Cut a pool noodle into short pieces for blocks. But, the two year olds tend to eat those.
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Target has some REALLY cool rubber blocks in their specialty toy area. I think the toy line is called B. (formerly known as Parents) They aren't baby toys, but they aren't really cheap either. So, you'd only want to give those to him if you really like him.
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