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Best Toddler Toy Gifts for the Holidays

By Kourtney Eidam and Karen Snyder Duke
September 12, 2010
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Still don't know what presents to buy your toddler for the holidays? Check out these fun, affordable toys.
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Toddler Fantasy Castle Blocks

Toddler blocks toy
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Who says blocks have to be boring? Your kid can use the different shapes and patterns for endless building fun. Bonus: The set is beautiful enough to display in your living room. 2 years+; $30; educo.com

  • Buy Toddler Fantasy Castle Blocks at educo.com

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Multi-Solution Shape Puzzle: Robot

Multi-Solution Shape Puzzle: Robot
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A great first puzzle, the set comes with a placement board to give your child guidance, but he also has the freedom to arrange the pieces in a variety of ways. 2-6 years; $20; pkolino.com

  • Buy Multi-Solution Shape Puzzle at pkolino.com

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Classic Bumper Car

Classic Bumper Car
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Swivel wheels make this ride-on easy for even the youngest toddlers to maneuver. And when she does bump into things, it triggers seven funny sounds. 1 to 3 years, $60; radioflyer.com

  • Buy Classic Bumper Car at radioflyer.com

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Poppin Shapes Aquarium

Poppin Shapes Aquarium
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The usual shape sorter gets a sea-creature makeover with this portable toy. Press the oval and it turns into a crab, the square becomes a clownfish, and so on. 2 years+; $20; intplay.com

  • Buy Poppin Shapes Aquarium at intplay.com

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Drop & Slide Fun Farm

Drop & Slide Fun Farm
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Knock the balls down the slide or barn chute with a chicken-shape mallet in this revamped pound-a-ball that's sure to get a giggle or two from your toddler. 1 year+; $25; step2.com

  • Buy Drop & Slide Fun Farm at step2.com

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Parents Stow & Go Activity Cart

Parents Stow & Go Activity Cart
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An activity cube and a push toy rolled into one, this Parents-brand, multilevel plaything offers four sides of fun, from twirling beads to shape sorting to a basket for carting dolls or pretend food. 1 year+; $85; manhattantoy.com

  • Buy Parents Stow & Go Activity Cart at manhattantoy.com

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Wonderworld Rolling Rainbow

WonderWorld Rolling Rainbow
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We're not exactly sure why, but watching tiny shapes roll down the tracks is oddly fascinating (for kids, too). And it's super affordable for a high-quality wood toy. 18 months+; $38; smartgeartoys.com

  • Buy Wonderworld Rolling Rainbow at smartgeartoys.com

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Weebles Musical Treehouse

Weebles Musical Treehouse
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The wobbly toy from the '80s is making a big comeback. Kids will crank the Weebles up the fort to watch them slide down over and over again. 18 months; $30; playskool.com

  • Buy Weebles Musical Treehouse at playskool.com

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Push-Along Frog

Push-Along Frog
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Your toddler will get a kick out of showing off his walking skills while making this cute frog "hop" in front of him. 19 months+; $20; plantoys.com

  • Buy Push-Along Frog at plantoys.com

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My Dolly

My Dolly
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These darling multicultural plushes are soft, sweet, and huggable. Most importantly, the little girls will be able to identify with how they look and dress. 12 months+; $9 each; auroragift.com

  • Buy My Dolly at auroragift.com

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Chunky blocks are great for little builders. But we were sold by the storage bucket's shape-sorting slots, which offer a smart way to get your child to clean up. 12 months+; $20; megabloks.com

  • Buy Spin'N Sorter at megabloks.com

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Duplo Play with Numbers

Duplo Play With Numbers
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Not only does this building set encourage your little one to use his imagination and fine-motor skills, it also incorporates numbered blocks to help him learn how to count. 2-5 years; $25; lego.com

  • Buy Duplo Play with Numbers at lego.com

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Wood Pull Toy

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Wood Pull Toy
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Based on Eric Carle's classic book, this pull toy will get your toddler moving, if only to watch it slink along. He can also twist and turn the pieces of its body. 12 months+; $18; kidspreferred.com

  • Buy The Very Hungry Caterpillar Wood Pull Toy at kidspreferred.com

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