Shopping for a holiday gift for your active two-year-old or preschooler? Toys that encourage exploration and early learning always make a seasonal splash. Coloring and arts and crafts kits like Play-Doh and Crayola get your child's budding creative juices flowing. Or encourage fine motor skill development with classic blocks, stacking toys or preschool building sets from LEGO and MEGA Bloks designed for the youngest builder. These activities are also prefect for indoor play if it's snowing or raining outside as well as for creating classic holiday scenes.
As your little bundle of energy begins to find their favorite characters from TV, check out our reviews of the newest and seasonal toys from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mickey and Minnie, Sesame Street, Thomas & Friends, and more to find the perfect present. But not all characters have to be based on TV shows and movies, and this is the age when classic stuffed animals make particularly popular presents.
Don't forget ride-ons designed just for kids at this age. Power Wheels, Little Tikes, and more put kids in the driver's seat so they can deliver the gifts to your guests to make magical memories during a holiday party.
Click on any of the holiday gifts for kids ages 2 to 4 (below) and watch our video review. If it looks good, we'll show you where the toy is available and at the best price so you're sure to find a great deal.
Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph Radz Twistz Holiday Candy + Dispensers are designed to look like the heads of the different Christmas characters. They twist open to reveal a container to hold candy. A…
Bring The Grinch home with the active play set scene that captures the magic of The Grinch movie. Enjoy stealing presents with The Grinch's Rooftop play set or speed away with everyone else’s toy’s…
These two dancing Disney dolls from Just Play, Dancing Holiday Mickey and Dancing Holiday Minnie, stand 14-inches tall. The Mickey and Minnie plush toys are dressed in wintry looks. Press their left…
His heart really does grow, sorry we mean glow. This Grinch's heart not only lights up, but he plays music and talks as well as rocks from side to side.
Have fun in Who-ville even if your heart is two sizes too small with The Grinch Who-ville Town Square. Based on the new Illumination movie The Grinch, this playset includes figures of the Grinch and…
Unwrap a new friend with Cutetitos. Rolled up in what looks like a burrito, each Cutetito actually has a stuffed animal inside. For instance, you might get a slothito, a puppito, or a catito. You…
It's suspenseful, it's surprising, and it's super cute. It's the Moj Moj Claw Machine! Just like the classic claw machines you've seen in arcades, you use directional joysticks to maneuver the claw,…
The Dr. Seuss' The Grinch small plush assortment features pint-sized versions of the characters from Illumination's upcoming animated feature, Dr. Seuss' The Grinch: Santa Grinch, Young Grinch, and…
For kids who want their own pony, the Rideamals Scout Play & Ride Pony might be a good alternative to the real thing. This battery-operated ride-on toy features more than 100 sounds and…
Help preschoolers draw shapes, objects, animals, and more with the DigiArt Color by Lights. By following light-up dots on the board, kids can trace to draw or be guided by the lights to color on…