10 Best Toys That Start With A

The ants are not included with the set, but it comes with all the instructions on how to obtain them. It is one of the coolest aunt habitats on the market. So, no more boring brown dirt and dark tunnels. This ant house does just that. It provides all the materials needed to create the project and then watch the full ant life cycle. The display of this habitat is awesome. The LED lights really highlight the tunnels and give is a cool look. It is much cooler than any aunt farm we have seen before. The kids really love it.

Educational value

Spark your kids’ interests quick with this display. Engaging children with science projects that not only catch their interest but they learn some valuable information from is a winning situation for both the parents and the kids.

Design

The set comes with everything needed to create and explore the life cycle of an ant. It has a magnifying glass, a stick to start a few tunnels for them, and much more to enjoy this unique activity.

Ease of use

This ant farm experience is one that will give children a complete understanding of how an ant functions and lives in just a few quick settings. It is important to be aware of the creatures we share this planet with at an early age.

Entertainment value

This set is like no other because of the cool featured gel that they dig down through, yes you read that right, gel. The gel allows the ants to create awesome tunnels that are night-lighted with the blue LED lights.

It comes with more than a hundred pieces of coloring instruments including crayons, markers, and pencils. Crayola’s art set includes crayons, markers, and pencils in a large variety of colors. This set encourages creativity and imagination through art. Since each piece fits into the tray when not in use, it also shows kids that supplies should be treated with care. You’ll appreciate the organization while they’re busy making art. This set includes everything needed to create colorful art. We think it’s a great gift for young artists.

Educational value

Not only will kids learn their colors and how to organize their possessions with this terrific item, but they can also master some drawing techniques too. While it is fun, artwork can be educational too.

Design

Kids get over 100 instruments to write, draw, and create with endlessly to express their individual thoughts and preferences. The included tray keeps everything neatly organized and ready for the next art session.

Ease of use

There is nothing easier for a child than to put a crayon, pencil, or marker to paper to show what they are thinking about. This huge set of writing implements gives them hours of enjoyment while indoors.

Entertainment value

Any type of activity that kids can express their creative side is highly beneficial to the development of their individual personalities and education. This lovely art set does just that in a wonderful way.

Teach your kids pre-math skills while they play. This traditional tool has been redesigned to teach grouping, patterns, counting, and basic arithmetic. The beads are split into two colors and grouped in rows of ten. This allows it to be used for high number counting. The frame is shaped to easily lay on a tabletop and is small enough to be portable. Your kid will start off by playing and end up learning. This new take on an old tool is an effective teacher of math skills. We like that the colors visually demonstrate grouping.

Educational value

What could be more educational than a math instrument? Today’s versions make learning colorful and fun to attract children to learn the concepts early in life for a better understanding.

Design

Schools still teach kids about how to use the abacus and use them as instruments in understanding many fundamental principles of mathematics. This two-color Desktop Abacus by Learning Resources is a great supplement.

Ease of use

Since the beads are colored with various hues, learning the basic aspects of an abacus becomes easy even for toddlers. They can play with the beads and slide them into groups of color or number.

Entertainment value

Anything that is highly colorful and strange looking will get a kid’s attention and give them pleasure in discovering what the item does. This is the premise of this beautiful toy to teach early learners.

This also makes it ideal for implementing some variety into the game. If your kid loves the usual outdoor game of catch, then this ring is a fantastic toy for them. It was designed to fly as far as possible even on the windiest days. Made of polycarbonate, the ring is lightweight and incredibly aerodynamic. Your kid will be encouraged to keep trying to perfect throwing it because it is so easy to use. As parents, we know that physical play is important. This ring improves the usual game of Frisbee in a most unique and interesting way.

Educational value

Children can learn several things from playing this game of Aerobie Pro Ring. It gives them plenty of exercise and will increase their hand-eye coordination, balance, and gross motor skills.

Design

Because it is lightweight and has a dynamic shape for flying when tossed, this wonderful toy can fly further than the usual Frisbee toy that is still wildly popular with kids.

Ease of use

To use this superb item, you just toss it with a flick of the wrist, as you would a Frisbee. It is lighter, so it will go much further with less effort. This makes it great for toddlers to try their skills at throwing.

Entertainment value

There is just something about tossing toys like this one to a partner that is standing some feet away for endless fun outdoors. This item can be used indoors too since it is soft and light.

This is more than a set of wooden blocks, it’s the key to unlocking your child’s imagination. With a variety of shapes, they’re able to build anything their mind comes up with. These blocks are a great toy for a variety of ages and are able to be combined with others to extend their play time. We love toys that are educational and fun. These blocks encourage creative play that builds young brains.

Educational value

Kids can learn of these amazing historical buildings while they engage in the art of building their own replicas of them. you just never know if a child is really interested in engineering or architecture, but toys such as this one can spark that interest.

Design

The wooden Architectural Blocks from Melissa & Doug are shaped in different forms that make up ancient structures like posts and lintels, columns, pediments, cornices, entablatures, and many more.

Ease of use

With the included instructions and some determination and brain skills, children can easily build the included formats on their own. This product is also great to be completed by a few people to enjoy together.

Entertainment value

Toys such as this one are great for rainy day fun when the weather outdoors is not great for playing. Both boys and girls will spend countless hours in creative fun with this building set of wooden shapes.

