Best Preschool Musical Toys
Promote music appreciation and auditory development by introducing your little one to baby-friendly versions of classical masterpieces by Mozart, Vivaldi, Chopin and Rossini with the Baby Einstein take along Tunes. Baby discovers 7 classical music tunes with a press of the button.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"His music gifts were inspired, giving him fantastic feelings, offering him different explosions. In addition, this caterpillar bead chaser handle is so cute and fun, making it easy for little hands to hold."
"Bought for baby who hated getting her diaper changed--worked every time!"
"Our baby liked it, she's 9-11 months at the moment, she actually learned that pressing the button changes the song so she seems to pick the song and listen to it."
"I bought this twice now and the babies love it."
"Only thing is I don't know how to clean it, since baby always throws it on ground, then he will again suck it."
"She loved it then and still does, now 5 months."
"My 8 month old grand-daughter LOVES this simple toy."
"My grandson is a definite music lover, so he really likes this item."
Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube. Includes harp, French horn, piano, flute and violin instrument sounds.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"She loved making the individual instruments play, even if she did not quite understand the concept of making them play together. Thanks to the people who answered my question about using this for an impaired adult."
"The red orchestra button plays the song and is lit up while a song is playing, the other 5 buttons are the 5 instruments of the orchestra and also light up if their instrument is activated."
"I also love this toy for the fact that it's perfect for when babies are learning to sit, my son props himself up on it and plays."
"The sound quality is awesome, and the level of thoughtfulness put into the different instruments (and especially into how they harmonize with each other) amazes me. But if you want to hear fewer instruments playing at one time, you can press any of the other buttons (flute, harp, violin, piano, or french horn), and that specific instrument will stop playing. A couple things you can't do... First, once the song begins, the only way to stop it is by turning off the toy."
"I bought this as a Christmas present for my 6 month-old twin nieces as 17 years ago, I purchased the same toy for my daughter. While the sound quality is not as good as the original (that was purchased nearly 20 years ago), this toy is still brilliant for several reasons."
"My 6 year old who had autism and cerebral palsy loves this toy!"
"My 6 year old Autistic son loves musical toys and although this is targeted towards babies in general it has been a great gift."
Tap the three light-up drum pads and cymbal with the included drumsticks to hear each of their unique sounds for sensory development. Kids drum set has 4 modes of play: free play, letters, numbers, and follow-along; each drum features a unique LED light.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I suppose these adults who are complaining about those things just aren't tech savvy enough to figure out this toy..(apparently they don't know how to push little buttons with specific words and or symbols)."
"It doesn't take up much space, gives the feeling of playing the drums, entertains your child (and parents) and for the cost it is an awesome value!"
"I thought this drum set was a perfect gift for a one year old."
"My 3 year old liked it ok, maybe a bit small but has some neat games like follow the beat and recalling the pattern."
"My 18 month old son loves banging on everything so I got him this drum set."
"Gave this as a gift to my nephew and it was his favorite gift."
"It has learning activities as she matures she will be learning and having fun doing it!"
"We bought this for our 2 1/2 year old for Christmas this year."
Best Toddler Plastic Blocks
For both indoor and outdoor play, the set includes 18 colorful blocks that securely fit together in all directions for unlimited configurations. Classic Big Waffle Blocks securely fit together to help little builders construct big ideas!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I purchased Little Tikes Big Waffles over 25 years ago for my two boys and now my grandson is playing with with the same waffles and they're still going strong! The waffles that were made 25 years ago were made in the USA. The plastic is a bit stiffer and I believe they are not of the same quality as the other waffles."
"It’s nice to have a kids toy that an adult can really have fun with them."
"I had these when I was a kid nearly 30 years ago, and we just got two sets for my own preschool-aged kids when they were on sale for $55 per set."
"You need at least two sets to build much with them."
"We're thinking of getting another set to add to the current structure."
"BEST EVER for multiple age siblings!"
"They both love climbing it, crawling through the tunnel and sitting in it and using it as tables and chairs."
"The grandchildren have sets of these, their parents are amazed at how they build and spend hours creating structures."
