Gift Ideas for Toddlers

Whether you are shopping for a toddler's birthday present or a holiday gift, the following gift ideas are sure to be a hit with the special toddler in your life.

Fisher Price Brilliant Basics Musical Magnetic Easel

Toddlers can create masterpieces with this fun toy. The Musical Magnetic Easel comes with eight fun, colorful magnets that are the perfect size for toddlers. The magnets include a sun, a cow, a dog, a tractor, a chick, a butterfly, a car, and a bird. The easel has a net at the bottom that holds the magnets. The easel plays fun music when a magnet is placed upon it. Young children will enjoy placing the magnets on the three different backgrounds. Toddlers will then love pulling the lever and watching the magnets fall off of the easel into the net below. The Fisher Price Brilliant Basics Musical Magnetic Easel retails for approximately thirty dollars. The easel is recommended for children aged nine months and up.

Fisher Price Peek-a-Blocks IncrediBlock

Peek-A-Boo blocks have been popular toy for toddlers during the past several years. The IncrediBlock will be a sure hit for any toddler who enjoys playing with the pee-a-boo blocks. Not only does the IncrediBlock allow for storage of dozens of peek-a-boo blocks, it is also a toy itself. The top of the block plays music and spins. The four sides each have an activity as well, the best being a place to stack blocks and then pull a lever and watch all the peek-a-boo blocks fall to the floor. The Fisher Price Peek-a-Blocks IncrediBlock has a suggested retail price of fifty dollars. The toy is recommended for children aged nine months and up.

Playskool Sit 'N Spin

A classic toy that has withstood the test of time, Sit 'N Spins are as fun for toddlers as they were for their parents a couple decades ago. Young children love to spin on the toy. Some toddlers may also like to use the toy as a seat or stepstool. Many varieties of the product are now available. Playskool now makes a Simon Says Sit 'N Spin, a Dora the Explorer Sit 'N Spin, a Go, Diego, Go Sit 'N Spin, as well as the simple Music & Lights Sit 'N Spin. A Playskool Sit 'N Spins sells for around twenty to twenty-five dollars, depending on the variety chosen. The recommended age for these toys starts at eighteen months.