What's a great bird toy for a 2.5 year old?

September 13, 2023 4:22 PM

MUST be a bird or bird-related. Can be any type of gift. Thanks!
posted by tiny frying pan to Shopping (13 answers total)

(I said toy but books are welcome too)
posted by tiny frying pan at 4:22 PM on September 13, 2023

My 4.5 yr old grandkid still loves the stuffed bird with authentic bird call I gave her a couple of years ago. Like this.
posted by mareli at 4:30 PM on September 13, 2023

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus - read aloud of a book, so you can see what you'd be getting.

Maybe a puppet, although many of the puppets I think look toddler friendly are technically recommended for 3 and up.
posted by the primroses were over at 4:41 PM on September 13, 2023

A soft plush kākāpō, of which only 247 remain in the wild. A bumbling large flightless parrot with bags of charisma , this version

https://www.pohutukawagallery.nz/shop/real-sound-soft-toy-puppet-%C2%80%C2%93-kakapo/

has a moveable head and a recording of its natural calls in its wing.
posted by runincircles at 4:42 PM on September 13, 2023

Mel Fell by Corey Taber is a wonderful book about a Kingfisher bird. The book uses inventive layout to describe the birds experience.
posted by momochan at 5:22 PM on September 13, 2023

Seconding those stuffed birds with bird calls, my girls (5 and 2) love theirs.
posted by madcaptenor at 5:23 PM on September 13, 2023

Folkmanis finger puppets
posted by zachxman at 6:28 PM on September 13, 2023

Kid binoculars‽
posted by itesser at 6:43 PM on September 13, 2023

My kids loved the book Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. Not a toy, but the Singing Bird Clock in my son’s Montessori classroom was a popular item. We had to get one for home because he never got to hear the birds that sang at 4,5,6, and 7 o’clock. Might not be of interest to a 2 year old though.
posted by LiverOdor at 8:40 PM on September 13, 2023

I immediately wondered if there was a sound book for toddlers with different bird sounds. Turns out, there is!
posted by Night_owl at 9:46 PM on September 13, 2023

Lakeshore learning birds with tree blocks

Learning Resources bird hiding and counting toy

It’s discontinued, but you can still find a boxed LEGO DUPLO My First Bird


My daughter actually had this one… I can’t say it was a huge hit with her, but she was never so into birds: Plush bird house and birds “sorter” toy

Seconding the Folkmanis finger puppets
posted by Kriesa at 2:59 AM on September 14, 2023

Subscription to Audubon magazine.
posted by at at 5:27 PM on September 14, 2023

I present the delightfully bright colored fidget toy that my toddler refers to as Bubble Owl
posted by donut_princess at 7:18 PM on September 14, 2023