A small number of toys genuinely help potty training by building familiarity before you start and rewarding the right moment. Most novelty potty toys, musical potties and screens do the opposite: they keep a child sitting rather than helping them signal.
Before you buy anything for potty training, here is exactly what goes into a sensible kit, how many of each thing you need, and which items you can safely leave on the shelf.
Readiness for potty training is a set of signals, not a birthday. Here is the 12-point checklist, how many signals you actually need, and what to do if you are not there yet or have already tried and stopped.
