Gifts for 2-Year-Olds They’ll Love

RADIO FLYER 2’N’1 RIDE ON TRIKE: The Scoot 2 Pedal grows with your child through two milestone stages of play and helps develop their motor skills and coordination. First, your child can learn to scoot for fun, and then when they are ready to pedal on their own, you can extend the EZ flip-out pedals and watch them go! This is the perfect first trike for your little girl or boy. The extra-wide wheels offer a stable ride, and the covered storage bin adds extra fun to the adventure.

RODY BOUNCE HORSE: The Rody horse is a fun workout that your 2-year-old will love! It gives children playtime fun while building muscle and improving their motor skills. Bouncing strengthens the leg muscles and improves arm and grip function as your toddler holds onto Rody’s ears. Their core strength also builds as they move to balance. The Rody has been a favorite for years and is available in many fun colors.

FOLD & GO TRAMPOLINE: Ready, set, jump! If your 2-year-old isn’t interested in bouncing on a Rody, this Fold & Go trampoline may be the perfect fit! It’s super simple to assemble and perfect for indoor or outdoor active play. Get your toddler to strengthen their legs and arms with every bounce on their own mini-trampoline. Laughter and regular exercise can boost self-esteem, reduce stress, and improve sleep. What parent doesn’t want that for their child?!

LITTLE TIKES FIRST SLIDE: Nothing says fun like a slide! This cute and bright playing set is the perfect beginner slide. It folds and unfolds in seconds, which makes it easy to store.

BUBBLE LAWN MOWER: An awesome toy that will have that kiddo bubbly with glee! This lawn mower doubles as a bubble blower machine kids will love. It comes with a bottle of bubble solution to fuel the fun.

MAKING FACES MAGNETIC SET: Create hours of quiet play using these magnetic faces and their facial features! Your 2-year-old can easily mix and match the pieces to create different facial expressions. It will provide them with an engaging quiet time activity without making much noise. It can also easily be transported on the go!

QUIET BOOK: A book full of engaging and practical activities? Sign me up! This “quiet book” is perfect for toddlers. It teaches life skills such as how to use a button or zipper. It also introduces them to many concepts, including telling time and tieing shoelaces!

CHUCKLE & ROAR POP IT: These are so addictive! This is my son’s go-to toy in the car. It keeps him entertained quietly and doesn’t take up much room. It’s easy to keep in my car or take with us. Plus, they’re very affordable and have no separate pieces or parts.

FIRST NUMBER TRAIN KIT: Your toddler can build and rebuild this colorful number train building kit while imaginative playing with the DUPLO people and animal figures. This educational toy helps with learning counting and numbers in a way that engages children.

MAGNETIC DRAWING BOARD: This colorful magnetic drawing board table is a great toy to help children to learn color and cultivate their ability to write and draw. A great quiet time toy to develop their creativity and imagination.

FIRST ORCHARD GAME: While there aren’t too many board games for 2-year-olds, something like this Hanna Honeybee is designed for ages 2+, making it a great way to get your toddler involved in family game night!

MELISSA & DOUG WOODEN PEG PUZZLE SET: This Melissa & Doug Peg Puzzle Set is an entertaining and educational developmental toy that makes the perfect gift for your 2-year-old. It includes three peg puzzles, with six pegged wooden pieces in each. We love these wooden puzzles because it is made for smaller hands to grasp easily. The pieces feature beautiful animal illustrations, with these same pictures on the puzzle boards under each piece. We’re big fans of Melissa & Doug products because they are made from high-quality materials, just like this one. It’s assembled with precision manufacturing standards, which maintains stability and safety. Your toddler will love playing and learning with this set!

PERSONALIZED NAME PUZZLE: Get a personalized puzzle with your child’s name on it to help them begin learning letters plus how to spell it! Using a puzzle also helps with hand-eye coordination skills. While using this puzzle, they also learn animal names and shapes! A bonus is that the puzzle will look beautiful in any bedroom or playroom.

WOODEN JIGSAW ANIMAL PUZZLE SET: Educational and entertaining! This wooden puzzle set features a Bear, Ladybug, Bee, Owl, Butterfly, and Tortoise. It comes with 6 cognitive cards, which help improve recognition ability.

MY FIRST CRAYOLA DOUBLE DOODLE BOARD: If your toddler has begun showing interest in coloring, this is a great gift! This Crayola Double Doodle Board is a drawing tablet with a wipe-off surface and a space to hold crayons. It’s a great packable toy to take with you to places like restaurants to keep them entertained.

MELISSA & DOUG CLAY PLAY ACTIVITY SET: Get those little hands moving with a clay set! This one comes with different tools and eight tubs of modeling dough. They can cut, sculpt, roll, shape, model, and mold! Allow them to express themselves as toddlers through sculpture and creation.

CRAYOLA WONDER MESS-FREE COLOR PAGES: Allow your toddler to practice their holding of a writing utensil plus coloring skills without making a mess! These color pages from Crayola come with special markers that only color on the paper that comes with them. No more worrying about turning around for one second to find that the interior of your car or carpet has been colored bright red and blue!

