Looking for great holiday gifts for the youngest kids on your shopping list? Toy Insider Associate Editor Maddie Michalik stopped by Sunrise on NBC in Indianapolis to talk about the best gifts for kids ages 0 to 3. For more on the items featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and for our complete rundown of the best gifts for the holidays, check out our complete holiday gift guide.


JUMBO TIDY TOWN CHAIR (TCG)

  • An original storage solution for kids’ toys to help transform a child’s room or play space into a themed hot spot. Available in a range of popular licenses, including Disney-Pixar’s Cars, the chair features colorful themed graphics to bring the property right into a child’s room.
  • The seat opens up to reveal a roomy storage compartment for toys. When closed, it is a comfortable seat for resting. The chair seats up to 150 lbs.
  • Ages: 3+
  • MSRP: $24.99
  • Available: Amazon

GO! GO! SMART FRIENDS SHIMMERING SEASHELL CASTLE (VTECH)

  • Kids will explore an undersea world when they visit the Go! Go! Smart Friends Shimmering Seashell Castle. This castle is full of adventure with mermaid Pearl and four accessory pieces including a mini sand castle, a seahorse, a dolphin, and a vanity.
  • Explore the castle and place Pearl on the three MagicPoint locations to hear her playful phrases and sounds.
  • Watch little deep sea divers go on adventures with Pearl and her sea friends when they play on the swing, slide the crab to dance, and discover the magical light-up seashell together.
  • Ages: 1 ½+
  • MSRP: $39.99
  • Available: Amazon, Target, Toys “R” Us, Walmart

FISHER-PRICE THINK & LEARN TEACH ‘N TAG MOVI (MATTEL)

  • Teach ‘n Tag Movi is an interactive learning buddy that gets kids up and moving while developing gross motor skills, listening skills and ability to follow directions
  • 3 modes of play featuring 6 interactive games: Alpha Fun Actions: Animal Actions & Movi Says, Think & Move Shapes: Shape Moves & Step-by-Step, and Learn & Play Games: Red Light/Green Light & Silly Sounds Tag.
  • 360-degree mobility, top 2 buttons can be used for child input/indicator.
  • Fun facial expressions correspond with movement and gameplay.
  • Ages: 3 to 6
  • MSRP: $49.99
  • Available: Amazon, Target, Toys R Us, Walmar

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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