Have a Terrific Two, or a Terrible Two Year Old? 16 Exciting Gift Ideas for All Kinds of Two Year Old Girls (Updated in 2019)

That little bundle of joy is growing up so fast, and you are amazed at all the things she can already do! However, she isn't always the adorable creature that you know she can be, and certainly not when she is throwing another of those terrible tantrums. Goodness, wherever did she learn to do that? Terrific twos or terrible twos are the two most common terms used to describe two year olds. Have your pick. And yes, tantrums come with the package of turning two. So if she hasn't yet started them, wait for it.

Having said that, when she is good she is a complete darling and can even kiss and hug you right back, which is quite often. It is important to give her the all the right toys to channel her boundless energy.

Either she is turning two and you want to bring her something for her birthday, or you simply melt at the sight of that angelic yet impish grin and want to deposit the world at her little feet, we help you skim through the hoardes of gifts for two year old girls to find something that is just right for her.

So you have gone through the checklist of what is appropriate gifting for a little girl, and you have set a budget. Since you must surely feel prepared to go gift shopping, we hate to break it to you, but you are only halfway there! Overwhelming feelings are going to wash over you the moment you enter a toy store, online or a brick and mortar. There is so much variety! Those adorable soft toys in the corner, boxes of puzzles claiming they will create the next Einstein, pretty dolls, or the cool new stuff store attendants and recommendations are trying to steer you towards...? Quite maddening. We help you get a lay of the land by breaking it down.

The trendiest toys for toddlers that will make a thrilling gift for any two year old girl, and the adult folk wishing they were kids again!

An extremely open ended toy that comes with no instructions whatsoever. Shaped like a shell and available in bright colours, it serves as a blank canvas and allows a child to fill it with her imagination and play with it in any way she chooses. Your two year old can sit in it at the park, place toys or sand in it at the beach, spin in it inside the house, use it as a slide in the snow or water, wear it like a hat, or whatever her heart desires.

The lack of lights or sounds emanating from the toy means it stimulates the child's curiosity and encourages her to be creative. Made out of high density polyethylene, it is durable and can withstand rough play. It is available in green, pink, red, yellow, blue, orange, purple and light blue.

This one has been a global phenomenon and enjoys a 4+ star rating on most toy websites and forums, including Amazon. Several parents have even suggested that the creators of the bilibo come up with an adult version! Buy the Moluk Bilibo Green for Rs.6,056.

A soothing way to lull your little angel to sleep by transforming her room into a starlit world of fantasy. She will look forward to bedtime with this adorable turtle lamp that projects a starry night onto the walls and ceiling of her room. It is recommended for children who are showing signs of fearing the dark and who imagine monsters will creep out from under their bed.

Even if she doesn't have those fears she will enjoy falling asleep looking at stars. Her starlit room can be the perfect magical backdrop for a bedtime story. It is also a good way to introduce her to stars and the constellations. Available in green, blue and amber, it is priced at Rs.365 on Flipkart. It turns itself off after 45 minutes.

Parents and kids alike can't seem to get enough of the mermaid fabric - 'magic' fabric with iridescent, reversible sequins in brilliant colours that allows you to draw messages and pictures, and then wipe them clear with a swipe of the hand. The arrangement of the sequins on the fabric resembles that of a mermaid's tail, earning it its name, and the fun kids all over the world have had playing with it has earned it a 4 star rating on Amazon.

This makes for a very girly girl gift for your two year old tot. Brilliant colours, shimmering sequins, soft pillow, what's not to love! The pillow is covered with this magic fabric on one side where your little girl can unleash her creativity without having to hold a crayon. Her pudgy little fingers will suffice. The other side has a soft velvet covering so all you need to do is flip it over once she is done drawing designs for a plush pillow.

Available for about Rs.6,806 on mermaidpillowco.com, it measures 12" x 20" and comes in a range of colours such as white and pink magic fabric with a magical unicorn on the reverse.

Give your two year old girl an early start into coding. This cute caterpillar can be 'programmed' to follow a specific path as it moves along the floor. Each segment on this caterpillar can make it move in a specific direction - forward, right turn, left turn - and by rearranging the pieces she can make him move down a chosen path.

Help her turn her room into an obstacle course for the code-a-pillar. It will develop her planning, problem solving and critical thinking skills. She will soon learn that arranging the code-a-pillar's segments in the correct order can make him go wherever she wants - such as down a path on a map, around a chair, under the bridge; the possibilities and combinations are endless.

