New baby gifts under $25
Fisher-Price
Rock-a-Stack & Baby's First Blocks Bundle (paid link)
Under $25 at Amazon
Named by Good Housekeeping, 2026.
Checked 31 Aug 2026
Lovevery
The Pull Pup
$22 at Lovevery
A wooden pull-along dog for the weeks after a baby starts walking and wants something following along behind them.
Seen at Lovevery, 30 Aug 2026
Crayola
Palm Grasp Washable Crayons (paid link)
Under $25 at Amazon
Named by The Strategist, 2026.
Checked 31 Aug 2026
Melissa & Doug
100 Piece Wood Blocks Set
$24.99 at Melissa & Doug
Plain wooden blocks in four colours, the set a child knocks down at one and builds proper towers with at four.
Seen at Melissa & Doug, 30 Aug 2026
LeapFrog
4-in-1 Learning Hamburger (paid link)
Under $25 at Amazon
Named by Good Housekeeping, 2026.
Checked 31 Aug 2026
Fisher-Price
Laugh & Learn Wake Up & Learn Coffee Mug
$9.19 at Target
Named by TODAY, 2026.
Checked 31 Aug 2026
Melissa & Doug
Large Farm Jumbo Knob Puzzle (paid link)
Under $25 at Amazon
Named by TODAY, 2026.
Checked 31 Aug 2026
Sassy
Fruit Fill N' Spill
$15 at Manhattan Toy
A soft basket of fruit a baby empties and refills over and over, which is the entire game at that age.
Seen at Manhattan Toy, 5 Sep 2026
Manhattan Toy
Love, Stella My First Doll, Peach
$24 at Manhattan Toy
A soft first doll with no hard parts anywhere on it, sized for a baby who will carry it around by one arm.
Seen at Manhattan Toy, 30 Aug 2026
LeapFrog
Spin and Sing Alphabet Zoo (paid link)
Under $25 at Amazon
Named by TODAY, 2026.
Checked 5 Sep 2026
Fisher-Price
Wood Montessori Toy Object Permanence Box (paid link)
Under $25 at Amazon
Named by Good Housekeeping, 2026.
Checked 31 Aug 2026
Mushie
Elastic Shape Sorter
$19.99 at Mushie
A shape sorter with a stretchy silicone top, so the shapes go through without the jamming that makes a toddler give up.
Seen at Mushie, 30 Aug 2026
Mushie
Mold Free Bath Play Set, 4 Pack
$24.99 at Mushie
Sealed bath toys with no hole for water to get into, which is the only bath set a parent still likes six months later.
Seen at Mushie, 30 Aug 2026
Melissa & Doug
Deluxe Pounding Bench
$24.99 at Melissa & Doug
A wooden bench with a mallet and pegs to hammer through, which is exactly the noise and repetition a toddler is after.
Seen at Melissa & Doug, 30 Aug 2026
Manhattan Toy
Click Clack Colorpop
$20 at Manhattan Toy
A linked wooden toy that clacks and twists into new shapes, and it holds a baby longer than anything with batteries in it.
Seen at Manhattan Toy, 5 Sep 2026
Manhattan Toy
Wimmer Bear Lovey
$22 at Manhattan Toy
The flat kind of comforter a baby holds while falling asleep, and cheap enough to buy two so one can be in the wash.
Seen at Manhattan Toy, 30 Aug 2026