- Give the 2-year-old an active toy that channels her excessive energy while strengthening her muscles, developing coordination and maintaining balance. The best active toys for 2-year-olds include push toys such as strollers, wagons, cars, bicycles and tricycles, or pull toys such as animals or different objects on wheels tied to a string.
- Two-year-olds are receptive to what you teach them, so an educational toy will introduce the little one to objects sorted by color or shape, alphabets, words or problem solving. The best educational toys include picture books or blocks and puzzles that snap together. Interactive educational toys that expand vocabulary and teach numbers, nursery rhymes or alphabets are also a good option.
- The best toys that encourage physical activity include swing sets, slides or toy forts. Because such toys are slightly expensive, choose adjustable ones that grow with your child for a worthwhile investment that lasts a long time. Other ideas include soccer, football or tennis balls that the 2-year-old can kick, throw or catch; a bat or racket and plush ball, a wading pool with floats or a sandbox.
- The best toys to spark the imagination and encourage creativity include role-play toys for toddlers who like to pretend to take the professionals of their parents or things they can create with. Ideas include a kitchen set with the paraphernalia for the toddler who likes to play chef or a grocery set with a trolley so she knows how to act when she goes shopping with her mom. Other ideas for toys that encourage creativity include colored construction paper, large and small markers, modelling clay, paper scraps and rhythm instruments such as a xylophone or keyboard.
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