Best Kids' Software & Books
Seven popular nursery rhymes and easy to turn pages encourage playing, thinking, and learning. The twinkling lights and bright colorful graphics attract baby's attention. Its toys deliver 'smart play' through the combination of entertaining electronic formats and engaging, age-appropriate content that helps children learn while having fun. With every flip of the easy-to-turn pages, your child can sing along with their favorite nursery rhymes or they can look at the colorful illustrations. Includes 6 colorful pages; 3 light-up character buttons on the tabs of the pages make this a great early learning center this interactive infant book contains 7 popular nursery rhymes and 4 movable pieces; over 20 different songs, phrases, and sounds.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Pushing them will trigger lights and different songs on each page. When you turn the page, it makes a chiming noise then goes into either a song or a nursery rhyme that coordinates with what is on each page. Pushing the music note with a page open will trigger the corresponding song to play."
"I thought it would catch my 1 year old eye but she not really interested in the book."
"She is almost 16 months old and has been absorbing a lot of knowledge so this has been very educational."
"This is not my daughter's favor, it is because the speaker sound is too low and the graphic is not vivid."
"The songs are not the traditional nursery versions, and the voices used for songs and animal sounds don’t sound great."
"I got this for my(then 13 month old) Niece for Christmas and she absolutely loves it!"
"He likes it, but doesn't really keep his attention long, but It could be him, as he has a hard time staying focused."
"The "VTech Musical Rhymes Book" is my 4 month old's absolute favorite toy, so I figured I would get another version to give mom and dad a break from the same 6 nursery rhymes that we play over and over."
Best Kids' Drum & Percussion Instruments
Its compact size makes it just right for classroom drum circles, and it can be played with hands, the included mallets, or drumsticks. Its compact size makes it just right for classroom drum circles, and it can be played with hands, the included mallets, or drumsticks. Brand: Remo.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"He played a little in there and then when hr realized he couldnt get out, he starting frowning and building up a cry!~ He wasn't hurt as I was watching him closely. I also had to muffle it a bit with a small blanket because he is bigger with stronger arms and with the mallet it could get quite loud."
"Pretty Nice!"
"This is a fantastic drum and it happens to be a great price as well."
"Also sounds great as a hand drum."
"Bought this for my then 8 month old grandson who will be a year in 2 days & he constantly drums on it with sticks provided but loves to drum with hands."
"He loves it! The kids LOVE this drum and even the adults enjoy playing with it because it's so high quality and it produces a good sound with or without the drum sticks."
"I put them away for another time and had custom made sticks by Bluehausmallets on etsy."
"I purchased this drum for my son who was 14 months at the time and is now pushing 2 years old."
Best Preschool Art Toys
Art Kit Includes: 64 Crayola Crayons, 20 Crayola Short Colored Pencils, 40 Crayola Washable Markers, and 15 large sheets of paper.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If it is more expensive than $19 or $20, you may want to hold out and see if the price drops over the next few days."
"She treats the set almost like a doctor, as she carefully selects colors, uses them on her drawings, and takes care to return each marker to its proper place."
"My daughter opened it up on Christmas morning and stared in awe, telling us about the things she plans on coloring and drawing."
"My seven year old LOVES this set.., she loves the variety and she's in love with the colourful exterior of the case.....and I love that there is a space for everything, so this keeps all the pieces orgamized and when she's finished colouring, we close the case and the mess goes away."
"The carrying cases make it easy for them to take from room to room or place to place."
"Perfect for my 6 year old."
"Perfect Christmas gift for my daughter she loves all the different varieties on colors,markers etc."
"Order was suppose to be part Christmas gift."
