| What are the best toys for your two year old? The | | | | playing it back. This is a great way to encourage your |
| first thing you need to think about, of course, is safety. | | | | child to be creative. Hand & finger puppets. What a |
| You must be sure that all of the toys you buy for your | | | | great way to entertain your child and for your child to |
| child are safe and have no choking hazards or other | | | | entertain themselves! Puppets are another great way |
| safety concerns. It's a good idea to avoid toys made in | | | | to encourage your child's creativity. Simple wooden |
| China as many toys made in China have been recalled | | | | jigsaw puzzles. Puzzles are a great way to help your |
| due to safety concerns recently. Other than safety, | | | | child's thinking abilities but of course you do not want to |
| another important concern should be "Which toys will | | | | get a puzzle that is too complex that will only frustrate |
| stimulate my child's imagination and creativity?" It is also | | | | or confuse your child. For a two year old you do not |
| important to keep your child away from the TV as | | | | want to get a puzzle with more than 5 or 6 pieces. |
| much as possible. Make sure your child is using their | | | | Building blocks. Both small building blocks and very large |
| brain and interacting with their toys rather than just | | | | ones are great for a two year old. What a great way |
| being entertained by them. What follows are some | | | | to let your child build something themselves at a young |
| ideas for toys you can get for your two year old. Dolls. | | | | age! Toys that require interaction from your child are |
| Dolls are a good toy for a two year old as long as | | | | so much better than something that merely entertains |
| you don't get dolls that have a lot of different clothes | | | | them. Of course you must make sure that you do not |
| to put on and take off as most two years olds cannot | | | | get blocks that are so small that they are a choking |
| dress a doll by themselves. Most parents will want to | | | | hazard. Safety must come first. Arts & crafts |
| get dolls for their little girls but not their little boys but | | | | materials. Encourage your child to paint and draw! It's |
| there's nothing wrong with boys playing with dolls. Toy | | | | important of course to make sure that you do not buy |
| typewriters, cash registers, shopping carts, tool chests, | | | | any toxic materials that will be dangerous. I |
| laptops. Children love to mimic adults and toy versions | | | | recommend not concentrating so much on coloring |
| of things that adults use can be a real joy for a child. | | | | books where a child just colors in the lines. Let your |
| Tape player. An easy to use "toddler tape player" can | | | | child's imagination run wild. There's no "wrong" thing to |
| be a great toy for your two year old. This is something | | | | paint. Do not discourage your child. Magnetic or |
| they can use to entertain themselves with. Get them | | | | wooden block alphabet letters. Let your child become |
| some storybook tapes and/or some music tapes to | | | | acquainted with the alphabet in a simple fun way. You |
| put in their tape player. When your child gets older you | | | | can buy all of these great toys online which is great |
| may want to get them a recording tape player as a lot | | | | because (as you know) it can sometimes be very |
| of children really enjoy recording themselves and | | | | difficult to go out shopping with your young one. |