best gifts for toddlers: must-have presents our little ones

Best gifts for kids and families, 2015.

The post that takes me literally all year long to write.

It’s the list of all lists, and it’s the most emailed, shared, and promoted post each year.

It’s finally here, my friends.

And I am totally excited.

However, I had to break it up because the post was becoming SO big and so long that even I was getting tired of looking at it.

Here’s the skinny. . .

Best Gifts for Toddlers–Must-Have Presents for Our Little Ones, 2015:

Remember to definitely check out the previous years’ posts–just because a year has passed doesn’t mean that the gifts we recommended aren’t still awesome!

This guide is geared toward our littlest loves–our babies through about age four. Give or take.

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Best Gifts for Toddlers

Fish and Count Learning Game: I love that this plush toy includes a teeny fishing rod and little fish. And numbers and letters and textures and totally cool ways to incorporate language and hand-eye coordination.

Hand Puppets — Farm Friends, Palace Pals, Zoo Friends, and Jolly Helpers Hand Puppets: These. Are. Adorable. Perfectly sized for little hands and each set cuter than the next.

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Tabletop Puppet Theater: You’ve seen this before, but honestly, it’s too cute to pass up. This is a smaller, more manageable version of the Deluxe Puppet Theater–and I truly think it’s a super size for any home.

Play All Day Elmo: Two modes of play–toddler and preschool–and this Elmo will keep your kids talking, moving, singing and learning. Super cute and surprisingly cozy!

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Sort & Swipe Wooden Cash Register: Kids love cash registers. This one is a wooden register with plastic parts that really work well. Kids will love this, and the learning extensions are many.

Puzzles: Deluxe Latches Board, Locks & Latches Board, and Latches Board are some of our favorite puzzles. They all get kids’ attention with their flashy gold of the locks and latches.

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Lock and Roll Rescue Garage: My 2 year old nephew loves this. Loves this. Loves this. And (shhhhh!) so do I.

Wooden Doorbell House: A tiny little house with a doorbell and working doors with locks, little dolls and a carry handle. It’s super fun for our littles.

Radio Flyer Tricycle: This is the ideal starter tricycle for kids; it’s sturdy and solid, and it’s the kind of trike that has a handle on the back so parents can steer while kids try to pedal.

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Koala Crate: For kids ages 3-4, Koala Crate is a monthly subscription where everything you need for one fun craft or activity comes in a happy little box. We have loooooved our crates this year; Maddy and Owen received Tinker Crates, and Cora received Doodle Crates. EXCLUSIVE Black Friday Preview – Subscription! Get 60% off first month subscriptions with code SUB60: Get me that deal!

My Pretend Place: Pretend play is so important for our kids’ development, and My Pretend Place knows it! You can purchase pretend play packages, costumes, accessories, decorate-your-own-playhouses–even a monthly My Pretend Place subscription where kids will get one fun box o’ pretend gear each month! EXCLUSIVE DEAL: 20% off your first My Pretend Place subscription box!

Mabel’s Labels: Kids love seeing their name on things, so why not get a few name labels for your little love? EXCLUSIVE DEAL: Get 25% Off the Stocking Stuffer Combo until 11/22/15.

I am so very, very, very excited about these items, and I think you will be, too.

Need a few more great ideas?

Here are our 2015 gift guides:

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