Best Toys for A One Year Old Girl [2021 Christmas Gift Guide]

This set of 80 building blocks by Mega comes in a pink bag perfect for your baby girl. There is no end to the creative fun your 1 year old girl is going to have with this toy building her own house, forts and walls.

Mega Bloks are super colorful so you can build designs with different colors and patterns. You can even play a fun color sorting game with them which helps your little one learn her colors.

Pros

• promotes creativity
• lots of different colored blocks
• strong and durable
• safe for babies

Cons

• can be a messy toy, make sure to end games with Mega Bloks with a tidy up routine.

The ideal crayons for toddlers! Encourage your little girl’s inner developing artist with these brightly colored crayons.

You might think one year olds are too young to start drawing, but the easy to hold shape of these crayons makes it easy!

The egg shape also makes it slightly more difficult for your child to chew on them, as opposed to the traditional style of crayons. (though they might try teething on it anyway.)

There are six different colors of crayons that your toddler can scribble and doodle with. Each of the colors are bright and beautiful and will keep your kid busy for a long time.

Pros

• develops your child’s creativity
• great way to start your child’s journey to learning to draw and write.
• multi-colored crayons
• last for a long time

Cons

• while the crayons are pretty washable, you don’t want to leave your little one unsupervised as they may decorate something you don’t want them to draw on!
• your little one may try to chew on them.

Start your little girl learning her name early with this adorable personalized puzzle from Fat Brain Toys. This toy helps with motor skills and will help your little one learn to recognize letters from a young age.

The letters are large-sized and multicolored which make it fun and easy for a one year old to play with. You can get any name up to 9 letters long.

Pros

• introduces the alphabet
• helps your little one start to recognize her name
• bright colors and patterns
• large size makes it easy to use

Cons

• you definitely don’t want to lose a piece! Consider storing your puzzle in a mesh garment bag when not in use.

Baby balance bikes are a great toy for a one year old who has started walking… or sprinting! Your little girl will love the new challenge this toy offers and enjoy practicing her riding skills.

This toy is particularly great if your little girl has older siblings with balance bikes or scooters of their own. Now she can be just like big brother or sister!

The frame of this bike is durable and strong with a carbon steel frame. The 135-degree steering limit reduces the risk of your baby falling. The seat is made of comfortable foam making the riding experience easy and calm for your little toddler.

Pros

• durable and strong
• comes in a variety of colors
• child safe

Cons

• is a little heavy
• may take a while for your toddler to learn how to ride

Radio Flyer’s 4-in-1 Stroll & Trike is a superb gift for your little baby girl. It is guaranteed to last you a while! Suitable from 9 months, you’ll be able to use it as a stroller alternative, and then as your daughter grows she’ll eventually be able to use it as a classic tricycle by the age of 4-5 years old!

Pros

• convertible
• durable
• child safe
• suitable for 9 months to 5 years

Cons

• no footrest for younger babies
• can be noisy
• parent steering can be difficult

This is one of the most wholesome and cutest toy sets you can give to your child. My Forest Friends by Ebba are affordable and helps your child make friends at home with her plushy toys.

There are 4 different types of plush toys and each of these toys has specific voice features. My forest friends comes with a house themed plush toy carrier which is just the thing for your caring toddler who loves animals!

Pros

• cute and cuddly toys
• animals make sounds which your little one will enjoy

Cons

• adults might not enjoy the sounds 🙂

This busy keeping fun little toy is made by Playkidz. This toy will keep your child busy and excited with their brightly colored pound a ball toy.

Your little one will enjoy hammering on the balls to make them fall down into the ramp and watch as they fall to the bottom tray. Hammering helps your child development motor skills and muscle control to properly hit the ball with the right amount of force to work the toy.

Pros

• bright, fun colors
• helps improve motor skills
• teaches your little one about gravity

Cons

• parents may not like listening to the hammering
• supervision is essential as a child may decide to try hammering other things which may prove to be more breakable than this toy!

For an affordable price, this Music Parade ride on toy car is incredibly sturdy, colorful, great for kids and it plays different parade themes and marching songs. You definitely need to get this toy for your child!

