Gift Guide
Most-Wanted: 15 Epic Gifts for Toddler Girls
- Written By
- Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar
Manhattan Toy Deep Sea Adventure
For your little (jelly)fish. Named as a finalist in the toddler category by the Toy Association, this beautiful, sea-themed wooden activity set not only looks great in the playroom, it’s also great for their development. And it’s non-toxic! Featuring four unique quadrants and their favorite ocean critters, little can explore a bead run, complete multiple peg mazes or make the tiny seashell flap, improving hand-eye coordination and honing their fine motor skills.
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Teamson Kids Little Chef Paris Modern Play Kitchen
One of our absolute go-to gifts for toddler girls has to be this elevated play kitchen from Teamson, guaranteed to keep them busy for hours. Mini foodies will whip up gourmet meals, become head chef of their very own restaurant and learn to name and recognize new foods all while serving you (for once!). Watch as they engage in important role play, practice problem-solving and stretch those little imaginations.
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Super Smalls Make It Super DIY Bead Kit
For the future fashion designer (age 3+), we can’t recommend this super chic, jewelry-making kit enough. It comes with tons of toddler-approved sparkly beads, pretty pendants and colorful cords to create whatever accessories they can dream up. Bonus: threading beads is a wonderful way to strengthen finger muscles, improve concentration and get little hands ready for writing.
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Lily & River Little Climber With Rockwall
Totally worth the splurge! Hit the gym early with this cool, contemporary Smart Home Playground, made to strengthen your toddler’s gross motor skill development, encourage creativity and boost balance control. Not only is it aesthetically pleasing for parents, it also folds flat for easy storage. Kids will love the endless ways they can play, as it’s fully modular! It’s a gorgeous gift that can grow with them.
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Musee Bath Balm Women of Change Bundle,
Teach ‘em young! Musee Bath creates the cutest bath balms for whatever your little girl is into (princesses! unicorns! rainbows!), but their Women of Change Bundle is by far our fave. Fun AND educational, this chic set inspires growing minds with the stories of fierce females throughout history, like Rosa Parks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Maya Angelou, Frida Kahlo and Amelia Earhart. Each balm comes with a short description of the women and a keepsake magnet inside.
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YBike Pewi Elite Walking & Ride-On Toy
One of the best first birthday gift ideas for a toddler girl! This award-winning bike comes in loads of cool colors and can be used as both a walker or a ride-on toy–just push it, pull it or hop on and go. Toddlers will delight in cruising as they increase balance and coordination and improve spatial awareness. Plus, it’s not an eyesore for grownups.
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Le Toy Van Doctor’s Set
Because every kid loves playing doctor. Forgo the cheap plastic for a more planet (and parent!) friendly set that will stand the test of time like this beauty from Le Toy Van. Ethically made of FSC-certified wood and using child safe + chip-proof, water-based paints, your mini will immediately get into character: treating ouchies, doling out shots and checking their stuffy's heart. Aww.
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Tender Leaf Toys Alphabet Pictures
The ABCs never looked so good! Encourage language development and make letter recognition fun with this timeless, traditional alphabet tray that features 3D letters. Just lift up to uncover the corresponding picture and word.
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Magna-Tiles Clear Colors 100-Piece Set
There’s a reason Magna-Tiles top every best gifts for toddler girls list on the Internet: they’re the gift that keeps on giving (and giving)! This award-winning, hands-on STEM learning tool provides a world of open-ended and independent play opportunities. Build a dollhouse, create an epic marble maze or construct a colorful princess castle–with Magna-tiles, the options to create are endless. Now sit back, relax and enjoy all your newfound free time while they make cool stuff.
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Great Pretenders Fancy Princess Tiara Accessories Bundle
The perfect gift for the princess of pretend play. This stylish set includes not one, but TWO sparkly bejeweled crowns and three super shiny magic wands–in gold, pink and silver–to add to their dress-up closet. Siblings can play together or make each other disappear. You know, to each their own.
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Micro Kickboard Micro Mini 3-in-1 Deluxe
Designed to grow with your toddler (yasss!) from age one to five, Micro’s Mini 3-in-1 is the Tesla of scooters with all its whip-smart features: an adjustable T-bar for stability, a specially designed O-bar for tiny hands and non-marking wheels FTW. Oh, and it’s virtually indestructible. Start with the sit and scoot ride-on seat, then graduate to standing on their second birthday. Scooters are excellent at teaching balance, boosting overall confidence and helping them develop healthy habits.
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Signature Gifts Personalized Storybook
A magical mermaid bedtime story and activity book, all in one! Customized just for them, toddlers will love discovering their name throughout the pages, answering engaging questions as parents read and looking at all the beautiful illustrations. Not into mermaids? There are plenty of other personalized themes to choose from: dinosaurs, superheroes and so much more.
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Mon Ami Marie Baby Doll
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Wonder & Wise by Asweets Baby Walker
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Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar
Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar is a seasoned freelance fashion, beauty and lifestyle writer and also a mom of three littles living in sunny California. She’s written for Brides, YouBeauty, She Knows, The Fashion Spot and many more.