The toy market for young children is enormous, making it difficult to choose exactly the right thing when it’s time to gift a one year old on their birthday. Is it safe? Is it educational? Will it fall into a million pieces and make you the mortal enemy of the child’s parents?
We asked all this and more while talking to several childcare experts and parents about their favorite recommendations. The options they offered up range from classic playthings that never go out of style to books or toys with a more direct, modern educational purpose. Keep reading to see what sticks out to you and what you think the new toddler in your life might love the most.