The Fisher Price Think and Learn Code-a-Pillar is priced at Rs.4,479 on amazon.in.

As her creativity kicks off and she enjoys spending more and more time play-acting, pretending to be mom or dad, give her toys that will give her imagination more room to grow.

Toddlers love treating their dolls as their babies, lavishing the same love, care and occassional admonishment that you give her. Being the mommy to her dolls makes her think abstractly which in turn helps her learn better. Learning to love and care for something she sees as dependent on her is also a good way to prepare her for a sibling.

The Playschool Dressy Kid does all this while also being her soft toy that she can hug while going to sleep. As your two year old girl is starting to attempt being more independent in things such as dressing, learning how to use zips and fumbling with buttons, this doll will give her plenty of scope to practice. The doll provides five dressing activities that most toddlers cannot get enough of - buttoning, buckling, zipping, fastening and tying. In addition the doll can go in the washing machine and comes with a travel clip with which she can be hung on a purse or backpack so your little girl can take her where she goes.

The doll can be a fun way to prepare your toddler for getting ready for school. Buy the Dressy Kid Girl for Rs.2,997 on Amazon.

How often have you found your little tot trying to copy what you do in the kitchen? Role playing and mimicking people around them comes naturally to toddlers. It is a wonderful way for them to learn and spark their creativity. Besides, playing chef in a kitchen of their own will help inculcate a sense of responsibility, develop social and emotional growth, and introduce her to the concepts of organising and planning.

The comprehensive kitchen by Step2 - Little Cooks Kitchen in blue and green has a very realistic granite counter top and kitchen appliances that make noises remarkably close to real appliances. It includes 21 accessories including a boiling pot with lid and a frying pan - plenty of material to realise all her culinary fantasies. This one is suitable for ages 2 to 8 years and will set you back by Rs.7,799. Buy it here.

Depending on your budget there are more detailed as well as simpler kitchen play sets available and you can find one that suits your pocket and your little girls' needs.

As your two year old inches towards better stability on her feet she will find the greatest pleasure in using her newfound mobility to run around. She will run, chase, drag toys around, and if she finds something with wheels you may have a fair bit of running around to do too. Combine this pleasure with her inclination to play acting with a toy pram. A stroller for her favourite doll or bear will allow her to play parent, teach her how to love and care (very helpful if a younger sibling is involved), and provide her with hours of fun.

This toy stroller from Toy Express comes with a baby doll, is made with non-toxic plastic and is safe for your little girl to play with. It is designed for ages 3-5 years, but based on your toddler's development you can decide whether it is suitable for her. It is priced at Rs.699. Buy it here.

There are several doll strollers available, many with several more features that command a premium price if you are so inclined. However, for a toy like this you need not spend a lot of money and your two year old will have just as much fun with a basic model.

Pretty dollhouses are the stuff that childhood dreams are made of. This is also the right age to introduce your two-year-old girl to the magic of dollhouses where she can lose herself for hours in her own imaginative world.This is amongst the favourite gifts for little girls as they stimulate creativity, encourage a range of skills like problem solving, life skills, motor skills, organising and fine motor skills. There is so much she can do with this toy - create an entire make believe world as she builds relationships between her dolls, bathes, feeds and cares for them, puts them to bed and teaches them. She can also use it to store small toys and knick-knacks.

Dollhouses tend to be expensive toys because they are often very detailed so be prepared. Even so, having a budget will help narrow down your selection as there is no end to the features they can have. If you are looking for a personalised house that isn't made of plastic and has the added charm of being made by hand like dollhouses of past, you may be interested in looking up The Doll House Co.

Started by a mom whose own hunt for the perfect doll house turned up empty, the houses are fashioned from Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF), making them sturdy, and can be single to four-storeyed. On average they are 3 feet high and 2.5 feet wide and can perfectly accommodate Barbie doll sized figures. The size and details can be customised and made smaller. The products range from Rs.13,000 to 55,000. Contact them here.

Your two-year-old-girl is growing rapidly, and learning new things. Bring her gifts that help her learn better, assist in her mental and physical development, and help her better understand the world she is so curious about.

Reading is a wonderful habit so get her interested in books at an early age. She may already have picture books to look at but it is time to reaffirm the idea that they are filled with exciting, interesting and enchanting stories. Of course you will be doing the reading but she can follow and look at the pictures. Since she can now understand things said to her she will more receptive to a story, perhaps a simple one with repetitive sentences and some interactive element like pop out pictures and flaps she can open.

