Shopping for the littles ones can be tedious sometimes. And since I love making lists for ya, here’s a fun one that I put together to help save some time and efforts in finding the neatest present for that upcoming birthday or other special occasion. Here are some of the coolest, classic, stem and budget-friendly toys I compiled from Amazon. No overpriced or subpar quality products on this list! Get ready to watch their eyes light up while they dive into some new activities to make those brains grow while occupying some playtime and creating new memories.
Big Fish Little Fish Card Game
This game is a really fun way to help kids learn the order of numbers. It’s a very simple game and the cards are small enough for little hands to easily hold and maneuver.
Baby Shark Sing And Swim
Get ready to hear that infamous song. After the Baby Shark song entered the world and infiltrated just about everyone’s ears, the toys became available and are just so cute. The Baby Shark Sing and Swim is a great addition to bath time and comes in different colors.
Lego Friends Advent Calendar
Countdown the anticipation for Christmas morning using this Lego advent calendar. With only four and five star reviews, your children will be overjoyed to use this advent calendar to build their very own Christmas ornaments with this timeless Lego collection.
Jumbo Slime Kit
Get ready for hours of fun with 18 different colored slimes and multiple ways to customize them! This set comes with glitter, balls, jewels, animal trinkets and even glow in the dark powder that can be added to the slime creations. This non toxic set comes with containers that can be reused.
DIY Slime Kit:
A bit different than the previous slime kit mentioned, this kit includes fluffy slime and crystal clear slime options that can be designed with glitter, beads, balls or fruit slices. Choose either a 46 or 79 piece box.
Kindi Kid Dolls
The Kindi Kids dolls haven’t been around long but they are making quite the impression. Meet the foursome Snack Time Friends Dolls: Jessicake, Donatina, Marsha Mello and Peppa-Mint. These dolls have mix and match outfits and have larger proportions for little hands to grip easier. Great for Preschool or Kindergartner age.
Paw Patrol Die Cast Cars
This set of 6 Paw Patrol Cars are not only authentic but are also metal and have each of those special pups driving their personalized rides. Chase, Skye, Rubble, Rocky, Zuma and Marshall each have working wheels so they can be driven around for endless playtime fun. Bonus: a collector poster is included.
Color Changing 3D Nightlight
Just for fun or when your little ones don’t want to sleep without a light on, here’s a color changing nightlight that creates a calming and comforting sleep environment. It comes with a super convenient and easy to operate remote control to alternate between seven different colors and five different figures: Teddy Bear, Elephant, Owl, Peacock, and Dolphin.
Walkie Talkies
These walkies come in either a 2 pack in blue or pink, or a multi-color 3 pack, these are colorful, reliable and are recommended for kiddos aged 3 to 12. They work up to 3 miles apart and have 22 channels. Tip: 4 AAA batteries are needed but aren’t included.
Scooter Razor
This scooter has a compact design making it easy to fold for easy storage and carrying. It is recommended for ages 5 and up and comes in 7 color options with adjustable handle bars. Don’t forget to snag the 6 month warranty details when ordering.
Extra Large Water Doodling Mat
This educational doodle mat measures 40×32 and has coloring letters around its border while providing plenty of room for drawing adventures on either the floor or use the suction cups to attach to a wall. It comes with fun stencils and stamps that can stored in the included carrying case.
Crayola Light Up Tracing Pad
It’s easy to get started drawing using Crayola’s light up tracing pad that comes with a graphite pencil, colored pencils and tracing pages. There’s 3 color options to choose from either blue, pink, or teal and it glows in the dark! Included are 100+ templates and even more templates are available on Crayola’s site for download. Requires 3 AA batteries that are not included.
22 Piece Fidget Toy Set
Stretch, flip and peek with the number one best seller for fidget toys. There’s 22 pieces to play with and is great for when anxiety strikes and your kiddos have some antsy energy to burn off at home, on car rides or in a waiting room.
