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Gift Guide: Educational Toys For Toddlers

Gift Guide: Educational Toys For Toddlers

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If you are a mom then you understand the pressure most moms feel, especially when it comes to finding educational toys for your kids.

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Raise well-rounded children.

Create a peaceful home.

Make sure your children have a great education.

Expose them to toys that will further their education.

Be perfect.

Okay, maybe the last one is a bit extreme. But it feels that way sometimes, doesn’t it? Especially when it comes to our child’s education.

You are failing if you’re not a perfect mother with super-smart kids who don’t spend their day watching television.

Or, If your kids aren’t the kindest, you’re failing.

If your home is not spotless, you’re failing.

You’re a horrible mother if your kid throws an epic tantrum in the grocery store over a piece of candy.

We all know those are lies. That doesn’t stop up from wanting to succeed, though, in the areas that are important.

Teaching our children can be difficult.

We want to surround them with as many educational toys as possible.

We all want our children to be exposed to ideas, toys, and activities that will further their education and allow them to have fun. Right?

What better way to do that than with the toys they play with?

Below is a roundup of educational toys from Amazon. All of these toys have over 4 stars AND are under $25. As a stay-at-home mommy, affordability is important to me!

We have personally used many of these toys on this list; I have researched the others in-depth and have my eye on them. (yes, I am a crazy reviewer of toys!)

Please keep in mind when I say learning, I say it in a broad sense. This list has toys ranging from learning ABCs and colors to being exposed to music and continents.

Learn your alphabet toys.

Melissa and Doug Self-Correcting Alphabet Letter Puzzles

Learning Snap-n-Learn Alphabet Alligators

Leap Frog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set

Smart Snacks Alpha pops (26 pieces)

Tech Alphabet Apple

Learn your colors’ toys.

Rainbow Primary Color Identification, Sorting and Matching Cups

Peg Button Art

Color Matching Egg Set

Aquadoodle Mat

Lauri Shape and Color Sorter

Mini Muffin Match Up Counting Toy

Learn your numbers’ toys.

Counting Bears With Cups

Number Turtles

My First Number Train – Duplo

Sesame Street Playskool Cookie Monster’s On The Go Numbers

Wood Magnetic Letters Numbers Animals Set

Learn your shapes’ toys.

Shape and Sharing Picnic Basket

Insights Shapes Bean Bags

Oombee Cube Sorter

Melissa & Doug Pattern Blocks and Boards Classic Toy

Battat – Shape Sorter House – Color and Shape Sorting Toy

TOP BRIGHT Wooden Activity Cube – 1 Year Old Shape Shorter Bead Maze

Sendida Montessori Math Shapes Puzzle Toys

Melissa & Doug Counting Shape Stacker

Miscellaneous learning toys.

Wood Jigsaw Puzzle for Toddlers

Nesting and Stacking Blocks

Lauri Toddler Tote

Cutting Veggies

Stacking Cups

Wooden Clock Puzzle

Melissa and Doug Wooden Puzzles

Learning Friends Words Book

AOKIWO Kids Musical Instruments, 28Pcs 19Types Wooden Instruments

Wooden Egg Shakers

Feed the Hungry Caterpillar Game

Clip Connect (100 Pieces)

Swat a Sight Word

Learning Resources Puzzle Globe

What are your favorite affordable learning toys for your toddlers and preschoolers?


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