Picking a book from your own childhood is a good idea as you will enjoy it too. Learning that you read it as a child and that you were once as small as she will give her ample food for thought. We suggest Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell, a classic for babies. If you didn't happen to read it as a toddler, now is a good a time as any. Both of you will enjoy the story of a boy who asked the zoo to give him a pet but ends up receiving crates of different animals instead. There are flaps with the animals behind them and she could learn about those too.

The board book is priced at Rs.400 on Amazon India. You can also buy a paperback for Rs.285.

Puzzles are a great way to teach your little one problem solving, and patience. If she is starting to focus a little but also gets distracted easily, small puzzles of 2 pieces or so are a good way to start. Depending on her ability to solve them, upgrade to slightly larger ones with perhaps 5 pieces. They are a fun way to teach her about life under water, farms, schools, animals, birds, fruit, etc. If she takes to them quickly you can even pick up an entire puzzle set such as The Einstein Box for two-year-olds, priced at Rs.599, it includes 3 activities and two books - Tiggy goes to the doctor - a wipe-clean book on healthy eating, and Sid's holiday - a sticker book about vehicles. The activities include a finger painting set, a vehicle puzzle and a memory game.

You will be amazed to find a huge variety of well thought of and beautifully made puzzles and select them according to your toddler's interests. If she likes animals the Six-in-One Animal Friends Cube Puzzle set by Fat Brain Toys will delight her. The cube features 6 different animals - a horse, elephants, zebra, hippo, bunny and a duck. There are 6 matching figurines of these animals that the child can look at when solving the puzzle. Little ones can flip and match the nine cubes to complete one animal at a time. Turn puzzle time into a zoo adventure with this toy priced at Rs.2,681 on Amazon.

Pay attention to her physical development as well, not just her mind. Learning coordination and balance are crucial at this stage so she will need more than just running around and jumping. She may already have a rocker and some sort of mobile toy car but she may have also outgrown it. If you feel she is ready for it, a scooter can be a brilliantly fun toy that also works on her flexibility and balance.

The Baybee Skate Scooter is light enough for a toddler to handle besides being conveniently compact and foldable. The handle barheight is adjustable so she will not grow out of it in a hurry. It has a good grip that the child will be comfortable with and a wide foot plate. Remember to buy her a helmet and elbow pads. Make sure she is well protected when she takes her new toy for a spin so even if she falls she will not be hurt and learn that falling is a part of playing. The Baybee scooter retails at Rs.1,699 here.

A puzzle that has taken the global parenting community by storm. Magna tiles are flat building tiles that have magnets along their edges, giving them endless application possibilities. They are available in both solid colours as well as translucent colours, both sets being described as almost indestructable by parents of rowdy children who have seen them be used and abused by a wide age group of kids.

Although these are meant for ages 3 and above, they are a good size for small hands and a nice way to upgrade your two year old girl's rudimentary builder block set, especially since these will serve her well for many years to come. Playing with these geometric shaped tiles will fire her imagination, develop her fine motor skills as well as tactile, science, math and spatial skills. They are very open ended and she can make evrything from castles for her dolls, garage for toy cars, bridges to anything she can think of. She can learn colours, patterns, shapes, be introduced to magnetic forces. As she gets older she can make more complex creations, pairing them with other toys while aquiring problem solving skills and develop critical thinking.

This puzzle does come with a 4.5 star rating on Amazon and rave reviews, however, it isn't easy on the pocket. A 32 piece set retails at Rs.3,449 on Amazon. It is also available in a 100 piece set.

Even as small children everyone would like to have a space of their own, however small it be, their own little secret space in the world. Your two year old girl may have a room of her own but she will be thrilled to receive a play tent. It will help her think creatively when she imagines it to be a castle, a fort, a home, a rocketship or anything that takes her fancy. When she is a little older she can have a few friends over to play even more games of make believe.

To make things even more interesting you could get her the Click n' Play Princess Castle Play Tent which is covered with stars that glow in the dark. Any little girl will love to have a play tent like this. It is lightweight, easy to assemble, equally easy to dismantle and comes with a zipper carry bag in which it can be put away for storage or to carry elsewhere. She can play with it indoors as well as outdoors. The tent is priced at Rs.4,056 on amazon.in.

Have you noticed how toddlers seem to derive great pleasure from scrubbing and cleaning? They absolutely love it! It may have something to do with them imitating adults cleaning up but they take to it like a fish to water. It gives them a feeling of responsibility and achievement to have been helpful around the house. Several toy companies cater to this penchant for scrubbing with play cleaning sets. Give your toddler one; she may simply have a lark while the interest lasts but it could also give her a long lasting appreciation for cleanliness.

