# Need a great toy suggestion **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 27, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719 "2007-09-27T19:24:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719/21 "2007-09-28T02:06:45Z")
[QUOTE=Shryn King] **BarnOwl** , Have you seen the [Cranium Super Fort](http://store.cranium.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1_136&products_id=881) ? I know this says it is for 4 and older; but, I had the best time playing with it with my cousin’s little boy! I definitely think that it would be something fun that the family could play with together even with a 2 year old. Keep it in mind for another year if you get something different. B and I made a space shuttle. He went to the moon and I stayed back and kept radio contact with him. I can’t wait until my 3 week old niece is old enough to get one!!! [/QUOTE] GREAT!!! I bought a little tent for them last year - similar idea - and they loved it. Problem is, they’re cramped for space. I’ll show it to my daughter (via a link) and ask if it’s ok. Thank you\*\* Shryn King\*\*! ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719/22 "2007-09-28T02:09:29Z")
[QUOTE=Duck Duck Goose] Browse [here.](http://www.hearthsong.com/hearthsong/welcome.asp?sc=1005&body_sc=1005&occ=1005&firstEntry=Y) WARNING: Have your loved ones hide your credit cards before you pull it up. Seriously. It’s chock-full of scrumptious irresistible toys, and you can drop a couple hundred bucks, easy, in about 15 squeeing minutes. Bookmark the ones you like, then sleep on it for a day or two before you decide. [/QUOTE] I bookmarked the site. I just know I’ll be going back. Thanks\*\* Duck Duck\*\*! ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719/23 "2007-09-28T02:17:29Z")
[QUOTE=Swallowed My Cellphone] Dude, I got my friend’s toddler (girl) a toy chainsaw. I kid you not. It makes “RrrRRrrRRR” noises and has a chain that actually moves (in super slow motion and stops if you touch it). The same toy company makes a hysterical jack hammer too. I think it cost less than $20. It has some light on it too. [/QUOTE] I really liked your idea right from the go, but the better chain saw at amazon is $34.95 and since my grandkids are identical twins, when I buy one, I have to buy 2 or something just as good. I’ll check out the jack hammer, if I can find it. I did. $39.99 at [http://www.amazon.com/Construction-Worker-Pretend-Play-Hammer/dp/B000TMAWIO/ref=sr\_1\_1/102-9699049-2240956?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1190945835&sr=1-1](http://www.amazon.com/Construction-Worker-Pretend-Play-Hammer/dp/B000TMAWIO/ref=sr_1_1/102-9699049-2240956?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1190945835&sr=1-1) Kills that. But thanks very much for offering the idea. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719/24 "2007-09-28T05:00:11Z")
I don’t have a link, and I don’t even know what they’re called, but a good friend says her 2-year-old granddaughter (just last week) went nuts over the cat toy she got her. It sounds sorta like a Furbie. It meows, purrs, walks, hisses when you pull its tail, etc. She said once little Kailyn opened it, she ignored everything else, and she still loves it after a whole week. If that sounds like something you’d be interested in, I’ll try to get a name. ---
**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719/25 "2007-09-28T05:27:15Z")
My two year-old has been going nuts for Kid K’nex (basically plastic Tinker Toys with lots of special building elements, for you old-timers out there). He can’t really build anything recognizable, but he has a blast just connecting a bunch of pieces together and calling it whatever strikes his fancy. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719/26 "2007-09-28T06:58:58Z")
[QUOTE=BarnOwl] My grandsons 2nd birthday is coming up next month and I want to get them each a wonderful toy. They love to push buttons and pull levers to cause things to light up and make sounds. Might you have something in mind to suggest? [/QUOTE] Two years old Perfect age to pick him up a model kit of a spitfire or hurricane from airfix. Optional Battleship New Jersey from Revell Declan ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719/27 "2007-09-28T15:08:20Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] I don’t have a link, and I don’t even know what they’re called, but a good friend says her 2-year-old granddaughter (just last week) went nuts over the cat toy she got her. It sounds sorta like a Furbie. It meows, purrs, walks, hisses when you pull its tail, etc. She said once little Kailyn opened it, she ignored everything else, and she still loves it after a whole week. If that sounds like something you’d be interested in, I’ll try to get a name. [/QUOTE] Thank you, **AuntiePam**. It just might be a treasured toy for my grandkids. If you can find a link, great. ---
**Author:** ![Shryn\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Shryn\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shryn_King)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719/28 "2007-10-19T23:16:16Z")
**BarnOwl** , what did you decide to go with?? How was the party? Have you already had the celebration? Tell us all about it… and I would love to see pictures! ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719/29 "2007-10-19T23:27:00Z")
[QUOTE=Shryn King] **BarnOwl** , what did you decide to go with?? How was the party? Have you already had the celebration? Tell us all about it… and I would love to see pictures! [/QUOTE] Jackhammers - two as suggested by **Swallowed My Cellphone**. Thank you **SMP**!! [http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb\_ss\_gw/102-9699049-2240956?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dtoys-and-games&field-keywords=Jackhammer&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go](http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-9699049-2240956?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dtoys-and-games&field-keywords=Jackhammer&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go) The Party is on the 28th, Birthday is the 29th. I expect them to be huge hits. Thanks a lot for youer interest. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719/30 "2007-10-19T23:38:51Z")
[QUOTE=Swallowed My Cellphone] Dude, I got my friend’s toddler (girl) a toy chainsaw. I kid you not. It makes “RrrRRrrRRR” noises and has a chain that actually moves (in super slow motion and stops if you touch it). The same toy company makes a hysterical jack hammer too. I think it cost less than $20. It has some light on it too. [/QUOTE] Heh, we got our daughter the same chainsaw. She loves it, when she can get it away from her teenaged brother and his friends. The husband wants her to carry it around with her costume for Halloween, with little doll heads hanging off her belt. She’s going to be the Queen of Hearts, you see, and this way, he reasons, she can be responsible for her own beheadings. “Off with their heads!” 😃 I’m a big poopyhead. After more than 20 years of taking kids trick-or-treating, I KNOW who’ll end up carrying all the props - me. So no chainsaw. But maybe we’ll take a few pictures with it at home before we go out. ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719/31 "2007-10-20T00:43:49Z")
My two little ones are 18 months and 34 months, and they love GeoTrax. Lots of options, lots of choices, and even little baby hands can handle the remote controls. (And it’s fun for Mom and Dad to set up all the elevation tracks, too. Yeah, we play with it as much as the kids do.) > **[Fisher Price Toys & Baby Gear | Mattel](https://shop.mattel.com/pages/fisher-price?e=geotrax&st=10)** > > Explore Fisher-Price nursery essentials and toys for newborns and babies at Mattel.com. Shop top registry picks, developmental toys, and more! ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719/32 "2007-10-20T09:08:49Z")
It’s too late for their birthday, but something to think of for later gift giving would be Duplo blocks by Lego. A kid can’t have too many of these, they come in different sets and work with the regular Lego sets when they get older. They are perennial favorites for the kids on my list. I even have a kick-a\*\* set at my house (and sometimes, I get them out to play when the kids aren’t here 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719/33 "2007-10-20T12:50:51Z")
Art and craft supplies. Two years old isn’t too young for no-mess markers, large beads to string, blocks to stack, etc. Gets their creative juices flowing and the result is ever-changing, so less boredom. I’m also a big fan of dolls and Sesame Street characters at that age. I love to watch a kid go off into long conversations with their buddies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-great-toy-suggestion/420719.md?page=1)