Ideas for a present for my DS's 2nd birthday?

[ilikeyoursleeves]

DS is 2 years old in a few weeks time and I'm still not sure what to get him. He already has a trike, a sit on train, push along walker things, cars, musical instruments and the likes.

What kind of things is your 2 year old DS into and what toys have maintained interest? He only has a little bit of Duplo so that might be good or could he have Lego at this stage?

[Knickers0nMahead]

Magnetic letters. Actually, anything magnetic, but letters in a tub especially.

[LolaLadybird]

Watching this with interest as my DS also turns 2 next month. I was wondering about a wooden farm and animals as DS seems to like farm animals.

I would steer clear of proper Lego at this stage. DD (4) has some which she got last Xmas and I tend to make her play with it up at the table as I doubt DS would resist the temptation to put peices in his mouth.

[MrsJamin]

I think Duplo is fine til at least 3-4 yrs so you'd get a good lot more use out of duplo. DS at 21MO is just really getting into it. I think we're going to get a brio train set for DS's 2nd birthday. Has he got a garage for his cars?

[ThingOneofYourNightmares]

A garage, wooden train set, smaller duplo, playmobil 123 people, stubby felt-tips.

Mine are now three and five and these things are still played with (although the playmobil 123 people are less popular now).

[SanctimoniousTeeTotalPrig]

Ask what he wants too. My dd desperately wanted an umbrella for her 2nd birthday. A green one in fact. And while she loved the megabloks and train (like brio, compatible with brio, much cheaper!) stuff, that umbrella is still carried everywhere 6 months later and she was sooooo happy to unwrap it.

[SanctimoniousTeeTotalPrig]

yy to magnetic stuff too

Anything involving imaginary play.

[ThingOneofYourNightmares]

On the magnet front we have this magnetic farm which is lovely.