Christmas Gifts for Toddlers - Under $15

Elmo is an all time favorite - and not all Elmo themed gifts are expensive. This Elmo plush toy is under $15. It's a lovely and cuddly soft toy that's a good size (13") to be a new best friend for a toddler. It's also been under-stuffed so it's even nicer to cuddle up to. 

This is a good pick if you want a Christmas gift that will last more than a few months - because an Elmo toy will be loved throughout the preschool and early school years too. This means they'll have lots of fun with their new friend.

Toddlers love playing with puzzles, especially when they're made for toddler age children. 

Puzzles are usually in a good price range so they're good for you. They're also a wonderful way to help develop children's problem solving and thinking skills. So they're great for toddlers too. 

Picking a puzzle that isn't too hard for a toddler can be tricky though. So if you need some tips check out the article "How to Choose Jigsaw Puzzles for Toddlers". This has lots of ideas for fabulous puzzles for toddlers. 

This toy is really popular with toddlers. Both boys and girls love playing with this classic toy that has a modern twist.

• This is a toy they can hit. So it's great for developing their coordination and hand strength.
• It's also good for learning about ":cause and effect" thinking. This is understanding how an action has a response. If they hit the balls (action) they fall and roll out of the tower (response).
• This toy is also heaps of fun for them.

Amazon often has this toy on sale for under $15. So a good one to keep on eye out for. 

Toddlers love imitating important grown-ups in their life. This helps them learn about how the world works and what people do.

This Fisher-Price Bubble Mower is a fun "real life" Christmas gift for toddlers that lets them imitate what grown-ups do. It's a fun toy although some people have had trouble getting the bubbles going. But if you wash out the toy and put in a different brand of bubble solution everything should work well.  

Amazon often has this toy on sale too for under $15. So it's another fun toddler toy to keep an eye out for and grab it when it goes on sale.

This simple little toy is very popular with toddlers and parents. So much so it's often top of the list for all the toddler toys available. 

This is a toy that grows with a toddler. They're a nice 'peeping' squeak toy that's fun for soon-to-be toddlers from 1 year old. So they're a great "cause and effect" toy (a toy that does something when you play with it) at first. 

Once toddlers get a little older it also becomes a fun shape sorting toy for them. This is great for problem solving and thinking skills. Shape sorting children's play is fun for toddlers and preschoolers. So it's a toy that will be played with for many years. It's also a great choice if the toddler you're buying for isn't old enough for the usual toddler gifts like puzzles or pushing toys.

Duplo is a wonderful way to introduce young children to playing with LEGO. There's lots of different sets too (you can find them all at Amazon). 

I thought this Zoo set was a great pick. It has animals, a zoo keeper and large building bricks that are easy for toddlers to put together. They're also safer than the little blocks you find in the standard LEGO sets (these can be a choking risk for little kids). 

This Duplo set is wonderful for helping toddler's coordination. The animals and zoo keeper also make it perfect for pretend play. So it helps develop a toddler's imagination.