Bruder Mack Granite Liebherr Crane Truck List Price: $136.99
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Incredible realistic detail
Made in Germany
Manufactured from high-quality plastics such as ABS
Suitable for playing indoors and outdoors
Scale 1:16 http://www.amazon.com/Bruder-Granite-Liebherr-Cran...
- WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months. Choking hazard - small parts.
- Recommended age: suitable from 4 years upwards for playing indoors and outdoors
- manufactured from high-quality plastics such as ABS
- Compatible with figure
- Made by Bruder
- Scale 1:16
There's Kids R Kids in West Roxbury and another location of Stellabella at Legacy Place (my favorite). Boing! has a super helpful staff as well. You can totally go in there and be like, "I need a gift for a 2-year-old. Help." and they'll hook you up.
Blue Bunny Bookstore in Dedham and Paper Source at Legacy Place and in Brookline have children's gifts too.
It's on Harvard Street. Really nice staff and good mix of toys. Highly recommend the pull-along wooden dogs by Janod if they still sell them! The tub toys have been big hits as well.
in Porter Square. Henry Bear's Park, Stellabella Toys, Magic Beans, etc., are all nice, but they also have basically the same toys from the same selection of brands as any other similar toy store in America. Magpie actually has unique things from independent artists (as well as a selection from larger brands.)
Thanks to twitter and UH for all the suggestions. Been a long time since I shopped for a young one, and was hoping to find something more than the standard cheap plastic stuff that I might find at a Target (As nice a store that it is).
A lot of good suggestions. Tried Magic Beans, but it's a bit of a small store with limited selection. Then went to Henry bear in Brookline Village and got some nice wooden toys.
I'll definitely visit some of the other suggestions to see what they carry. Glad to see there are so many options out there!!!!
Glad you went to Henry Bear's Park, they have wonderful toys, well organized, and you can do older kids there too because they have a great selection of Legos and Playmobil (and science-oriented toys). Definitely check out Boing next time you are looking, their customer service is excellent and they have a great selection. Boing also gives a LOT back to the community and is owned by a local parent.
Tonight I was talking about how amazing I thought Toys Are Us was when I first went there as a kid (we were driving by the Dedham Ocean State Job Lot at the time) and how, even today, a full sized one blows my mind away. That said, my 2 trips to Moody Street as a lad to get my Force Five toys were unforgettable. Yes, not as big, but amazing things there.
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You must go to Boing! Centre
You must go to Boing! Centre St. JP. You will NOT be disappointed. These toys will make children smart.
Bruder Mack Granite Liebherr
Bruder Mack Granite Liebherr Crane Truck List Price: $136.99
Price: $119.00 & FREE Shipping.
Want it Monday, Dec. 21? Order within 33 mins and choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Incredible realistic detail
Made in Germany
Manufactured from high-quality plastics such as ABS
Suitable for playing indoors and outdoors
Scale 1:16
http://www.amazon.com/Bruder-Granite-Liebherr-Cran...
I'd go for that
But bear in mind that this truck isn't suitable for a two-year old (some of them still eat/choke on small parts). Future Christmases?
- WARNING! Not suitable for
- WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months. Choking hazard - small parts.
- Recommended age: suitable from 4 years upwards for playing indoors and outdoors
- manufactured from high-quality plastics such as ABS
- Compatible with figure
- Made by Bruder
- Scale 1:16
Future :
A few more
There's Kids R Kids in West Roxbury and another location of Stellabella at Legacy Place (my favorite). Boing! has a super helpful staff as well. You can totally go in there and be like, "I need a gift for a 2-year-old. Help." and they'll hook you up.
Blue Bunny Bookstore in Dedham and Paper Source at Legacy Place and in Brookline have children's gifts too.
Tadpole in the South End.
Great selection. Great people.
There's also a Stellabella
There's also a Stellabella Toys in Inman Sq. in Cambridge too. Great shop!
hatched
Hatched in JP? never been, don't know 2-year olds, but it seems like such a place.
Hatched in JP
Has amazing toys for ittle kids. Creative and beautifully made.
Magic Beans @ the Prudential
Magic Beans @ the Prudential Center.
Henry Bear's Park
in Arlington Center
Or the Magic Beans in Brookline
It's on Harvard Street. Really nice staff and good mix of toys. Highly recommend the pull-along wooden dogs by Janod if they still sell them! The tub toys have been big hits as well.
And Coolidge Corner too.
in case that's handier.
Magic Beans
There's also a Magic Beans at Derby St. in Hingham.
The World's Only Curious George Store!
In Harvard Square.
Magpie Kids
in Porter Square. Henry Bear's Park, Stellabella Toys, Magic Beans, etc., are all nice, but they also have basically the same toys from the same selection of brands as any other similar toy store in America. Magpie actually has unique things from independent artists (as well as a selection from larger brands.)
Two year olds
seldom appreciate unique gifts. They'd probably be happier with a large Uhaul box full of three tupperwares and a box of old pasta.
kind of
True, they may not remember a lot. I was looking for something more than a cheap plastic toy - twitter only allows so many characters though. :)
Tennis balls
good gift for little kids. They like taking them out and putting them in the cans.
Thanks everyone
Thanks to twitter and UH for all the suggestions. Been a long time since I shopped for a young one, and was hoping to find something more than the standard cheap plastic stuff that I might find at a Target (As nice a store that it is).
A lot of good suggestions. Tried Magic Beans, but it's a bit of a small store with limited selection. Then went to Henry bear in Brookline Village and got some nice wooden toys.
I'll definitely visit some of the other suggestions to see what they carry. Glad to see there are so many options out there!!!!
Options
Glad you went to Henry Bear's Park, they have wonderful toys, well organized, and you can do older kids there too because they have a great selection of Legos and Playmobil (and science-oriented toys). Definitely check out Boing next time you are looking, their customer service is excellent and they have a great selection. Boing also gives a LOT back to the community and is owned by a local parent.
We still miss the wonderful toy store in Waltham
Even though we currently have no one who needs to be shopped for there.
Mr. Big's Toyland?
Tonight I was talking about how amazing I thought Toys Are Us was when I first went there as a kid (we were driving by the Dedham Ocean State Job Lot at the time) and how, even today, a full sized one blows my mind away. That said, my 2 trips to Moody Street as a lad to get my Force Five toys were unforgettable. Yes, not as big, but amazing things there.
I think maybe the final name was...
The Construction Zone.
Liked it much more than Toy R Us (TM).
The Shop at Boston Children's Museum
The Shop at Boston Children's Museum is another good option.