18 Great Gifts for Little Kids Who Love Music

Soft, huggable, and adorable, this 39” long caterpillar plays musical notes when your little one gives it a squeeze, teaching the youngest music lovers how to make their own tunes.

Shaped like an eighth note, an Otamatone is a quirky electronic instrument of Japanese origin that’s fun to play and cute to behold. Japan’s best-selling instrument has become a phenomenon around the world — kids 6 and up will love to practice making music on this charmingly weird instrument.

Inspire a love of music in your little one with this set of board books that chronicles the history of music, from country to rock to pop to rap. These delightfully illustrated books will teach kids the fundamentals of each genre, introducing them to some of music’s greatest performers.

Your aspiring percussionist will love creating a world of sound on this charming musical table, complete with tree trunk drums, wood chimes, a birdie whistle, and more. The beautifully designed table features woodland imagery in subdued colors that will look great in a kid’s bedroom or playroom.

It’s karaoke to go wherever you want it with this portable Bluetooth speaker and mics that pair with your devices to blast whatever music your kids love. Perfect for birthday parties, family nights, and rainy afternoons.

Budding DJs can spin the 1s and 2s with this adorable Mix & Spin DJ Pad. The 18-key synthesizer really works, inspiring hours of musical exploration for kids 1 to 5.

Unlike a lot of the beep-ier musical kids toys out there, this tongue drum produces soft, Zen-like sounds that don’t grate on your ears (or nerves). Kids can explore making sounds and eventually learn simple songs on this beautiful drum, with the included mallets or with their hands.

A Toniebox is a screen-free listening device designed just for kids. Pair the Toniebox with a Tonie to play stories and songs for hours of listening fun that kids can safely control all by themselves. Start with a bundle, which includes the Toniebox (available in 9 colors) and three customizable Tonies for your kiddo to enjoy.

Kitty Keyboard (or Cat Piano, if you’re fancy) was one of my kids’ favorite toys growing up. Both of my kids loved plunking out songs on the keyboard, which can sound like a piano, banjo, or meowing cat. But the feature they loved most was the ability to record themselves singing, which they played with for hours of sweet, sweet meowsic.

This floor piano is nothing but fun for kids and, if they’ll let you have a turn, their grown-ups. The 6-foot play mat encourages kids to make their own music. Durable and easy to clean, this is a great activity for playdates, parties, and long weekend afternoons.

Hop on the tour bus with this 845-piece LEGO build, perfect for builders 8 and up. With a recording area, beds, a bathroom, and 4 minifigs, this build will give your kids hours of entertainment as they make musical memories with Paisley and the LEGO Friends gang.

These sweet, painted wooden instruments are a great introduction to making music for young kids. They’ll love the animal shapes of the songbird kazoo, leaping fish rainstick, and jaguar shaker.

We are a total Alexa household, with a smart speaker in almost every room, and I highly recommend adding one of these intuitive smart speakers to your kiddo’s room if they love to blast Taylor Swift while cleaning up or enjoying a podcast as they fall asleep. This kid-friendly version, available in an owl or dragon design, comes with parental controls and includes a year of Amazon Kids+.

I’m not sure why, but there’s something undeniably cute about a kid with an accordion. While other kids are practicing piano and violin, your kiddo will be the only one with their very own squeeze box — perfect for an old soul with music in their veins.

We got a Loog for my 12-year-old several years ago, and now my 6-year-old is enjoying tinkering with the wee guitar. The well-made instrument is a great teaching tool for music-curious kiddos. It connects to an app that helps them learn how to play, so even if parents don’t know an E-string from a B-string, kids can learn on their own.

Some kids want to listen to their favorite songs all the time, over and over again. Protect your sanity with a set of headphones that will let them do that while you live in peace. These supercute Bluetooth cat ear headphones are noise-canceling with high quality audio that listeners will appreciate, for hours of silence that caregivers will appreciate even more.

A plastic recorder was standard issue for elementary school when I was growing up. When my 12-year-old found my old plastic recorder a few years ago, it sent me on a nostalgic adventure and set them on a mission to learn to play. Turns out, it’s still a great starter instrument, and yes, I can still play Hot Cross Buns from memory.

Perfect for kids 5 and up, this Kiwi Co. kit lets kids build their own wind chimes. Once they’ve finished the build, they’ll love hearing the tinkling notes of their chimes as they rustle in the wind. They can also play songs on the chimes with the included striker.