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Happy Twin Tuesday! It’s week 3 of my twin birthday series and today I put together a gift guide for 2 year olds. (Check out week 1 and week 2.) Of course, since it’s Twin Tuesday this guide is perfect for twins but also for singletons. These are some great gift ideas whether you are buying for 1, 2 or 6 two year olds. 😉
Our twins turn two in less than two weeks and are into very similar things right now. I talked in last week’s post about my husband’s twin birthday experience and how he always preferred to receive a smaller gift of his own on his birthday instead of one large shared gift with his brother. Especially at this age, I absolutely support getting twins two of the same thing or a variation of the same thing if it is something they both love! Plus, it cuts down on the sibling squabbles!
My six year old got this easel for Christmas when he turned 2 and it continues to be one of our most played with toys. It has one side that is dry erase and the other side that is a chalkboard with storage underneath. All of our kids have drawn on it for fun and then practiced letters and numbers on it when they got older.
And take my advice on this! After many ruined shirts from traditional dry erase markers, buy these washable dry-erase markers to go with it! Two year olds just do not understand ‘the marker tips can write on things when not capped’ idea. The picture above is the one we have had for years and love but I don’t see it fulfilled through Amazon with prime shipping anymore (but it is through third party sellers). I also found this easel which looks very similar to ours and is available through Amazon with prime shipping!
We got our twins tricycles for Easter this past year when they were 18 months and they are only now actually starting to play with them. They scoot up and down the driveway a million times a day on them. Josh is trying to get them to work on pedaling but for right now, if they are happy scooting I’m happy! There are so many different color variations for these that I couldn’t even begin to link to them! Click the link above for the bike and scroll down the bottom of the listing for other colors!
We bought our oldest this car track when we moved to a new house when he was two. We wanted something that he would be content playing with a lot so we could unpack the millions of boxes. I truly am not exaggerating when I say that this track was played with that day and every single day since by at least one of our four boys. So clearly it is not only entertaining, but great quality and holds up! Plus it fits all our hot wheels cars that we already had!
I posted about these pop blocs we have before and our twins continue to love them! They just think it’s hilarious to mix and match the animal parts around. They are a great quiet toy for the car or for Church.
We just found this second set of pop blocks vehicles and got them right away. I do have to say though that this set is larger than the animals. Our twins still love them but in my opinion, they are too large to put in a backpack or diaper bag. These are more for us to play with at home rather than to bring to quietly occupy them when you are somewhere.
We had two of these bubble mowers for our older boys who loved them so much they wore out the bubble part of the mowers. We considered getting new ones for our twins but they could care less if the bubbles work! Luke loves to walk around with his ‘mow mow’ everywhere outside. There are days he wakes up in the morning and the first thing he says is ‘mow mow’. 😉 These have been a huge hit for us even after we burned through the bubble motor!
My almost two-year-olds are obsessed with their older brothers markers and are constantly trying to get into their art supplies. We plan to get them these color wonder markers and coloring book so they can color too! We have tried to let them color with regular markers and the resulting marker on the face, hands, furniture was a bit much! I want to be able to let them have at it without having to keep asking them to be careful! These are perfect for little ones who want to be just like their older siblings!
Is there a two-year-old around who doesn’t love Elmo? I’ve never met one. When my family asked for birthday ideas for my twins this year, we said ‘anything Elmo!’ Really though! They are obsessed and dance around whenever Elmo sings on Sesame Street. This talking/singing Elmo will be a hit in our house!
Or if you aren’t a big fan of talking toys, we got these Sesame Street figures for them for Christmas. They love them and play with them all the time. Perfect quieter toys. 😉
There is not much I love more than a funny t-shirt – especially on a child. This shirt had me laughing out loud.. for real. It comes in several colors and is just so adorable.
This one is so cute and comes in a bunch of colors too. And it’s SO true… right?
I don’t know what it is about Mr. Potato Heads but they are always a hit! My boys love to stick random body parts in the wrong spots and laugh hysterically that poor Mr. Potato Head has a mouth on the top of his head. 😉 Mr. Potato Head has come a long way from when we were little and now there are so many versions! They now have Star Wars, Toy Story, Super Hereos and a bunch more!
I’ve definitely made no secret about my love of books for kids! Book sets are always a great gift idea for any age. There are so many great sets I couldn’t possibly list them all but these three are some of my favorites!
Or if you are buying for twins, check out my Best Books for Twins list! Any of those would be great choices too!
Hope this list helps you find the perfect gift for that two-year-old in your life! If you have another great gift idea, let me know in the comments!
Twin Birthday Party Series
Week 1: The Best Twin Birthday Party Ideas
Week 2: How to make birthdays special and unique for twins