What are you buying your 2.5 year old?

[Dozyoldtwonk]

For DD. Sorry if this has been done already, but I need to be nosy inspired. I’ve only bought a couple of little stocking filler bits so far so need to get cracking. She loves role play (shops, doctors that sort of thing); so far I’m thinking:

Doctors set
Weighing scales and more food bits for her kitchen
Tea set - Emma Bridgewater have a nice one but any cheaper recommendations?
Lots of books
A board game - hungry hippos, Kerplunk etc.
A bit of Peppa Pig stuff begrudgingly

Give me inspiration

[GemmaB78]

Toy kitchen. Grandparents have offered to buy accessories. Then a few books, clothes. Maybe some games if we can find something suitable. But that's it. At 2.5, that's plenty.

[Waddlingwanda]

Basically everything you’ve said plus a head styling thing (she’s obsessed with brushing peoples hair) plus hairbrush, clips etc. Oh and a mermaid barbie but that’s more to do with her wanting her sisters and to stop squabbling!

[ApocalypseCow]

DS 2.5 is having:
a toy garage,
food and utensils for his kitchen
Books
Games - orchard games
Paint brushes and paints
Beads and string to thread
Ink Stamping set
Dinosaurs
Disney doll of his favourite Disney princess

Tiger is really good for toy tea sets. We bought a red and white China polka dot set for his birthday in the summer, it's still going strong despite being thrown about and was around £5. They have them in now in a different colour- pastel colours I think.

[inappropriateraspberry]

My 2.5 dd wants a bike and a scooter! We’ve got her a balance bike and helmet etc. My mum has bought her a doll with a bath as she really wanted a baby to take in the bath and all of hers are soft bodied! Also know she will love a doctors set. She had a kitchen for her birthday which is used every day! I think lots of little things to unwrap are good, as that’s where most of the fun is at this age!

[wobblywonderwoman]

Mime is tricky as I have two Pre school children and birthday.
Elc castle
Paw patrol vehicles (they have a lookout)
Balance bike that converts into a scooter
Remote control crane
Dinosaurs

[Soubriquet]

Too much

Ds is getting:-

Wooden train set and table
Various Disney car cars (about 14 of them)
PJ masks Gekko
Dinosaurs
Books
More trucks and lorries
Cars race track

Basically been spoiled really

[Poledork]

Balance bike
Melissa and Doug latches board
Toot toot garage and cars
Cat lorry
Car transporter
Teletubbies-set of talking ones and giant noo noo
Books
Animal play sets

There's quite a bit that I can't remember have been buying for a while so I need to get it all out.

[wendz86]

I’ve got her a sylvanian house and a book . Also getting her an lol doll . My parents are getting her a dolls high chair and travel cot .

[fabulous01]

A toy which teaches directions and listening...
And the caterpillar thing linked to it on amazon which is about coding
And peppa stuff

[thenewaveragebear1983]

A torch
Paw patrol stuff
Playmobil fire engine
Wooden cut up food (from lidl, bought already)

[Mumofboys89]

Ds is getting from various people:
Wooden kitchen, food and accessories
Aquadoodle
Duplo
Lacing beads
Peppa pig stuff
Happy land characters
Stickers & sticker book

Finding it hard to think of ideas as he's not long had his birthday. For his birthday from us and other family he had...
Micro scooter
Happy land fairground
Pram & baby
Paw patrol stuff
Remote controlled police car
Balance bike
Busy books
Train set

[PodgeBod]

My daughter will be 2y10m, so far I’ve got her
Cry Baby doll (she used to love the advert and has now lost interest)
Kitty surprise
Potty training bing
Paw patrol art set
Pop up version of her favourite book
Mr Tumble doll
Wooden tool kit

I want to get her a few more things, like a paw patrol vehicle and a game to play.

Just to give you ideas, her favourite toys over the last few months have been Duplo, her happyland set/Peppa playset/Bing playset which are used together, her rocking horse she has had since a baby and her kitchen. Doctor sets are always popular as well.

[Crabbo]

A wooden kitchen. Grandparents are getting the pots and pans etc and her uncle is getting her hand puppets I think. That’s it apart from her stocking and advent calendar (I fill the calendar myself so it will have a few hair clips and that kind of thing in it).

[fishchipspeasandgravy]

Leapfrog ice cream cart
Grimms rainbow and a few other grimms sets
Wooden carry play House from Aldi
Dressing up set
Till
Books

[longestlurkerever]

My dd2 is getting a balance bike but it's handed down from dd1 (has been hidden so new to her), a marble run, Peppa stuff, orchard games. Was a bit hard to choose because she has so much of dd1's stuff. I'd have gone for a doll's house, baby doll stuff, swing and slide, playhouse or toy kitchen if we didn't already have these.

[fizzytonicplease]

A toy kitchen and some accessories, books and some little toy cars for his garage.
Also his birthday on Xmas day so he will be 3, we have an easel with some paints, chalks and pens. Plus some more books and pjs.

[BriocheBriocheBrioche]

Thanks for starting the thread.
My DD turned 2 a couple of weeks back and she has an older sister so we have most things already.

So far I have bought her wicker basket baby bed and this www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Resources-Super-Sorting-Pie/dp/B004DJ51WQ?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21
I think i’ll buy her a barbie as she loves her sisters, maybe a game and a new dress to wear on Christmas Day.

[Dozyoldtwonk]

Thanks everyone for all of your ideas - I may have been inspired by stolen a few.

I’ve added a colouring book (Peppa, of course), pens & pencils to the list for then stocking

[LostMyRubySlippers]

I got my nearly 2yo a really nice tin tea set from b&m a few weeks ago. It was only about 6 quid but very pretty, bit Cath kidston-esque

[MiniMileyMoo]

My 2.5yr DS is tricky - also have a 5 yo DS so we have LOADS of toys already, he also has big development delays so struggles a bit with some things, as he is non-verbal. He is however getting (a selection of..)

• New brio bits to share with DS1
  
• A car racing ramp fisher price thing
  
• a toy baby buggy
  
• some books (lift the flap / Thomas)
  
• a dressing up onesie of some sort
  
• Some bath bombs
  
• Play doh
  
• Maybe an aquadoodle

[longestlurkerever]

Think tiger had a tea set

[Ecureuil]

Wooden ice cream parlour from GLTC. Play doh sets. Bead/jewellery making kit. Craft stuff. Books.

[passthenutella]

Dd will be 2y9months at Christmas and is getting a balance bike and scooter as its all shes asked for.
Will get her some books and a new outfit for christmas day.
Not sure what to get for her stocking maybe some paints/crafty things

[Ecureuil]

She’s already got a balance bike and scooter otherwise would have got them!

[longestlurkerever]

Oh one idea I might steal that friends were doing was a story sack - little props to go along with her favourite stories - like a little whale, crinkly waves and a fire engine for snail on the whale. Bit hard to explain but they looked lovely.