Best Preschool Bath Toys
Your little one will love taking this boat for adventures and driving the included mini cars up and down the ramp during bath time or at the pool or beach. Use the Ferry Boat to teach your child about recycling, helping the environment, saving energy, and reducing greenhouse gases. A Smart, Safe Choice Manufactured in the USA with a tight, local supply chain that minimizes transportation emissions and supports the domestic economy, the Green Toys Ferry Boat adheres to FDA standards and contains no BPA, lead, phthalates, or other harmful substances. At a Glance Ages: Three and up Requires: Ready to play indoors or out Includes two Mini Cars Sturdy design floats great and features slide out ramp Encourages development of gross and fine motor skills Made in the USA from 100 percent recycled milk jugs Phthalate and BPA free US supply chain reduces greenhouse gas and saves energy Easy to clean--can even go in the dishwasher Accolades: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Winner, iVillage Stuff We Love Best Kids Birthday Gift, and more. Whatever the adventure, this two-story vessel is ready to hit the open water with room for eco-friendly cargo galore and even comes with two Green Toys Mini Fastbacks. Made in the USA from 100% recycled plastic milk jugs that save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, this craft is ideal for any body of water – durable, buoyant and dishwasher safe. This 3 piece set includes the Ferry Boat and 2 Mini Cars.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The top (blue) part of the boat comes off very easily, and I typically just lay out the three boat pieces - top, bottom and ramp - as well as the two cars, on my bathroom counter after bath time. They are easily dry by the time my toddler wakes up in the morning, so he can take them back to the living room to play."
"I hate buying toys that end up getting broke or it lasting more than a week."
"We needed some older than infant toys for bath time and these are great for my 22 mo son."
"who wouldn't like a boat for a bath tub and cars that can go in the water."
"I love listening to the boys playing with this as they make car and boat sounds with their voices whilst moving the toys around."
"I used to buy the rubber fish and frog toys but they became moldy inside."
"Came packaged nicely and I think a pretty great toy for the money."
"They haven't faded in like 2 years of indoor and outdoor play and are so easy to clean!"
Best Preschool Activity Toys
Children can acquire strong sense of color, geometrical shapes including 3D forms numbers counts, magnetic polarities & architectural design at early age. CREATIVITY BEYOND IMAGINATION - Magnet Building Tiles Clear 3D color Magnetic Building Blocks Playboards for preschool, pretend play and more.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The colors are beautiful and the magnets work well enough to hold most structures together."
"My granddaughter received her first magnetic building set (the Magna-Tiles brand) a few months ago and she enjoyed building with them so much that I bought an additional set."
"He’s learning his shapes, he gets to make garages for his cars, they keep him entertained for about an hour at a time."
"I purchased a set of these tiles for my grandson as a Christmas gift."
"We've played with this literally every single day since it was purchased."
"We had another set, I can't remember the brand - I can see they are slightly different but they work just fine together."
"My grandson's kindergarten class had these and I always noticed the students playing with them."
"We have magna tiles and decided to buy these to build on our set."
Best Preschool Learning Toys
Play and learn with a 14-piece picnic set that includes 6 food items, 2 plates, 2 forks, 2 cups, 1 blanket and 1 basket. Parents can connect to the online LeapFrog Learning Path for customized learning ideas and insights from LeapFrog.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"We were skeptical at first because we felt that, although the price is reasonable, we still did not want to throw away $20 and she might not care for it or it may be a little mature for her. DESCRIPTION: Everything is made of hard plastic, except for the checked "blanket" which is like a handkerchief. The basket is packed pretty full with everything inside, but she can easily fit it all back in without help. She did not carry the entire basket around until recently (14 months) and still prefers not to, but she has always taken it off of her toyshelf and sat with it closeby in the floor. The plates are similar to wooden puzzles (only plastic), and she is learning to put the foods in place. I like that she will have to use her imagination and also I will not have to worry about the inside of the picnic basket getting sticky with juice and I am glad that ants will not be stored in there. So basically, it just randomly asks your child to find things, but she may never know if her answer was correct (or wrong!)."
"So fun!"
"Shes having fun placing the items in and out of the basket, along with the fun music and talking the basket does while the child plays with it."
"My daughter and I go to a mommy and me class and every time she would gravitate to this toy."
"I have purchased this toy as a gift for other little ones, and they love it as much as my daughter loves hers."
"Didn't see that there were two different packaging."
"It's cool to see her put her items in it, carry it to anther location, and then pull them out to play."
"This picnic basket provides lots of fun and promotes conversation!"
