2021 UPDATE: Please be patient with links this year, with supply chain issues things are selling out faster and restocking slower. I anticipate some of the specialty toys will not restock once they are gone. Puzzles, in particular, have been difficult to find in stock.
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Babies and Young Toddlers {Birth to 18 Months}
Cuddly
Mini Play Silks {larger silks} -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Baby Paper
Rainbow Ball
Puzzle Ball: Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3
Crochet rattle
Crochet Sensory Balls: Option 1 | Option 2
Large sensory ball
Topponcino - perfect for a newborn
Mobiles and Hanging Toys
Munari MobileOctahedron Mobile
Gobbi Mobile
Dancers Mobile
Butterfly Mobile
Whale Mobile
Bird Mobile
Montessori Baby Mobile Set
Hanging Bell and Ring Set
Teethers and Rattles
Grimms Wooden Teether
Bell Rattle | Plan Toys Rolling Bell Rattle | Simple Wooden Bell Rattle
HABA Kringelring rattle ring | HABA Clutch Toy | HABA Triangle | HABA Clasping | HABA Clutch
Plan Toys Grasping Rattle | Plan Toys Beads Rattle | Plan Toys Ring Rattle
Fine Motor to 12 Months
Double Bubble Bead Run
Object Permanence Box -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Object Permanence Box with Drawer
Bell Rattle (tiny babies)
Rubber Rolling Ball | Rainbow Rubber Rolling Ball
Ball Cylinders: Option 3 | Option 1 | Option 2 |
Interlocking Disks: Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3
Peg/Egg and Cups Set
Ball and Cup
OBall
Mirror Balls - Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Winkle Toy
Imbucare Box | Imbucare Triangle | Rectangular Imbucare
Flip Lid Toys: Coin Box | Shape Sorter | Round Ball | Shapes | Coin
Multiple Shapes Imbucare Box
Single Shape Puzzles | Single Shape Puzzle Option 2
Single Shape Mirror Puzzle
Pincer and Palmer Blocks
Ball Tracker -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Wooden Self-Correcting Ring Stacker | Self-Correcting Ring Stacker | Lovevery Self Correcting Stacker
Rings on Peg: Option 1 | Option 2
Fine Motor to 18 Months
Pop Up Toy -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Natural Wood Peg Board
HABA Peg Board -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite (similar)
Ball Pound House | Ball Pound with Ramp | PlanToys Hammer Balls | PlanToys Punch and Drop | Melissa and Doug Ball Pounder | Wooden Push Ball
PlanToys Shape and Sort
Car Ramp | Plan Toys Car Ramp | Wooden Car Ramp
Simple Peg Board
Ribbon Winding Toy
Simple Pounding Bench | Larger Simple Pounding | Larger Pounding Bench | Small Wonderworld Pounder | Plan Toy Pounding
Color Sorting Rings
Plan Toys Nesting Cylinders | Plan Toys Nesting Boxes | PlanToys Geometric Sorters
Young Toddler (1-Year-Olds) Puzzles
Chunky Wooden Shape Puzzles: Option 1 - Bannor Toys | Option 2 | Option 3 - Treasures from Jennifer | Option 4 | Option 5 | Option 6 - Heirloom Kids | Hape
Wooden Knobbed Shape Puzzles: Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 - TAG Toys | Option 4 | Option 5 | Guidecraft
Traditional Montessori 3 Circle Puzzle: Option 1 - Heirloom Kids | Option 2
Chunky Fruit Puzzle
Gross Motor
Radio Flyer Walker Wagon -- Kavanaugh Family
PlanToys Push and Pull
Sensory Balls
Large OBall
PlanToys Rocking Horse | Hape Rocking Horse
Rocking/Climbing Arch
Pikler Arch
Walk Along Puppy | Elephant pull along
Climbing Triangles: Lily And River | Larger Sprout | RAD Pikler
Climb and Crawl Foam Set
Musical
Plan Toys Solid Drum | Small Brio Drum | Hape Wooden DrumEgg Shakers
Glockenspiel -- xylophone -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Musical Shakers
Rainmaker
Wrist Jingle Bells
Wooden Rainmaker
Baby Percussion Set
Hape Tambourine
Books
Practical
Activity Gym
Acrylic Mirror
Wooden Pacifier Clip
Montessori Baby Bib
