LeapFrog
LeapFrog Learning Friends 100 Words Book
A touch-and-hear picture book where Turtle, Tiger and Monkey say more than 100 words.
Ages 12 months+£19.99usual price
Added to 9 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists
This year’s top picks for 2 year olds
From this year’s top toy lists and gift guides, checked 18 October 2026. Buy one now, or add it to a wish list so nobody buys it twice.
These are the UK’s picks, with UK prices. Shopping in the US or Canada? See America’s picks for 1 and 2 year olds
Tonies
Toniebox 2 Starter Set with Bluey (Cloud Pink)
A soft, screen-free audio player that plays stories and songs when a figure sits on top, with a Bluey Tonie.
Ages 1+£109.99usual price
Added to 7 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists
tonies
Toniebox 2 Starter Set: Bluey (Sky Blue)
A soft speaker that plays stories and songs when a character figure sits on top.
Ages 12 months+£109.99usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists
Jellycat
Jellycat Bartholomew Bear (Medium)
Jellycat’s soft, scruffy brown bear, for cuddling from day one.
From birth£25.00usual price
Added to 6 Wishorium lists
On Which? gift guides 2026
Tonies
Toniebox Lite My Story Set
A light, screen-free audio player: put a Tonie figure on top to play a story or songs. The set comes with a Creative Tonie.
Ages 1+£59.99usual price
Added to 4 Wishorium lists
On 2 top lists
Fisher-Price
Fisher-Price Wooden Stack & Sort Animals
Chunky wooden animals to stack on their stand and sort.
Ages 12 months+£12.00usual price
Added to 3 Wishorium lists
On Which? gift guides 2026
LEGO
LEGO DUPLO Classic Deluxe Brick Box 10914
A box of 85 big DUPLO bricks, with number bricks, a car and figures, in its own storage box.
Ages 18 months+£48.85usual price
Added to 3 Wishorium lists
On Which? gift guides 2026
LEGO
LEGO DUPLO Peppa Pig Tractor and Market 10468
An 18-piece DUPLO set with Peppa Pig and Pedro Pony, a red tractor and a farm-shop stall.
Ages 2+£17.99usual price
Added to 3 Wishorium lists
On Which? gift guides 2026
TOMY
Toomies Hide and Squeak Eggs
Squeaking eggs that hide in their egg tray: a first shape sorter.
Ages 6 months+£11.49usual price
On 2 top lists
Smoby
Smoby Little Activity Table
A play tray with legs, for the floor or standing, with a shape sorter, bead maze and ball tunnel.
Ages 12 months+£64.99usual price
On 2 top lists
VTech
VTech Toot-Toot Drivers Fix & Fuel Garage
A three-level garage with a lift, a fuel pump and a car wash that react to a Toot-Toot car (sold separately).
Ages 12 months+£37.00usual price
On 2 top lists
Hornit
Hornit AIRO 12" Balance Bike
A light 12-inch balance bike with an adjustable seat, for a first ride.
Ages 18 months+£139.00usual price
On 2 top lists
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What our ideas checklist suggests at 2
A Wishorium birthday list for a child turning 2 has these ideas in its Add tab. Tap one to search the shops for it, or skip the ones you don’t want.
Toys and games
- Building sets
- Pretend play
- Arts and crafts
- Outdoor toys
- Cuddly toy
Something to wear
- Pyjamas
- Dressing-up costume
- A new outfit
Something to read
- Books
Little extras
- Pocket-money toysSomething small for cousins to get
Something to do
- A day outTickets make a lovely present
- Lessons or a clubSwimming, football, dance…
Ride, push and climb
Big movement toys use up energy, indoors and out.
- A ride-on or trike
- A three-wheel scooter
- A play tunnel or soft climbing blocks
Copy the grown-ups
Pretend play starts in earnest at two.
- A toy kitchen or tea set
- A toy tool bench or shopping trolley
- A doll or teddy with a pram or bed
Fit, build and fix
Simple puzzles and bricks for growing hands.
- Chunky wooden puzzles
- Big building bricks
- A shape sorter or hammer bench
Draw, sing and read
Short bursts of making and lots of joining in.
- Chunky crayons and a big pad
- A first drum or shaker
- Rhyming books and lift-the-flap books
Put it on a Wishorium list
Add your favourites from any shop to one wish list and share the link. The family circle what they’re getting, so there are no doubles at the party, and your child never sees who.
Questions from grown-ups
What do 2 year olds like to play with?
Things they can move, copy and make happen on their own: ride-ons, pretend kitchens, bricks, chunky puzzles and books they can join in with.
Are toys with small parts OK at two?
Most are marked not suitable for children under 36 months. Stick to big pieces, check the age on the box, and keep older brothers’ and sisters’ sets out of reach.
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