Looking for gift ideas for the kiddos in your life? We went to Anne Zinn, speech language pathologist, and Erin Adams, occupational therapist, with the QMG Pediatric Therapy team for some ideas. From toys that encourage fine and gross motor skills to activities promoting sensory exploration, our therapists have handpicked items that not only entertain but also contribute to your child’s wellbeing.
Music
- Drum set
- Musical Instrument Set
- Kids Piano
- Ukulele
Get Creative
Get busy creating art with different mediums: paint, chalk, crayons, and putty!
- Standing Easel
- Art Supplies
- Dot Markers
- Play Doh
- Melissa and Doug triangle shaped crayons
- Stacking cups/buckets
Fine Motor Skills
- Elemenosqueeze Blocks
- Mega Blocks
- Kinetic Sand
- Magna-tiles
- Fidget Cube
- Pop-It
- Learning Resources hedgehog
- Melissa and Doug wooden sound puzzles
- Stacking Spinner Rings
- Fischer Price piggy bank
- Play-Doh
Play Ball
- Pro Ball Sports Set: Basketball, Soccer, and Football
- Little Tikes Basketball Hoop
- Kidoozie Bowling Set
- Ball Poppers
Education with a Spin
- Learning Resources Fruit and Vegetable Color Sorting
- Learning Resources Counting Cookies
- Color/Number Bug Catcher
- Learning Resources Sorting Crayons
- Robot Alphabet Letters
- Likee Alphabet Set
- Learning Resources Letter Construction
- Gamenote Double Sided Magnetic Letter Board
- Imagination Magnets
- Geomakers
- Learning Resources Counting Surprise Party
Help Out Around the House
- Melissa & Doug: Dust, Sweep, Mop!
- Toy Dyson Vacuum
- Little Tikes Gas and Go Lawn Mower
- Gardening Set
- KidKraft Play Kitchen
Active Play/Gross Motor
- PlasmaCar
- Radio Flyer Tricycle
- Balance bike
- Scooter
- Indoor play sets
- Outdoor play sets
Secret Hideaway
Creating forts and cozy nooks are an essential part of childhood!
- Melissa & Doug Deluxe Jumbo Bricks
- 3 in 1 Tent, Tunnel and Playhouse
- Construct a Fort
- Yogibo Bean Bag Chairs
Use Your Imagination
- Costumes
- Build your own town — So many great sets with train tracks, animals, and structures to allow children to use their imagination and create new worlds each time they play!
- Gear Construction Sets
- Dinosaurs or animal figurines
- Little People Barn
- Little People House
- Potato Head
- Pop the Pig
- Legos
- Critter Clinic
- Learning Resources Hide and Go Moo
Books
- All Better Books by Usborne
- Poke A Dot books by Melissa and Doug
- There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a …books by Lucille Colandro
Sensory Play
- Swings (indoor or outdoor)
- Mini trampoline
- Tunnel
- Wobble cushion
- Squigz suction cups
- Squigz spinners
- Floam
- Kinetic Sand
- Water Beads
- Ride on Bouncy Donkey
- Therapy Ball
Infant Feeding
- Baby Food Dispensing spoon
- Baby Spoons First Stage 6+
- EZPZ Tiny Cup
- EZPZ Straw Cup
Games
- Learning resources noodle knockout
- Yeti in My Spaghetti
- Spot it!
- Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game
- Pop the Pig
- Pancake Pileup
- Feed the Woozle
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