Fun, Interactive Gift Recommendations from a Speech Pathologist

The holiday season is upon us and so is gift giving! There are a variety of toys to choose from this season. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the choices you have, check out this holiday gift guide. As a speech-language pathologist, I recommend toys/activities that are fun, open-ended, interactive, encourage creativity and imagination, and of course social interaction! Check out this guide by age for your holiday gifting: 

Babies/Toddlers/Preschool Age

Cause & Effect Toys

• Stacking Toys - Spinning Stacking Toy

• Ball drop/Ramp racers - Wooden Racer Track

• Squigz - Fat Brain Toys - Squigz

• Fabric Pulling Toy - Fabric Pulling Toy

Pretend Play Toys 

• Doctor/Vet Kit - Melissa & Doug Doctor Set

• Play kitchen - Play Kitchen

• Baby Dolls - Manhattan Toy Baby Doll

• Train Set - Melissa & Doug Take-Along Railroad Tabletop Playset

• Farm Set with Barn and Animals - Little People Barn

  
  

Problem Solving & Fine Motor Toys

• Puzzles - Melissa & Doug Jigsaw Puzzles

• Legos - LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box

• Reusable Stickers - Magnetic Stickers

• Play-doh Sets - Play-doh Fun Tub Set

  
  

Books

• Lift-the-Flap - Paper Pie Lift-the-Flap

• Touchy Feely - Paper Pie Touch & Feel books

• Poke-A-Dot Books - Melissa and Doug Poke-a-Dot Books

  
  

Elementary Age/Older Children 

• Board games - Bluey Candy Land

• Sticker Painting Books - Sticker Painting Books

• Art supplies - Arts and Crafts Supplies for Kids

• Microscope set - National Geographic Microscope for Kids

• Science experiments - Nat. Geo Jr. Chemistry kit

• Legos - Lego Harry Potter Flying Ford Anglia

I hope you found this gift guide helpful. Happy Holidays!

-Lexie Starnes, MA CCC-SLP