Playtime Pantry

The best toys that keep toddlers busy

Not the newest toys. The ones that turn into the most different games.

How we ranked it: Ranked by how many activities on this site each toy is used in, for ages 0 to 5.

  1. 1

    Small toy cars

    Used in 15 activities

    Tire Track Painting, Ten Hidden Things, Toy Washing Station, Frozen Excavation and 11 more

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  2. 2

    Small toy figures

    Used in 15 activities

    Sticky Web Rescue, Balance And Weigh, Build A Home For Them, Ten Hidden Things and 11 more

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  3. 3

    Toy animal figures

    Used in 15 activities

    Sticky Web Rescue, Build A Home For Them, Ten Hidden Things, Parachute Drop and 11 more

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  4. 4

    Dinosaur figures

    Used in 9 activities

    Sticky Web Rescue, Build A Home For Them, Ten Hidden Things, Frozen Excavation and 5 more

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  5. 5

    Wooden blocks

    Used in 9 activities

    Tower Challenge, Build A Home For Them, Marble Run Engineering, Big Color Sort and 5 more

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  6. 6

    Large wooden beads

    Used in 7 activities

    Balance And Weigh, Ball Drop, Shaker Making, Marble Painting and 3 more

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  7. 7

    LEGO DUPLO

    Used in 7 activities

    Tower Challenge, Build A Home For Them, Big Color Sort, Stack And Knock Down and 3 more

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  8. 8

    Magnetic tiles

    Used in 7 activities

    Tower Challenge, Build A Home For Them, Marble Run Engineering, Window Light Tiles and 3 more

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  9. 9

    LEGO bricks

    Used in 6 activities

    Tower Challenge, Build A Home For Them, Marble Run Engineering, Big Color Sort and 2 more

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  10. 10

    Wooden train set

    Used in 5 activities

    Train Track Town, Train Cargo Delivery, Cardboard Train Tunnel, All Aboard Passengers and 1 more

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