Thank you for all the ideas!

I got DD those Melissa and Doug lacing beads, she is 25mo and is able to use them. One new thing that she adores is this alphabet "puzzle" also from Melissa and Doug

http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-..._1?ie=UTF8&qid=1250182612&sr=8-1

I think it is great for kids who know alphabets but don't read yet. For early readers it would get boring. She plays with it forever. Only thing she complains is how there is no place for some of the letters. She tells me she needs more words especially some which have M or Z in them... Then I need to come and help her to write something with those letters.

When did your kids start to play with a dollhouse? I'm thinking getting her one maybe for Christmas, she would be 2.5 then.