Does it matter? ....

[aquarius1994]

....if he's not playing with educational type toys? He's 16 months and his favourite things are playfully pulling my hair, climbing on me, walking round with his shopping trolley and emptying it. I do explain the fruit and veg to him but hard to say if he's listening. He can do the circle in the shape sorter but not the others. He watches me build blocks and knocks them over but doesn't seem bothered to build them himself. Generally he Luke's walking around the house or garden with me and knocking things in the bath or pulling open drawers etc but he's not that interested in actual learning toys like mentioned above or jigsaws either

Oh and i do read to him and sometimes he sits quietly but not always and we sing nursery rhymes. Well I sing

Sounds quite educational to me :) In order to play in a "productive" and educational way, a child doesn't necessarily need specific toys

Doesn’t matter a jot, he is interacting with you, with stuff around the house/ real world. My boys were obsessed with cardboard boxes and wheels - not in any of the toys we/ others had bought them!

I'm more asking because at the 2 year review they might ask can he stack blocks etc and he doesn't really practice doing that sooooo

Also he doesn't point yet at 16 months!? But he lets me know he wants me by crying or tugging on me

"Also he doesn't point yet at 16 months!? But he lets me know he wants me by crying or tugging on me"

I assume he is doing that (crying and tugging), because it works. You can try not doing what he wants (at least not immediatly), and instead encourage him to show you or tell you what it is he wants.