PROS

• Colorful car.
• Great for kids who like music.
• Affordable.

CONS

• Requires batteries. (Don’t forget them!)
• Relatively heavy.

The great thing about rolimate’s hammering toy with xylophone is that it has a lot of different elements. Which will help keep your little one entertained and occupied during play time.

The colorful xylophone is an excellent first instrument and your child will love making music with it. Hammering the balls can also teach your child motor skills as they learn to control the speed and force of their hammering. The different shaped blocks also help muscle memory and is a great brain builder!

Pros

• bright and colorful design that your child will love
• musical toy to help develop musicality in your child
• great motor skill builder

Cons

• parents may not appreciate the noisiness of enthusiastic hammering and xylophone playing
• best kept for supervised play as some parents have safety concerns over toddler playing with sticks and potentially putting blocks in the mouth.

Baby Starters plushy doll is cute and cuddly, exactly what your 1 year old baby girl needs in her life. Promoting a sense of care and kindness, your daughter will be able to play with her very own baby doll (this is an excellent toy if you plan on promoting your little girl to big sister any time soon.)

Pros

• affordable baby doll
• very cute, soft and cuddly
• great for imaginative play and getting your little one used to the idea of a new baby

Cons

• small in size
• not an interactive toy, so may not hold your little one’s attention just yet.

For your little angel who wants to act like a grown-up missy, this Fisher Price Smart Purse comes with a wide variety of accessories so your little one can feel just like mommy.

Includes a rattle phone, compact mirror, bracelet, credit card and clacker keys to keep your little one busy. The purse also comes with a set of pre-recorded phrases and songs.

Pros

• multiple parts to this toy to keep your little one interested
• great for imaginative play
• if your child likes to play with mommy’s things, this is a great substitute!

Cons

• the battery pack is quite large and takes up a lot of purse space

This is a very unique and fun toy for your toddler – it encourages fine motor skills, tactile exploration and play with shapes, colors and textures. There are 6 different shaped blocks to push through the elastic bars of the bin and your little one will love to explore the different shapes and the way they interact with different surfaces.

Pros

• bright and colorful toy
• helps your little one explore shapes and textures
• promotes fine motor skill development and spatial reasoning

Cons

• your toddler is likely to want to put the blocks in her mouth, so supervision is important.

This large-sized tunnel and tent can prove for amazingly fun times for your 1 year old toddler! Perfect for indoors or outdoor play and a great way to get your toddler moving.

This large-sized tunnel and tent can prove for amazingly fun times for your 1 year old toddler! Perfect for indoors or outdoor play and a great way to get your toddler moving.

The fabric is high quality, durable and safe. Don’t forget to grab some balls to fill the ball pit!

Pros

• large size for large amounts of fun!
• encourages physical movement and activity.
• promotes imaginative play

Cons

• takes up a lot of room

wilwolfer’s princess tent is exactly what your little princess needs for themselves. This tent is beautifully designed with quality long-lasting polyster blend fabric and has magical fairy lights as well!

If your little girl loves princess play, you canNOT miss this tent. It’s perfect!

Pros

• very stylish design
• promotes imaginative play
• cute fairy lights

Cons

• quite large – check the size of the area you intend to put it before you buy.

Fat brain toys make the classic timber tots return with this toy. Your daughter will love the cute little friends inside an adorable treehouse. It’s a great alternative to a traditional dollhouse.

The treehouse is portable and quite ingenious – the top of the tree pops up to reveal the interior rooms! No need to pack away the toys your daughter plays with inside the treehouse, simple close the top. Storage made easy!

Pros

• lots of elements for your little one to play with
• excellent alternative to a traditional dollhouse
• everything stores away inside the treehouse

Cons

• if you had one of the original version as a kid, this one is not as sturdily built
• you may need to purchase additional characters separately for more fun play time.

Your toddler will love watching balls roll and bounce down the tracks. This teaches them cause and effect… and it’s also loads of fun!

The large, kid-friendly pieces are easy to put together and the balls are sized large so its less of a choking hazard.

