Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 13:36     Subject: Re:Gift recommendations for toddler girl turning 2
Definitely a book đź“• geared for her age.

Also:

• Wooden puzzles

• Playdoh play kit

• Coloring book w/crayons

• Melissa + Doug items (though some items may be a little pricey.)
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 10:01     Subject: Re:Gift recommendations for toddler girl turning 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Starbucks gift card- you may laugh at idea, but if parents go, the little kid gets to buy their own drinks or muffins and feel super important with their own card!!! 2 is old enough to start to understand going to counter and ordering and paying. Worst case the parents pocket it and use themselves. If don’t want to encourage Starbucks, the ice cream suggestion above is winner!


2 yr old kids like instant tangible gifts.
Stbucks gift card is exactly opposite of this.


So then add a bottle of bubbles or sidewalk chalk in the gift bag. Would you also say a book is a bad gift since the kid can’t read?


Age appropriate book - yes.


Suggestions? Saw someone say A Piglet Named Mercy, but when look up, Junior Library Guild says its Lexile measure is AD470L, which is 2nd grade. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library says for grades K-3.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 09:41     Subject: Gift recommendations for toddler girl turning 2
Anonymous wrote:Magnatiles, playdogh, duplos, Bluey stickers, paw patrol toy.


Magnatiles!
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 09:39     Subject: Re:Gift recommendations for toddler girl turning 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Starbucks gift card- you may laugh at idea, but if parents go, the little kid gets to buy their own drinks or muffins and feel super important with their own card!!! 2 is old enough to start to understand going to counter and ordering and paying. Worst case the parents pocket it and use themselves. If don’t want to encourage Starbucks, the ice cream suggestion above is winner!


2 yr old kids like instant tangible gifts.
Stbucks gift card is exactly opposite of this.


So then add a bottle of bubbles or sidewalk chalk in the gift bag. Would you also say a book is a bad gift since the kid can’t read?


Age appropriate book - yes.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 09:38     Subject: Re:Gift recommendations for toddler girl turning 2
Anonymous wrote:Starbucks gift card- you may laugh at idea, but if parents go, the little kid gets to buy their own drinks or muffins and feel super important with their own card!!! 2 is old enough to start to understand going to counter and ordering and paying. Worst case the parents pocket it and use themselves. If don’t want to encourage Starbucks, the ice cream suggestion above is winner!


That could be a great thing for the teens to do with 2 year old. With the age gaps like you describe often the toddler idolizes teens and fun to have a big sister outing! Since your daughter friends with the older sister, a fun gift for them to do together!!!
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 09:34     Subject: Re:Gift recommendations for toddler girl turning 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Starbucks gift card- you may laugh at idea, but if parents go, the little kid gets to buy their own drinks or muffins and feel super important with their own card!!! 2 is old enough to start to understand going to counter and ordering and paying. Worst case the parents pocket it and use themselves. If don’t want to encourage Starbucks, the ice cream suggestion above is winner!


2 yr old kids like instant tangible gifts.
Stbucks gift card is exactly opposite of this.


So then add a bottle of bubbles or sidewalk chalk in the gift bag. Would you also say a book is a bad gift since the kid can’t read?
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 09:24     Subject: Re:Gift recommendations for toddler girl turning 2
cash
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 09:21     Subject: Re:Gift recommendations for toddler girl turning 2
Anonymous wrote:Starbucks gift card- you may laugh at idea, but if parents go, the little kid gets to buy their own drinks or muffins and feel super important with their own card!!! 2 is old enough to start to understand going to counter and ordering and paying. Worst case the parents pocket it and use themselves. If don’t want to encourage Starbucks, the ice cream suggestion above is winner!


2 yr old kids like instant tangible gifts.
Stbucks gift card is exactly opposite of this.
Anonymous
Post 07/10/2025 08:26     Subject: Re:Gift recommendations for toddler girl turning 2
Starbucks gift card- you may laugh at idea, but if parents go, the little kid gets to buy their own drinks or muffins and feel super important with their own card!!! 2 is old enough to start to understand going to counter and ordering and paying. Worst case the parents pocket it and use themselves. If don’t want to encourage Starbucks, the ice cream suggestion above is winner!