The best learning toys for 4-year-olds

100 clear magnetic tiles that snap together into anything. Our son builds something new every time. Creative building for ages 2–5.

Stomp the launcher and the glow rockets fly. Running, jumping and taking turns make it great outdoor play for ages 3–5.

100 counting bears with matching cups for sorting by color and counting. Builds fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination for ages 3–4.

A dinosaur sensory bin with play sand. Our toddler plays with it for hours, and it builds hand-eye coordination and imaginative play. Ages 3–4.

A construction-themed sensory bin with glow-in-the-dark stones. Our toddler played with it for hours. Hands-on sensory and pretend play for ages 3–4.

Kid-sized tools for scooping and grabbing in sensory bins and sand. Fine motor practice that builds hand-eye coordination, for ages 3–4.

The VTech KidiBeats drum set. Drumming along builds hand-eye coordination and gets little ones making music, ages 2–4.

A motorized train set with 3D track layouts kids build themselves. STEM learning and pretend play for ages 3–5.

An air-powered building set kids connect and rearrange. Problem solving, creativity and STEM play for ages 3–5.

105 rainbow counting bears for sorting, counting and color play. Picking up and sorting them builds fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Ages 3–4.

127 see-through counting bears for sorting, counting and learning colors. Our favorite rainy-day sensory bin filler, and they glow on a light table. Ages 3–4.