OT: Gift ideas for my 2.5 DS

[katie111]

I have 3 kids, DD7, DS6 and DS 2.5. I'm having no problem with Christmas gift ideas for my 2 older ones but I'm having a lot of trouble coming up with ideas for my 2.5 DS.

Since I already have a DS we have tons of Geotrax, racetracks, Little People, ride on toys, cars and trucks. Most of the toys out there either seem too babyish (i.e. ages 6 months and up) or too old (ages 3 and up). Anyone have some great ideas for what they are giving their 2 year olds or what toys they currently have that they really enjoy? Right now he mostly just plays with whatever his siblings are playing with but I'd like to get him some toys of his own that are age appropriate. Also I have to have something under the tree from Santa!

Thanks!

 

[deva]

Thomas trains, dinosaurs (Imanginext), scooter, Design & drill, plasma car, gears, connectagons, cash register, tabletop easel, tinker toys, lincoln logs...

 

[SylviaL]

I love this Constructive Eating Utensil set:
http://www.amazon.com/Constructive-...ie=UTF8&s=baby-products&qid=1259639486&sr=8-1

 

[Hannathy]

Second the wooden Train Thomas or Brio trains. The older ones will want to play with him for sure with these. Playmobil makes a line called Playmobil 1-2-3 for the younger set which is great. My Ds loved these and played with them for hours.

 

[Fall1]

My DS 2.5 loves his Handy Manny tool box and anything tool related. Here's the one he has. There is also one at the Disney Store that doesn't talk and has a working flashlight.

http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-...e=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1259656795&sr=8-1

http://www.disneystore.com/handy-manny-handy-manny-tool-box-play-set/p/1250362/14263/

He also loves this box of books that he loves to carry around the house and dump and 'read' over and over again.
http://www.amazon.com/Cruise-Friend...=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259660775&sr=8-9

 

[susykt4]

It seems like all my similar aged nephews and cousin's kids are getting the Fisher Price Imaginext Bat Cave and Batman accessories. Our young neighbor boys have it and love it.

 

[puffkin]

It seems like all my similar aged nephews and cousin's kids are getting the Fisher Price Imaginext Bat Cave and Batman accessories. Our young neighbor boys have it and love it.

DS3 is getting that for Christmas from Grandmom. He got the Imaginext Pirate Ship last year and plays with that a lot. The Hess truck (well it is actually race carsthis year) looks really cool as well. DS is also getting the Shake n Go Extreme race track.

Some other ideas are the TAG reading system (the regular TAG will read the TAG junior books) and DS uses his Crayola Easel, especially the dry erase side, a lot

 

[Lstar311]

My DS just turned 2 and a half today and I'm getting him a train table and some trains to go with it. A Mickey drum set, playdoh, some puzzles, and a Cars remote control car set w/ tracks. Another thing I like getting from relatives is money for music classes and Gymboree, gives us something to do during the day.