Consumer Information Center Fun Play, Safe Play

Older toddlers love testing their physical skills - jumping, climbing, and throwing - and enjoy toys for active play. This age group also possesses good hand and finger coordination and enjoys putting these skills to work with basic arts and crafts, puppets, blocks and simple puzzles. Imaginative play also begins in the third year.

Balls (1¾ inches and larger)
  Backyard gym equipment (swing, small slide, small climbing apparatus)
  Building blocks and building systems
  Blocks with letters and numbers
  Wading pool/water toys
  Puzzles with knobs (whole-object pieces that fit into simple scenes)
  Dolls that can be bathed, fed and diapered
  Dress-up clothes and accessories
  Hand- and finger-puppets
  Kitchen equipment and gadgets
  Play household items (telephone, lawn mower, workbench, shopping cart)
  Non-toxic art supplies (crayons and coloring books, clay, finger-paints, sidewalk chalk)
  Child-sized table and chairs
  Play scenes (e.g., farm, airport) with figures and accessories
  Sandbox/sand toys
  Tricycle and helmet
  Play vehicles
  Wagon
  Shape sorters
  Playhouse
  Storybooks
  Stuffed animals