Best toys for a 2 year old boy

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What to buy a two year old boy

My son has just turned two and there were so many relatives and friends that wanted to buy him something but weren't sure what he'd like. So, in response to this I have compiled a list of the best toys for a 2 year old boy. Some of these toys my 2 year old has and loves. Others my 2 year old hasn't got but I'm sure he would love. I have tried to suggest things for all different price ranges. If you have to buy something for a 2 year old boy you will find some inspiration here.

Magnetic Farm Set
Little Tikes EasyScore Basketball Set
Mr. Potato Head

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Balls

My 2 year old and pretty much every 2 year old I know is ball obsessed and we have a large collection of balls. If we go to the park we have to take a ball with us. It's great for him to burn off energy chasing, kicking and throwing the ball. You can't go wrong with a ball for a two year old. Soft balls are particulaly great because you can play with them inside without the fear of anybody getting hurt.

SOCCER BALL SQUISHY CUSHION

Amazon Price: (as of 12/22/2009)

Melissa & Doug Sports Throw Pillows - Plush

Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 12/22/2009)

Ty Basketball

Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 12/22/2009)

Lego

My son absolutely loves lego. He has just got to the stage where he can attach the lego bricks to a board and build towers and walls. It's been really good to teach him colours. He knows which bricks are red, green, blue and yellow. He will also sit on his own for a little while playing with the lego so it gives me a little break.

DUPLO LEGO Ville Farm (4975)

Amazon Price: $59.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

LEGO Duplo My First Train 5606

Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

LEGO Duplo My First Set

Amazon Price: $13.43 (as of 12/21/2009)

Magnetic letters

If I were to recommend one toy to buy a two year old, magnetic letters (perhaps surprisingly) would be it. My son absolutely loves his magnetic letters and has spent ages sticking them onto the fridge and the washing machine. He now knows all of the capital letters of the alphabet as we have played with him to teach him the letters. They have kept him occupied for ages. They are particularly great as he plays with them in the kitchen while I am cleaning up. For me this is a definite must buy.

LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Alphabet Set

Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

Magnetic Farm Set

Following on from magnetic letters this looks like another brilliant magnetic toy. The magnetics are part of a jigsaw and when you fit two parts of an animal together, it says the animals name. If you put two wrong pieces together it makes a silly name for the animal like sheep-cow. The puzzle can be done on the fridge or the floor. It looks fun and educational and the reviews on Amazon are pretty good.

LeapFrog Fridge Farm Magnetic Animal Set

Amazon Price: $15.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

Little Tikes EasyScore Basketball Set

This is suitable for all mini basketball fans from 18 months to 5 years old. The basketball stand can be adjusted according to the height of the child so can last quite a long time. Can be used indoors and outdoors. Great for wearing out energetic toddlers.

Little Tikes EasyScore Basketball Set

Amazon Price: (as of 12/21/2009)

Mr. Potato Head

Mr. Potato Head is great for playing with and teaching your child the names of the body parts. My son was given this for Christmas when he was 22 months and he loves it. He will sit down and concentrate on putting Mr. Potato Head together on his own. It's great!

Mr. Potato Head Silly Suitcase

This version of Mr. Potato Head is great as it comes with lots of different body parts and a suitcase to keep them all together and safe.

Amazon Price: $36.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

Magnetic drawing board

Again my son absolutely loves his magnetic drawing board. There is a pen on which he can scribble to his heart's content and then the board is wiped clean and he can start all over again. There's no mess or clearing up after which is great! We draw shapes together and he is getting quite good at drawing circles. I really like this toy too. it's also a really good toy to keep children occupied when you are going on a long journey. The only thing to be careful of is some of the drawing board also contain stamps which can be a choking hazard. Just remember to take these away if you are not looking over your child while he/she is playing.

Fisher-Price Doodle Pro - Dinosaurs

Amazon Price: (as of 12/21/2009)

Fisher-Price Doodle Pro Tag-Along Blue

Amazon Price: $11.49 (as of 12/21/2009)

Water Wheel Table

My son would love this water wheel table. There's boats, a waterwheel, and a cup for pouring in an elevated design which will keep children as clean as possible.He loves helping me with the washing up and will spend hours pouring water from one container to another. This would be brilliant to have in the garden in the Summer and I am sure would keep a toddler entertained for hours.

Step 2 WaterWheel Activity Play Table

Amazon Price: $34.25 (as of 12/21/2009)

Radio Control Cars

Two year old boys are just starting to love cars and a radio control car makes a really good present. There are lots designed from 24 months. Check out the options below.

Kid Galaxy GoGo Auto Race Car

Amazon Price: (as of 12/21/2009)

Radio Control Johnny Coupe

Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

Kid Galaxy "My 1st RC" School Bus

Amazon Price: $24.88 (as of 12/21/2009)

Kid Galaxy "My 1st RC" Police Car

Amazon Price: $24.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

Play-doh

Play-doh is brilliant. My son will play with it for quite a while on his own, which gives me some breathing space. When we play together he loves me to make balls out of the play-doh. We make a lot, count them and name the colours. There's lots of play-doh accessories you can also purchase.

