My son turned two a month ago and his toy choices grew with him. He's in a weird age group where he wants to play with more complex toys than "baby" ones, but he's not quite old enough for some of the three year old toys. Here are his favorites at 25-months-old:
Craft Kids Adventure Castle. We grabbed this one when it was the Kids Woot deal of the day. He loves to color it with crayons.
Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Loops 'n Swoops Amusement Park ... or any other car ramp.
Apps on my tablet. Specifically Dinosaurs for Toddlers. This was a free app but I upgraded it so he could have all 120 dinos.
Toolbox and tools. I think he has watched us use so many tools renovating the house (shameless plug to our DIY blog) that he knows exactly how to use each one in his set. I added a measuring tape from the Dollar Tree and I did remove some of the smaller pieces (nuts and bolts) that came with it since it is 3+, but the tools themselves are a perfect size for a two year old.
Trains. Especially his Christmas train from Fisher Price. We got it at Kohl's, but it is a season, exclusive special.
Fun Years The King's Castle Play Set. We got this one from Toys R Us and it comes with good size figures for a two year old to play with.
Musical instruments. He is currently rocking out a xylophone, drums, keyboard, tambourine, cymbals, recorder, maracas and another full instrument set.
Riding toys without pedals. He's too young to really understand how pedals work, but he can sure push himself around with his feet, Flintstones style. He likes his new Pirate ship.
Flashlights. He likes all flashlights, but he especially loves his Tick Tock Croc from Jake and the Neverland Pirates. It's a flashlight that ticks, tocks and makes a gator chomp swallowing noise when his mouth closes. It also projects a cool skull and crossbones image when you shine it on the wall.
Tonka trucks. Any kind, he loves them all.
Crayons and coloring books.
Balls. Football, baseball, basketball. He's not picky. Balloons are also a big hit, especially the punching ones. He calls them "boom booms."
Shovel. He loves digging in the yard.
Books. He's stopped ripping pages of books that aren't board books. However, pop up books are the exception. He still rips out all the pop ups.
Happy playtime!
-Listress Colleen
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