Learning Toys for 2 Year Olds

There are lots of great learning toys for toddlers to help them develop speech, communication, fine motor skills, socially, emotionally and physically. 

The best learning toys are those that are really fun so toddlers are learning and enjoying it at the same time. Many of the educational toys featured are ones that my son loved and played with at 2 years old.

Read on for some top learning toys for 2 year olds below. 

I think the Leapfrog magnetic alphabet fridge magnets are a great learning toy for 2 year olds. My son used to play for ages with magnets on the fridge, it used to keep him occupied for quite a while so I could get things done in the kitchen at the same time. They are great for introducing phonics as there are playful phonics songs that make it easy to remember the sounds of the letters. 

Jigsaw puzzles are great for honing fine motor skills and developing problem solving skills. If jigsaw puzzles are done with somebody else they are great for communication and teamwork. There are some that introduce numbers, letters and shapes too. Check some out below.

 There are great dress up dolls suitable for 2 year old children, that help teach your toddler how to dress by practising skills with a button The dolls featured have a button, snap, hook-and-loop closure, zipper and shoe tie. These dolls are also great as a soft comfort toy and for imaginative play as well.

There are some great stacking toys fo 2 year olds that teach colors, counting and shapes. They are excellent value for money and will keep little ones occupied, focused and entertained.

The Plan toy geometric sorting board is a set of shapes which can be stacked together depending on the amount of holes in the middle of each shape. It instills early maths concepts through play, keeps toddlers occupied for ages and has been winner Of The Good Toy Award from Parent Magazine

The Plan toys cone sorting toy is perfect for learning about height, depth, size and the sequence. Great for younger toddlers.

The Melissa and Doug sort and stack board offers great value for money. Toddlers can stack the shapes according to shape and color. Great for teaching early counting too. 

The Leapfrog phonics bus teaches letter names, letter sounds, and letter songs. There are easy press letters and each of the characters on the bus sings an ABC rap that includes movements that you and your 2 year old can follow.

I think this toy is great. 2 year olds can hone fine motors skill by cutting up the pretend food in this box. It contains 31 pieces. There's lots of educational activities that has been suggested when playing with this toy. Teach your toddler to identify each food and categorize it as a fruit, vegetable or grain. Its fantastic for introducing young children to the concepts of fractions and learning the words for halves, quarters and thirds and great for imaginative play too. Pretend to be a chef in a kitchen or prepare a picnic. The food makes a "crunch" sound when you cut it too! 

A t ball set isn't a traditional learning toy but this is actually a great toy for developing hand and eye co-ordination, building confidence, having fun and developing physically.