What are good learning aids / toys for a 2yr old...?

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What are good learning aids / toys for a 2yr old...?

Answer 1

Paint, used with brushes or fingers helps to express themselves. Sand and Water with adequate equipment(funnels, spades etc) encourages imagination and mathematical skills. eg. the jug is half full or the sand tunnel is longer than the other one. Glue, Physical equipment ,Puzzles and stories. Dough is excellent, a child who is frustrated can thump dough to release any anger(2 year olds are regularly frustrated) Heuristic play is a real developer, this is a collection of safe, household items that make noise, feel different, look different etc that a child can explore and identify differences whilst building knowledge.  Don't spend money on expensive toys.

Answer 2

If you log onto the early learning website then they categories toys by age and educational value for you. Go with something you know he/she will enjoy already and you cant lose.

Answer 3

I am a mother of a 2 1/2 and a 4 year old. I am a full supporter of the leap frog toys. The age that is on the boxes really do correspond with the level your child should be on. I do not believe that you should try to force a child into a genious but enhancing what is already there has never hurt and that is what the toys do. They are a very fun but yet educational way for a child to learn and play at the same time.

Answer 4

go to www.elc.co.uk. i have done a search for you, i clicked baby and toddler down the left hand side, and then i2-3 years at the top. clicking the more info button should tell you what skills each toy helps develop, like communication skills, counting skills, etc. see this link: http://www.elc.co.uk/age-4

i would also suggest going to www.toysrus.co.uk as they have a large selection of toys, that are reasonably priced.

Answer 5

I always recremend the Leapster learning pads.

You coul probally go to the "learning" secation of your local toy store and they probally have more of an assortment.

Good luck!

Answer 6

Anything a child can manlipulate.  Today, almost all toys are electronic (which is okay too) but sticking with toys that encourage a child's creativity is great at this age.  Dress up clothes are fun (add lots of career clothes like fireperson and police).  Also large blocks (bright Duplo's are good) and musical instraments.  

Gross motor toys are wonderful as well...balls, trikes, etc.

Answer 7

depends where you live

Iraq - Hand grenade, gun, knife, suicide back pack

Nigeria - Telephone, 2000 credit card numbers of the net

Afganhistan - invisible weapons of mass destruction

Poland - UK benefits book, council house, bus ticket for the UK

Answer 8

Books: Goodnoght Moon or Runaway Bunny

Building blocks/lego

Letter or numbers games

Bingo ( believe it or not, this is how my son learned numbers)

Flash cards

Answer 9

Puzzles, Cartoonic dvds, CDs contain poems and rhyms

Answer 10

2 year olds  like "cause n effect toys " something that does something they get a result every time. Shape sorters, fill and empty large wooden jigsaws. these help with problem solving.They also like tactile activities. Painting glue can be messy but great fun. Play-dough is good for their small motor skills. Children learn more from their parents as they are the role models. Talk to your child during activities and listen to your child. A large ball or chute to develop physical skills. Get your child involved with other children his own age to develop his social skills. You child is learning all the time so your probably helping with his learning already but don't realise it.. You  don't always need toys to help with your child's development. Good luck

Answer 11

make him a sensory basket with objects from around the home things that are different textures colours and things that smell and taste these are sometimes called treasure baskets! i tend to put things such as scrapes of material wooden spoon whisk a lime go wild but keep every safe and research them on the net it will give you some cool ides

Answer 12

YOU!

any caring adult who wants what is best for their child and is willing to give time to their child is the best learning aid / toy!

Talk, sing, play with mud if you have to but enjoy it, have fun and let them work out problems for themselves (with your guidance obviously)

Children grow up so fast in todays society that if you blink, you miss it!

Have fun

Flower xx

Answer 13

Those puzzles where you put the shapes back into the relevant places. All shapes with lots of colours to excite them.

Answer 14

Flashcards. With pictures, not words. From the ELC.

Answer 15

go back to basics.

forget the toys.

people are the best ever learning aid for any child.

children learn more spending time with other people than from any toy or book you can give them.

Today many parents will buy a child something rather than spend the time doing things with them when all they want is a bit of mum and dads time and attention.

bring out pans and wooden spoon from the kitchen more fun with some soappy water and a few plastic jugs..

or just let them rummage in an old handbag of things like cotten reels they stack them up and topple them or old photo's of family made into snap cards laminated. . or an old catalouge ripping out pictures to stick on paper.

chunky chalks to draw on the pavement.

let them loose in the garden digging for worms or making mud pies it's good fun at 2 and mud washes off.

Answer 16

books, blocks, dress-up clothes, wooden toys, simple things that are not complicated and require you to sit there with them.

musical instruments, and "chores".  while you do the laundry, let your 2 year old fold the socks, washcloths, dishtowels stuff like that. Let him/her pick up toys and help you dust.  For some reason (snicker) they like a spray bottle and a paper towel and will "wash" one window forever.

A sand and water table (fill the sand part with rice) is a good one too.  You can bury all sorts of things in the rice and they will roll cars, trucks, trains through the rice for hours, and then "wash" them in the water.

Answer 17

The best aid is you.  Talking and playing with your child has more impact at this age than any other aid.  Talk about what you are doing, listen to him/her and if the words are wrong, don't correct but give a sentence with the words correctly used.

At this age, sorting toys (posting shapes through holes) Very simple tray jigsaws, play dough, stickle bricks, sand trays, bowls of water with plastic cups and saucepans.  Very thick crayons and finger paints may be liked.

Answer 18

For literacy I would use lots of books, pens paper etc, leave the child to learn by themselves to pick up a pencil and make marks. For social I would use lots of role play things dress up etc and get other children involved, maths use lots of construction buliding blocks large objects with different textures and colours. Knowledege of the world, use objects of people, farm animals, cars etc everyday things you would see. Physical take the child outside with a ball, hoop, a bike and things to climb on etc. Let your child explore different textures and colours let them get messy, through early years education children learn through play. You dont always  need to buy lots of things for a child to learn. Hope this helps.

Answer 19

Try this website:

http://www.growingtreetoys.com/age_produ...

Answer 20

Let him enjoy ... any way he has to work for  home work after going school ...

                 Do not Ruin his innocence .& Childhood.. nature will teach him ..

Just give him lots of LOVE and Affection