Today I'm sharing the top materials ordered by HWM readers through Amazon (US) in the year 2021. This post includes a ton of product links, if that isn't your thing please skip this post. I hope you find this useful and that you get some great ideas for your children for now or for the future!
Let's start by looking at toddler toys and materials. The Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon is popular year after year (mainly due to this article). My children adored the Melissa & Doug Deluxe Pound and Roll Wooden Tower and the Galt Pop Up Toy so it's great to see them at the top of this list. Our Green Toys Submarine is also much loved, it's currently in our bathroom and is used every single night!
Toddler Toys:
- Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon
- Melissa & Doug Deluxe Pound and Roll Wooden Tower
- Galt Pop Up Toy
- Green Toys Submarine
- Melissa & Doug Primary Lacing Beads
Like last year bath toys and fine motor toys were popular. This year some puzzles also made the list!
Toys & Materials:
- Boon Pipes Building Bath Tub Toy
- Big Box of Little Word Puzzles
- Boon Cogs Bath Tub Toy
- Learning Resources Helping Hands Fine Motor Tool Set
- My First Match It - Things That Go - 15 Self-Correcting Vehicle Matching Puzzles
- Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. My First Kids Microscope
- Learning Resources Twisty Droppers
- Go Find It - Outdoor Nature Scavenger Hunt Card Game
- Match It! Head to Tail - 20 Self-Correcting Animal-Themed Puzzle Set
- Melissa & Doug Let's Play House Pretend Play Set
- Peaceable Kingdom Hoot Owl Hoot - Cooperative Matching Game
- Learning Resources Jumbo Colorful Eyedroppers, Set of 6
- Learning Resources Magnifier & Tweezers
The top infant toys and materials included grasping balls and mirrors. These mirrors are fabulous if you don't want or can't attach a mirror to your wall.
Infant Toys & Materials:
- Manhattan Toy Skwish Classic Rattle
- The First Years Stack up Cup Toys
- Haba Rainbow Fabric Ball
- Infantino Textured Multi Ball Set
- Childcraft 2 Position Acrylic Mirror
- ECR4Kids Double-Sided Shatterproof Full-Length Floor Mirror for Babies
Our top art materials include lots of scissor options and pencils. If you are wanting to do more art with your children also look at the popular Playcolor Kids Poster Paint Sticks and Do A Dot Art! Rainbow Dot Markers.
Art Materials:
- Maped Kidicut Safety Scissors
- Staedtler Small Right Handed Noris Club Children Scissors
- American Educational Products Mini Easi Grip Scissors
- Lyra Ferby Short Tri Grip Kindergarten Pencils
- Stabilo Woody 3-in-1 Pencils
- Playcolor Kids Poster Paint Sticks
- Do A Dot Art! Rainbow Dot Markers
- Ready 2 Learn Triangle Grip Stampers
- Lyra Groove Triple 3 in 1 Pencils
- Wikki Stix, Assorted Colors, 24 pack
- Honeysticks 100% Pure Beeswax Crayons
- Colorations Wood Clay and Dough Textured Rolling Pins
- Stabilo Woody 3-in-1 Colored Pencils - Sharpener
- Ticonderoga Tri-Write Beginners' Pencils With Erasers
- School Smart Wooden Clay Stamp Set of 4
Children's kitchen knives are the most bought items through our links with the top spot going to the Joie Crinkle Cutter, closely followed by the Kuhn Rikon Kinderkitchen Knife range. No matter the age of your child you'll find a good starter knife in this list! Also, look for our favourite jug and popular glassware.
In the UK, our top-selling knives also included the WMF Children's Knife and Peeler Set (this is the best peeler for little ones!) and the Tala Crinkle Cutter.
Kitchen Materials:
- Joie Crinkle Cutter
- Kuhn Rikon KinderKitchen Dog Knife Serrated, Straight Blade and Essentials Set
- Tovla Jr. Knives for Kids 3-Piece Nylon Kitchen Knife Set
- Luminarc Quadro 16.75-Ounce Jug/Pitcher
- Kiddobloom Baby Stainless Steel Utensil Set
- hand2mind Rainbow Fraction Measuring Cups
- Joie Strawberry Slicer
- Opinel Le Petit Chef Kitchen Knife Set
- Mini Serving Sugar Tongs 4-Inch
- Kiddobloom Kids Stainless Steel Utensil Set
- Pororo Kids Training Chopsticks for Toddlers
- Amazing Child Mini Glass Pitcher 9 Ounces
- Kibbidea Kids Knife Set 4pcs
- Duralex Provence Drinking Tumblers, Sets of 6 5oz./160ml
- Curious Chef Children's 3-Piece Nylon Knife Set
Much like last year, the best selling book category is dominated by science experiment books! Books like My First Body, Caterpillar to Butterfly and The Seed of Compassion continued to do well, they are favourites here so I hope you've enjoyed them too.
Books:
- The Backyard Bug Book for Kids
- Montessori abc's
- Big Chemistry Experiments for Little Kids
- The 101 Coolest Simple Science Experiments
- The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book
- My First Body
- Awesome Science Experiments for Kids
- The Little Montessori Me Picture Book
- Caterpillar to Butterfly
- Big Engineering Experiments for Little Kids
- Babies Build Toddlers
- Scissor Skills Preschool Workbook for Kids
- Whose Bones?: An Animal Guessing Game
- A is for Apple
- The Montessori Toddler
- Montessori From the Start
- Montessori: Letter Work
- The Seed of Compassion
- Montessori for Every Family
- The Montessori Baby
A big shout out to Montessori abc's, The Little Montessori Me Picture Book and Babies Build Toddlers which are all self-published. Self-published books are important to the Montessori community, they are usually more expensive to publish (are self-funded & often more expensive to buy), they lack promotion other books receive from publishers so please support them when you can!
You may also like to read our Montessori Best Sellers 2020 here.
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