Fat Brain SpinnyPins
(Fat Brain $29.99) These were Platinum winners of 2020, but they seem to have vanished from our site...so here’s a goodie for 18 months...
Lalaboom 12 Piece Baby Toddler Beads
(Juratoys $12.99) Pop beads are a classic favorite for older babies and toddlers and this small set of twelve is a good place to start....
Manhattan Toy Create Your Own Wee Baby Stella Doll
(Manhattan Toy $37) We’ve given our top award, our Platinum Seal Award to Baby Stella dolls for years. It’s a perfect toddler doll for...
Corolle Bebe Bath Alyzee
(Corolle $39.99 ) Bath time just got to be more fun with this adorable 12-inch doll that toddlers can hug, hold and splash with in the...
Edushape Corrugated Blocks
(Edushape $48.79) One of our Blue Chip and Basic Gear choices for toddlers’ early block play. These lightweight cardboard blocks have the...
Lego Duplo Creative Play Box of Fun
(LEGO $28.99) Many Duplo sets are packaged with one project to build. That can be fun, but for beginners, we prefer a more open-ended set...
Fisher Price Little People Big Helper’s Home
(Fisher-Price $39.99) A classic miniature setting for beginning pretend play. The house opens for play time and then packs away easily...
Fisher-Price Mega Bloks 80-Piece Big Building Bag, Classic
(Fisher-Price $21.99) For toddlers and preschoolers this bag of 80 colorful pegged blocks is a basic. Toddlers will need some learning...
Small World Neurosmith Music Blocks
(Small World Toys $62) Neurosmith Music Blocks won our Platinum Award seal years ago. We're glad to note that it is still available and...
Hasbro Tickle Me Elmo
(Hasbro $30) Look who’s back in town? It‘s the original Tickle Me Elmo, the guy we introduced on the Today Show in 1996, so many years...
