Two's a little young for regular playdoh. Got ds some for his second birthday and it was more effort than fun for him to even squish it. At 2.5 when he could finally really use it he had better luck and more fun with the shallow "press in" molds than the spaghetti maker, which I thought would have been more entertaining.
I agree with the easel being a huge gift. We have a nice plastic one with shelves that folds down to a desk and up to an easel (thanks grandma) and it gets more consistent use than any other toy.
