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2 to 3 Years
Abilities and Interests

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.

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

 
 
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