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After a couple years of staying home (or very close to it) thanks to the pandemic, the children of Wirecutter’s readers had places to go in 2022. Plenty of parents turned to us this year when choosing everything they needed for kids on the move—especially car seats, but also water bottles, lunch boxes, scooters, tricycles, and strollers. Although fantastic toys for all ages made up a big portion of purchases, keeping young ones safe and healthy was also top of mind for caregivers, as several of our recommendations for kids KN95 masks, baby monitors, and kids electric toothbrushes proved to be in demand. Here are Wirecutter’s most popular picks for babies and kids in 2022. Floating Bath Book

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