My 2 year old son loves big trucks that he can push around without being on his knees. Problem is, I have a hard time finding them that big. Usually I can find tonkas, but those area bit short for him to push, he still loves them, but dad and I are looking for bigger for Christmas gifts. Any ideas on websites, stores, brands, etc would be very helpful. Thanks!
maybe you could look online at toys r us. I have seen, at Christmas time, big trucks, wheelbarrows, and such, loaded up with legos and sold as "legos" not big trucks. You could also maybe look on ebay or craigslist, I know those types of trucks can be expensive, and maybe someone could be selling them at the holidays.
Both of my boys have loved the ride on-scoot types of vehicles. They can sit on them and scoot with their feet, and they can also push them everywhere, which is what happens most. The play lawn mowers are a big hit as well! You can find any of them at Toys R Us, Target, Walmart, etc.
Oh -and get a Little Tykes car! They LOVE to ride in them and push them! They're Fred Flinstone mobiles -totally foot-powered.
my 2 year old loves the tonka toughest mighty truck. i have actually bought 3 of them because my older boys love them too. it's big enough for him to run it around and they all take turns pushing each other-so cute:) here's a link: //www.target.com/p/Tonka-Toughest-Mighty-Truck/-/A-10594851
My son loves trucks too. When he was one we got him the Fisher Price Tuff Rumblin Truck and the Tuff Rumblin Front Loader (they also have a fire engine). They are large for pushing. No batteries, but they rumble. They come with a worker and they dump and lift with levers to pull (It was a while before my son could use the lever on the loader it's a little tougher to move). The truck is durable too. My son is almost six and he still plays with his. His two year old sister also LOVES to push it around. We got ours at Toys R Us. I am sure they were less than $20 at the time.
I also second a little tykes car. We had one that was adored and used all the time.
http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Tuff-Rumblin-Truck/dp/B0002YDPUQ/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt
http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Tuff-Rumblin-Front-Loader/dp/B0002YDPU6/ref=dp_cp_ob_t_title_1
I'm wondering if it's the "rolling" aspect, or the truck aspect?
If it's the rolling motion, hands down the BEST ride it toy is the PlasmaCar (used daily from age 2-9 and counting). All the kids in my mums neighborhood have at least one. There are dozens of these things around, and the older kids still generally perfer them over their bikes/boards/razors. They're sturdy, stable, and manueverable as all get out. We got ours at age 2, and started requiring a helmet (when he discovered hills) at age 3.
While you CAN do the handlebar motion to move about (what gets advertised) most of the kids prefer to "scooch" on them.
If you have tile indoors I strongly recommend taking it into a bike shop and having them replace the wheels that come with it with rollerblade wheels. Otherwise, the wheels that come with last for about 6 years of daily use/abuse... but they're LOUD on tile.
While they're strong enough for 200lb adults, they aren't as agile with our increased weight. They're also waaaaaaay more stable for wee ones (1.5-2.5) than anything else on the market.
My son has a Little Tikes mac type truck that he loves to push around. The trailer part opens up on the side and the back and he stores all kinds of things in it. It also detaches easily from the cab and he loves to zoom around the house pushing the cab. I got it used and it was already well played with, but I'm sure they still make some version of it - I know they have a car carrier version of it now.
http://www.littletikes.com/kids-toys/toys-list.aspx?N=26&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nsi=1&Ntt=truck&Ns=Most+Popular&Ntk=Product+Search&No=0
I have seen other large trucks at target.