Best educational toys for 1-3 year olds in 2022

Educational toys have gained popularity among parents due to the fact that they motivate the child to independent useful activities. In the period from 1 year to 3 years, babies are actively developing. They are interested in putting together simple puzzles and pictures from several parts, sorting toys by size and color. A one-year-old child is just beginning to explore objects, and a toddler at 2-3 years old plays with toys with enthusiasm on his own. 

The child is learning: 

• Independently make a pyramid of several rings. 
• Build a house out of cubes.
• Disassemble and fold matryoshka. 
• Play with dolls.
• Understand the purpose and names of objects.
• Imitate the sounds that animals make.
• Find simple logical solutions.

The development of the intellect of children at this age is very important, during this period the horizons of the child are expanding. The assimilation of skills and information contributes to the development of interest in learning in the future. Educational games improve the ability to think logically, develop ingenuity and train memory, develop the child’s vocabulary.

Healthy Food Near Me found the best models of educational toys for children from 1 to 3 years old and ranked them. In addition to price and functionality, the position in it is influenced by customer reviews and expert recommendations.

Editor’s Choice

alilo “Smart Bunny”

“Smart Bunny” alilo is a great helper for mom. The toy is intended for children from 0 years old, and a one-year-old baby will be able to launch the functionality himself. The educational toy is made in the form of a night light, with which the process of falling asleep in the baby will be calm. Bunny knows 30 songs and 25 fairy tales, he will teach the child to recognize colors (there are educational cards for this).

The manufacturer took care of the safety of the child: the protruding ears of the bunny are made of soft material, they can be chewed. The toy is charged via a USB cable and runs on a built-in battery, so mom does not need to worry about purchasing batteries and she will always have an indispensable assistant at hand. The toy will not lose its functionality for a long time: when the baby knows all the fairy tales and songs by heart, you can teach him to sing along with the Bunny or tell with him. 

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Top 10 best educational toys for children from 1 to 3 years old in 2022 according to KP

1. Musical table “Sound” (Zabiaka)

The music table is equipped with a round interactive surface. It is used for the development of children from a year. The child is placed in a seated position and has the ability to press buttons, see bright light signals on bulbs and hear sounds and various children’s songs. The toy forms cognitive skills and develops hearing. The table is equipped with a passive stability system: its rounded legs protrude beyond the work surface, which prevents it from tipping over under load.

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2. Walkers “Joyful baby” (Sima-land)

Walkers “Joyful baby” are made of plastic in the form of an inclined table with a side handle. The toy is aimed at developing motor skills. The baby leans on the protruding handle, thanks to which he can move with support. To train hand motor skills on a walker, removable figures are presented: a centipede, an apple, a butterfly, a cow with a switch and rotating gears. Working with them requires logical thinking, which is formed during the search for a suitable cell for each element.

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3. Developing table-pendant “Sun” (Zabiaka)

Developing table-suspension “Sun” is designed to stimulate tactile sensations and fine motor skills. It has rotating wheels and light and musical buttons in the form of animals. When you click on them, the child sees the lights and hears the sounds. This develops tactile sensations and musical ear, and also motivates to action. The table is made of lightweight safe plastic. It can be installed at any level from the floor surface, depending on the position of the child. A developing table with great functionality will last a long time. 

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4. Toy for falling asleep “Otter” (Fisher-Price)

The Otter toy will sing a lullaby to the baby and help him fall asleep. Soft fur creates a pleasant tactile sensation. From a touch to a toy the child calms down. The flashlight built into the toy creates subdued lighting, thanks to which the baby’s fears of the dark disappear. Within half an hour after activation, “Otter” sings a quiet song so that the baby falls asleep. This promotes ear development and relaxation. The toy will teach the kid to fall asleep without parents. 

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5. “Taktiliki” (Fancy)

Educational toys “Taktiliki” is a rounded elements of different sizes. Their shape is close to the ball, and the size is thought out in such a way that the toy fits in the palm of the child. Tactiles are equipped with protruding parts that the baby feels and thereby stimulates the development of tactile sensations. The surface of the toys is embossed, thanks to which they do not slip in the hands of the child. Each of the six tactiles is made in a specific bright color, which helps the baby to learn the names of the colors. Product material is safe plastic.

