Educational Toys Gift Guide for Ages 0 to 7 Years

Educational toys are sometimes forgotten about yet they are important in helping children form healthy brain development and cognitive skills. Educational toys engage children for a longer period of time, since they stimulate the brain.

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Parents want toys that encourage their children's intelligence while letting them have fun at the same time. Children will become more creative, develop the ability to process information, and solve problems through learning with these types of toys.

The following are some educational toys available for children from birth into the teenage years.

0 - 12 months

1. Fisher-Price Musical Activity Keys 

$24.99 $19.99 (You save $5.00)

Unlock stimulating fun with this set of bright and busy keys! Each colorful smiling character has a different activity for baby to enjoy and one has a shiny musical surprise! Handy ring keeps them all together or clips onto diaper bag or stroller for take-along fun. It's fundamental play that enriches baby's development-in a brilliant way!

2. Fisher-Price Whack-a-Saurus

$39.99 $29.99 (You save $10.00)

This prehistoric pal really gets baby's fine motor skills and curiosity rolling. Just place the balls on the dino's back and your little one can use the rattle mallet to tap them into its belly. And that's when the fun really picks up as baby tries to decide where the balls will go next! Will they roll down the dino's tail or out of its mouth? The Fisher-Price Whack-a-saurus will keep your little crawler guessing — and chasing after the balls— time after time after time. (It just never gets old!) Includes rattle mallet for ball-tapping fun and 3 colorful balls.

3. Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Remix Record Player

$59.99 $44.99 (You save $15.00)

DJ Baby is in the house! The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Remix Record Player lets babies put their own spin on learning play with three levels of learning content built-in activities and fun music so they can rock out while learning about opposites colors numbers shapes and more! This rockin' toy provides several ways for little DJs to play and learn. When babies spin the record or bat at the roller bar they'll hear a variety of cool tunes and phrases. (Let's play some tunes!) Colorful buttons help babies learn about shapes and colors. And as little ones grow they'll even start to learn simple words in Spanish (Blue! Azul!)! They can also slide the volume switch up and down or flip the toggle switch to hear music and phrases to learn about opposites. This is a lean mean spin and learn machine! It even gives fine motor skills a boost when babies grasp and interact with the clacker beads buttons and toggles spin the record slide the record arm and more. As little ones grow so does the way they play and learn.

12 - 24 months

4. Gund Curious George Fisherman Teach Me Plush

$49.99 $44.99 (You save $5.00)

Curious George has gone fishin’! GUND is proud to present this 16” Teach Me plush designed after everyone’s favorite monkey. Plush 16 in H Fisherman Teach Me Curious George plush wearing hat and vest Functional vest that helps kids practice the following skills: buttoning buttons tying laces and snapping buttons Includes attached fish squeaker toy and work crinkle toy Two functional pockets 16 inch height.

5. Baby Alive Lil' Slumbers - Blonde

$39.97 $29.99 (You save $9.98)

Baby Alive turns mommy and daddy moments into a magical world of play. Girls get to be like mommy and boys get to be like daddy experiencing first-hand what it's like to be a parent who is excited delighted and surprised by the many ways they can nurture and play. They're more than adorable dolls! Using accessories based on each baby's theme they can feed her a bottle change her diaper when she wets get her ready for activities and more. With Baby Alive kids can experience nurturing play...and love every moment like a mommy and daddy does!

2 - 4 years

6. Crayola My First Mess-Free Touch-Lights

$44.97 $39.97 (You save $5.00)

Give your toddler the power of creative play with the My First Crayola Mess-Free Touch-Lights! The sealed gel surface is safe for doodling with fingers and the built-in hang grips make it easy to grasp and carry – perfect for mess-free portable play. This self-contained gel tablet includes exciting colored lights and sounds too! With the multiple play settings you can jazz up your child’s creative experience by cycling through the 6 songs and 12 background light colors or turn them off for a quieter play experience.

7. Crayola My First Preschool Readiness Kit

$44.97 $39.97 (You save $5.00)

40pg Activity Book 8.5 x 11 inch 20 Sheets of Construction Paper 3 Sticker Sheets 10ct Ultra Clean Broadline Markers 8ct Hexagon Coloured Pencils 8ct Ultra Clean Jumbo Crayons Safety Scissors Glue Stick Comprehensive pack of My First Crayola art tools & activities for preschool children. Comes with a variety of tools and activities that are designed to help kids 36m+ prepare for preschool. Fosters developmental growth in the areas of physical thinking social & language skills. Includes Jumbo Crayons Hexagonal Colored Pencils Sticker Sheet Safety Scissors and more!

8. Fisher-Price Think & Learn Teach 'n Tag Movi

$99.99 $69.99 (You save $30.00)

Movi says "Let's Play!" This cool little robot is ready to roll and get kids moving and learning along with him! With 360 degrees of mobility Think & Learn Teach 'n Tag Movi encourages preschoolers to get their minds and bodies moving while teaching them how to follow directions and think critically about the world around them! With 3 exciting game modes and 6 games to choose from Movi keeps kids thinking (and moving!) whether he's asking them questions to engage their critical thinking skills prompting them to follow directions to a fun game or getting silly on the dance floor and showing off his smooth moves. Kids will have a blast showing off their awesome listening skills and rockin' moves with this interactive learning robot! Where development comes into play Following Directions.

5 - 7 years 

9. 4M Kidz Labs Math Magic

$24.99 $14.99 (You save $10.00)

Great Gizmos offer a very large range of inspirational inspiring creative imaginative fun and educational toys. The Kidz Labs Math Magic is new to Great Gizmos this year. Kids of all ages will have hours of fun with these fascinating games and experiments. Have fun astonishing your friends with magic number tricks. Contains over 15 fun math tricks games and puzzles. Learn how to read minds. Astonish your friends with speed calculations. Amaze your audience with different funny math tricks. Play specially designed math memo card game with your family. Includes a calculator which can be used as a key chain.

10. Crayola Amazing Art Case

$49.97 $29.97 (You save $20.00)

An amazing collection of Crayola art accessories packed in a cool carry case. Allows children the tools to become the ultimate artist. Packed with over 70 art accessories and storage unit Carrying case includes colouring book coloured pencils crayons and washable supertip markers Also includes poster paints water colour paints and paint brush Also includes stencils stamper eraser A5 folders sticker sheet pencil sharpener and pen Contents and colours may vary.

What do you think of these ideas for educational toy gifts for ages 0 to 7 years?