The set has interactive bricks which teach cause and effect. Place a red brick on the track to make the train stop, a green brick will make it reverse and a yellow brick will make a sound. There are five interactive bricks in total.

The set also has an optional app which allows a device to be used as a remote control for the train. Little ones can have a go at being in control.

My 2 year old boys and pretty much every 2 year old I know is ball obsessed and we have a large collection of balls. If we go to the park we have to take a ball with us. It's great for them to burn off energy chasing, kicking and throwing the ball. You can't go wrong with a ball for a two year old.

​Soft balls (like the ones featured) are great because you can play with them inside without the fear of anybody getting hurt.

There are also some great toys involving balls which are perfect for 2 year olds. Check out the toddler basketball and bowling set below.

This is suitable for all mini basketball fans from 2 years old.  The basketball stand can be adjusted according to the height of the child so it lasts a long time.

The adjustable rim adjusts in six inch (15.2 cm) increments from 30" (76.2 cm) to 48" (121.9 cm). There are four adjustable sizes in total.

It features a large blackboard and sturdy rim with a real woven net. There are also two drink holders at the bottom of the stand for thirsty children.

It can be used indoors and outdoors. Great for wearing out energetic toddlers. It's also fantastic for improving gross motor skills, hand and eye co-ordination and if playing with other children teamwork and taking turns.

At 2 years old loves both my boys loved playing bowling games with a ball. You can play bowling with all kinds of objects from around the house. If you save enough plastic bottles and have a ball you can make your own bowling game.

My youngest son and I used to play bowling with Megabloks towers. We would build 3 towers and roll a ball to knock them down.

The plush bowling game below is another option.

This set includes 6 plush pins and a soft ball so no chance of little ones getting hurt when using the set.

The bowling pins are brightly colored monsters and I can see all kinds of uses for these as well as bowling pins. They make nice plush toys for imaginative play as toddlers get older.

The bowling game could be set up indoors or outdoors as long as its not wet.

These magnetic letters from Leapfrog are perfect for the little hands. They are too big for little ones to swallow, so you don't have to worry about toddlers putting them in their mouths.

Place the letter in the bus and you can hear the letter name and its phonic sound.

Press the button twice and you can hear the a word that begins with the letter and the word in a sentence. It also plays the alphabet and the wheels on the bus song.

It's a great toy for learning letters, words and sounds. They're also fantastic for keeping toddlers entertained in the kitchen while you're cooking.

There are quite a few toys that will encourage 2 year old boys to create and draw.

Some examples include an art easel. I use ours outside in the summer with paint and we use it for drawing in the kitchen when I am busy so my son is occupied while I can keep an eye on him.

We use Crayola washable markers to draw but the best drawing toys are ones that don't make any mess.

They are the perfect size for little hands to draw.
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I also love the Aquadoodle and the magna doodle below.

My kids can scribble and draw to their hearts content and

​I don't have to worry about any pens being used to draw on the walls or furniture.

My son absolutely loves Aquadoodle.

It's  easy to use. Just fill the pen up with water and then your toddler can scribble over the mat to their hearts content.

I show my son how to draw shapes and circles as well as funny faces. However, he really just loves to scribble.

What I love about this is that it's no mess drawing. You don't have to worry about them taking a pen or crayon and drawing on the walls.

When the mat dries, the drawing goes away and then they can draw something else.

Another great drawing toy is a magnetic drawing board.

We have one of these and I love having a go as much as my boys.

Scribble away to your hearts content and when you've finished use the easy slider eraser to give you a clean slate. The pen is attached to the drawing board so won't get lost.

It comes with 4 stampers too. You can take these away if you’re worried they’ll put them in their mouth.

Great for Mickey Mouse fans!

The car has an easy to use remote control.

Press one button to go forward. Press the other button to make the car spin in a circle so you can make it face the direction you want to go.

These are simple, easy to use remote control cars suitable for 2 years olds.

The remote control features big buttons so little hands will find it easier to use.

​Press the buttons to hear honking sounds, music and see flashing headlights. The car can go in both forward and reverse. It also has removable race car driver action figures that are great to play with too.

There are lots of cool outdoor toys for 2 year old boys.

Ideas include a water table - this is a great summer toy. Aged 2, my son would play for ages with his water table which included a water wheel and lots of fun toys.

