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Are you shopping for a toddler this holiday season? Give them something they’d love to unpack, like one of these top-selling toys, games, gadgets, or books, and enlist their support.
Unlike older kids, who may know exactly what they want for Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, kids under four probably won’t hand over lists. Instead, you should draw inspiration from their interests. “If a toy is not in our children’s interests, no matter how popular it is, it won’t be played enough,” says play and learning expert Cindy Price.
It could be a TV show or a character like Bluey, Baby Shark, or a Disney princess, or an activity like building, singing, dancing, or an art project. Some toddlers are crazy about trains, cars or animals, while others prefer dolls.
No matter how much you want to spend, gift options abound. CBS Essentials brings together the best and most requested gifts for toddlers and toddlers in 2022. What is our advice? Buy now as popular items tend to sell out well before the holidays or even Black Friday.
Some of this year’s hottest holiday gifts include guinea pigs that give birth, interactive owls that light up and teach kids letters and numbers, LEGO sets for little hands, and a karaoke machine that plays Cocomelon.
One of the most popular kids scooters on Amazon, with thousands of five-star reviews, this scooter provides a stable ride for kids ages 3 and up with a weight limit of 45 pounds. Available in pink and blue.
Little Blues fans love to dance and sing along to the four songs, and there’s also an interactive plush version of the adorable dog that also speaks over 55 phrases and offers fun play and performance activities like one-leg hopping. from 3 to 6 years old.
One of the hottest toys of the holiday season and a top pick from CBS Essentials staff, Little Live Pets Mama Surprise offers fun interactive entertainment for kids of all ages. In addition to being active with cute sounds, reactions, and sounds, this caged guinea pig “delivered” her little baby every day for three days after being properly cared for. To make it even more fun, kids get their own grooming kits and fun accessories to dress up. 4 years and older.
Kids learn climate and weather in this little “window” through day and night two-way play. This play set converts into an activity table and teaches kids about colors, shapes and manners with over 100 phrases, sounds and actions. They will also enjoy pressing piano keys, moving animals and spinning gears to develop fine motor skills.
Introduce them to the world’s animals with the new LEGO set. This 142-piece set includes 22 animals from seven continents, realistic sound-making bricks to keep kids interested, and a world map play mat. 2 years and older.
Often voted by experts as the best balance bike for teaching young people how to ride, the Woom 1 helps younger kids hone the essential skills needed to ride older kids’ bikes, including balance, handling, steering and braking. 1.5 years and older.
While clothes don’t usually top a toddler’s wishlist, good luck with your other outfits after you discover this adorable beaded and gemstone sweatshirt. Available in sizes 2 to 14.
Inspired by the Nickelodeon animated series, this adorable 25-piece playset lets kids play in the same wreck as in the show. In addition to fun features like trapdoors, treasure maps, and spinning, swimming, and sliding shark friends around the stage, they’ll love the moldable sand sharks and sand accessories. 3 years and older.
No backyard needed with this innovative Hot Wheels-themed slideshow from Pop2Play. Assemble and disassemble the retractable slide in minutes, it folds for easy storage. Surprisingly, children between the ages of 2 and 5 and weighing up to 50 pounds can participate.
Think Super Space, a Toy of the Year finalist for best play set, like life-size magnetic tiles that connect into structures kids can play with. Kids can use their imagination to build anything including fortresses, tunnels, puppet shows or play mats on the ground. These panels are made from sustainable/recycled materials, including PET felt from recycled plastic bottles, each weighing only 300-400 grams. 3 years and older.
All on FAO Ride Rail, the perfect gift for kids on the move! The motorcycle, equipped with LED headlights, travels forward and backward on a 15-foot track while emitting three beeps at the same time. 3 years and older.
While little ones may not be ready to experience the Barbie Dreamhouse, the Little People version is the perfect gift. The three-story theater is the size of their hands and features moving elevators, revolving cabinets, illuminated pools with slides, and a host of other interactive features including music, lights, sounds, and phrase touch buttons. from 1.5 to 5 years.