Play-doh Case of Colors

Amazon Price: $9.02 (as of 12/21/2009)

Playdoh Fun Factory

Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 12/21/2009)

Slides

My little boy loves slides at the moment. He's not so much into swings but if there's a slide at a playground, it's what he spends most of his time on.

Fold & Store Slide

Amazon Price: $54.98 (as of 12/22/2009)

Naturally Playful Big Folding Slide

Amazon Price: (as of 12/22/2009)

Hide & Slide Climber

Amazon Price: (as of 12/22/2009)

DVDs

My toddler is allowed to watch a limited amount of television. There are definitely some programmes he loves to watch more than others and we have bought him the following DVDs which he loves.

Brum: Soccer Hero and Other Stories

Brum is a little car that goes on lots of adventures when he goes to the "Big town". He helps out in many a crisis, such as helping a soccer team win the big match.
My son absolutely loves Brum and has done since he was about 18 months. It's good for younger and older toddlers alike because even though there's a narrator the stories are told through mime so your toddler doesn't have to understand all the language to understand the story. I love the catchy song at the end of each episode where the character in the shows dance, sing and perform at the end.

Amazon Price: $9.98 (as of 12/21/2009)

Peppa Pig: Muddy Puddles and Other Stories

Peppa Pig lives with Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and her brother George. This is such a cute DVD. You can't help but laugh when you first watch the programmes when the little pigs snort. The first time we watched it my two year old also surprised me by snorting at the end of the programme which also made me laugh!! The stories are short and I think it has helped my two year old with his language development as the language is really simple and clear. He sometimes copies what the characters and the narrator are saying. This is my niece's favourite programme (she won't watch anything else). It's also my favourite toddler DVD . My son definitely loves it, but he probably loves Brum and Wall-ee more (See Below).

Amazon Price: $6.49 (as of 12/21/2009)

Wall-E (Single-Disc Edition)

Wall-e is by far my son's favourite DVD. If you ask him what he wants to watch he says Wall-e. He watched it for the first time when he was 20 months and I think the reason he liked it so much was because for the first 25 minutes of the film there's no language which means he understood everything that was going on. Obviously you don't want your child watching hours of TV but this is great as a one off treat. Or quite often my son will watch the first bit of the film and then we turn it off.

Amazon Price: $15.49 (as of 12/21/2009)

Books

Toddlers love book and my two year old is no exception. They are great for developing language and for sitting down and spending quality time with your child. There are some great books for 2 year olds. Here are three of our favorites below:

Wave Hello to Thomas! (Lift-and-Peek-a-Brd Books(TM))

by: Rev. W. Awdry

Avg. Customer Rating:

Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pop-Up Book

by: Eric Carle

Avg. Customer Rating:

Amazon Price: $19.79 (as of 12/21/2009)

Big Red Tub

by: Julia Jarman

Avg. Customer Rating:

Amazon Price: (as of 12/21/2009)

Play tents

My son's Grandma has a play tent that my son and my niece love to play in. They like to sit in there to eat sandwiches. It's also a good thing to put up in the garden to keep the children shaded when it is sunny. There are all kinds of play tents including a Thomas the tank engine one.

Playhut Thomas the Tank Train Engine Play Tent

Amazon Price: $34.95 (as of 12/21/2009)

Pacific Play Tents Travel Time Tent and Tunnel Combo No.20217

Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

Pacific Play Tents One Touch Tent-Primay Colored No.20310

Amazon Price: $45.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

Trampolines

Two year olds are always full of energy and trampolines are a great way to burn some of it off. If you have space they are great to have inside during the Winter to give the little one some exercise and in the Summer it can be moved into the garden.

Bazoongi 48" Bouncer

Amazon Price: (as of 12/21/2009)

Sandpits

My son is now two years and one month and has recently fallen in love with sandpits and building sandcastles. These are great as on a nice Summer day you can put your little one in your garden, let them play by building sandcastles while you relax in the sunshine.

Crabbie Sandbox

Amazon Price: $80.00 (as of 12/21/2009)

My Little Sandbox Big Builder

Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

Naturally Playful Sand Table

Amazon Price: $49.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

Buckets and spades

Following on from sandpits if you have a sandpit, there's one in a park near you or you are going to the beach this year don't forget to kit your little one out with a buckets and spades. My son spends ages at the moment filling up buckets with sand and then tipping it all out and then starting the process again.

International Playthings Castle Bucket Set

Amazon Price: $18.99 (as of 12/22/2009)

Trikes

Little boys love to sit and ride up and down on a trike. The trike below is a good option it has non-slip wheels, flashing lights, music and a horn to honk .

