Bubs and Toddler Toy Ideas that the Whole Family will Enjoy!

Educational Gift Ideas Your Little Ones will Just Love

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We all want our kids to grow up to be the best that they can be and give them the best start possible. Trying to teach them the ABC before they reach Prep, teaching them about shapes and sounds, the works!


We have done our research and found some great online retailers which you can find some awesome options for gifts for your little ones. You can take your pick from a variety of toy options, all of whom will suit a variety of budgets. From $9.95 through to just under $250.

The Baby Blossom Top 10 Faves

www.ecochild.com.au – We can’t go past the Maraca Rattle – Red Stripe, perfect for little bubbas who are perfecting their grasping skills and learning to enjoy the sound of music! Will create hours and hours of fun for your little one. Watch their little face as they interact with you! Retails for an affordable $9.95 at the time of the blog post publication.

www.fisher-price.com – (Available through speciality retailers, such as K-Mart, Target, David Jones and Myer)We just love the Fisher-Price Kick And Play Piano Gym. It gets 5 stars from the Target review section of their website. It features 5 activity toys and a piano which will keep your little one entertained in style! It helps to develop motor skills, hand-eye coordination, cause and effect and has 4 different ways to play! Moveable toys on the overhead gym encourage your bub to bat and grasp! The arch can also be conveniently and easily moved down so you and bub can enjoy some quality tummy time to help develop their core and neck strenght. Alternatively, bub can sit and entertain you and the rest of the family with their very own piano concert! Super cute! Perfect one to pop on lay-by and put away for a special birthday or Christmas gift! Retails for $79 (at time of the blog post publication).

www.classicbaby.com.au – There are some gorgeous options through this online retailer but we just adore the JUNZO Lion Stacker By DJECO. Currently on sale saving 10% off for $29.21 (including GST) – usually retails for $32.45. It’s super cute, colourful and can travel with you whereever you go! Your little one will have hours of fun simply stacking up the colourful rings and then knocking them all down again! The centre pole will also fall over and isn’t a safety hazard to bub. Another plus is it’s paintedwith water-based paint. Design by Junzo Terada.
www.cleverstuff.com.au – The pink alphabet rug is hard to go past! Retailing for $249 this one would be an investment for the future kiddies in the family too! The rug size is:- 165 by 115, you can also pay more for a larger size if you wish and that choice is available online upon checkout of the item. This stunning new designer kids rug comes in a trendy design which your bub will just love! Can give your child’s room some special flair or lifts the playroom with a splash of colour. Nice and safe for bub to avoid knocks and bangs of just being on the floor and is: – the ultimate play-mat offering style and comfort as well as safety for your precious baby boy or girl. Despite it being pink, would suit a boys room too, very versatile, filled with creative pictures representing the Alaphabet individual letters. B for Butterfly, C for cherry and E for Egg, bub will be able to use this for a good couple of years! Perfect for winter and can be easily cleaned. We hope you enjoy this little one! We certainly did! X0

www.edex.com.au – The Mushroom House is by far the most creative little sensory toy we have seen in a while! Covers a variety of areas of skills and development! Comes complete with latches and keys and a variety of shapes and textures to promote sensory development. The removable top allows for items to be placed in the centre. This one is for the older kids, 18 months plus! Made of quality wood and with lots of love and care… Measurements – 37 H and 25cm W.

www.peanutgallery.com.au – We think the ” I’m a Toy Breakfast” is great to teach bubs and toddlers about meal-times! Yum Yumis something that the kids can enjoy pretending to serve the other members of the household! Perfect for getting them involved for special events such as Mother’s and Father’s Day – some fun for you guys too! Features a little tray, knife and fork and an assortment of morning food favourites. (all made from safe materials). This one will help get their creativity flowing as well as their grasping skills and teaching them how to interact with meal times! Retails for:- $35.99.

www.kogan.com – V-tech Create and Discover learning Desk. An interactive way to introduce an array of basic numbers, letters, people and more! This desk is an advanced way to teach from the age of three. (this one is for the bigger kids, something they can look forward to!)
Use four double sided cards that introduce your child to the basics of letters, numbers, phonics, animals, people and seasons. Also consists of LED screen displays and other elements to promote sensory development and interactive learning for your little kiddo. Music player is also a part of this beauty! Another added bonus is that it can also be used as a chalkboard! RRP is $99.95, down to $79 at the time of printing. Available from Kogan Directly.

www.onlinetoys.com.au – For Online Toys our pick of the bunch is the Sponge Bob Square Pants Book and DVD. Retails for $24.95 but currently on sale for 12% off at an affordable $21.95. Can also add gift-wrapping with this awesome little site, perfect for the kids friends’ birthday parties too! Give your child the gift of reading with Story Vision. Children will love this collection of four fantastic Sponge Bob Square Pants stories that include The Great Snail Race, Sponge Bob Goes to the Doctor, Hooray for Dads, and Behold, No Cavities! The DVD animation will bring the stories to life and help your child’s imagination grow even more!

www.vtechkids.com – You can collect all of the Go! Smart Friends! Aged 1 – 5 years. They vary slightly in price from around $8.99 through to $14.99. You can also purchase a house for the friends to live in at a later stage! (more details available on the VTechKids website) Our top choice out of the friendly little characters is Lizzy! Trot & Go Pony! (trademarked) Put Lizzy on her pony and your little one can watch it magically move on it’s own! There are lots of fun phrases, motion and lights for your bubba to enjoy! It’s playtime where friendship responds to learning!

www.toysrus.com.au – Without a doubt you simply can’t go past the, “Imaginarium Giant Bead Maze Activity Cube”. Your little one will be endlessly entertained with the Imaginarium 5-Way Giant Bead Maze, a Toys “R” Us exclusive product. The 5-Way Activity Cube features 5 different sides of play. It includes, 6 spinning gears, 14 peg tracking maze, 4-flip and match animal friends, 5 swivel peek-a-boo counting circles and a 17 piece bead maze topper.

We want to know what education toys you have bought for your bub or toddler! Tell us which ones you would recommend? Have you tried and tested some with younger siblings? We look forward to hearing your recommendations for our fellow readers. Email: editor@thebabyblossom.com.au. Hope you enjoyed this little gift guide recommendation blog post! Happy shopping and we look forward to sharing some other great products soon!

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