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And if you're reallllyyyyy lucky, they might even like them more than the box they come in. 1. A farm animal bowling set so they can start practicing now, that way, when it's time to hit the real lanes with you, they won't even have to get that little ramp out to hit a bunch of strikes. Set the pins up in various pattern options, and let them work on their hand-eye coordination. 2. A lightbox that lights up five different colors. It comes with different illustrated sheets and some shapes so they can work on creating fun pieces of art that ~glow.~ 3. A baby monkey toy with over 50 sounds and reactions that makes him feel like a real-life monkey friend. They can even take care of him like a real baby — his mouth moves, and he can suck his thumb and take a bottle. This might be the way to finally get your little one to stop asking for a pet, or to test them to make sure they are ready for that responsibility and aren't going to just ~monkey around.~ 4. A Sesame Street learning phone since they're probably already obsessed with your phone, so you may as well give them one that is actually educational. This phone will play songs, phrases, teach counting, colors, shapes, rhyming, and even Spanish. Yeah, your little one might be bilingual before you... 5. A Little People Disney princess carriage your kiddo will be so enamored with, you'll think a fairy godmother sprinkled pixie dust on it or something. Princess Belle and Rapunzel are riding in style with a dance floor that spins and plays music, a dining room, two balconies, and folding stairs. 6. A push and spin toy they can push and *POP* to send little popcorns flying high. While they're being mesmerized by the fun sounds and little explosions, they will also be learning cause and effect, which is a great skill to start learning at a young age. Plus... "For me, I really like corn" (pls tell me this reference isn't already too outdated). 7. A stovetop play set so they can start practicing their kitchen skills and one day repay the favor for alllll that you've done for them by whipping you up a delicious feast. When they squeeze the bottle onto the food, it goes from frozen to cooked with fun color-changing technology. TBH, I might get this for my daughter just so I can use it; that sounds pretty cool. 8. A Ms. Rachel and Sesame Street activity board with different activities, including flip-up flaps, a wheel, and slides. It comes with double-sided cards so you can change the scenes that show in the doors and windows. 9. A play guitar and microphone so you can find out from an early age if you are raising the next Taylor Swift or Justin Timberlake. The guitar has eight musical note buttons and a demo mode with 12 preset songs. You can even attach it to a smartphone so they can jam out to their favorite hits. 10. A wooden pirate ship with three pirates included so your little one can pretend they are on the high seas on the hunt for some treasure. 11. An ice cream counter, which unfortunately for you, doesn't include actual ice cream, but your kiddos will love serving up the fake stuff anyway. It comes with a scoop, cups, cones, and toppings so they can get creative with how they load up their delicious treat, and yes, they can have an ice cream cone with six scoops if that's what they want!! 12. A pop and sing animal train that plays music as it is pulled or pushed and reveals different animal friends when they push or pop the buttons on the train cars. 13. A crocodile pop piano with different modes, including piano and banjo, so they can create some catchy tunes. There are also preloaded songs and sound effects. And if that wasn't enough, when they press the keys, the rainbow guys float up and down, which is mesmerizing to watch. 14. A driving center complete with horn and blinker sound effects so they can pretend they're the ones driving on the road trip. There are different levels for different developmental stages, so kiddos of different ages can enjoy it. Let's just hope they don't have anyone whining in the backseat that makes them threaten to turn the car around and go home!! 15. A flashlight toy that not only functions as an actual flashlight, but also plays songs, nature sounds, colors, and animal noises. This has me wondering why adult flashlights aren't more entertaining. 16. A school bus toy with music and different smart stages so kiddos can go from listening to 40+ songs to working on the alphabet to counting to shapes and more. It even comes with four figures, because obviously, there need to be students on the bus. 17. A rocking horse so they can rock away some of their energy before it's time to 🎶rockabye baby. 🎶 Its special design helps make sure your little one doesn't fall forward or backwards, cause we all know that would end in a meltdown that makes bedtime wayyy worse, and no one wants that. 18. A wooden busy board equipped with alllll the things that toddlers are fascinated by. Switches and knobs and buttons, oh my! This thing is appropriately named because it will keep them busy for a longgg time. 19. A brick-eating steam roller with eight flexible blocks (which are great for chewing since that is definitely one of a toddler's top five favorite things to do) that they can stack or put into the steam roller. 20. A Ms. Rachel plush doll because she's an ✨icon✨ and your little one is going to be giddy when their favorite TV personality is suddenly someone they can play with IRL!! 21. A sit 'n' spin toy I'm pretty sure I had when I was a kid. The kiddo gets to decide how fast or slow they wanna go while (unconsciously) working on their coordination and balance. "You spin me right round, baby, right round. Like a record, baby, right round, round, round." 🎶 (Sorry, couldn't resist... something about these toys from my childhood just brings up these throwback songs). 22. A crawl and chase octopus great for the younger toddlers who are starting to stand up and try walking. It also plays songs and has a dance mode so your kiddo can boogie. Bonus: it has tummy time and sitting modes too so your younger babies can join in on the fun. 23. A drum set for your rhythmic toddler who has a tendency to bang forks on tables... This will let them express their musical inclinations in a controlled way. And if the drums ever start to get boring, you can switch the modes to make animal noises, silly sounds, or a DJ voice. 24. An interactive gear toy that spins, plays music, and lights up for tons of sensory fun. They can even pull the gears off to stack them high (and obviously knock 'em down). 25. A 4-in-1 activity table which transitions from a sitting busy board to a play table to a draw table and finally to a standing easel. This is great because it'll grow with your child from a young age until they're a few years old, as there's nothing worse than getting toys that they outgrow in just a few months. 26. A six-pack of stepping stones that light up and play music so their rousing game of "the floor is lava" can get a major upgrade. Use these outside or in your living room to add even more safe spaces because just the couch cushions are not cutting it. They'll think they're just having fun, but you'll know they are also working on coordination, fine motor skills, and balance. 27. A flying saucer rocket launcher where they can stomp hard to get the discs flying and then use the net to catch 'em. Go ahead and assign yourself as the designated "stomper" (so you can stay stationary) and have your kiddos use allll that pent-up energy to chase the flying saucers all around, trying to catch them before they fall. 28. An indoor/outdoor rollercoaster which is legit one of the few toys I distinctly remember from childhood, and trust me, this thing ~rocks.~ Perfect for indoor or outdoor fun… let the good times roll. 29. A toy Dyson vacuum — at least if they're gonna run around the house, they can be getting a little cleaning done (sorta). This is great to help them learn some skills or to let them feel involved if you have a little shadow who wants to do everything you do. 30. A wobble disk they can rock and spin on or flip over to turn it into a climbing dome. They are going to have a blast flopping around in this thing. And once they wear themselves out, they can curl up inside with a pillow and read a book before they get into bed. Why Trust BuzzFeed Shopping? BuzzFeed Shopping is service journalism first: our writers and editors spend all day shopping so you don’t have to, vetting products, fact-checking brand claims, and surfacing what actually helps in real life. We center readers over revenue, recommend products with authenticity (using real experiences, not ad-speak), and reflect our diverse audience, inclusive of a variety of price points, people, and needs. We cut through fake deals, favor useful info over glossy fluff, and recommend both budget and splurge options with context so you can decide what’s right for you — and still have a little fun along the way. Jessica Hall is a freelancer and former BuzzFeed Shopping writer, and is based in Cincinnati, OH. You can find her curating lists on ~a little bit of everything~ (and adding a few things to her own cart in the process).
