Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn 4-in-1 Activity Table & Easel
by Fisher-Price
Sensory
An activity table for the long stretch from sitting up to standing.
Toys for Ages 0–2
At this age, play is mostly hands and senses: grasping, mouthing, banging, stacking, knocking it down and doing it again. The toys that earn a place here are simple ones a child can use in more than one way, that survive being chewed and thrown, and that don't need batteries to be interesting.
How we choose for 0–2: we start from public award lists and reviews, then keep the toys that fit how babies and toddlers actually play: big pieces, no small parts, no cord long enough to wrap, no button battery a child could reach, no loose magnets. Every toy on this list is checked against the CPSC recall database every night.
Before you buy: the age label on the box is a safety label, not a skill rating. "Not for children under 3" or "Choking hazard: small parts" means exactly that, however ready your toddler seems. If an older sibling's toys are within reach, the same applies to those.
Melissa & Doug First Shapes Jumbo Knob Wooden Puzzle
by Melissa & Doug
Games
A first puzzle: five wooden shapes, each with a big knob a one-year-old can grip, each sitting over a matching picture so the shape means something.
Hape Pound & Tap Bench with Slide Out Xylophone
by Hape
Sensory
A wooden bench where a toddler hammers balls through holes and hears them ring down a xylophone on the way out.
Radio Flyer Scan & Sort Grocery Cart with Lights & Sounds
by Radio Flyer
Pretend play
A push cart that grows with a new walker.
Green Toys Dump Truck
by Green Toys
Outdoor
A dump truck with nothing to break: a simple body and a bed that tips, made from recycled plastic.
Little Tikes Cozy Coupe
by Little Tikes
Ride-on
The red-and-yellow car that starts as a push toy and ends as a car they drive themselves.
LEGO DUPLO Classic Brick Box (10913)
by LEGO
Building
Sixty-five big bricks in a box that doubles as storage.
Our recall list runs through September 24, 2026.