Radio Flyer Classic Lights and Sound TrikeTM, Red [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]

Amazon Price: $56.98 (as of 12/21/2009)

Toy cars and other play vehicles

My son was given toy cars before he was two and he wasn't that interested in them. However, now he has just started to show a real interest. We like to go for walks together and he will take his toy car and "drive" it over the walls and on the ground. He also has a little tractor which we took to the park the other day and he spent ages just moving it over posts and the grass. I haven't encouraged him to do this, he just does it on his own. It must be an in built instinct in boys. A great toy to encourage imaginative and creative play.

Toysmith Battat Ready Set Go Cars Toy

Amazon Price: (as of 12/21/2009)

Viking Toy 15-pc. Chubbies Bucket

Amazon Price: $29.00 (as of 12/21/2009)

ROADMAX Tractor

Amazon Price: $25.00 (as of 12/21/2009)

Small World Express Tailgate Trio Construction

Amazon Price: $23.95 (as of 12/21/2009)

Pixar Cars: Lightning McQueen

Amazon Price: $10.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

Bilibo

We don't have this toy but I included it because it sounds intriguing. Basically it's a toy which was designed after extensively studying children's play patterns and it has won countless awards. It's a plastic spherical shape which is meant to be virtually indestructable. It is completely open-ended toy that stimulates a child's imagination. It can be a helmet, sit and spin, doll cradle, train tunnel, shovel, water basin and much more. Reviewers on Amazon also give a lot more information about how the children could use this toy. It's suitable for indoors and outdoors. When I first read about this toy I was a bit baffled about whether it would be used but I am sure my little boy would use this toy. I would definitely consider buying one.

Kid-O Bilibo - Blue

Amazon Price: $25.19 (as of 12/21/2009)

Wooden train set

An update from a 2 1/2 year old boy

Since writing this articles I have purchased a couple more toys for my 2 year old boy which he loves. He is now 2 1/2 and a couple of months ago we purchased a wooden train set and he loves it. We started building tracks together but now he will build his own with a little help from me. He loves the magnetic trains that stick together and at first he spent ages just putting the trains together and then pulling them apart. He plays with his train set everyday. I have suggested a couple of train sets below. If you are interested in buying a wooden train set, you may appreciate this article on the best train sets for toddlers. Also a train table with a train set is a good choice as it keeps all the mess and play of the floor. They are also good for storage. Here is an article on the best children's train table

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Railway Set

This is a 128 piece train set which is excellent value and good quality. There's a spacious roundhouse engine shed, dozens of tracks in curves and straights, trees, workers and even traffic signs! There are multi-piece trains and magnetic-tipped cranes, switches and a T-junction for passing lanes! A suspension bridge, trestle bridge and roundtable, too! A highly recommended buy.

Amazon Price: $85.28 (as of 12/21/2009)

Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway Stop and Go Figure 8 Set

If you're little on loves Thomas this is a brilliant starter wooden train set. Thomas wooden railway is of excellent quality of children will love acting out role play from their favorite TV character. This set contains three vehicles, a bridge, the Stop & Go Station, two trees, miles of tracks, and even Mr. Conductorthree vehicles, a bridge, the Stop & Go Station, two trees, miles of tracks, and even Mr. Conductor. It's probably perfect as a beginner train set for a 2 year old boy.

Amazon Price: $35.28 (as of 12/21/2009)

Best toys for 2 year old boys in the UK

Best toys for 2 year old boys UK: If you're looking for the best toys for 2 year old boys in the UK check out this article. There's examples of specific toys and links to them which you can buy in the UK. Toys include Roary the Racing Car toys, Bob the Builder toys, drawing toys, ride on cars and construction toys.

Any more toy suggestions for a 2 year old?

Have you any more toy ideas for a 2 year old. Please feel free to add your comments and suggestions below:

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Bluejeanslady Bluejeanslady Nov 12, 2009 @ 2:27 pm

Great job on the lens! I buy for my two year old grandson, and you are right on the button!

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Mickie_G Mickie_G Nov 5, 2009 @ 6:31 pm

The basketball goal should be weighted down. My grandson's falls over much to often. My daughter has three kids under 6 and does not have time to fill up the bottom with sand. But, it should have been done!

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Best toys for a 2 year old boy

What to buy a two year old boy

Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

Balls

Lego

Magnetic letters

Magnetic Farm Set

Little Tikes EasyScore Basketball Set

Mr. Potato Head

Magnetic drawing board

Water Wheel Table

Radio Control Cars

Play-doh

Slides

DVDs

Books

Play tents

Trampolines

Sandpits

Buckets and spades

Trikes

Toy cars and other play vehicles

Bilibo

Wooden train set

An update from a 2 1/2 year old boy

Best toys for 2 year old boys in the UK

Any more toy suggestions for a 2 year old?

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