The Ultimate Toddler Christmas Gift Guide

This is the ultimate list of the very best gifts for toddlers that make the best Christmas gifts. Here is the list of all the toddler Christmas gifts that your toddler will *ACTUALLY* play with and love.

Christmas gifts can be super overwhelming, especially when you are trying to make everything perfect for your kids. And although we know it isn’t all about the  gifts, it makes us so happy as parents to see them light up and get so excited to open up their gifts. 

So, today I will share my own long list of *toddler tested and approved* Christmas gifts for toddlers. Yes- I did purchase and test all of these gifts in my own home or my families’ homes.

Wooden puzzles are a popular gift for toddlers because they are fun and promote learning. It can help your toddler develop their finger strength, problem solving, matching and increase their attention span. They also get so much joy from doing them and they feel a big accomplishment. 

Tonie’s Box toys are a great toy for toddlers that are also a great alternative to screen time. It is a musical box that you put characters on top of. When the Tonie’s characters are on top, they tell stories, sing songs, and talk to your toddler. It is a great interactive toy that keeps them entertained without having a screen. This is a great Christmas gift for any toddler. 

Having a toddler tower is a great way for your toddler to be included in every day activities throughout the house. They are able to stand next to mom or dad and interact with whatever they are doing. 

In our house, our toddler uses it mostly in the kitchen to help with cooking, eat, or use it to grab something he wants. It is very handy and allows him to be independent. At first, I was worried that he was going to grab or touch things he shouldn’t. But to my surprise, he did not. He actually took charge of the independence and now loves to do things on his own. He doesn’t even touch and isn’t even interested in other things on the counter. This is why I would definitely recommend this as a Christmas gift for any kid or toddler.

If you want a toy that will keep your toddler entertained for 30 minutes to an hour, a play sink is the one. Set this down somewhere that you won’t mind getting wet and enjoy the peace! (we always put a towel down) 

If you have a leg hugging toddler who wants your attention when you are trying to do the dishes, this is also a perfect gift. You can set this up next to you with your toddler tower and they will feel totally included.

A toddler chair is a great gift that your child will love. Our son loves to have his own “big boy” chair and he brings it around the entire house. It is so much more comfortable than a wooden chair and he loves to lounge in it.

At first, I did not understand all the hype around the Magna Tiles and they were gifted to us. Once I saw how long my toddler played with it, I got it immediately. He is still obsessed with them and it is our most played with toy. 

The price was a sticker shock for me, but it is definitely worth it. I would only recommend getting the original Magna Tile brand as the other cheaper brands don’t stick together as well. This is a great Christmas gift for your toddler that they will LOVE.

The claw game is an absolute hit with all kids. You can add your own prizes to the toy game and they will spend all of their time trying to get the prizes out. 

In our home, we incorporated this toy as a reward system. The goal of this was to begin to teach our kids about money and rewards for things that were good. Now, our kids our excited for chores and other things because they get “money” to get prizes from the claw machine.

These toy grabbers are an amazing Christmas gift for your kids. Our son plays with these every morning and loves to pick everything up. Having this as a toy also encourages help with activities like cleaning up or helping mommy and daddy pick up the house. We love to use these to play tag and grab everything around the house in a silly way.

This is a great toy that will help your toddler learn animal sounds. The animals are so cute, and also really engaging for your toddler. They will be occupied for so long. Each animal teaches numbers, letters, and sounds which is why it is a perfect learning toy for their development. It will encourage their imaginative play and it is also really durable. I would definitely recommend this gift.

Growing up, I remember this being one of my favorite toys, and now it is for my son too. It helped him learn about money and use his imagination. Kids love to play pretend and do what mom and dad do. That is why this is a perfect gift for them.

Every kid loves the pretend grocery store. It is engaging and fun and they get to feel like it is their own little world. This is perfect for your toddler’s bigger Christmas gift and they will play with it for a long time. And it is great because it is cute and not an eye-sore!

Play food sets are a great addition to any pretend kitchen or just as a gift on their own. A great mom hack is having a stool in your kitchen with a play food set out for your toddler. This way they can “make food” while mommy makes food. We keep these food sets in our toddler’s play kitchen and he loves to cook and make us food when he plays.

Yes, it definitely can be very loud. But, it is a great toy that I have seen all kids love. They love to play with these instruments and make their own music. Putting on a song on the TV or Alexa is a great way to have lots of entertainment while avoiding screen time.

A family friend of ours had one of these and it was the BIGGEST hit with all of the kids. We ended up putting it on our son’s Christmas wish list and he ended up getting it. He was so excited. We even put it in the house for the first couple of weeks until it moved outside and he had such a blast playing on it every day. Every time he goes outside, this is the first thing he wants to play with. This toddler Christmas gift is a 10/10!

This was another gift that we didn’t know how much he would love until it was gifted to him. He got it for his second birthday and he still always asks to take out and play with this toy all the time. It keeps him entertained for so long and he loves it. The little car goes around the track and he loves to put things in the way and have the dinos get it.

A toddler slide is a great Christmas gift and gift in general to get for your kid. It is a toy that will last them a very long time and is exceptionally great for multiple kids (siblings or friends). They will learn to take turns. And if they are an only child like mine was, they will still love it. 

A karaoke machine is another great toddler Christmas gift that they will love for a very long time. This entertains the kids while I play music when I am cooking dinner or even when my son is alone in his room. He thinks it is so funny and loves to sing karaoke and use his Tonies Box at the same time. I would definitely recommend this toy.

This is just one of those great and cute toys that your kid will definitely love. Especially the girly girls who love all things princess and all things pink.

An activity table is a must have in our house. Our toddler plays, eats, and basically lives at this table. I would reccomend this #1 as a present for any toddler.