Best Preschool Electronic Toys
The desk features an interactive desktop and five pages to explore that are filled with engaging content including letters, numbers, music, colors and more. Choose from eight expansion packs (each sold separately) that each focus on a specific curriculum like nursery rhymes, reading skills, animals and numbers. Extend the fun with expansion packs (each sold separately) that include a wide curriculum; LED display illustrates letter and number stroke order and how to draw basic shapes.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great Touch Activity Desk for learning all sorts of things. A few things to note: the child needs to learn not to lean on/touch the table other than when they are intentionally touching/interacting with it. The table is very sensitive - you don't push the buttons, you just touch it - so it goes all haywire when she's leaning on it. It might be nice if they gave a little border at the front so kids can lean on it/put their hands somewhere - and have the buttons further up. Older children can be taught to be careful - but my 2 year old wouldn't know until she got hurt. The stool and table are quite strong and sturdy due to the legs bending out - so it has a nice wide base. Personally, my 2 year old needs some more growing up and calming down before she can really take advantage of this product, but there's no doubt that she can learn a lot from it."
"So if you buy this watch the fingers when they pull the table back down to play."
"He had the original Touch and Learn Activity Desk which was one of his favorite toys; however, the new expansion packs only fit this new desk. The desk is very interactive and holds my toddler's attention for very long periods of time."
"Music Jammer with colorful keyboard and different musical instruments, plus music genres (jazz, hip-hop, rock, pop, R&B). 5. Fruits & Colors. Yes, there is an OFF button, Parents - but, unfortunately, it's easy enough for a child to turn it back on. There is a clear female voice that gives directions, sings, and in other ways interacts with the child."
"We got this because my 3 year old is getting more curious about learning and thought he should get something other than dinos."
"He is learning not to lean on desk and to slow down and be patient and listen to the teacher's instructions."
"Arrived quickly and super easy to put together."
"We had an older version of this desk - this one does so much more...and the expansion packs are great so that older kids can enjoy it too."
Best Preschool Pretend Play Toys
A direct replica of the latest Dyson “Ball” model, this creates realistic role play for exploring imagination and developing social skills.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Our son, 1 1/2-years-old, is OBSESSED with vacuums and carpet cleaners. He has nearly broken my vacuum a few times because it's a bit too large for him to maneuver."
"The first is a small red button on the front, that makes the little foam beads swirl around. Which doesn't bother me since it's a play vacuum, but they do advertise that it has a mild suction."
"You have to click it into position a certain way, otherwise the back wheels will pop up when you pull the vacuum backward."
"My one and half year old loves to clean but my stuff is still quite too big for him."
"It is designed to do this but I have to pick it up and adjust the base to get it to stand up when not in use, my 9, 3, and 1 yr old can not get it to stand up."
"Unfortunately, the swiveling head part snapped off after 4 days."
"This vacuum is by far my daughters favorite Christmas present."
"I had a hard time getting the batteries to fit... After the case is screwed back on it actually fits incorrectly and can pop off pretty easily."
Best Preschool Puzzles
Helps build fine and gross motor skills while little ones discover vibrant colors, numbers, animals, and more.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Structurally it's very sound, its very bright and colorful, for each door you unlock is an animal and it goes from 1 animal to 6 animals, so that is a nice way to add counting to using the locks as well."
"This is a very good set ."
"Although made for children, I sat down with this board for him and explained that it was one of my kids' favorite toys. We've found it to be a great intervention for this gentleman and would order it again should any of our other residents show an interest."
"I don't recommend leaving a child under 2 years old with it without supervision, because it has a few sharp latches that CAN injure them."
"I bought this for my toddler during his lock/latch obsession stage but sadly it just doesn't pique his interest."
"Got this for our 2yo grandson and there are a few locks he still needs help with but as he develops he’ll love succeeding at the hard ones."
"Update: at 14 month she can open 5 of the 6 latches."
"Very well made with bright fun colors and sturdy latches."
Best Preschool Stuffed Animals & Toys
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I also sleep so much better knowing that this little fella cares about me, and we can snuggle whenever I feel the colorless void approaching."
"much bigger than i thought it would be but its very adorable i used this to top a diaper cake i am making for my sisters safari themed baby shower and it just fits so perfect and snug the quality of this plush animal is GREAT!"
"♥ LOVE - LOVE - LOVE - this sweet Stuffy ♥ ADORABLE AS CAN BE ♥ This little guy has PRECIOUS MOMENTS DOLL EYES if you remember those dolls."
"This went great with the larger elephant I bought at the same time."
"As adorable as the pic!!"
"So absolutely adorable!"
"very soft and lovable."
"This is every bit as adorable as the picture."