Your little artist can create whatever their heart desires with this easel. On one side there's a magnetic dry erase board, on the other is a chalkboard. It is designed to hold paper for painting and coloring on either side. The paper roll holder is conveniently located on top. Parents will appreciate that this keeps the rollout of toddler's reach. The storage spaces below mean that all supplies can be kept close at hand. We appreciate that this is truly an all-in-one art station. It can even be enjoyed by multiple kids at one time.

Educational value

Writing on the board or reading what an older person writes for them is all a part of learning how to read, spell, and recognize a language. This super toy aids with that with its colorful form and easy style.

Design

This terrific children’s easel actually comes with a dry-erase board and chalkboard to give your child greater flexibility in his or her choice of medium for creating a masterpiece.

Ease of use

Writing seems to come naturally to kids as they see older people pick up instruments to write. They mimic the motions in interest and play. This little easel helps with that task of building those skills.

Entertainment value

Parents can make this product a focus point for learning and fun by joining in the activities and games. Use it to create interactive challenges for toddlers to guess or write on their own.

There are a couple of ways this amazing toy builds brains. While they're spinning the propeller, they are building fine motor skills. Flying through the air on adventures flexes their creativity. Creative play is crucial in the first years as the brain grows. This toy is a fantastic example of how to encourage that. Green Toys has a reputation as a creator of environmentally friendly toys. We appreciate that this one is made of 100% recyclable materials.

Educational value

Learning how airplanes and other aircraft fly in the air is important to know when young. This gives the child an appreciation for this topic and possibly a future interest. Toys such as this one help ignite such passions.

Design

This adorable toy plane is designed to be a favorite of young aviators. Every piece is shaped and sized to fit perfectly into small hands so they can grab it easily and effectively.

Ease of use

While children can play with this simple airplane by themselves for entertainment, it is always much better to have someone to enjoy it with. Exploring the parts and how it works is an easy thing for older kids or parents to explain.

Entertainment value

Tossing around an airplane is a great first toy for toddlers. It is so different than most of the other usual toys that are for the outdoors that kids will be attracted to it immediately and enthusiastically.

It also encourages the development of his or her motor skills. This toy helps babies learn while they're playing. It introduces animal sounds, various songs, and lights that will keep baby entertained. We know that babies are very accepting and interested in such modes of play, so this item is ideal for such a young child. This toy is great at keeping attention. We like that it is motion activated and responds to how babies play and enjoy toys that grab their attention. This one does so in a variety of ways included lighting up the buttons.

Educational value

An activity cube, such as this one, has so much for little ones to explore and learn that it takes them a while to become used to it. Cognitive abilities and recognition of shapes, colors, and designs begin for babies with such items.

Design

It was designed by Vtech, a leader in the electronic learning products category of toys. That means this is not only a fun toy, but it will also teach concepts that are appropriate for your baby's development.

Ease of use

All kids need to do to get the full effect of this plaything is to press the buttons and enjoy the qualities included. Depending on the age of the child, this could be in-depth or just casual at first.

Entertainment value

With sounds, songs, and lights, this terrific product will joyfully keep your child interested in its features for endless gazing and activity. Parents can join in the fun too by interacting with the toy for the child to see and learn.

Another great baby toy from VTech, this one is all about the alphabet. It introduces letters, phonics, and even time in a way that is fun. There are eight different activities and nearly thirty songs; enough to keep your baby or toddler interested. The handle makes it easy to bring the Alphabet Apple along for fun on the go. We know that babies enjoy toys that grab their attention. This one does so in a variety of ways included lighting up the buttons.

Educational value

Songs, letters, colors, phonics, and shapes are all a part of the excitement of this superb item from Vtech. Babies will not know how much they are learning but parents will when they see the child use the product.

Design

The many activities included in this design make it so intriguing for little ones to discover and learn the many functions of the plaything. Their devoted interest will amaze you when they see and play with this incredible toy.

Ease of use

With the simple to press buttons and other aspects, infants can use this item quite easily with just a touch. Parents may have to initiate the beginning interaction, but kids catch on very quickly.

Entertainment value

What could be more fun and interesting for a baby than something that has lights, songs, buttons, and sounds? This fabulous toy is just that great for hours of interactive and progressive learning.

They have been constructed out of soft plastic making them easy to handle for the little ones and also easy to fill and squirt. Have a blast and a few laughs with these action-packed bath toys. They are easy enough to squeeze that the little ones will not get frustrated and have enough squirting power to engage the older ones. Cute and fun, these little squirt toys are really fun to engage with your kids at bath time. Anything that changes the same old boring daily routines into something fun and engaging is terrific for everyone.

Educational value

Cause-and-effect can be taught with these incredible playthings for the tub. Kids can learn that as they put water in, it can come out only if they squeeze the toy. This simple concept is an important life lesson.

Design

Bath squirt toys in the shape and design of the Little Mermaid main characters will delight and excite kids of a good age range. They can be enjoyed both in the tub and out, as they are durable and long-lasting.

Ease of use

Each of the toys has great action power, just simply place in the water and squeeze and release. Once out of the water, squeeze again and watch the water fly right out of their mouths.

Entertainment value

Fine motor skill developments should be practiced and used throughout the day. This set of bathtub toys is a perfect way to get in a little more practice right before bedtime and have fun at the same time.