I've heard from friends with toddlers that the leapfrog puppy is a great. It's marked for ages 6-36 mo, but apparently it's really most useful with 18mo and up.
There is a vtech kind of bike that rocks or rolls on the wheels. I know Costco has it right now. A friend gave it as a hand-me-down to us and DS loves that thing. Balls are good. The soft tonka trucks (the really large size) are great. Also check out Rody, the bouncy horse -- like a hippity-hop but fixed.
He would probably like a Tonka dump truck (and some blocks to dum/build/knock down) if he doesn't have one. If he does have one, maybe one of the front loaders of the semi. I know my boys looooooved those things.
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my boys love blocks of all kinds --- nesting blocks are really great - we have 2 sets and they play with them every day.
pretend foods are fun- esp for boys b/c people don't tend to get them those things as gifts.
the leap frog fridge phonics or the farm one with the animals are fun.
a really cool spinning top - the big ones that you have to push down on the thing over and over... we have on that makes a train go around inside and they LOVE it.
little people farm = a favorite lately with my boys.
musical instruments = another fav.
play doh = we just started it with them and they are having a blast.
Re: Need toy recs for 18 mo old boy
I've heard from friends with toddlers that the leapfrog puppy is a great. It's marked for ages 6-36 mo, but apparently it's really most useful with 18mo and up.
https://shop.leapfrog.com/leapfrog/jump/My-Pal-Scout-/productDetail/Scout-Toys/lfprod19156/My-Pal-Scout
Personally, I would get something like this: https://www.target.com/LEGO-My-First-DUPLO-Set/dp/B003NHIKFY/ref=br_1_16?ie=UTF8&id=LEGO%20My%20First%20DUPLO%20Set&node=16032351&searchSize=30&searchView=grid5&searchPage=1&sr=1-16&qid=1290267330&rh=&searchBinNameList=price%2Ctarget_com_category-bin%2Ctarget_com_age%2Ctarget_com_gender-bin%2Ctarget_com_character-bin%2Ctarget_com_brand-bin&searchRank=pmrank&frombrowse=1
DD -- 5YO
DS -- 3YO
my boys love blocks of all kinds --- nesting blocks are really great - we have 2 sets and they play with them every day.
pretend foods are fun- esp for boys b/c people don't tend to get them those things as gifts.
the leap frog fridge phonics or the farm one with the animals are fun.
a really cool spinning top - the big ones that you have to push down on the thing over and over... we have on that makes a train go around inside and they LOVE it.
little people farm = a favorite lately with my boys.
musical instruments = another fav.
play doh = we just started it with them and they are having a blast.