What's a great bird toy for a 2.5 year old?
September 13, 2023 4:22 PM   Subscribe

MUST be a bird or bird-related. Can be any type of gift. Thanks!
posted by tiny frying pan to Shopping (13 answers total)
 
Response by poster: (I said toy but books are welcome too)
posted by tiny frying pan at 4:22 PM on September 13, 2023


Best answer: 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 [1 favorite]


Best answer: 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 [1 favorite]


Best answer: 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


Best answer: 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 [1 favorite]


Best answer: 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


Best answer: 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


Best answer: 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


Best answer: 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 [1 favorite]


Best answer: 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


Best answer: 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


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