The Best Gifts for Toddlers in 2024

With Black Friday deals just around the corner, now is the perfect time to get all your holiday shopping done. First on your gift list? Your toddler, of course! Right now, they’re at a magical age, where they’re beginning to play much more independently and their imagination can weave stories of wild adventures in which they’re the main character. The perfect gift for a 2-year-old or a 3-year-old is something that leans into that creativity, is open-ended, and helps them with development. Here are our top picks for toddlers in 2024:

1. Toki Mats Sage Play Couch

This adorable couch-to-lounger is the perfect addition to your toddler’s playroom. Place it by their bookshelf, where they can enjoy board books and quiet time while they’re sitting or laying down. One flip transforms it into a lounger where they can kick back those little feet and relax. Crafted from soft, lightweight foam, this play couch can be moved from room to room, so your little one always has somewhere comfortable to sit.

2. KiwiCo Fill-It-Up Recycling Truck Set

Your truck-loving toddler will go wild for this recycling truck set that comes with a wooden truck, wood cubes, peg people, and a recycling bin. A top loading door on the truck helps your little one refine their fine motor skills while sparking imagination for hours of pretend play.

3. Toki Mats Breeze Bean Bag

This overstuffed bean bag feels like sinking into a cloud. Perfectly plush and oh-so-comfortable for sitting and laying, this bean bag is sensory-friendly and made from OEKO-TEX certified bamboo viscose and food-grade EPS microbeads. When your toddler is (quite literally) bouncing off the walls, they’ll always have a safe place to land.

4. MOLUK Bilibo

It’s hard to tell what exactly this open-ended toy is, and that’s because it has no set purpose. Bilibo is anything your child can imagine, and functions as everything from a spinning seat and a turtle shell to a stepping stone or an impenetrable fortress for action figures. Bowl-shaped and endlessly fun, this toy encourages gross motor development, active play, imaginative play, creativity, and more.

5. Strider 12 Sport Balance Bike

Gone are the days when training wheels were the first step to learning how to ride a bike. This balance bike is suitable for little ones as young as 1 year old and teaches the skills and balance required to go straight into riding a regular bicycle. Be amazed as your toddler starts with wobbling steps and quickly learns to zoom down the street without the need for pedals.

6. Toki Mats Bloom Play Tent

Adventure awaits with this beautiful play tent that’s lightweight, easy to set up, easy to take down, and easy to store. A standard Toki mat fits perfectly inside to create a soft, cushy space where your toddler can relax and play. This is a place that’s all their own, and it’s the perfect tent for creative play and alone time when they need some space to themselves.

7. Tiny Land Balance Beam

Crafted from premium quality wood, this balance beam helps your toddler with balance, coordination, and other skills. Perfect for screen-free play both indoors and outdoors, this beam brings hours of fun for kids as young as 2 years old.

8. Slumberkins Hammerhead Kin

Help your little one grapple navigate big emotions and learn conflict resolution with this adorable stuffed companion that comes with two board books. Designed to help children understand that it’s okay to feel big emotions and provide tools to handle them, this set instills important foundational messages in language that your little one can understand.

9. Toki Mats Play Cube

These lightweight jumbo cubes are made from soft, non-toxic memory foam that’s safe for uninhibited play. Your little one can practice stacking, knocking them down, balancing on them, or as props for whatever adventure their imagination takes them on. 

10. Nugget The Original Chunk

If the original Nugget play couch is a huge hit in your home, this play ottoman is sure to be a well-loved addition. Four sturdy foam pieces nest together to create a stylish round ottoman when your toddler isn’t playing with it. When it’s play time, pull out the pieces so they can play, jump, relax, build, and use them however their imagination sees fit.