Toy Recommendations: 2 to 3 years

Here is a list of toy recommendations for the third year. Again mostly based on what R liked and played with.

Leapfrog Word Builder/Whammer: R absolutely loves the word builder. The same thing comes in a letter builder version as well. I would just go ahead and get the word builder as it has the letter mode in it as well.

Leapfrog Letter Factory DVD: Teaches letters and phonics. R used to watch this when he was around 20 months. He totally got hooked on to it.

Leapfrog Word Factory DVD: Teaches word building. R started watching this one once he knew his alphabet. This is a good next step to the Letter Factory DVD.

VTech On The Go Laptop: See my earlier post about this.

Standing Easel: We got this as a gift for R's second birthday. We have used the whiteboard a lot to play games and write letters and words :).

Trike or this: The first bike is extremely safe. The handle also helps us push the kid when he/she is just learning to ride the trike. The second one is unsafe if the child doesn't know how to bike. R started riding on the second one after he was able to bike with confidence.

Gertie Ball: If you want to get a ball for your kid to play with - this is the ball ! After trying a couple of balls we settled on this one.

12 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle or Pets in a Box Jigsaw Puzzle: Good next step puzzles for kids.