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I finally finished the list of our top favourite toys. Hope you will find this helpful if you're looking for some valuable insights on what toys and learning materials to get your little ones. We own most of the materials on the list here, so these are tried and tested, are frequently used by Max.
Best Wooden Toys
- Grimms Nesting Boxes (US, UK)
- Grimms Conical Tower (US, UK)
- Giant Stacking Ring
- Grimm's Bus
- Grimms Blue Truck and Red Truck
- Grimms Slim Cars
- Ulanik Cups and Balls
- Ulanik Peg Dolls and Cups
- Magic Wood Musical Tree (You will find 3 sizes: small, large and giant in Duffy's Toy World)
- Grimms Rainbow
In Ireland, Duffy's Toy World is a local stockist of Grimm's wooden toys, Tickit, Safari Toobs, Lego/Duplo, Kapla, Schleich and lots of other wooden toy brands. You will find most of these Grimm's toys in their shop.
Best Arts and Crafts Materials
- Baby/Toddler Early Start Paintbrush
- Paint and Clay Animal Rockers
- Triangle Grip Stampers
- Stockmar Block Crayons and Kitpas Block Crayons
- Stockmar Stick Crayons, Kitpas Stick Crayons, Honeysticks Crayons
- Beeswax Crayons
- Crayon Holders
- Paint and Clay Texture Rollers
- Dot Stamper
- Craft Trays
- Silicone Mats
- Mini Chalkboard
- Kid Safe Finger Paints
- Photograph Stickers
Best Sensorial Toys
- Edushape Sensory Balls
- Mirror Sensory Balls
- Petit Buom Sensory Bottles
- Sensory Floor Mats
- Guidecraft Tactile
- Tickit Easy Hold Discovery Set
- LED Panel/Light Table
- Lucent Cubes (Bauspiel, Tickit)
Duffy's Toy World and Cleverkids Ireland stocks Guide Craft Toys.
Best Musical Toys
Best Small World Toys/Pretend Play
- Terra Battat Red Barn
- Waldorf Barn House (on my wishlist)
- Animal figures (Schleich, Safari)
- Grimms Cars, Trucks
- Green Toys Boat
- Bruder Trucks
- Miniland Dolls
Best Manipulatives Toys and Building Blocks
- Montessori Lock Box
- Guidecraft Lock Boxes
- Tickit Bolts
- Animal Chunky Puzzles
- Hammering Toy (Ikea)
- Guidecraft Nesting Shapes
- Guidecraft Chunky Geometric Puzzle
- Bigjigs Shape Puzzles
- Guidecraft Sort and Stack
- Quercetti Stacking Toys
- Quercetti Pixel
- Musical Tree
- Hedgehog
- Hubelino Marble Run
- Duplo
- Magnetic Blocks (Geomags, Brio, Tegu) Busy at Play Toys has lots of Tegu toys, these are my favourite (wooden magnetic blocks) and lots of it are in my wishlist for next year!
Montessori Mary and Montessori Preschool Supplies are the leading Montessori shops for infant and preschool/elementary in Ireland.
Best Toys for Gross Motor Skills
- Balance Bike
- Trike
- Walker/Wagon (Brio, Radio Flyer)
- Rainbow Pikler (US, Duffy's Toy World for our rainbow Sawdust pikler)
- Plan Toy Push
Best Montessori-Friendly Toys
- Montessori Cylinder Drop
- Montessori Ring Slide (Ireland, US
- Multi Lid Shape Sorter (Ireland, Etsy)
- Balls on Pegs (Ireland, Etsy)
- Montessori Lock Box
Montessori Mary and Montessori Preschool Supplies are the leading Montessori shops for infant and preschool/elementary in Ireland.
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