We suggest the Little Treasures Cleaning Play Set, priced at Rs.1,999 on Amazon. The cleaning equipment is mounted on a moving trolley and there are a ton of accessories - a mop, bucket, broom, hand-broom, tub and dustpan besides soap and a cleaning spray to give your toddler the complete experience. This set is meant for ages 3 years and above but you could buy it as a long term toy.

Since toddlers grow out of toys so quickly, you could start your two year old with a basic broom and mop and eventually let her use the full set as she learns to use them better. Of course, there are other, more basic cleaning play sets you could get instead.

A comforting nightlight is instrumental in getting little ones to fall asleep. Their active imagination often leads them to expect monsters in the dark. If you must have one, why not one which plays soothing sounds and doubles up as a cuddly toy?

The Twinkling Firefly Frog's belly lights up with soft, glowing, twinkling fireflies and plays two soothing sounds that you can choose - either a lullaby or the sound of rain with the chirping of crickets. Both sounds have been found to soothe children into a restfull sleep. The sound and lights turn off after 45 minutes and lets the toddler drift off into a deep sleep. When morning comes the soft frog is waiting patiently by the bed, ready to be played with. It requires 3 AAA batteries and comes with a Rs.4,730 price tag.

If she enjoys lights and sparkling surprises, get her this Lamaze Tilly Twinkle Wings Unicorn, a soft toy with a colourful mane, sparkly horn and wings, and hooves that make a clip-sound sound as they follow your little one everywhere. And it comes for Rs.1,139 on First Cry.

Guage the needs of your two year old girl before setting out to buy her a gift. She will display the following development or may be about to reach these milestones:

There is an endless supply of the cutest toys, books and clothes for two year old girls, so much so that sometimes it can be impossible to decide what to get for her. She can also do a lot more at two - she can speak a lot more, plays imagine all the time, she can walk , pull, grasp things better.

Keeping these things in mind, there are many more options and fun things you can get for her as compared to a year ago. Gifts chosen with care can help her develop her skills better, stimulate her budding imagination, keep her engaged and out of trouble while she has fun, and even give you a breather from her restless energy.

As parents and relatives of adorable two year old girls it is easy to get carried away and want to buy everything in sight or spend outlandish amounts of money. Good quality toys that will continue to appeal to her as she gets older are always a good buy, but remember she is only two! She hasn't yet comprehended the concept of gifts. She will be thrilled with just about anything you give her. In her little world everything is new and full of wonder, there is a discovery every other hour.

Set a reasonable budget. There are plenty of things she will need over the years, there is no need to blow up huge sums on gifts she may not necessarily like. Small children can also be highly unpredictable and if she takes a bigger fancy to the packaging of that expensive toy rather than the toy itself, she will have had an afternoon well spent but you will be disappointed. On the other hand, even small, simple things will give her hours of happy play time.

Toddlers are notoriously rough with their toys so make sure what you bring her can withstand chewing and won't break easily. Broken toys and material ingested from chewed up toys aren't safe for her.

Adults often stray towards things that they find cute, or toys they perhaps would have enjoyed as children. Keep in mind that the gift is not for you but for another little girl who is starting to show she has a mind all of her own. Her interests and fears matter greatly. Strike a balance between exposing her to new things while also paying attention to what she likes and does not.

Any toy that makes sounds when played with will surely appeal to her but ensure you don't give her toys that are too loud for her sensitive ears. Besides, excessively loud toys are bound to get on your nerves too especially if she takes to playing with it often.

Unlike adults, small children don't easily comprehend that their gift is contained inside the box given to them. What they receive in their hand is the present. A gift wrap with too many layers and embellishments or one that takes long to open will make your little girl start playing with the packaging instead of waiting for the gift. Don't test her patience and let her get to her gift quickly.

Now that your little girl is older and bigger she can play with a wider variety of toys. She can continue to play with her old toys if she enjoys them but as she learns to do new things she needs toys that help in her growth. After all, toys are more than a means for her to have fun. Play constitutes a valuable form of learning in toddlers.

Toys that cater to her age are designed to assist in her development. As she learns to walk with more stability, run, learn new words and ways of expressing herself, hold a piece of crayon and scribble, she needs toys that help develop her spatial skills, improve her hand-eye coordination. Buy her playthings that engage her curiosity, spark her imagination, interest her in reading and provide diverse opportunities to learn new things.