One-year-old children are naturally curious and love learning. That’s why educational toys make great gifts! Need some inspiration? We’ve got you covered. From stacking sets and STEM kits to sensory games, here’s our ultimate list of the most brilliant educational toys for 1 year olds.
Top 10 Educational Toys:
- My First Dinosaurs – Magnetic Discovery
- Pepe Sound Stacker
- The Wonderful World of Peekaboo!
- Magic Touch Guitar
- Babysaurs Sorting Set
- Pedro Peacock – Your Fine Motor Friend
1My First Dinosaurs – Magnetic Discovery, £21.95£21.95
Magnets for beginners
Introduce little ones to the magic of magnetism in a safe way with this dino-tastic kit! The playset contains coloured magnetic rods and the fronts and backs of four mighty dinosaurs. Click the extra-large, soft-touch dino parts onto the rods to form cool beasts like a T-Rex or a Stegosaurus. Or go totally wild and build your own weird creations! Imaginative, tactile STEM fun!
2Pepe Sound Stacker, £15.95£15.95
Hear me woof!
Meet Pepe, a beautifully crafted wooden dog! Playing with Pepe can help little ones start to identify different shapes and colours. Children will have loads of tactile fun stacking the six colourful pieces on top of each other again and again. They can also press on Pepe’s head to make him woof just like a real pup. A brilliant educational toy!
3The Wonderful World of Peekaboo!, £12.95£12.95
Open the book and explore…
One-year-olds can’t get enough peekaboo, and now it’s even more fun with this crinkling, squeaking, lift-the-flap cloth book! Foster a love of reading and exploring with pages brimming with flying friends, jungle animals and so much more. Durably constructed and machine washable, this clever book will stand up to the demands of both storytime and playtime. Peekaboo, I see you!
4Magic Touch Guitar, £29.95£29.95
Strum along songs for little rock stars
Looking for the perfect gift for a little musical genius? They’ll love this awesome guitar, which plays realistic chord sounds in six different keys. Activate the ‘strings’ with a simple strumming motion, or press the light-touch keys on the fretboard to explore delightful new sounds. In Silly Mode, children can even toy around with funny sound effects, like a kitten’s meow and a cowboy’s yeehaw. A wonderful way to cultivate a love of music!
5Babysaurs Sorting Set, £16.95£16.95
Prehistoric play!
Practice sorting and matching with five pop-apart eggs, all perfectly sized for little hands. Crack open the eggs to reveal different dino babies hiding inside. Match the shape on the bottom of each dino to the one inside the egg, and sort your new friends by warm and cool colours. The dino babies also double as finger puppets for imaginative pretend play! Roarsome fun!
6Pedro Peacock – Your Fine Motor Friend, £10.95£10.95
Learn to count with this feathered friend
One-year-olds will adore this charming peacock, designed to develop fine motor skills, coordination and hand strength. Pedro’s cool feathers are numbered from one to five, and each one features a different shape and texture. Children can insert and remove the feathers to practice colours, shapes and numbers. Pedro makes a fabulous feathered friend, and he’s as educational as he is adorable!
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