Sandboxes, ride on toys, swings and playhouses are also great outdoor toys for this age group.

They were never out of use.

My son's grandma had the cozy coupe car at her house and he liked it so much she bought him his own car to have at home. He absolutely loves it. He uses it indoors and outdoors. He sits in it, drives forward, reverses and spends lots of time just getting in and out of the vehicle.

He has just started to use a cable from a charger and pretends to fill up the car with gas as well! This is one of the toys he plays with most!

Get ready to spin! This is the all new 12-volt ride-on toy offers the fun of the fair at home.

Kids can spin 360 degrees. It's not too fast so 2 year olds can have a go at controlling car using the joystick controls but there is also a parent control as well.

It can be used outdoors or indoors if you have the space.

My 2 year old really enjoys climbing (on everything) and playing on slides.

If the slide / climber isn't too tall he is capable of doing it independently.

Climbers and slides make great toys for this age group.

​They can be used outdoors in the summer or indoors in the winter (if you have the space). They are a great toy to wear little ones out and use up all their excess energy.

The t-ball set is a great toy to develop hand and eye co-ordination and batting skills while have lots of fun.

It can be played with indoors (if you have the space) and outdoors.

The t-ball set has an adjustable height "T"

It's a great way to introduce toddlers to sports. ​

My son was given toy cars before he was two and he wasn't that interested in them. However, now he is toy car mad. We like to go for walks together and he will take a toy car and "drive" it over the walls and on the ground. He also has a little tractor which we took to the park the other day and he spent ages just moving it over posts and the grass. I haven't encouraged him to do this, he just does it on his own. It must be an in built instinct in boys. A great toy to encourage imaginative and creative play.

Toy cars on their own make a great gift. My son will play with all types of cars from hot wheels to chunky toddler cars.

Another idea is car playset like a toy garage or the Fisher Price amusement park featured below.

My 2 year old plays with the car playsets at a group we go to. He really enjoys watching the cars whizz down the ramps and seeing how far they go at the end. He also just moves his toy car up and down the ramps with his hands.

Lots of fun and imaginative play to be had.

The playset featured has multiple tracks, an orange loop, a crash zone, cool lights and sounds and 2 wheelie vehicles,

My 2 year old is absolutely mad about Disney cars, Lightening McQueen, Mack and Mater. We have some diecast Disney Pixar cars (Including Lightening McQueen and Mater) which he loves to play with.

There are all kinds of themed Disney Pixar toys, racetracks and playsets. My son keeps asking for Mack so we are getting him one for Christmas.

It's difficult to go wrong with some mini racers from the Pixar cars collection.

They are small cars which is nice the little hands of a 2 year old.

Pair the mini racers with a Mack transporter.

Little kids will love putting the mini racers into Mack and pushing him around.

The side door opens for easy roll in, roll out and storage.

Great for imaginative play, kids will love to recreate the movie scenes.

My two boys weren't very musical as toddlers. However, my nephew who's also 2 is very musical and the perfect toy for him would be something on which he can make music. Some ideas of music toys for 2 year olds include toy guitars, pianos and toy drums.

2 year olds love drums and the VTech drum set featured makes a wonderful musical toy.

There's 4 modes of play including free play, letters, numbers, and follow-along; each drum features a unique LED light

Play tents are great fun. They seem to bring out imaginative play in kids of all ages including 2 year olds.

We put our play tent up indoors in the Winter. It makes a nice play space for kids. In the Summer we use it outdoors and it makes a nice shade from the sun. It's also great to have picnics in, read books, play games and draw outside.

You can get all kinds of tents. My boys seem to like ones with tunnels attached which they can crawl through.

The rocket tent is a fun idea for 2 year old boys and older.

It comes with a space torch projector to light up your astronaut with 24 NASA inspired images.

The play tent is great for pretend play. Have fun launching into space.

Since first writing this articles I have purchased a couple more toys for my 2 year old boy which he loves. He is now 2 1/2 and a couple of months ago we purchased a wooden train set and he loves it. We started building tracks together and now he will build his own with a little help from me. He loves the magnetic trains that stick together. At first he spent ages putting the trains together and then pulling them apart. He plays with his train set everyday. There are all kinds of train sets aimed at 2 year olds. I have suggested a Thomas train set below.

Another option is a train table with a train set is a good choice as it keeps all the mess and play of the floor. They are also good for storage.