Placemat and Napkin Set
Splurge
Learning TowerTripp Trapp Chair
Monti Kids Level 1
Toddlers {18 Months to 3 Years}
Haba Balancing Stacking Disks | Balancing Cactus
Shape Sorters
PlanToys Shape Sorting Bench | 4 piece shape sorter | PlanToys Shape Sorter {or here} | Tag Toys Shape Sorter | PlanToys 3 Shape BenchOther Fine Motor
Lacing Sheep
Latches Box | Lock Box Set | Small House with Latches | Larger latches Box
Wooden Lacing Cards | Lacing Card Shapes | Guidecraft Large Lacing Shapes | Lacing Board with Shapes
Large Pearler Beads
Imaginet Magnets
Fraction Puzzle | Guidecraft Fraction Squares
Weighted Cylinders
Grimm's Pegs and Cups | Lovevery Color Sorting Cups
Color Sorting Cups and Coins (or here)
Size Discrimination Pegging
Melissa and Doug Bead Sequencing
Lock Box with Slot | Lock Box
Tumble Down Pegging Numbers | Pegging Number Cards
Jumbo eye dropper set
Grimms Color Sorting Board | Color Sorting Board and Balls
Gross Motor
Tactile Disks
River Stone Climbers
Large Foam Blocks
Bean Bags
Roll and Play Game
Trampoline
MicroMini Scooter | Radio Flyer Scooter | Radio Flyer Sit to Ride
TootScoot Balance Bike
Wheelbarrow
Building and Block Play
Unit Blocks: Option 1 - Melissa and Doug | Option 2 - Kidcraft | Option 3 - PlanToys | Option 4 - GuidecraftStacking Rainbow Pyramid
Grimms Rainbow -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite (best to find a small shop to get the best price)
HABA Ball Run
Grimms Stacking Boxes
Rainbow Blocks: Option 1- Tickit | Option 2 - Guidecraft | Option 3
Peg Board
Wooden Pattern Blocks | Plastic Pattern Blocks
Duplos
Large Hollow Building Blocks: Option 1 - ECR4KIDS | Option 2 - Constructive Playthings
Discovery Blocks | Discovery Boxes | Discovery Shapes
Magnet Builders: Option 1 - Magnatiles | Option 2 - PlayMags | Option 3 - Magformers
Bristle Blocks
Mirror Blocks
Way to Play Flexible Roads
Wooden Arches
Puzzles
Chunky Piece and Knobbed Puzzles
Adult and Baby Farm Animal Matching Puzzle
Geometric Shape Puzzle | PlanToys Geometric Shape Puzzle
Cylinders Puzzle
Wooden Steps Puzzle
Hape Color and Shape Sorter Puzzle
Construction Vehicles Puzzle
Small Knobbed Montessori Puzzles: Butterfly | Fish | Ladybug | Bird | Penguin | Tree | Leaf | Flower | Horse | Rooster
2 and 3 Piece Jigsaw Puzzles
Larger Simple Jigsaw Puzzles
Other Puzzles
Fractions PuzzleBird Lift and Learn
Safari Animals Block Puzzle | Farm Animals Block Puzzle
Opposites Puzzle Set
Layer Puzzles
Dramatic Play and Language Development
Doll Stroller
Mini-Wagon
Wooden Dollhouses: Option 1 Plan Toys | Option 2 - Hearth and Hand | Option 3 - Hape
Large Wooden Barn -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Dollhouse People: Option 1 | Option 2
Cuddly Baby Doll: Option 1 | Option 2
Schleich Farm Animals -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Schleich Animals | Schleich Wild Set 2 | Schleich Baby Animals
Playmobil Farm House
Playmobil 123: Recycling Truck | Excavator | Market
School bus | Mail Truck | UPS Truck
Large Garbage Truck | Large Excavator | Large Cement Mixer
Realistic Magnets: Zoo Animals | Farm | Fruits | Vegetables | Vehicles
Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game
Shopping List Game
First Orchard Game
Creature Matching Game
The Helping Game
Musical
Practical and Art
Paint Brushes
Pantone Color Cards
Easel: Hape Easel | Melissa and Doug Easel
Natural Finger Paint
Toddler crayons: Beeswax Crayons | Rock crayons | Proper Gripping Crayons
Stabilio Woody 3 in 1 - Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Stockmar Watercolors | Individual Watercolor Cakes | Watercolor Pallet
Play dough Accessories: Stampers | Creative Rollers | Patterned Rollers | Wooden Stampers
Splurge
Preschoolers {3 to 5 Years}
Block play people: community workers | children | family