Introduce your kids to Hot Wheels with yet another Little People adaptation. The track includes a 360 degree track, double helix, stunt ramps and music. Also includes a car wash, gas station and mechanics to add to the pretend play.
On the Star Wars Kids YouTube channel, Galactic Pals plushies, including Rodian, introduce children to the popular series. Each 11″ tall creature has a character and personality profile and is packaged in a bag that doubles as a profession.
A popular holiday gift since the 1960s, the Brio train never goes out of style. If your parents didn’t save yours, get this themed cargo mountain set that kids will enjoy for years. Includes 6 mountain bikes, 3 cranes, 19 railcars and lots of extras including a helicopter, freight train wagon and loader.
Some girls may not want to play with the traditional train costume. Working with Disney, Brio created a Disney princess-themed version featuring Aurora, Belle, and Cinderella, castle-style tracks, and luxurious train carriages.
Almost every baby likes to hear their own voice. Treat aspiring singers with the Cocomelon microphone, backing vocals with built-in show music, or use the Bluetooth-enabled background speaker, mini karaoke machine.
Curated gift company Olive and Cocoa offers their craziest gifts yet. The box includes a hardcover copy of the classic Where the Wild Animals is and a 17-inch purple Wild Animals Monster.
Kids can make their own sandwiches, just like mom and dad, with this Melissa and Doug wooden set. The booth has all the accessories, a “slicer” and even chips, cookies, drinks and money to pay for food. from 3 to 6 years old.
Calico creatures went to the salon! Sally is an agile pony with silky blond hair, designed like a real hair salon, with a front desk, shampoo stand, and dressing table with vanity. They can change hairstyles, accessories with clips, ties, headbands and hats. 3 years and older.
Raise your child’s values with this limited edition five-book box set from Little Feminist. This award-winning series on combating racism and sexism deals with diversity and inclusion in a thoughtful and age-sensitive way, with photographs and rhythmic text for babies and children under 5 years of age.
Designed by educators for ages 7+, this set of instruments includes chimes, tambourines, drums, carillon and harmonica, plus song printouts so kids can safely sing, dance and play along.
Get the most out of your screen time with this Osmo starter kit that offers an interactive learning approach. Included are tools such as sticks, rings, and clothing that encourage play while learning letter formation and phonetics, numbers, shapes, and colors. Available for Fire and iPad, as well as four or six game variants. from 3 to 5 years.
Toddlers aged 18 months and up will love pressing the buttons on the owl’s belly as it glows and plays over 90 songs, sounds and phrases to teach the alphabet, counting from 1-20, weather, emotions and more. Like all Linkimals products, when the owls meet other “friends”, they glow and interact with each other.
This colorful building block set is STEAM approved by the Toy Society and will give kids hours of building time. 2 years and older.
Kids of all ages love building with Magna-Tiles. Extra motivation for kids? The set engages Daniel Tiger fans with their favorite characters and continues the show’s theme by helping teach children to recognize feelings and the importance of helping others. 3 years and older.
This practical wooden calculator offers young learners fun additions, subtractions and multiplications. from 2 to 6 years old.
While there is still time before the official Black Friday Sale 2022 starts, you can get some great deals right now. Check out our previous article on Black Friday deals.
It may seem like it’s too early to start shopping for Christmas and Hanukkah gifts, but trust me, it’s not. Last year’s holiday season was filled with supply chain issues, and CBS News expects more to come in 2022. Plus inflation – unfortunately, until December, prices may rise even more.
So now is the time to buy holiday gifts. Pick a great hideout and check out the 100 Most Popular CBS Essentials Holiday Gifts for 2022. We’ve selected the top 100 gifts based on bestsellers, owner reviews, and our own extensive research on the hottest gifts of 2022, like this LEGO I Am Groot set, a baby guinea pig toy, and this crappy Purple Tortoise.
Keep an eye out for a collection of 100 Favorite CBS Essentials Holiday Gifts for a selection of the hottest gifts of 2022. Our list includes some of the latest Apple products, the best toys for 2022, revolutionary stoves and kitchen appliances (like this air fryer), and more.
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The battle for the Senate comes down to several undecided races as the Georgia race enters the second round.
Post time: Nov-10-2022
