The Top Toys for Infants and Toddlers

Sometimes, the youngest kids are the hardest to buy for. Luckily, there are plenty of toys designed to engage and entertain ages zero to two while considering developmental milestones. This selection features exciting gift-options that are sure to be big hits with the little ones this holiday season.

VTech Cutie Paws Puppy Carrier

If you’re looking for a portable toy to encourage gentle play, check out VTech’s Cutie Paws Puppy Carrier. This cuddly, plush puppy comes with plenty of accessories to entertain little pet lovers. By pressing the carrier's interactive buttons, children between one and three years old are introduced to numbers, colours and shapes.

Baby Einstein Together in Tune Connected Magic Touch Drums

Delight young musicians with these toy drums from Baby Einstein and Hape. A gentle tap on the colourful drum pads will create real drum sounds to excite and inspire ages one and up. The drums wirelessly connect and automatically harmonize with other Together in Tune instruments, so kids can jam with family and friends.

Playmobil JUNIOR & Disney: Cinderella's Castle

PLAYMOBIL’s Cinderella Castle is the 25-piece stackable tower with BPA-free materials and no small parts – perfect for Disney fans ages one and up. Send the Cinderella and Prince Charming figures down the spiral slide or, for a special surprise, press the button on the roof to make the towers collapse.

LeapFrog Channel Fun Learning Remote

Leapfrog’s Channel Fun Learning Remote has over 100 phrases, sounds and music for children six months and older to explore. By sliding, pressing and clicking buttons while pretending to flip through television channels, children can practice and develop coordination skills.

Learn colours while creating your own light show using the rainbow spinner, or tune in to a puppy talk show using the paw button. You can even translate common phrases in French, Spanish and Mandarin by using the movies-from-around-the-world feature.

Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Ultimate Playhouse

Ages six months to three years will love exploring this crawl-around playhouse featuring a drop-through rainspout and porch light. The 360-degree activity centre has over 200 learning songs, sounds and phrases to entertain kids while introducing them to numbers, colours and letters. Plus, kids can learn in multiple languages using the globe button and foster motor skills with shape-sorting activities.

Mary Meyer Shadow Putty Panda

Mary Meyer Baby’s 20-inch Shadow Putty Panda makes a great gift for new parents decorating baby’s room. The muted gray and white colour scheme is a gender-neutral piece to elevate any nursery. As an added bonus, the soft, etched fabric is super cuddly.

CloudBox

With sound features and light projections, CloudBox presents the ultimate immersive storytelling experience. Listen to and watch 36 original tales featuring nine different characters. You can even add a personal touch to story time using the recording function.

When using CloudBox at bedtime, play its soothing melodies and white noises to create a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere as baby drifts off.

VTech 2-in-1 Map & Go Scooter

This grow-with-me trike transforms into a scooter as your little ones gain coordination and confidence. Ages 12 to 36 months will practice their motor skills while role-play engine sounds and talking dashboard buttons keep them entertained.

The scooter also encourages language development through sing-along songs, numbers and colours. Turn the key to start the engine, explore locations on the roller map and get started on some big adventures!

Fisher-Price Wooden Pots & Pans Set

Little chefs will love this super realistic kitchen playset from Fisher-Price.

Ages three and up can run their own restaurant with the wearable oven mitt, toy utensils, pretend food and so much more. Plus, the wooden pieces encourage Montessori-inspired creative play for hours of inventive fun.

LeapFrog Get Ready for Phonics Spin & Learn

18 months and over can build early literacy skills with Leapfrog’s Get Ready for Phonics Spin & Learn. Light-up features and helpful sounds boost vocabulary skills by getting baby started on making connections between what is seen and what is heard. Try each of the four modes to explore over 100 words, playful phrases and colourful pictures.

Tranquil Penguin (Cloud B & Little Big Friends)

Tranquil Penguin is a musical nightlight that soothes little ones to sleep with gentle melodies and a magical polar light projection on the ceiling. This adorable plush transforms at night, offering two calming light colours, four soothing sounds — including ocean waves and whale songs — and adjustable brightness and volume levels. An intelligent cry sensor detects when baby stirs and restarts the comforting sounds to help ease them back to sleep...so it's kind of a gift for you, too.

Tranquil Penguin is made from recycled materials and comes in FSC-certified packaging.

LeapFrog Touch & Learn Dinosaur Book

This ultra-interactive book is the perfect gift for dinosaur fans ages two and up practicing early reading skills.

Turn the pages and press the touch-sensitive pictures to hear roars, songs and dino-facts. Also practice sounding out and pronouncing dinosaur names alongside cool voice-effects. After exploring your favourite animals, enter find-it mode to answer questions about where they lived, what they ate and more.

Baby Einstein Together in Tune Magic Touch Piano

Entertain little rockstars and encourage musical expression with this piano set from Baby Einstein and Hape. By tapping the toy’s colourful keys, ages one and up create real piano sounds. Parents can dance along to the music and enjoy easy cleaning thanks to the buttonless wooden design. Plus, siblings and friends can get in on the fun by wirelessly connecting other Together in Tune products.

VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Checkered Flag Motorized Track Set

Little drivers can control their own RC Racer with an easy-to-use remote and helpful steering station. By setting the gates for simple or complex routes, older kids can also enjoy the racing experience. Watch out for track switch surprises and press the cars to hear first words, feelings, phrases and sound effects.

Dino Friends (Little Big Friends)

Dino Friends are sturdy stuffies that bring the prehistoric world to life with a mix of fun materials and colours. These adorable dino characters are perfect for imaginative play. Plus, they offer interesting textures with embossed vegan leather, crinkly fabrics and integrated bells that add soft sounds to active play.

Fisher-Price Thomas & Friends My First Train Table

This toddler train table with a push-along Thomas engine features two levels, an elevator and stackable play pieces. Recreate the show by racing Thomas along the teeter-totter bridge, exploring Tidmouth Sheds and making deliveries around Sodor.

At 25-inches tall, there is plenty of space for kids to be hands-on with their new railway. These familiar themes and toddler-friendly activities also encourage motor skills and imaginative play for ages one and up.

Baby Einstein Together in Tune Magic Touch Guitar

Encourage musical play and fine motor development with the Together in Tune Guitar for ages one and up. Simply tap the colourful frets to produce real guitar sounds, creating songs for the whole family to enjoy. The guitar wirelessly connects and automatically harmonizes with a wide range of other Together in Tune instruments, so kids can start their own playtime band with friends and siblings.

Mary Meyer Putty Bear

Mary Meyer Baby’s 20-inch Putty Bear is an incredibly soft stuffed animal to comfort little ones at bedtime. The gender-neutral, sea-foam blue colour makes Putty a precious addition to any nursery.

Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn, Sit & Steer Driver

Shift learning into high gear with this 360-degree, electric-car themed activity centre from Fisher-Price. Babies and toddlers can strengthen their fine motor skills by sitting behind the moveable wheel, shape-sorter trunk and light-up dashboard.

Plus, over 150 songs, sounds and phrases teach the alphabet and numbers in multiple languages. Thanks to three Smart Stages levels, these learning opportunities grow with your baby.