Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers

Age: 3 Years +

Why you’ll love it: They’re a classic set of wooden vehicles, updated with bright colors and details that make ‘em look like the real thing.

Try this: Challenge your kiddo to incorporate all six vehicles in a dramatic play idea!

Special feature: Spin the helicopter’s propellor, pivot the excavator’s shovel, turn the cement truck’s mixer, and attach cars onto the tow truck’s magnet!

What kids will practice: Fine motor and social & emotional skills.

Age: 2 Years +

Why you’ll love it: Strong and sturdy, these toy monster trucks can be played with indoors or outdoors!

Try this: Turn these trucks into art supplies—draw in the snow or sand using their textured wheels!

Special feature: They come with a zippered storage bag, so you can easily transport your crew of trucks.

What kids will practice: Fine motor skills.

Age: 3 Years +

Why you’ll love it: These retro wooden trains are beautifully colored and detailed, you’ll love having them on display in the living room!

Try this: Use them for some hands-on math practice: “If three cars are connected and I remove one, how many are left?”

Special feature: They all connect by magnets, so your little one can play with them individually or make a long, long train.

What kids will practice: Fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, social & emotional skills.

Age:  2 Years +

Why you’ll love it: Designed for tiny hands and made to look like the real thing, this realistic toy tape measure can bring pretend play to the next level.

Try this: Give your kiddo a cardboard box, then ask them to find objects that would fit inside—using only this tape measure!

Special feature: This play tool includes both centimetres and inches, so kids can practice reading either or both!

What kids will practice: STEM skills, social & emotional skills.