https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:29:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743513 Sun, 04 Jun 2017 14:18:32 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 2743513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got these tinker toy style toys on clearance on barnes and noble and my LO LOVES them. She doesn't know how to put objects together but she just loves sticking the sticks in the wholes and putting the wheels on the sticks. She always makes different things and is really proud of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743210 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:33:46 +0000 PawPrints 2743210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Doll stroller and puzzles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743202 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:20:44 +0000 Coral 2743202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: The nuisances of parenthood, right? :silly: Thank you, though! This is super helpful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743196 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:11:07 +0000 dolphin 2743196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Puzzles and play doh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743194 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:04:16 +0000 Littlebit7 2743194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coral: i like them because they are a little beefier than magnatiles but also have cutouts so they are easier for little hands to grasp. Magformers have stronger magnets than magnatiles (which could be a good or bad thing). A downside is the magformers have a rounded edge so they can't stand up on their own. Magnatiles are more compatible with off-brands, though. Magnatiles do tend to look a little more scratched up.</p> <p>Phew. That was a lot of info about plastic magnets. ;)<br /> maybe try a small set of both to see what your LO gravitates towards? They aren't cheap to really build a big set! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743157 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 12:21:02 +0000 Coral 2743157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@renee0106: Thanks! This seems like a good way to try them out without a big price commitment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743156 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 12:20:24 +0000 Coral 2743156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: How do they compare to magnatiles? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743150 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 12:06:42 +0000 Rocker2014 2743150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got LO a toddler sized table and chairs for her birthday, which was a hit! We got an indoor/outdoor one, so we've used it both places. She played with most of the other gifts (crayons, books, Little People, etc) she received while sitting at the table. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743141 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:49:32 +0000 renee0106 2743141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coral: Magformers are the Amazon Deal of the Day! I happened to see them this morning and bought them for DS1. I'm not sure what the difference is between these and the Magnatiles though. </p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Magformers-63076-Standard-Set-30-pieces/dp/B002NGOH1W/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1496422093&#038;sr=1-1&#038;keywords=Magformers" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Magformers-63076-Standard-Set-30-pieces/dp/B002NGOH1W/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1496422093&#038;sr=1-1&#038;keywords=Magformers</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743130 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:37:37 +0000 Dahlia 2743130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@abbydabbydoodlebug: My parents got this and DD loves it!</p> <p>DD will be two next month and I think we might get her a train set. She loves them! Other things she loves right now are play food, dolls, art supplies, blocks, and her magna doodle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743115 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:19:55 +0000 snowjewelz 2743115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 turned 2 in Dec so she's 2.5 now. </p> <p>She has loved playdoh, doll/playhouse, duplos, and we got her a sand table + trike for this summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743086 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 10:29:57 +0000 gingerbebe 2743086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Magnatiles have probably been his most loved toy for over a year now (he's 2.5). V-Tech Go Go Smart Friends (we picked ones that looked like DS1 and the rest of our family, so he loves them and doesn't care that they have technically different names). Some kind of ride-on toy - he loves to push the Carefree Squirrel outside at daycare. Maybe a tricycle? Radio Flyer makes one a parent can push with a handle and then remove later when they can pedal themselves. Angeles makes a pedal-free tricycle that he also loves at daycare, but its sorta expensive so I've just been waiting for him to get older so I can buy a balance two-wheel bike. Play food that he actually loves, like a pizza set or ice cream cone set. </p> <p>Last year when he was 2, we set him up a patio play area - water table, sand box with sand toys, little kid's picnic table, Adirondack chair set, kiddie pool filled up with ball pit balls, the Little Tikes play sink with some play utensils, and his Cozy Coupe and slide that he already owned. This year we tricked it out with a Bluetooth wireless speaker to blast his jams and a Bubble Blitz bubble machine. We also have some balls to kick around or throw to practice those skills. We might also get him a little kid's broom set because he seems to want to sweep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743073 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 10:13:49 +0000 Littlebit7 2743073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mine loves her magformers. LOVES. You can always get just an intro kit so its not a huge commitment ($$) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743057 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:55:56 +0000 josina 2743057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS- 2-1/2 loves legos, little people barn, his mini-trampoline, and trains/cars/tractors and dinosaurs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743054 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:54:52 +0000 LBee 2743054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coral: I bought the magnatiles on MAJOR sale (they were $60), but if I hadn't I would have done the cheaper ones to just try it out. If he loves them, spring for the real ones. Otherwise, you aren't out TOO much money. I will say the easel has been really fun and has less parental involvement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743051 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:52:52 +0000 Coral 2743051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBee: Ok, so the legit magnatiles or Picasso? I am cheap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743029 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:21:30 +0000 LBee 2743029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Magnatiles, Radio Flyer trike, easel </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2743024 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:18:14 +0000 SeptMomma12 2743024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@abbydabbydoodlebug: Yes, the ice cream set is currently my 4.5 and 2 year olds' favorite toy. I've been thinking about buying another set because every kid who comes wants to "make ice cream"! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2742928 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 23:07:02 +0000 LemonJack 2742928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Big hits for DD were (and still are) her sandbox, building toys (especially duplos), train set, a little tykes slide, and her play kitchen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2742924 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 22:41:42 +0000 jhd 2742924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO plays with his Duplos every single day. He just turned 3 and got his first set for his first Christmas. Puzzles, trains, hot wheels, art stuff, and basketballs/soccer balls are also big hits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2742922 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 22:27:44 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 2742922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One toy that really surprised me was a Melissa and doug ice cream scoop set with magnetic scoops of ice cream so you can pretend you're really scooping it and it sticks to the cones. Every single kid that comes over to play LOVES IT. They end up fighting over it, haha. Also, a doll stroller is super popular,enough that I have 2 of them now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2742915 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 21:38:49 +0000 bookwormmama 2742915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did outdoor toys for DS's second bday. A baseball tee set and basketball hoop. It was nice to get the toys for our backyard because we didn't have anything and he had an early spring birthday. He plays with the baseball tee almost everyday still. I think we also got him a smaller Duplo set, but he goes through spurts with Duplos/building toys in general.</p> <p>My DS was also obsessed with his toy shopping cart around that age! He still plays with his regularly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2742905 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 21:02:33 +0000 Calibee 2742905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rody! My two year old loves to bounce on hers. Play food is also a big hit. She also plays every single day with her little people Mickey and Minnie house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2742897 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:53:26 +0000 FaithFertility 2742897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coral: DD loves magnatiles, play doh, bubble machine and puzzles </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2742896 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:53:07 +0000 bhbee 2742896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2yo boy loves duplos, wooden blocks, magformers (his sister helps though), any cars/trucks/trains, toy lawnmower, sandbox. He got a micro mini scooter for his bday and looooves it. For Christmas his big toy was a recycling truck with cans! Oh he also loves the drilling set we have (who doesn't love a toy drill?) and a set of toy dinosaurs. Can you tell my kids were the only grandchildren on both sides for a while ... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/favorite-toy-for-a-2-year-old#post-2742893 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:37:26 +0000 Coral 2742893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is turning 2 and I am at a loss of what to get him! I was thinking magnatiles but I am not sure he is old enough. What are your go-to toys for a 2 year old? </p>