Gravity Maze
With over 60 different challenges to complete from beginner to expert level, you can use this STEM Toy Of The Year Award winner to complete gravity challenges. Use logic and strengthen engineering skills while having fun with marbles. Recommended age is 8 and up.
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iQ Builder Stem Building Set
This building set comes with 164 pieces to improve hand-eye coordination while constructing new creations and includes how to ebooks. Recommended for ages 5 and up.
Green Toys Tea Set Two Color Options
Enhance playtime using a high quality Green Toys Tea Set. Green Toys creates toys using 100% recycled plastic and are packaged in recyclable materials. The set includes two cups with saucers, a tea pot and sugar bowl with lid and utensils.
Toy Rocket Launcher
Best for outdoor play time, your kids can launch toy rockets up to 100 feet. 6 BPA free foam rockets and the launcher with a base are included.
Princess Peach Hand Puppet
For those kids that love puppets, this Princess Peach hand puppet from the Super Mario characters is a perfect gift. It’s around 10 inches tall and has moveable arms. Keep scrolling to check out the Luigi, Toad, Piranha and Bowser puppets too!
Melissa & Doug Cleaning Set
Teach them early that cleaning is important and necessary with this Melissa & Doug cleaning set. Recommended for ages 3 to 6, this set comes with a mop, broom and duster.
The Big Book Of Silly Jokes For Kids
Get ready for laughter and a huge handful of jokes that the whole family can love. There’s over 800 jokes in this cutely illustrated joke book in this highly rated gift for kids.
Chef Cooking Apron Set
Your little ones will love cooking time using this chef set that comes in 3 different color options. Use the hat, apron and oven mitts while creating new concoctions in the kitchen for the entire family to enjoy.
Paper Airplane Book Kit
Recommended for ages 7 and up, you can create over 50 planes using the easy to follow instructions with this paper airplane kit. This Oppenheim Toy Portfolio award winner is designed to provide limitless adventures for your plane lover.
HEXBUG VEX Robotics Crossfire Airplane Launcher
Color and create your own paper airplanes before launching them over 30 feet with this launcher that you build yourself that has 135 snap together pieces. Recommended age is 14, 6 planes included!
Crayola Color Chemistry Lab Set
Mix, combine and learn measurements using tornado in a bottle, sticky slime, rubber goo or any of the 50 experiments that can be created with Crayola’s Color Chemistry Set. Recommended for ages 7 and up with adult supervision.
Skillmatics Skill Game
There’s many ways to learn and play using these skill mats that come ready with exciting options to utilize your time. Recommended for ages 6 to 99, you can use the dry erase markers on one of the included activity mats to play games and learn new facts.
Adventure Kits Pink Or Blue
Solid 4 and 5 star ratings are what attracted us to this adventure kit. 25 pieces come with including a butterfly net, binoculars, a magnifying glass and a matching sack to hold all of the bugs and containers while exploring outside.
Kids Tent
Enhance playtime with a large tent that’s breathable and easy to clean. How cute is it that it has a space theme to go along with all that space to play in. It’s like adding another room to your home that is special for the kiddos to call their own.
Melissa & Doug On The Go Secret Decoder Deluxe Activity Set
Look for secret messages using over 50 activities in this deluxe activity set by Melissa & Doug. Kids can have non-stop imaginative fun with the included books, stickers, and activity pad.
Spy Glasses 3 Pack
Simple yet spy-tastic, these glasses can be used to spy on what’s going on behind you by using the small attached mirrors on the inside of the lenses. They can also be used as regular sunglasses. Great for any secret agent, pretend play, or dressing up fun.
Toss Across
A unique take on the simple game of tic tac toe, Toss Across has helped get some energy out for 50 years. Great for two players who each get bean bags to toss at the rotating tiles that display either an X or O.
Cootie
Cootie is an all-time favorite that’s been around for 70 years. It takes around 20 minutes to play and build your colorful Cootie and you can stretch play time even longer by using the little bugs you’ve just built as characters with silly voices. Start the game by rolling the dice that pictures each buggy body part required to build your Cootie. Whoever gets their Cootie built first wins!
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