10 of My Toddler’s Favorite Toys Your Kids Will Love This Christmas

Christmas present ideas for parents of tots.

It’s the most magical time of year.

November 1st officially marks the beginning of holiday shopping, and for parents, that means figuring out on Earth what to buy our little ones for Christmas. I thought I’d help out by sharing some of my 2-year-old son’s favorite toys right now that will make great gifts for toddlers.

Many of these toys are marketed towards kids 2–4, but kids a little older or younger may also enjoy them! This list is a mixture of fun and educational toys.

1. Little Live Pets

It’s no surprise my son is obsessed with this talking parakeet (called a “cleverkeet”), who he named Blue. Blue is the perfect replica of our parakeet, Lunar, who passed away last April.

This exact parakeet is unfortunately no longer available to buy new, but Little Live Pets has many life-like pets available your little ones will love. These are the perfect presents for kids who love animals!

Check out these Little Live Pets sets:

2. Disney Junior Mickey Mouse Diecast Vehicles

We scored these at a thrift store a couple of months ago, and they’re my son’s favorite cars. This set comes with four diecast metal vehicles with nonremovable plastic figures. They’re the perfect size for toddler hands and great for both boys and girls.

3. Fisher-Price Little People Farm

Every toddler needs a farm. Toy farms are great for helping kids learn about animals and the sounds they make. My son’s really into his right now, which he got for Christmas last year.

He starts humming Old MacDonald every time he gets out his farm toys. His farm is always full of every animal, from the traditional cows and horses to dinosaurs and bugs.

4. Bugs

My son was obsessed with the large bugs at daycare, so I bought him his own set for his second birthday. I’m linking the exact set I bought him, which comes with 13 large bugs, which are the perfect size for toddlers.

(I almost bought the 43-bug set, but those are much smaller and not appropriate for little ones who still put objects in their mouths.)

This set also comes with trees. We used the bugs and trees to decorate his second birthday cake!

5. Dinosaurs Figures

My son loves dinosaurs, and he’s definitely shown a preference for large, realistic dinosaur figures. These are a few sets I found online that are similar to what he has (which were gifted to him).

6. “Thomas the Train” Trains

My husband was into Thomas the Train as a child, so he started collecting Thomas the Train merchandise when my son was a baby. Now my kid has tons of trains from the franchise, and he’s obsessed.

He has a train set in his room that he plays with every morning when he wakes up and every night before bed.

7. LeapFrog Ice Cream Maker

My son received this ice cream maker as a gift for his second birthday from his aunt, and it ended up being his overall favorite new toy. This ice cream maker entertains him for hours as he creates different combinations of ice cream cones and hands them out around the house.

We find pieces all over the house because he takes his ice cream all over the house. My son’s also really into things he can push around, which he can with this cart.

This toy is also educational. The LeapFrog Ice Cream Maker comes with several cards that challenge kids to put together specific orders. It also helps them learn to count! He doesn’t even know he’s learning.

8. Shopping Cart

My toddler doesn’t go a day without playing he got for his second birthday. I love it because he’ll go around the house and pick up all his toys with it. This cart is on the smaller side, but it comes with tons of play food.

9. Kitchen

This wooden kitchen set is very close to the one we have. One of my toddler’s favorite places to be is in the kitchen, so we knew we had to get him his own kitchen. If you have a little chef in the making, gift your toddler a kitchen this Christmas! One of my earliest memories is receiving my kitchen for Christmas when I was two, almost three.

I also bought him this 32-piece play set, which comes with many of the essentials needed for cooking a delicious meal.

10. Rocket Bead Maze

The only reason I liked going to the doctor as a kid was to play with the bead mazes. We recently stumbled upon this rocket bead maze, and my son is obsessed. What my husband and I love most about it is how many fine motor skills my son is working on when he plays with this toy.

This is also a Montessori toy, so if you’re a parent who follows this philosophy of play, this is the perfect gift for your toddler this Christmas.

Final Comments

So, there you have it — my kiddo’s favorite toys that I bet your kids will love too. Thanks so much for reading, and let me know in the comments what toys your toddler is loving right now, so I can get fresh gift ideas of what to get my toddler this holiday season.

The links in this post are Amazon affiliate links. This means I may get a small commission should you make a purchase from one of these links at no extra cost to you. These are all toys my kid actually plays with, and I wouldn’t recommend them otherwise!

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