Pros

• great for independent play, the action is simple enough your toddler will want to repeat over and over
• bright colors make play time fun

Cons

• construction is somewhat flimsy and its easy to knock the pieces over.
• very simple – if you want to get creative with the design, you’ll need a different toy.

Pros

• a challenge for your little one at age one, you’ll love seeing her master this toy
• bright and beautiful colors with a shiny rattle top piece

Cons

• some parents found their child was able to break open the rattle toy and access the small beads – if your child plays roughly, it might be best to keep the top ring for when they are older.

Pros

• bright, colorful toy
• teaches counting, helps develop motor skills
• hopefully helps make your kid a great saver

Cons

• there are 10 coins which can easily become lost

Pros

• 3 levels of play, which you can select by age of child or manually
• lots of songs and phrases
• bright and colorful
• great for chair practice and imaginative play and for pushing up

Cons

• your little one may need to twist on the chair to access all the buttons (which may make them fall out)

Pros

• great for imaginative play
• very portable – good travel toy
• helps develop motor skills

Cons

• many parts which can easily be misplaced
• some parts are small enough for a one year old to put in their mouth

Pros

• encourages learning and exploration of buttons and sounds
• beautiful, bright and colorful design
• it’s a unicorn with a light up horn!

Cons

• the charms are easily lost and can come apart which is a choking hazard.

Pros

• bright and colorful design
• educational toy
• easy to travel with

Cons

• some parents felt it was not as interactive as other VTech toys

Pros

• great for inspiring imaginative play
• gets your little one active
• your little one will love being just like mommy to her baby doll
• lightweight, but sturdy and durable

Cons

• parents note that the stroller was smaller than expected (check the measurements before purchasing)
• the seat of the stroller can easily come away from the legs and require reattachment.

Pros

• helps hone motor skills as your child moves the ball to drop it again
• cute and fun design
• musical tunes to listen to that your child will love

Cons

• it is loud
• runs through the batteries quite fast
• lots of work for parents – chasing down balls, removing the other toys your toddler will inevitably try to stick in the machine and changing the batteries…

This is a HUGE set of kids musical instruments that will give your child hours of entertainment making music. It includes 33 instruments like: drums, whistle, rattles, maracas, xylophone, a triangle, bells, castanets all in a zip up bag to keep things contained.

If your daughter is interested in making music, dancing or singing along to tunes, she is bound to love this set.

Pros

• nurtures a love of music
• promotes music skills
• colorful set
• comes with a zip up bag to keep it all contained

Cons

• some of the instruments have small parts that can come loose and are choking hazards
• parents noted that the xylophone is out of tune

A perfectly portable shape sorter box your toddler will love to take on outings! It’s the perfect sort of toy to keep your child busy at an appointment or while visiting friends.

This toy is cute and colorful with a sweet design. It has nine different shapes for your little one to practice with, which helps her develop spatial reasoning and shape recognition.

Pros

• super portable – excellent take along toy when you need to keep your little girl busy.
• helps develop shape recognition and spatial reasoning
• great travel toy!

Cons

• bag is not very deep so you need to shake the toy after it starts to get full which can cause your child frustration
• the star shape can go through other holes

Pros

• cute design
• good height for a one year old
• 70+ songs, tunes and learning responses

Cons

• some parents felt the table was a little flimsy for their child to pull up on and it may fall on the child if pulled over.

This beautifully crafted wooden Chomp and Clack alligator push toy is perfect for young walkers to gain their confidence and have loads of fun at the same time. As the toy is pushed, the alligators move and click!

This walker is great quality with beautifully crafted details.

Pros

• promotes motor skills
• good quality wooden toy
• bright colors and lots of interesting features to keep your toddler interested.

Cons

• tips over easily (it’s a push toy, not a walker)

This puppy is incredibly soft and cuddly and will be your little girl’s new best friend. Jellycat plush toys are quality, soft and just the cutest thing around!

This puppy is over 12 inches tall and made of super-soft polyester. Exactly the warm and fuzzy friend your child needs.

Pros

• soft and cuddly, perfect for a comfort toy
• can be used for imaginative play

Cons

• care instructions say to spot clean only