructor

Comes into the baby’s life gradually, but stays, of course, for a long time. Start with the simplest sets of large parts. Recommended:

• Lego Duplo
• Polissya
• Mega Bloks

5. Mosaic

By the age of 2, the baby will already be able to make «paths» from the classical mosaic. At this age, also offer options with stencils. Recommended:

• Red cat
• Wooden toys
• Lucy & Leo
• Goula
• Djeco

Don’t forget! Mosaic play — strictly under the supervision of adults!

6. Educational games

Amazing «simulators» for logic, spatial thinking and concentration.

• Lucy Leo
• Bondibon Day and Night

7. Geometric toy from Krasnokamsk

Geometric helps the child to get acquainted with shapes, colors and counting. It also develops fine motor skills and coordination.

8. Nikitin’s squares, Nikitin’s cubes

Teaching aids developed by a Russian teacher. Today, Nikitin’s intellectual games are included in almost all methods of early development.

9. Sorters

Sorters are surprisingly versatile: first they introduce the baby to colors and shapes, and then smoothly migrate to the sandbox 🙂 Recommended:

• Polissya
• fancy
• Tooky Toy

10. Cylinder sets (Montessori)

Montessori toys are when there are no flashy colors and plastic, but there are natural materials and unobtrusive involvement in an educational game. A very popular example is sets of wooden cylinders. Recommended:

• BeeZee Toys
• Forest Workshop

11. Lacing (beads)

The first laces in babies, as a rule, appear before the age of one. But after 1 year, the size of the beads should be reviewed: in order for lacing to remain a developmental game, the diameter of the beads should not exceed 1 cm. Recommended: Goki

Don’t forget! Playing with small details — strictly under the supervision of adults!

12. Seguin’s boards

Simultaneously a playful and educational manual for children, developed according to the methodology of the French teacher Edouard Seguin. Develops visual perception and logical thinking. We recommend:

• Raduga Kids
• Smile Decor

13. Board games for the development of fine motor skills and coordination

They can be completely different, here are just a few reliable examples: first — tapping games with a hammer (Ikea, Wooden Toys), then — «I’ll Harvest» ( Walda) and fishing games with hooks (Djeco).

14. Lotto with thick elements

At the age of one and a half, the child has his first lotto. You should not lay out the entire set in front of the baby at once: start with one simple card — and one by one, put all the corresponding elements in place yourself. Then invite the child to do this: gradually, one subject at a time. So go on — element by element, card by card. Recommended:

• Tenth Kingdom
• Djeco
• Goula

15. Dough for modeling, soft plasticine, classic «Soviet» plasticine

Modeling lessons develop fine motor skills and creativity, so plasticine (of all kinds) must be in the child’s hands. It will be even more useful to choose an age-appropriate manual for playing with plasticine. Recommended:

• Playdoh
• Lizun Toys

16. Finger paints

Like for children under one year old, finger paints (preferably in the bathroom, where the child has no restrictions) is a wonderful way of psychological relief, which is really needed at any age. In addition, for kids from one and a half years old, there is a whole range of developmental tasks for working with paints that teach them to meaningfully manipulate both fingers and paints. Recommended: Jovi

17. Animal figurines

What kid doesn’t love animals? Figures can be safely given to the baby for independent play — and at the same time, with them you can come up with a lot of interesting tasks for joint activities with your mother.

Recommended:

• Collecta
• Schleich
• Playing Together

18. Busyboard, business cube

Educational toy, on which the kids will certainly “stick” (just make sure it is safe in advance). Sorter, lacing, zipper, labyrinth and other games for the development of fine motor skills and concentration — in one place. Great chance for mom to drink tea 🙂 Recommended:

• Magic tree
• Toy base
• Alatoys
• Lucy&Leo
• Iwoodplay

19. Musical instruments

It would seem that all these children’s drums, tambourines, xylophones and maracas are only capable of making noise (although kids already like them for this alone) — but no, children’s musical instruments develop a sense of rhythm, ear for music, coordination and attention. Be sure to purchase such toys if you plan to develop the creative abilities of your child. Recommended:

• Tooky Toy
• Forest workshop
• Lucy & Leo
• Playing Together
• Alatoys

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Ortho mats

What are the irreplaceable benefits of ortho mats? Experts talk about increasing blood circulation in the foot, strengthening muscles and stimulating sensory. It is desirable that such a rug appears in a child at a very early age, when he is just starting to move with support. Do not believe it, but then the rug will remain with him until adolescence! Just lay them on the floor under the workplace — and a regular foot massage is provided. Recommended:

• Orthodon
• Leaderpolymer
• KIDSSON

21. Ring toss

An active and fun game for developing gross motor skills. The whole family can play! Just don’t start teaching a one-year-old child to throw rings from 6 meters 🙂 For the very first time, the baby stands directly above the toy and tries to throw the ring on the pin from top to bottom. Only over time we complicate the game and gradually increase the distance. Do not forget that it is very important for a child to succeed and win, so in no case should you force the situation.

Recommended:

• Plastmaster
• Polissya

22. Bowling

Educational toy for the little one, then fun for the whole family. You can start playing as early as one year old. And let the child pick up the skittles after the throw — it’s useful! Recommended:

• Nordplast
• Chicco
• PlayGo

23. Basketball hoop (growing)

The basketball stand can be placed in the child’s room when the child has begun to walk confidently and freely. To begin with, set the ring at the level of the child’s chest and teach him to throw a ball into it — preferably a soft one, take pity on the neighbors below 🙂 Over time, the game “grows” with the child: the ring will rise, and the distance to it when thrown will increase. The most useful tool for developing coordination of movements, large motor skills — and a great mood! Recommended:

• Torres
• Z-sports
• Veld Co

24.

Minigolf, croquet

A game that all kids like! Unbeknownst to themselves, even babies learn to concentrate and control their body — and at the same time receive a lot of positive emotions. As in other games, the main thing is to set a feasible task for the child. Start as close to the hole as possible and praise every hit:) Recommended:

• Chicco
• Simba
• Bkids
• Hasbro
• Polissya
• Tooky Toy

25. Active game «Spoons — eggs»

An option to diversify walks with a baby is to add a competition in transferring eggs in spoons! A fun and useful game for the development of large motor skills and coordination will captivate more than one kid on the playground. We recommend: Bondibon

26. Rolling toys, large vehicles

Toys that adults love to give so much, and all because children love to receive them so much 🙂 The sincere momentary delight of a beloved baby is priceless. In this category, there is no limit to imagination: wheelchairs on ropes and sticks, large cars with trailers, transport with the first building blocks in a child’s life — choose to your taste. Recommended:

• Lucy&Leo
• Pieces of wood
• MegaBloks
• Molto
• Polissya

27. Cars

In a year and a half or two, interest in smaller models of transport awakens, both among boys and girls. Recommended:

• Ikea
• Technopark
• Siku

28. Railroad

Which of us has not dreamed of a railroad in childhood? A terrific toy today is available and safe even for babies of one and a half to two years. It will be enough for you to show your child how to play with the railroad just a few times — and believe me, in the end he will spend more than one hour playing (moreover, playing independently)! If not in one and a half, then in two or two and a half years — but at a certain moment the railway will “go” to the child for sure. Checked! Recommended:

• Ikea

Brio

• Xiaomi

29. Dishes or kitchen (for boys too!)

One of the main desires of a child is to be like his parents.