Looking for a Present for My Two Year Old Nephew

Have you considered a doll stroller? When my daughter (2.5) has her little boy friends come over for play dates the boys like the strollers just as much as the girls and will fight over them! Some people might not be okay with it, so you may want to run it by his parents first, but my friend just bought her her son a doll and stroller for his 2nd birthday and he loves it!

Does he love his baths? I have started giving bathtoys with bubble bath for birthday presents (something noone thinks of), maybe make a bucket with a character towel and washcloth with the toys and bubble bath. He can use the bucket to keep his toys in. Hope this helps!

My son is almost 2 1/2 and he definitely likes the simple things more than any fancy electronic toys.

My son loves to chase bubbles outside, you could get him a battery powered bubble blower from Walmart or Target. Those keep my son busy for quite a while. He also loves to push things around inside and outside. He has a toy lawn mower, a shopping cart, etc. There are all kinds of cute sprinklers that you can buy for the kids to play in during the summer if they have a yard.

Good luck,
K.

I would second outdoor toys, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, etc.

Some type of ride on toy, like a big wheel.
Mega blocks
Outside toys - a plastic bat and ball, a giant ball, bubbles, a small swimming pool
If he goes swimming alot, a bathing suit and a special beach towel
Tonka trucks

Hot Wheels, some kind of garage/ramp toy with cars, toys that walk on their own when you push a button, interactive books [like ones with doors to open, things to slide over, different textures, hidden things], a flashlight with a button that is easy to push and extra batteries, a toddler tee ball set, toddler golf set, playdoh, Color Wonder markers and paper [the markers only work on the special paper], a classic metal slinky [he will wreck it, but he will love it before it gets wrecked...I would maybe even buy 3 slinkys since they are so cheap], a toddler slide for outside if they don't have one, a wagon if they don't have one, a beach towel and sand toys, a tricycle, wood puzzles [there are ones that make noise or have latches to unlock with a key too], a more complicated shape sorter, a beginner train set [Thomas, or a wooden one that is not motorized], Mega Blocks, alphabet magnets, a farm & farm animals set, CD's with classic nursery rhymes, a play kitchen with plastic food, a firetruck with buttons to push, or other bigger trucks/construction vehicles to play with in the dirt, and I agree with a previous poster who suggested bubbles [there are bubble-machines which are great, and I also suggest getting extra liquid and the non-spill bubble containers or non-spill bubble bucket because some toddlers... like my son... love to pour the bubble liquid out on purpose] and also things to push are always a big hit. My son loves his doll & doll stroller, play lawn mower, "popper" toy, and he still uses his ride-on toy from his first birthday to push and ride around.

LEGO would be my gift of choice.

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Maybe some outdoor toys since spring is starting.

Mega blocks or Duplos!

I like every one of the ideas presented so far. What I would add to make it 'great' is to think about what your nephew's interests really are. Around age 2 a child's proclivities begin to express themselves in the work they do. They don't know they are playing. Play time is learning time and work time to the toddler. It is constant exploration and experimentation. Pretending and play, as opposed to obligatory tasks are not usually understood until age 3 and up.

But, at age 2 a child's choice of activity will begin to indicate whether the child is prone toward hard sciences or human sciences. An interest in hard sciences like mechanics, construction, or spacial organization, would call for the trucks, building blocks, etc, while an interest in human sciences like teaching, sales, counseling, parenting, etc, would call for character toys, ducks for the bathtub, stuffed animals, dolls, action figures, etc. Sadly, there are so few character toys for little boys that do not represent force and violence. Why don't we find grocers, scientists, teachers, mail deliverers, public service, law, engineers, etc, on the toy store shelves? (My little soap box moment)

My son was interested in character toys. I got him Gearopolis, a construction set with gears and belts. He only used the belts to make them into snakes so they could talk to each other. It was obvious he had more interest in human sciences.

But, when it comes down to it, each child is very unique and may have a very peculiar interest. My son's favorite character at age 2 was Oscar the Grouch. He was always looking for a trash can to climb into. I had to leave a clothes hamper empty, or I would catch him emptying one to climb in. His very wise aunt got him a big teddy bear and delivered it in a plastic trash can for his birthday. As soon as he saw that can, he got the bear out of his way and climbed in. He had absolutely no interest in any other gifts and we had to let the little neighbor girl open his presents for him! Luckily we had gotten him a little red wagon so we could cart him around in his trash can. He did not get out of it for the entire birthday party. Another favorite thing he had during those years was a small rocking chair that he loved to sit in to watch Sesame Street. I liked it because it allowed him to move while watching rather than just being still for long periods of time. A rocking horse or something of that nature helps keep a toddler active while staying in one place for a while.

So, my suggestion is to observe your nephew or ask his parents to observe him for such indications. Good luck. I wish every 2 year old had such a loving aunt!

Play food and cart. Fire truck, dump truck. Magna Doodle.

My 2 year old son LOVES cars/trucks/airplanes/trains. Anything he can roll on the floor. I got him an indoor play tent for Xmas and he loved it. Loves riding toys and Legos. Does your nephew have a wagon? Not sure how much money you want to spend but my son adores his red wagon. Any sporting equipment for his age group is also great. Puzzles are always good. Dinosaurs...toy tools...toy broom..toy vacuum. Just ask your sister/brother what your nephew is currently interested in. My son personally is CRAZY about dinosaurs right now. They all go through their phases. Good luck!

Shape sorters, blocks, Fisher Price fire truck, easy wooden puzzles, chubby books.....

Well of course there is always clothes.
Fisher price has some really good toys called Imaginext they help encourage imaginative play my son started collecting thses around 2-3 he is now 6 & still loves them.They are for children a bit older than 2 but are great toys or train sets by Fisher Price

I have two very different little boys. Both of them are very into balls. A great outdoor ball is worth its weight in gold! You've gotten some great ideas here. The Magna Doodle is great. Target used to have one that was travel-size and magnetized (it attached to our refrigerator and dishwasher). It was great for while we were cooking. Our little ones went to work, too!

Some Lego blocks for his age

My now 3 year old loves plastic blocks and board books. Make sure they are not paper books or he will tear them up. Same goes for the lift-a-flap books. They tear those up as well. Tonka trucks are pretty cool. The soft plastic ones only.