Product: Automoblox Mini (3-Pack) Company: The Automoblox Co. Website: www.automoblox.com Recommended Age Range: 2 to 6 years Price Range: ~$30 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: My husband got these interlocking cars as a new baby gift for our older child when he was about 2 and a ...
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24 Piece Puzzles
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Product: 24 Piece Puzzles Company: Varies Recommended Age Range: 3-4 years Price Range: ~$5-$15 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: I really underestimated my son’s puzzle ability until I realized that a neighbor’s three year old was doing 24 piece puzzles. I thought my son, who just ...
Kid Table and Chairs
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Product: Farmhouse Table and 4 Chair Set Company: KidKraft Website: www.kidkraft.com Recommended Age Range: 1 to 8 years Price Range: $90-$120 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: I love this table. One of the key features in the Montessori classroom is that the kids have child-size ...
Cozy Coupe
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Product: Cozy Coupe Company: Little Tykes Website: www.littletykes.com Recommended Age Range: 18 months to 4 years Price Range: $40-$60 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: My son absolutely loved his cozy coupe (which he called his “Mustang”) from about 18 months to his third birthday. ...
Cardboard Blocks
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Product: Cardboard Building Blocks Company: Melissa & Doug Website: www.melissaanddoug.com Recommended Age Range: 1 to 7 years Price Range: ~$30-$40 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: When I was a teenager, my younger siblings probably had over 100 of these blocks. We had so much ...
Toy Kitchen
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Product: LifeStyle Custom Kitchen II Company: Step2 Website: www.step2.com Recommended Age Range: 1 to 4 years Price Range: $100 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: All toddlers go through a phase where they love opening and closing cupboards, drawers, doors, you name it. Especially if ...
Mega Bloks
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Product: Mega Bloks Big Building Bag Company: Mega Brands Website: www.megabloks.com Recommended Age Range: 0 to 4 years Price Range: $15-$20 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: I love these blocks. They’re a little like Lego’s Duplo blocks for toddlers, but in my opinion they’re even ...
Shapes Puzzle
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Product: Chunky Shapes Puzzle Company: Melissa & Doug Website: www.melissaanddoug.com Recommended Age Range: 1 year Price Range: ~$10 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: Around 18 months my kids started to be interested in attempting to do puzzles with simple shapes (like circles, ...
Gertie Ball
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Product: Gertie Ball Company: Small World Toys Website: shop.smallworldtoys.com Recommended Age Range: 0 to 4 years Price Range: $5-$15 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: – I learned about this type of ball in the book, The New First Three Years of Life. The great thing about it is that ...
Animal Magnets
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Product: 20 Wooden Animal Magnets Company: Melissa & Doug Website: www.melissaanddoug.com Recommended Age Range: 0 to 2 years Price Range: $10-$12 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: Both of my kids have absolutely loved learning to identify animals as babies and toddlers. They were ...