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6. Scientist Puppy Sister with Smart Stages

Sister of a learned puppy is a soft educational toy that will teach your baby to count, sing songs with him, help him learn the alphabet, learn the names of colors and body parts. When you click on the interactive zones, the Scientist Pup’s Sister is activated in one of three modes: 

• Encouraging the child to explore (when the baby presses the paws, nose and ears of the toy, she says the names of colors, letters of the alphabet, and more). 
• Involving the child in activities (Sister invites the child to count, find body parts, name colors with funny phrases). 
• Creativity (the toy plays scenes with the participation of the child). 

The toy stimulates the development of communication and motivates the cognitive skill of the child.

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7. Giraffes Multicube

Giraffes Multicube is an educational toy in the form of a cube, aimed at developing logical thinking, stimulating dexterity and fine motor skills of hands. Each side of the toy is a separate educational game. On both sides of the cube there are curly elements that are pushed inward. On the third side there is a labyrinth, where there are gears and rings that stimulate precise work with fingers. The fourth side is a simulated phone screen with sound effects. On the fifth side, a music center is presented, playing in the style of four different instruments, melodies for which are selected using buttons. The sixth side of the cube is an opening door with locks. The functionality of the toy will captivate the child for a long period.

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8. Business board developing “Bizidome. Smilies on the farm»

This is a compact educational toy, in communication with which the child will spend a lot of time. It is a house, each wall of which contains entertainment and puzzles for the baby. Their purpose is to train hand motor skills and logical thinking. On all sides of the toy “Bizidome” there are gears, switches, with the help of which the baby learns to turn on light signals, rattles, removable parts, labyrinths and more.

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9. Interactive duck

An interactive duck will help your child develop an ear for music, a sense of rhythm, and memory. Bright and colorful toy reads poetry, sings songs, reproduces the voices of animals. This helps not only to entertain the baby in the absence of the mother, but also trains the child’s attention. The toy has movable wings, eyes and a beak, for the child it creates a feeling of live communication. All movable elements are fixed inside the toy, thanks to this their accidental damage is excluded. 

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10. My first fidget cube, Fisher-Price

The developing cube introduces the child to various tactile sensations and sounds. The kid turns the toy on and off, presses the sides of the cube, each of which is embossed, rotates the wheels. Great functionality and painstaking work will captivate the child for a long time. The toy is designed to develop cognitive interest and train fine motor skills of the hands. High-quality plastic is safe and impact resistant. The cube will not break or be damaged if the child accidentally drops it or even throws it on the floor on purpose.

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How to choose educational toys for children from 1 to 3 years old

To choose toys that are useful and most effective for development, it is important to take into account the features of this period of life. Child from 1 to 3 years old:

• Actively manipulates objects of various shapes, sizes, weights, textures, density.
• Recognizes human speech, masters the meanings of words.
• Actively develops motor skills.

The best educational toys for a baby of this age will be those interacting with which he receives physical skills and information about the world around him.

A child should buy toys that:

• Develop motor skills.
• Stimulate speech.
• Introduce shapes and figures.
• Promote creativity.
• Stimulate movement.

To develop the baby’s speech, you can buy interactive talking and singing toys. The child first listens to sounds, and after a while repeats them, sings along and even retells fairy tales. This stimulates speech and hearing and allows the little fidget to spend time actively and profitably, while mom is busy with her own business. Heard fairy tales train the memory and imagination of the baby. Many sound educational toys from one to three years old have additional functionality in the form of a night light or other household appliances.

Toys in which the child presses the buttons, comes into contact with elements of different materials and different densities, form tactile sensations. The kid learns that surfaces can be smooth and rough, warm and cold, convex and concave. The resulting tactile experience expands the visual perception of objects.

Educational toys with removable or retractable elements are aimed at stimulating fine motor skills of the hands. They train little fingers, preparing them for writing and other precise and painstaking work. 

If a game or constructor involves extracting parts and placing them in a certain order or in the places intended for them, then its function is to teach the baby to think logically. The child’s task is to establish a pattern, assemble an image from details, or find a suitable cell for an element. As a rule, babies quickly notice and actively apply these actions. In addition to the development of creative thinking, the baby trains hand motor skills.

With buttons, sound effects, moving parts and bright details, this interactive walker is designed to motivate your child to move around. The insurance system will make it safe, and the sufficient width of the developing walker will limit the child from contact with household items that are still dangerous for him. The kid presses the buttons, hears music and other sounds, looks at the flashing displays, reaches for the toys suspended above the walker. All this stimulates attention and cognitive interest.

Popular questions and answers

The editors of the KP asked for an answer Dmitry Muroksin, head of the “Toys” direction of the network of stores “Daughters-Sonochki” to questions about the choice of children’s educational toys from one to three years.