Holiday Toys for Preschoolers
From a Baseball set to My Little Pony, these gifts will sure to please
by Phoebe Assenza and Katrina Hayday Wester
Nursery Carriage A fully functional pram for pint-size, pretend-parents.
Full review »
Price: $56
For ages: 3 to 9
Available at: Amazon.com
Dora Prance and Fly Pegasus Dora's pretty horse shape-shifts into a magical Pegasus, sings songs, and flaps its wings while your grandchild carries it through the air.
Full review »
Price: $50
For ages: 3 and older
Available at: Shop.Nickjr.com
Food Chain Friends Plush, sci-fi creatures that eat friends for lunch.
Full review »
Price: $50
For ages: 3 and older
Available at: Fao.com
Easy Hit Ball and Bat A soft and squishy baseball set gets toddler grandchildren in the game.
Full review »
Price: $10
For ages: 3 and older
Available at: Hasbrotoyshop.com
My Little Pony Sweet Sundae Amusement Park Even a town as fun as Ponyville needs extra diversions. This amusement park-theme set is super-sweet.
Full review »
Price: $40
For ages: 3 and older
Available: Amazon.com
Circus Set Create your own family circus with your grandchildren and this colorful wooden set.
Full review »
Price: $56
For ages: 3 and older
Available at: Ebeanstalk.com
Sprig Adventure Rig Battery-free, made from recycled materials, and fun for both boys and girls, this toy truck is a modern classic.
Full review »
Price: $59
For ages: 3 and older
Available: Amazon.com
Tag Reading System An innovative vocabulary-learning tool for new and seasoned readers.
Full review »
Price: $50
For ages: 4 to 8
Available at: Leapfrog.com
Wood Workbench with Tools Crafty grandchildren can expand their skills with this wooden, make-believe workshop.
Full review »
Price: $195
For ages: 3 and older
Available at: Fao.com
Word World House Bucket A town-theme building set that also builds your grandchildren's vocabulary.
Full review »
Price: $57
For ages: 3 and older
Available at: Amazon.com
Wowwee Alive Cubs These robotic wild animal cubs are so lifelike, that they are the closest your grandchildren can get to the real thing without getting scratched.
Full review »
Price: $59
For ages: 3 and older
Available at: Amazon.com
Zinkotek Building Set A complete and super-deluxe building kit lets grandchildren build any giant structure they can dream up.
Full review »
Price: $350
For ages: 3 and older
Available at: Zinkotek.com
Cherry Blossom Market Grandchildren get their start as small business -owners with this quaint and flowery, country store play set.
Full review »
Price: $57
For ages: 3 and older
Available at: Amazon.com
Kid-Tough Waterproof Digital Camera Especially built for toddler spills, this "tough" camera can take a licking and keep on clicking.
Full review »
Price: $55
For ages: 3 to 6 years
Available at: Toysrus.com
Mrs. Goodbee's Caring Corners House A Victorian-style dollhouse retrofitted with friendly audio responses, interactive "hot spots," and an online component.
Full review »
Price: $85
For ages: 3 and older
Available at: Amazon.com
Black and Decker Workbench Little builders can practice home improvement with this toy-tool set and workbench.
Full review »
Price: $96
For ages: 3 and older
Available at: Amazon.com
Helmet Heroes - Police Officer This electronic helmet and handlebar-combo puts your grandchildren in the driver's seat.
Full review »
Price: $30
For ages: 3 and older
Available at: Hasbrotoyshop.com
Play Foam A new medium for little sculptors that doesn't stick to clothing and never dries out.
Full review »
Price: $9
For ages: 4 to 10
Available at: Amazon.com
Counting Fun Fruit Bowl A set of plastic snacks that also teach math.
Full review
Price: $20
For ages: 3 to 6
Available at: Learningresources.com
Invincible Iron Man Action Figure This Iron Man figure packs nearly as much action and sound effects as the movie.
Full review »
Price: $30
For ages: 4 and older
Available: Amazon.com
Barbie Jam With Me Rock Guitar: A Barbie-style musical toy for little guitar heroines.
Full review »
Price: $35
For ages: 3 to 8 years
Available at: Toysrus.com
Matchbox Mega Rig Shuttle Mission This giant set of space vehicles launches hours of intergalactic play time.
Full review »
Price: $40
For ages: 4 years and older
Available at: Amazon.com
Picnic Basket Manners Game This family-friendly board game shows preschoolers the fun in being well-mannered.
Full review »
Price: $20
For ages: 4 and older
Available at: Amazon.com
Spider Man - Spider Smart Learning Laptop A superhero-theme "laptop" that takes grandchildren on a word-learning adventure.
Full review »
Price: $35
For ages: 4 and older
Available at: Walmart.com
Ambulance by Playmobil Grandchildren come to the rescue with this detailed ambulance play set.
Full review »
Price: $38
For ages: 4 to 9 years
Available at: Amazon.com
Guess What I Am? Families play a varied cast of characters with this game's "mystery cards," and try to win the guessing competition.
Full review »
Price: $17
For ages: 4 and older
Available at: Amazon.com
Home