Magnification Blocks | Mirror Blocks
Magnatiles -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
HABA Tap and Tack
1" Cube Blocks
Child Sized Tools | Small Tool Set
Fort Clips -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Large Playsilk
Roman Arch
Kid Knex
Architectural Blocks: Option 1 Haba | Option 2 - FAO Schwarz
Hape Flexistix
Child sized tool belt
Tools with Box
Small Hand Drill -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Geometry Building
Pretend Play
Games
Count Your Chickens Cooperative GameHoot Owl Hoot Cooperative Game
Eeboo Never Forget a Face Game
Outfoxed -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite (5+)
Bird Memory Game
Bingo: Bird Bingo | Bug Bingo | Dog | Monkey | Cat | Ocean
Fraction Formula
Match a Track Memory Game
Tiny Polka Dot - Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Haba Orchard Game
Wildcraft
Max the Cat
Card holder
Match a Bird Game
Continent Race Game
Puzzles
12 p Block Puzzle - FruitsFloor Puzzles: Space Floor Puzzle | Rainforest Floor Puzzle | Ocean Floor Puzzle | Global Children Floor Puzzle
40p Frame Puzzles: Horse Yard | Farm Yard | Inside the House Frame Puzzle | Horses Frame Puzzle | Construction Site | Garbage Truck
USA Puzzle
Find and Seek Ocean Puzzle | Find and Seek Safari
25 p World map jigsaw
Melissa and Doug Wooden Frame Puzzle Ballet (48p) | Large wooden frame construction site | Large frame horses
35 p Jigsaw: Airport | Ballet | Harbor -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
60p Jigsaws: Construction Site | World Map | Horse Meadow | Train station | Ballet
100 p Jigsaw: City Street | Construction | Beach
Wooden World Puzzle
Janod Body Puzzle - Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Body Layer Puzzle Girl | Body Layer Puzzle Boy
100 p Human Body Puzzle
Mini Puzzles: 48p Tiger Jigsaw | 48 p Sloth
Life Cycle Layer Puzzle Butterflies | Lifecycle Layer Frogs
Art Supplies
Melissa and Doug Easel | Hape EaselFelt/Dry Erase Board
Clay | Modeling Clay
Sun Art
Large Roll of Paper
Rainbow Scratch Paper
Loom | Smaller Loom
WikiSticks
Kinetic Sand -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Knitting Doll | Knitting Fork
Insect Rubbing Plates | Leaf Rubbing Plates | Flower Rubbing Plates
Beeswax Modeling
Spirograph Jr.
Kwik Stix Paint Sticks
Perler Beads
Color Pencils
Stencils | Multiple Shape Stencil
Block Crayons
Paint Brushes -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Stamp Pens
Gross Motor
Indoor Swing
Play Mat
Large Rubber Balls
STEM
Fun with Magnets
Skeleton Floor Puzzle
Geometric Solids
Liquid Scale | Food Scale
Wooden Pattern Blocks
GeoBoard | Natural Wooden GeoBoard
Magnetic Marble Run
Simple Machines
Snap Circuits -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Beaker Set
Agate Slices | Rock Samples
Laminated Butterflies and Plants
Acrylic Bug
Anatomy Model
Giraffe Anatomy Model | Shark Model | Tiger Model
Microscope
Human Body Magnets
Large Space Magnets
Gears Motion Machines
Code and Go Robot Mouse
Wooden Fractions | Plastic Fractions
Terrarium Kit
Hundreds Board
0-10 Bead Board and tracing -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
1-5 Bead Board
Language and Culture
GlobeMontessori Continent Wall Map
Letter Construction
Cash Register
Magnetic Letters
Half-Sized Guitar
Movable Alphabets: Print | Cursive | Paper
Visual Dictionary
Anamalium | Botanicum | Maps -- excellent overview books!
Wall Chalkboard
Hand Puppet | Hand Puppet |
Free Play Magnatab -- Kavanaugh Family Favorite
Cursive Tracing Board
Solid Wood Letter Puzzle
alphabet stamps
Continent transfer work
U.S. Flag and Puzzle Map
Splurge
Light TableWobbelBoard -- soooooo awesome!
I hope this post helps you make some Montessori inspired choices this holiday season! There are so many great choices to fit every child, and every budget!