Gifts for a 2-Year-Old

A two-year-old copies. Whatever you are doing, they want to do it too — and they want to do it themselves.

This is the age where a gift can last years rather than weeks, because building, climbing and pretending all start here and none of them stop.

What to pick

Wooden blocks are the safest choice at this age and the one still in use at six. A climbing triangle if there is floor space. A play shop if the copying has started in earnest, or a teepee — a tent is a world of its own.