Target Deal Days: Toy Recommendations from an OT

July 12, 2022

Brittany McKnight, OT


Playing is one of the best ways for kiddos to build important skills! If you’re looking for some amazing deals on toys and activities for your children (Christmas in July?), Target is a great place to look. Target Deal Days is an online only sale that ends tomorrow, July 13th, and you definitely need to check it out! Even if you miss the sale, these are still great toys to keep in mind for birthdays and holidays.

Hogg Therapy Pediatrics does not recieve anything from Target for purchases made from this blog post. This is simply a list compiled for the benefit of parents and caregivers. :)



Deals & Skills

Wooden Cleaning Set

Sale Price: $18.74 — Retail Price: $24.99

Skills: pretend play, hand-eye coordination, life skills

Critter Clinic

Sale Price: $19.49 — Retail Price: $25.99

Skills: grasping, sequencing, color matching, empathy toward pets

Pound-a-Ball Toy

Sale Price: $11.99 — Retail Price: $15.99

Skills: bilateral coordination, cause and effect, hand-eye coordination, color matching

Marble Run Playset

Sale Price: $14.99 — Retail Price: $19.99

Marble Run for younger kids

Sale Price: $13.79 — Retail Price: $22.99

Skills: grasping, problem solving, social play

Giggly Zippies - Hank Hippo

Sale Price: $14.99 — Retail Price: $19.99

Skills: dressing skills, fine motor, sensory stimulation with vibration

Wooden Tool Box

Sale Price: $14.99 — Retail Price: $19.99

Skills: fine motor, hand-eye coordination, pretend play

Crayola Light Up Tracing Pad

Sale Price: $15.39 — Retail Price: $21.99

Skills: pencil grasp, pre-handwriting, visual motor

Don't Break The Ice Game

Sale Price: $7.19 — Retail Price: $14.39

Skills: social play, hand-eye coordination, fine motor, force regulation, impulse control

Connect 4 Blast! Game

Sale Price: $10.99 — Retail Price: $21.99

Skills: visual motor, strategy, social play, safety


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