Good, but twisted toy for a 2 year old boy... Need suggestions...
 

My nephew is about to turn 2, and I need to keep my record going. I'm essentially the black sheep in my family, especially when it comes to giving presents. For my nephews 1st birthday, everyone else got him teddybears, or stuffed dogs. I got him a stuffed scorpion and a 8 foot long stuffed snake. He loves em, and won't sleep without his "nake" and "corpon."

I've been kinda busy this year, and haven't been keeping up on my toy research, and ideas for something for a 2 year old?

hahhaha cool...

i'll try to think of some ideas for ya...

Sharks are cool. My 3 year old loves his stuffed shark, which he got on a trip to Sea World. We thought he'd be scared, or be more interested in Shamu or the dolphins or tropical fish, but he's all about the sharks. Now he loves the music from Jaws (though he hasn't seen the movies, he knows what sharks are all about from watching Shark Week) or anything at all even remotely shark-related.

-Mikey

As the black sheep auntie (but the kids love me), I'd suggest toys that make noise, but don't require batteries... :)

::smiles:: what you really need to get him are two books writen by Neil Gaiman- Wolves in the Walls and The Day I swaped my dad for two goldfish.
These are wonderfuly writen books that are illistrated a little on the dark side. Perhaps you should wait a year or two though with the reason being that now he won't know better if they are taken away, never to be seen again.

where the wild things are, where the wild things are!

!!!!!! i cant believe i forgot about that book... every kid should own 2 copies of it!

Too late, already got him the book and the stuffed animal from "wWhere the Wild Things are" it was my favorite as a kid.

I don't think he's quite old enough for those two neil gaiman books, I already have them and think they're just a bit beyond a 2 year old.

There are some darned cool Beanie Babies. My kid has a wicked-looking eel, some bats and a spider.

You might not want to "scar" the kid ... but being the father of a three year old I don't think some of these are too bad:

http://morbidtendencies.com/botmc-details.html

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and another one:

http://www.teddyscares.com/index.shtml

OMG Vanblah, those are awesome, I want to get him the head-split bunny, nut I'm afraid my sister-in-law would kill me, hehe...

I don't think that the frankenbunny on morbidtendencies would be too scarring.

In honor of AVP they have a stuffed alien larva thing, it even has wires inside the arms so it can "grab" you

How bout a stuffed baby seal and a wiffleball bat?

Can't....hold it in....much longer......BWAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!!!1!!1Shift-1!!! :lol: :lol:

whoopie cushin(s)-with demonstrations during the party (or your next visit)
Green slime, play dough, an Ant Farm or Sea Monkeys, Garbage Pail Kids collectors cards (the new ones that come with the stench built right in...eww!!)!

Yup, that's the best I can do at the moment! :) Have fun!!

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UGLY DOLLS :thumbsup:

Ohhh if you can score a copy of Mark Rydens book "Blood" greatest kids art work ever, well morbid artwork but still good.

Um, I love Mark Ryden, and own that book, but that is not an appropriate "toy" for a 2 year old.

go the other way and get something that will drive his parents insane. Like a set of drums or a Keyboard or a Talking Barney Doll. Thats what I always did with my sister's kids... Course now I have the 2 year old and paybacks a bitch Im told..

DB

Take him to the mall and get his nose pierced.

How about a plush Cthulhu?
http://tinypic.com/mk750
Both my kids have one.

Saw these in the shop the other day... they are definately cool..

But nowhere near as cool as the stuffed Cthulhu...

/bows to Giant Hamburger...


Of course you could do what I did with my 2-year-old and buy some really cool black boots and punk like clothes...

hahaha....... :D

Buy him his first pack of cigarettes. I'm sure mom and dad would love that.

Bongo drums or cymbals.

I liked rabbits when I was a baby. There are Monty Python Killer Rabbits now...

If you're going for something offbeat, how about something that is alive? How about a hamster in a cage? They're pretty friendly with kids too. Another thing that my kids loved was a live butterfly garden (http://store.yahoo.com/insectlore/liveinsects.html).

If you just want to piss his parents off, get him a barbie doll. :)

Giant Microbes
 

Found another cute one for you!

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How about the Chucky doll's
chucky

http://store6.yimg.com/I/palleyd_1773_11752884

Those will definitely preserve your black sheep status in the family!

How about a stuffed black sheep, and then some thigh high rubber boots and velcro gloves!!! He won't understand but his parents will!!! :D

What did you end up getting?

I know you aren't asking me, but...

I ended up getting Cinko, The Ugly Doll from Pinkie's post for my almost 2 year old daughter. Hopefully, it will get along with Cthulhu.

Aww... GH!! I got my daughter Babo, and she loves him very much. She also has Scrump, whom I gave her for her birthday. (from Lilo & Stitch) They all sleep together at night. :D

http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~someima/lilo&scrump.jpg

I think you and I both know that nothing gets along with Cthulhu...Click here for proof...

OMG, that baby dino is to scream with glee and die for!!! *WANTS HIM*

That was awesome, Charl... ;)

That's "Professor Blue Smush DinoBaby" to you Ms. Pinkie

Well, I want to cuddle and kiss him over and over again. :)