101 of the Best Educational Toddlers Toys (From a Mom Who Knows)

Learn Shapes and Colors

40. Melissa & Doug Deluxe Pound and Roll Tower: This educational toddlers toy will help your little one learn his or her colors, shapes, and how to differentiate between sizes as well as demonstrate cause and effect.

41. Melissa & Doug Stack and Sort Board: This high quality yet low cost educational toddlers toy demonstrates matching, colors, and counting skills.

Imaginative Play

42. Little Tikes Super Chef Kitchen: With this educational toddlers toy, your little one will be a better cook than you in no time!

43. Step 2 LifeStyle Dream Kitchen: For the aspiring chef, here’s a more high end kitchen to practice with. This kitchen is also slightly larger than the one above making it great for learning the advantages of sharing and working together.

44. Educational Insights Pots ‘N’ Pans Set: Want to teach your toddler table manners and the virtues of sharing? This educational toddlers toy is a fun and frugal way to do it. Bonus: The included basket means all of the pieces of this educational toddlers toy pack away nice and neat.

45. Melissa & Doug Let’s Play House! Pots Pans Set: Save your pots and pans from the havoc that only a toddler can wreak with this sturdy set made especially for little ones.

46. Melissa & Doug Let’s Play House! Stir and Serve Cooking Utensils: This educational toddlers toy will help your little one develop an active imagination, build hand-eye coordination, and reinforce sharing and table manners.

47. Educational Insights Dishes Set: Encourage sharing, table manners, and an active imagination with this educational toddlers toy. With a place setting for four, this is the perfect toy for a play date!

48. Learning Resources Pretend & Play Rise and Shine Breakfast: With this fun and inexpensive toy, breakfast is sure to be your little one’s favorite meal.

49. Melissa & Doug Felt Food – Sandwich Set: Your little foodie will have a blast playing with this 33 piece felt sandwich set. Not only does this educational toddlers toy encourage the use of the imagination, when you (or another) pretend to be a customer, server, etc., it can teach social skills.

50. Learning Resources Farmers Market Color Sorting Set: This educational toddlers toy is perfect for making fruits and veggies fun. Your child will learn about nutrition, colors, and using his or her imagination. Plus, this set of 25 foods comes with an activity guide.

51. Little Tikes Deluxe Home and Garden Playhouse: Complete with a sandbox and water table, this home and garden playhouse is sure to be a fast favorite.

52. Kidoozie Picture Perfect Picnic: What’s better on a hot summer day than a picnic? Your child will love treating you to a “tasty” picnic with this 45 piece set that includes a picnic blanket.

53. Melissa & Doug Children’s Princess Role Play Costume Set: You always knew your little girl was a princess… now the world can know with this adorable princess costume. Okay, this may not be the most educational of the educational toddlers toys but it will help your daughter develop her imagination.

54. Melissa & Doug Fire Chief Role Play Costume Set: This set includes everything your toddler needs to be a real hero. Use this fire chief costume to encourage an active imagination and to encourage an interest in safety (specifically fire safety).

55. Doctor Role Play Set: The doctor is in! This educational toddlers toy includes a thermometer, stethoscope, syringe, reflex hammer, ear scope, and more.

56. Fisher-Price Medical Kit: Here’s another medical kit that will allow your toddler to play doctor (or nurse). While you get a checkup, consider discussing basic hygiene and health practices with your child (ex. why washing your hands is important).

57. Melissa & Doug School Time! Classroom Play Set: Help your little one get used to the idea of school, get excited about learning, practice social skills, and develop his or her imagination with this educational toddlers toy. This classroom set includes 2 dry-erase boards, 150 reusable stickers, a lesson plan guide, and much more!

58. Learning Resources Pretend & Play Fishing Set: This fun fishing set includes 6 pages of reusable fishing themed activities to keep the fun coming. Bonus: You don’t have to bait a hook for your child to bring in the catch of the day.

59. Small World Toys Imaginative Play – Knight in Shining Armor: Thanks to this Small World Toys armor set, your knight in shining armor will be ready to take on the world. Like the princess costume (above), this probably isn’t the most educational of the educational toddlers toys but it will help your child develop an active imagination.

60. Learning Resources New Sprouts Fix It! Tool Set: Does your Mr. (or Ms.) Fix-It always want to help out around the house? Now he or she can safely learn about tools with this toddler friendly tool set.

61. Learning Resources Pretend & Play Calculator Cash Register: This educational toddlers toy is a fun way to help your toddler learn about money. Complete with 30 bills and 40 coins, you can help your child learn everything from basic counting to making changing.

62. Melissa & Doug My Own Mailbox: Every day, my son loves to run and get the mail. If your child gets just as excited, I highly recommend you get him or her their very own mailbox.

63. Kidoozie My First Purse: Does your daughter love to play with your purse and all of its contents? If so, get her her very own purse complete with (play) cell phone, keys, wallet, credit card, lipstick, and mirror.

64. Bruder Construction Toy Hard Hat: Teach Mr. (or Ms.) Fix-It about construction and DIY safety with this educational toddlers toy.

65. ALEX Toys Little Hands Playmat: This playmat is perfect for the home or any trip. It can fold up into a handy storage tote and then unfold to showcase a fun city design complete with roads. Your child will love racing his or her cars along the streets and playing pretend.

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