I will be flying across the country to visit my 1.5 and 4 year old nieces next week and I want to absolutely BLOW THEIR MINDS with the best gifts and toys imaginable!! Any recs? I am competing for Best Aunt Award with my very fun sister who lives down the street from them. So, competition is steep.

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Amy · Answer

The Future Book (Mac Barnett): The preschoolers flipped for this one! It’ll have everyone saying, “You smell like a baby!”

JaperMoon · Answer

DISCO LIGHTBULB: A friend mailed this to me out of the blue and it is everything. Impromptu dance party? Turn on the disco lightbulb! I have a lamp that is easy to change out the bulb, and I do it quite frequently. It is really exciting to turn this on when friends come over - like what, you can just have a disco at home?! Yeah you can!

I also have a mini version that plugs into my phone and syncs up to the beat of whatever music I have playing.

I'm telling you, disco lightbulb.

amy hagedorn · Answer

Super Smalls: all their stuff is sooo cute and fun i think

Sheena · Answer

Giant Pom Poms: Colorful “snowball fight,” scooping and dumping fun, sensory squishing, kitchen tong and ladle joy maker, and for general clown around-ing… these extra large puffs are my toddlers most beloved toy that came from the craft isle and comes alive with her imagination. Just be sure to purchase large puffs to mitigate any choking risk for the little one.