Here is a go-to list of great quality, tried and tested toys for babies and toddlers that provide plenty of opportunities for open-ended play and learning! Pin it and share with family and friends as a handy reference for future present buying for Christmas and birthdays, or as a guide to creating a baby and toddler room in a child-care environment!
Following on from the very popular Top Toys for 2-6 Years + Post, here is a list of highly recommended toys and resources for young babies up to older toddlers. These are just suggestions and of course you should apply your knowledge of your own child when thinking what to provide for them to play with.
Young Babies
Manhattan Toy Wimmer-Triangle Play Mat
Lamaze Mix and Match Activity Blocks
Tiny Love Double Sided First Book
Manhattan Toy Skwish 
Manhattan Toy Classic Baby Beads
Lamaze Freddie The Firefly
Jungly Tails – Soft Baby Book
Whoozit Photo Album
Older Babies and Toddlers
Peg Hammer Bench
Farm Sound Blocks
Floating 3D Blocks Bath Toy
Colour Water Blocks
Alphabet Nesting and Stacking Blocks
See Me Sensory Ball
Wooden Magnetic Wobbly Stacker
I cannot say enough about the BRILLIANCE that is Playmobil! Yet few people seem to know about their baby and toddler range, called Playmobil 123. I’ve linked our two favourites but there are many more to be discovered too!
Fish Colours Mix ‘n Match Peg Puzzle
Farm Chunky Puzzle
Orchard Toys: Transport Puzzles
LeapFrog Spin & Sing Alphabet Zoo Ball
Vtech Red Playtime Bus
Doll’s Pram
Pintoy Wooden Trike
Light Panel
Jumbo Paint Brushes
Homemade Toys and Games (cheap and just as fun!)
Treasure Basket for babies and Toddlers
Discovery Boxes for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Pin this post to keep it handy for future reference for all those upcoming birthday and Christmas gifts! If you are lucky enough to be blessed with family and friends who ask for hints for presents for your little ones, pass along this Top Toys for Babies and Toddlers list and you can rest assured that they will get something that is great quality and truly stimulating and engaging! If you like this list, please share it!
Looking for toys for 2-6 year olds+? Check out this post!
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Top Creative Toys and Resources
Top Educational Toy List for 2-6+ Year Olds
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Great list! Freddy the Firefly was always a big hit with my infant grandsons. And anything by Melissa and Doug is a good bet. Thanks. Renee
I love the train set from Playmobil
GREAT list! I owned a ton on your list for my kids when they were little! Love it! The play blocks are still popular at home!
The VTech Playbus is great, they make some fantastic learning toys.
Nice post
Hello!
I absolutely love your blog and since coming across it about a week ago I have been busy making discovery bottles, a material box, corn flour paints and am getting together a treasure box for my little boy who is seven months old.
This may sound silly but I’m unsure from reading this list which toys would be appropriate for my son, obviously some from way down the list would not be but I’m wondering about the pop-up toy, hammer bench, colour blocks and rainbow stacking toys…
Should I leave these a few more months? Would he be likely to hurt himself on them in some way? I really like the myriad toys and want to get them but on their website it says from 1 year + … what do you reckon?