Second Birthday Gifts Australia

What do you buy for second birthdays? Two year olds are well aware of what birthdays mean so ideally gifts should be immediately interesting or exciting.

Safety is still an issue with toys for two-year olds - avoid toys with parts that are small enough to swallow or with removable parts that are sharp or could be swallowed, check paint is non-toxic, avoid long cords. Everything should be unbreakable and safe for them to put in their mouths. Building bricks, furniture etc should have rounded corners.

Two year olds are inquisitive. They still like push and pull toys and some can kick a ball. Simple jigsaw puzzles, stackable bricks and toys that fit together keep them amused and develop hand-eye coordination and spatial skills. Cloth or board books they can handle themselves and parents can read to them can help develop literacy and a love of stories. Videos and DVD can keep them amused and give exhausted parents a rest.

• Baby Express their designer floor rugs and wooden toys including wooden activity toys, dolls houses and wooden bikes made from plantation maple wood with non-toxic water based European paints and formaldehyde-free glue. See also the range of 1st Birthday and infant Gifts and Soft and Interactive Toys with lots of soft, cuddly toys, modern and traditional soft toys.

• Young Minds - Children's educational products and toys catering to all children from newborn up. There is also a free gift-wrapping service. You can search by age or go direct to Toys and gifts for 1 to 3 years.

• Toys Online Melbourne-based toy shop with the widest range of brand-name toys. They have gift-wrapping, Birthday Cards for 2 Year Olds and gift vouchers available. They deliver Australia-wide and internationaly. Go direct to the Infant & Pre-school category. 
   
• Peanut Gallery Australian online toyshop offering a beautiful selection of wooden, educational and traditional toys for children aged birth to 8 years. They specialise in children's toys with educational value that challenge young minds and assist with literacy, numeracy, motor skills and social development, beautifully crafted wooden toys and traditional toys with a timeless quality.
  • Wooden toys for Toddlers
• Educational Toys - Includes the category of Letters and Numbers and Soft Books
• Puzzles and Games for Toddlers
• Kids Soft Toys - Fantastic cuddly toys featuring animals of all types.
• Dolls
• Musical Instruments - Some fun musical instruments to hit and shake.
• Other Vehicles Including cars, trains and a variety of other vehicles for riding, pushing, parking and puzzling over.
• Active Play
   
• My Wooden Toys - "For Little People with big imaginations", this site includes wooden toys, educational toys and fun toys. Postage is charged at a flat rate of $8.40 per order Australia wide no matter how many toys you buy. There is also gift wrapping and personalised gift tags.
  • Infant Toys - Rattles, Soft Toys, Kathe Kruse and More - Infant and baby toys are available with a huge range of rattles, stacking toys, soft cuddly toys and teething toys just to name a few. Wooden toys and soft toys are sourced from all over the world and are carefully selected  to be safe and non-toxic.

• Purple Turtle Toys a wide range of quality toys made by leading manufacturers from around the world including many products that are often hard to find in walk-in stores.
  • Toys for 12-24 Months

• Organised Kaos for Kids - This online toy store is based in Victoria, Australia. They offer a fantastic online catalogue containing educational, wooden, musical and traditional products for all ages. Includes free gift wrapping and personalised gift cards. Ages 2-4 Years - Reading books, alphabet activity sets, building bricks, felt boards, bath toys, maths activity sets, and dominoes.
   
• Send A Toy - is an online toy store based in South Australia delivering Australia-wide. They specialize in wooden toys and developmental toys and offer an extensive selection of unique, quality toys that promote learning, creativity and healthy play.
  • Baby Gifts - A fantastic range of soft and floppy bunnies, snails, lions, giraffe's and teddy trains.
• Gifts for Toddlers - Some great numerical and alphabet puzzles, teddy bears, dolls, rocking horses, lady bugs, pirates ship with pirates, blocks, musical instruments, wooden toys, surfing penguins and trikes.
• Trikes and Bikes - Children's tricycles and ride-on toys, Wheely Bugs, trike and trailers.
• Toy Trucks and Cars - Wooden dumpers, forklifts, racing cars, ambulance, police and tow trucks
• Soft and Knitted Toys - Ideal gifts for baby showers, newborn babies or that special child in your life. Including dragons, bunnies, bears and dolls.
• Ride-on Toys and Rockers - Featuring the wheely bug toys
• Playroom Accessories - Includes mobiles, stickers, chalk boards and puzzles.
• Puppets and Theatres - Finger puppets and puppet theatres
• Push and Pull Along Toys - Perfect for a first or second birthday gift, this quality selection of wooden toys will encourage hours of active play and motor development. Includes pull along dogs, cats, ladybugs, chickens and bunnies.

• Bockers & Pony - Toddlers Shoes, puzzles and toys for the young toddler.
   
• DVD Orchard is a Australian family-run online store which stocks a comprehensive range of DVD's, books, CD's, games and wine.
  • DVD - Favourites from categories including Animated, Family and Walt Disney
  • CD'S - Children/Spoken
  • Books -  Children's/Education
     
• Rosiepose has a huge range of funky and fashionable brand name clothing, toys, and practical accessories for young kids. Search for 2nd birthday gifts in their Babies 0000-2 Years department, including Keepsakes and Monogramed Products.