WATER DOODLE MAT: It’s magic! This magical water painting pad allows your child to paint with friends on the table or floor, exercise hand-eye coordination and color perception, and develop painting and creative skills. The best part is it magically disappears, so there is no mess!

LEAPFROG 100 ANIMALS BOOK: This is an excellent gift for 2-year-olds, especially if they are starting to show some interest in educational-style books and toys. This is an interactive Leapfrog book that features 100 different animals from 12 different categories. It’s fun, entertaining, and educational.

CHUG CHUG TRACTOR: This is probably my son’s favorite book! It has interactive flaps you can lift that reveal different things. The story is engaging but short and sweet enough to hold his attention. The last page has lights that light up for a fun surprise!

MELISSA & DOUG POKE A DOT: Another favorite at our house! My son loves these books. They have great pictures and come in a board book style, making them durable. Each page has clear dots you can poke, and they make a subtle popping sound!

MY FIRST LIBRARY: This amazing boxed set contains 10 board books to introduce a wide range of learning topics and everyday objects to even the littlest scholars. It is packaged in a beautiful box which makes it the perfect gift.

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LOVEVERY PLAY KITS: I love these play kits for toddlers. They come with Montessori-inspired toys, providing educational based-play for 2-year-olds for hours. Many of these toys are made from sustainably sourced wood and organic cotton fabrics, making them a total win.

RAINBOW STACKING TOY: Rainbows are all the rage right now, and this stacking tunnel isn’t just fun for toddlers. It also makes a beautiful playroom decor item, which, let’s face it, is a total toddler toy bonus! It’s great for toddlers learning to stack and balance things, but this rainbow stacking tunnel can also be used for teaching colors. It’s a toy that will last for years.

PLAYSILK SCARVES: Play silks are such a multi-use item for your toybox. You can do many things with them, from adding them to a fort you build to playing dress-up or using it as part of a play scene with other toys. I love these enchanted play silks.

ANIMAL STACKING TOY: This colorful dinosaur stacking toy is a great early learning game. The dinosaur building blocks can help train children’s concentration, thinking, logic, and hands-on skills.

WOODEN SORTING & STACKING TOY: Your toddler can sort by shape, color, or the number of holes for pegs with this Montessori toy for sorting and stacking. It is a fun way for your child to learn shapes, build color recognition, and exercise hand-eye coordination ability.

LITTLE TIKES 3’N’1 DOORWAY SPORT ZONE: Switch up the sports your toddler is playing on a dime! Choose from basketball, football, and soccer. It hangs easily on any door for hours of fun!

KIDS BOWLING SET: Set up a fun and quick game of bowling with this set! Each pen is colorful and numbered. The ball is bouncy and encourages hand-eye coordination and motor skills! This would be fun for you and your toddler to play together or for them to play independently.

LITTLE TIKES TOY SPORTS T-BALL: Let them start practicing their swing for T-Ball! This set from Little Tikes allows your toddler to hit a lightweight plastic baseball off a tee. It can easily be used inside or outside for hours of fun!

LITTLE TIKES BASKETBALL SET: This adjustable kids basketball hoop is perfect for outdoor and indoor play! Help your little one develop social and motor skills and coordination while having some fun shooting hoops. The height is adjustable to grow with your child and includes balls!

GREEN TOYS TRUCK: Green Toys offers toys made from 100% recycled plastic and free from BPA, phthalates, and PVC. They are also USA-made and have so many fun toys for toddlers. This green truck is super cute, but there are many other options. There’s something for every toddler you’re shopping for this year!

CUDDLE + KIND AVERY THE LAMB: These hand-knit dolls are adorable and beautifully made; for every purchase, ten meals are provided to children in need. One doll = 10 meals. Women artisans handcrafted these dolls in Peru with premium 100% cotton yarn. This Avery the Lamb doll will become your child’s new favorite toy.

MANHATTAN TOY WEE BABY STELLA: This Wee Baby Stella doll set includes a bottle that attaches magnetically, a bedtime storybook, and a plush teddy bear. We love how Wee Baby Stella dolls also come in various fabric skin tones and hairstyles and how this one features a microencapsulated lavender scent that you can smell when you hug Baby Stella. The perfect first friend for your little one.

JOHN DEERE BIG SCOOP TRACTOR: This John Deere, Big Scoop Tractor, is the ultimate tractor sandbox toy and is sure to be the favorite gift for 2-year-olds! Measuring almost two feet long, this tractor features a heavy-duty steel hood, oversized free-rolling wheels for hours of action-packed play, and a roll bar handle to grab and go. A large functional front loader features an easy-grip handle to scoop and dump all types of big loads; rock, sand, dirt, or whatever the job might be. Your toddler will have hours of fun with this toy!

MELISSA & DOUG SHOPPING CART: This realistic shopping cart is perfect for pretend play. It includes multiple kid-friendly features such as easy-grip handles that let kids push the cart and a fold-open seat for a doll or stuffed animal passenger to go on pretend shopping trips.