In fact, it's the opposite: Whether you're doing some early holiday shopping or looking for a birthday present or pick-me-up, gifts for kids this age are really fun to shop for, thanks to toddlers' growing skill sets.
While the old baby toys might be too simple for them now, they're not yet ready to play with the toys meant for the big kids, since those can have choking and pinching hazards, or are too difficult to use.īut that doesn't mean it's hard to find great toddler toys.
No two 1-year-olds are exactly alike, but if there's one thing that unites them all, it's this: Toddlers love to play! But what they want to play with and what's safe for them to play with are not always the same thing.