Looking for a toy that’s built for longevity and will actually keep your toddler twins engaged for more than 5 seconds? Look through our round-up of the best toys for toddler twins based on insights from other twin parents!
Whether you’re reading this amidst the winter holiday season, in advance of an upcoming birthday, or any other time of year, we’ve got you covered with tried-and-true gift ideas for toddler twin toys!
We recently asked our twin parent community:
When your twinnies were in the 2 – 4 range, what toys or activities were the biggest hits? What did they go back to over and over?
And here’s what twin moms had to say:
“I have 4 year-old boys, and they’ve LOVED their train table/magnet trains for the past few years! They also have a knock-off nugget (Sam’s Club), and it’s used almost daily!” – Jenah
“Boy / girl twins currently 3.5. They love baking, playing family with their siblings, dancing around and turning everything into a potential jungle gym. They are tornadoes of giggles and disaster.” – Laura
“Doll house, duplo legos, wooden puzzles, shopping carts, stuffies, books, lately into slime. Def playdough.” – Marilynn
“For their first few birthdays and Christmases we kept gifts to a bare minimum – small/practical (formula, diapers and a stuffy). We put the money away and purchased a spring free trampoline – almost 10 years later, it’s still a daily use item.” – Carla
“Magnetiles. They are 10 and still play with them.” – Michelle
“A magnetic drawing pad!! My twins love them and they’re easy to take places with us too. We even got the light up crayola mess free drawing pad & the leapfrog magnetic drawing pad that shows them how to write letters and other things! My twins are 2 and one of them can draw all his ABCs and his name and my daughter can write some too and draws her shapes & pictures!” – Hanna
“An ice cream cart, a little dolls house, fancy dress, push chairs/shopping trolley, kitchen – anything that leads to role play – and almost all second hand from Facebook marketplace.” – Rachel
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“Anything sensory play – paints, sensory table or bins, water toys (we had a toy sink that pumped water through it).” – Jennifer
“My twins loved anything by Melissa and Doug, we had several sets. They are great toys!” – Elizabeth
“Jungle Jumparoo (lives in our living room and has been used every day for almost 2 years). Wooden train and tracks (lots of them). Magformer magnetic blocks.” – Jessica
“The I spy books and small kid friendly puzzles. Like 60 pieces. My children love these.” Anakin
“My 2.5 year old girls love their balance bikes!” – Lydia
“Wooden and plastic building blocks, sports balls, toddler scooters, fidget spinners, fidget toys in general because it kept them busy during appointments.” – Alicia
“Water table. Still going strong at nearly 5.” – Lo
“Scooters and Magna tiles, Mega blocks, play kitchen and pots/food is sometimes a hit.” – Gabriella
“Plushy characters that they recognise has always been their go to even now at 7.” – Jodie
“Fisher Price Little People have probably always been the biggest hit. We have lots of sets and people, they’re great!” – Kim
“Mini Mouse bingo game, Hot Wheels, play kitchen, superhero play set.” – Megan
“Thomas the Tank engine wooden trains and tracks.” – Jackie
“Duplo, Mega Blocks, figurines and toys from favorite shows/movies, play kitchen.” – Daya
“Pretend cell phone.” – Trudy
“Duplo, train set, cars, waterplay.” – Heidi
“Kitchen spatula!” – Corrin
“Tonie boxes.” – Katie
“Magnatiles, magic tracks, swing set, sandbox, and paper/crayons/markers (boy/girl twins).” – Laura
“3.5 now and pretend kitchen and food, babies, little people are the top hits. Magnitiles too.” – Sarah
“Magnatiles and regular blocks.” – Sherri
“Magnatiles. Duplo, mini indoor bouncy castle, fisher price picnic basket, glue stick activities, toy kitchen and cafe, dress up, doll houses and American dolls, trampoline with sprinkler and water activities.” – Melody
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