Present suggestions
My friend's daughter is 2 tomorrow. I need suggestions for presents suitable for a 2-year-old girl.

They're not "pink, dolls, EZ-bake oven, dresses" type parents, so really it's "how complicated can a smart 2-year-old handle" as the driving force.

Any ideas?
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 9:28, 15 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

A box of locusts.

( Cawl, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 9:29, Reply)

I'm not 100% sure
how much fun locusts are to play with.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 9:32, Reply)

They're awesome.
They jump, crawl and fly.
And they're also a crunchy, tasty treat.
( Cawl, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 9:40, Reply)

this suggestions has my full support
pending the reading of suggestions further down
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 10:03, Reply)

A gun
see how smart she really is.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 9:29, Reply)

She's not American
So that's out.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 9:31, Reply)

A large very sharp sword.
Or some Duplo.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Wed 3 Jun 2009, 9:31, Reply)

Hmm
Duplo now, you might be onto something there.

Sword would just be impractical. A better idea would be a brush, shaving foam and a cut-throat razor so she can shave daddy. And throw a tantrum if he won't let her. Win-win!
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 9:35, Reply)

A snake
All kids love snakes.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 9:31, Reply)

Bath stuff
Bath beans, bombs, fizzy stuff. Things for the bath.

My kid used to spend up to two hours playing in the bath :)
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 9:33, Reply)

struggling to pul themselves above the water line
is not playing.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 9:38, Reply)

building blocks
not lego because she might swallow them
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 9:36, Reply)

It's too late now but for future reference.
You can get lots of cool t-shirts for kids on the internet. Rock t-shirts or just with funny slogans on. Good present for any type of child.
( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 9:51, Reply)

Rubick's Cube.
or a 1000-piece puzzle.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 10:02, Reply)

Depends on how much you like the parents.
If you don't like them very much or have any grudges, give the little girl a toy that makes very loud noises (plus a lot of sugar to really get her going).

If you like the parents, picture books are great. Never too early to get a kid to like books.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Wed 3 Jun 2009, 12:00, Reply)