Best Toys For Toddler Boys
Toddlers want to explore everything and imitate adults. They are developing motor skills and speaking functions.
Playtime is not only for amusement, but every moment your child is learning something new. This is the age when you can introduce numbering and the alphabet.
The best toys for toddlers will have buttons to push, songs to listen to and sing along with, wheels to pull and push, blocks to build with or shapes to sort.
Toys that let your child use his or her imagination enhance physical development and coordination.
Note that there’s no reason why these toys can’t be great for girls too!
1. Little Tykes Little Champs Sports Center
For the daddy that likes sports here’s a wonderful toy to get your little guy into sports too! Even the littlest sports fans can have fun playing football, baseball and basketball.
This colorful, electronic unit plays five sports songs and five sports themed sound effects. It features an interactive backboard that keeps track of baskets made, plus a football shaped bead spinner for putting the ball through the goalposts.
Comes with two basketballs and one soft oversized bat. Requires three AA batteries, included. This toy is recommended for ages 9 months to 3 years.
2. Radio Flyer Retro Rocket
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Toddlers love to get into things and drive around. If you have a little astronaut running around the house, he will surely love this little rocket car.
The Radio Flyer Retro Rocket features retro styling and Radio Flyer dependability. The classic red steel body is safe and durable.
Your toddler will love the astronaut and space sounds, vibrating motion action, clicking nose cone, and light up panel and after burner. Comfortable no-slip seat and covered front wheels make this car safe and sturdy. This toy recommended for ages 10 months to 3 years.
3. Fisher Price Stack & Action Choo Choo
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What little boy doesn’t love a choo choo train! I’ve watched little guys play for hours on end with their choo choo train. The Stack & Action Choo Choo brings building fun to a new level with music, lights and peek-a-boo train car action.
Your toddler can stack four character blocks on the trains building surface, then push it along to make them come to life as silly faces pop up and down. Music plays and lights dance when baby presses the smokestack!
Requires three AAA batteries, included. Recommended for ages 6 to 36 months.
4. Cat Large Vehicle Dump Truck
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Toddlers love to play with blocks. I know because I’ve spent many hours sitting on the floor playing along with them. Building them up and then knocking them down. Taking them out and then putting them back in the dump truck bucket are such fun things to do.
The Cat Dump Truck offers endless digging, building and dumping for your little construction worker. Truck comes with 24 Maxie blocks and a construction worker figure. This toy is recommended for ages 12 months to 4 years.
5. Little People Lil’ Movers Airplane
All those little pilots in training can let their imagination take flight when playing with the Lil’ Movers Airplane. This sturdy plastic plane features a pilot, two passengers, a piece of luggage, a door that opens, six windows, including the pilots windshield and working wheels that make the pilot and passengers go up and down as if they were encountering turbulence.
Push down on the pilot for flashing lights, a tune, flight attendant commentary, and swooshing airplane sounds. Three AAA batteries required, not included. This toy is recommended for ages 12 months to 4 years.
6. Fisher Price Little People Build ‘n Pull Bus
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This cute yellow pull-along bus comes with over 35 building play pieces including a Little People bus driver. Special surfaces let kids stack and build right on the bus with drop-through window on one side, peek-a-boo play on the other side, and a strudy handle to pull it along.
Your toddler can pretend the Little People figure is driving the bus up front, or use him to top off their stack. When play time is over all the pieces fit inside the storage area. This toy is recommended for ages 12 months to 4 years.
7. Little Tykes TotSports T-Ball Set
If you have an aspiring baseball player in the house, then this is the toy for him. The T Ball Set is a grate introduction to America’s favorite pastime and will also improve basic batting skills along with motor skills and coordination.
The T Ball Set is kid friendly with plastic balls and bats. Set includes an oversize bat, 2 oversize balls and tee. The tee is height adjustable so it can grow with your toddler.
8. Fisher-Price Go Baby Go! Bounce & Spin Zebra
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The Bounce & Spin Zebra won the Hot Toy Award from Toys ‘R Us in 2006. If you have an active toddler that’s always in motion then he will love the Bounce & Spin Zebra. The wide, sturdy base provides stability and support even with hard bouncing and spinning. To prevent falls the zebra locks until the child is sitting in the seat. Orange easy-grip handlebars let your child hold on tight as they go for a ride. For even more fun, a ball spins in the center with lights and music.
This lively zebra enhances motor skills as the child learns coordination, balance and how to climb on and off. Five uplifting songs play as the child bounces and turns 360 degrees. Fun sounds reward movement and strengthen auditory skills. Bounce & Spin Zebra requires three AA batteries. Toy recommended for ages 1 year to 3 years old.
9. Parents Ready Set Go
Your toddler will really love these cars. Pullback action sends the four little cars with happy faces, taxi, dump truck, racer car and buggy, zooming across the floor. As they zoom along the taxi squeaks, dump truck chimes, race car rattles and the buggy rings a bell. This toy is recommended for ages 1 year and up.
10. John Deere – Animal Sounds Hay Ride
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All of your little farmer’s favorite animals are going for a hay ride. The green and yellow tow-tractor pulls two carts full of hay, along with a horse, a cow, a pig and a sheep.
The horse, cow, pig and sheep make their animal sounds when put in their correct seat. The Old MacDonald song plays when the farmer is placed in his seat. This toy is recommended for ages 18 to 24 months.