Top Toys for 2-Year-Olds 2022

Indoor trampolines are a great way to get out energy,
especially during the winter months. They can be used as a stand-alone activity, or as a movement break between activities where the child needs to sit and attend.

Potato Head is a fun way to work on learning body parts, requesting from an adult, fine motor skills, and pretend play.

Learn how to use Mr. Potato head as a speech therapy activity

For the little ones who love Toy Story, here is a fun set of
Buzz, Woody, Bo Peep, and Bunny.

Play-doh is a fantastic toy for sensory, motor, and language development. It lends itself to unlimited ways to be played with. I like this set in particular for two reasons. First, it has self-storage for easy clean up and less clutter. Second, the table serves as a specific area for the child to sit and attend. Having the child come back to the table in order to be able to play with the play-doh is a great way to expand the ability to sit and attend.

If you don't want the table set, or if you're just looking for some extra play-doh…

Melissa and Doug’s wooden cutting fruit is a great way to work on language, pretend play, fine motor and gross motor. It’s a fun and easy repeatable activity that 2-year old’s really enjoy. They get to use a safe wooden knife to cut up the fruit, just like mom and dad.

Stacking blocks is a very functional and foundational play skill. Crashing and knocking them down is also highly motivating. This toy lends itself to work on a number of play and language skills while having fun.
The pictures and letters on each box are a great bonus to make playing with the blocks a language rich activity.

Alex makes the best stringing sets. While you play, you’re working on the fine motor skill of stringing objects. You can also practice tons of language skills like labeling (i.e. bus, car, truck), using action words (“go bus!”), using adjectives (fast, slow), and combining words (“go fast car!”).

For little ones that love the farm.

The Water Doodle Drawing Mat is easy to set up and clean up. Fill the pen with water and draw away. As the water drys the canvas returns to being blank which creates endless opportunities for new drawings. Water doodle mats are a great way to practice holding writing utensils and coloring without the worries of drawing on the table (or walls).  

The Melissa and Doug magnetic puzzles are a fun way to work on turn taking, requesting, labeling, and hand-eye coordination. This bundle is a great deal.

This is another go-to toy in therapy sessions. The tumbler is a spill-proof way to play with bubbles indoors. Bubbles are a great way to work on a variety of speech and language skills.

Here are some quick tips on how to use bubbles to teach your child to talk

Last but not least, Matching Eggs. This toy is a favorite of mine. This is a great way to encourage matching, shapes, colors, giving/taking, and fine motor skills. Toddlers love taking the eggs in and out of the carton and opening/closing the eggs.