By age one, children have learned so much already and are ready for toys that are a little more complex. This year, your baby will change from a baby to a toddler in every way: physically, emotionally and socially. They will gain new motor skills and begin to walk if they are not already walking. They will be much more independent and interact more with others as well. You will delight in discovering their personality, unique sense of humour and incredible curiosity!
Here are some toys I would recommend for this age:
| Learning | Ages | |
| Dramatic play
Writing Math |
1-5+ | |
| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills Reasoning |
1-3
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| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills |
1-2
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| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills Creative play |
1-5+
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| Engineering
S.T.E.M. Fine motor skills Imaginative play |
1-5+ | |
| Engineering
S.T.E.M. Fine motor skills Imaginative play |
1-3 | |
| Engineering
S.T.E.M. Fine motor skills Imaginative play Literacy |
1-3 | |
| Engineering
S.T.E.M. Fine motor skills Imaginative play |
1-3 | |
| Art
Fine motor skills Writing |
0-2 | |
| Writing
S.T.E.M. Reasoning Fine motor skills Natural science |
1-2 | |
| Writing
S.T.E.M. Reasoning Fine motor skills Natural science |
1-2 | |
| Writing
S.T.E.M. Reasoning Fine motor skills Natural science |
1-3 | |
| Writing
S.T.E.M. Reasoning Fine motor skills |
1-2 | |
| Writing
Reading Reasoning Fine motor skills |
1-4 | |
| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills reasoning |
1-2 | |
| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills Reasoning |
1-5
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| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills Reasoning |
1-3 | |
| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills Reasoning Reading |
1-2 | |
| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills Reasoning Reading |
1-3 | |
| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills reasoning |
1-3 | |
| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills Reasoning |
1-4 | |
| S.T.E.M.
Reasoning Fine motor skills |
1-2 | |
| S.T.E.M.
Reasoning Fine motor skills |
1-3 | |
| S.T.E.M.
Reasoning Fine motor skills |
1-3 | |
| S.T.E.M.
Reasoning Fine motor skills |
1-3 | |
| S.T.E.M.
Reasoning Fine motor skills |
1-3 | |
| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills |
1-3 | |
| Art
Fine motor skills Writing Imaginative play |
1-5+ | |
| Fine motor skills
Writing Imaginative play |
1-5+ | |
| Dramatic play
Cause and effect Motor development |
1-3 | |
| Dramatic play
Reasoning Fine motor skills S.T.E.M. |
1-3 | |
| Dramatic play
Reasoning Fine motor skills S.T.E.M. |
1-3 | |
| Dramatic play | 1-5 | |
| Dramatic play
Creative play Fine motor skills S.T.E.M. |
1-3 | |
| Dramatic play
Creative play S.T.E.M. |
1-5 | |
| Dramatic play
Vocabulary Literacy Creative play |
1-4
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| Dramatic play
Social and emotional development Empathy |
1-5
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| Hand-eye coordination
Fine motor skills S.T.E.M. |
1-3
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| Dramatic play
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills Creative play |
1-2
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| S.T.E.M.
Creative play |
1-5
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| Sensory play
Fine motor skills |
1-5+
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| Music
Reading Fine motor skills |
1-5
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| Music | 1-3 | |
| Music
Reading Math |
1-5+ | |
| Gross motor skills
Physical education |
1-4 |
Toys I have recommended from the previous year that your child can still learn from:
| Learning | Ages | ||
| Sensory learning
Teething Motor skills |
0-2
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| Teething
Sensory learning |
0-2
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| Sensory learning
Empathy (as they get older) Dramatic play (as they get older) |
0-5
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| Cause and effect
Reasoning Motor skill development |
0-1 | ||
| Cause and effect
Reasoning Motor skill development |
0-1 | ||
| Cause and effect
Music Reasoning Motor skill development |
0-3 | ||
| Cause and effect
Walking Motor skill development |
0-2 | ||
| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills |
0-2
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| Music
Reasoning
|
0-4 | ||
| Music
Fine motor skills Cause and effect |
0-5+ | ||
| Music
Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills |
0-4 | ||
| Music
S.T.E.M. Literacy |
0-5 | ||
| Music
S.T.E.M. |
0-5+ | ||
| S.T.E.M.
Music Hand-eye coordination Fine motor skills |
0-2 | ||
| Motor development
S.T.E.M.
|
0-1 | ||
| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills
|
0-1 | ||
| Fine motor skills (writing)
S.T.E.M.
|
0-5 | ||
| Motor development
S.T.E.M.
|
0-2 | ||
| Motor development
Cause and effect Math
|
0-1
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| Fine motor skills
Gross motor development Cause and effect Math
|
0-3
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| Sensory Learning
S.T.E.M. Motor development |
0-3
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| Sensory Learning
S.T.E.M. Motor skills |
0-3
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| Sensory learning
Serve and return Motor development |
0-3 | ||
| Sensory Learning
S.T.E.M. Motor skills |
0-3
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| Sensory Learning
S.T.E.M. Motor skills |
0-1
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| S.T.E.M. | 0-5 | ||
| S.T.E.M. | 0-5 | ||
| Sensory Learning
S.T.E.M. Dramatic play (as they get older) |
0-3
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| Sensory Learning
S.T.E.M. Fine motor skills |
0-3 | ||
| S.T.E.M.
Fine motor skills |
0-5 | ||
| Sensory play
Literacy S.T.E.M. |
0-2 | ||
| Cause and effect
S.T.E.M. literacy |
0-2 | ||
| Writing
Fine motor skills S.T.E.M. Reasoning Sensory learning |
0-2 | ||
| Gross motor skills
Social + emotional development Object permanence Physical Education |
0-5 | ||
| Gross Motor Skills
Self-help skills |
0-4 | ||
| Gross Motor Development
Physical Education |
0-4 | ||