Happy Favorite Gifts For 3-Year-Olds

My littlest kid turned 3 a few weeks agone thus birthday gifts accept been on my mind! I dearest collecting ideas for unlike ages of kids. So far I accept published a favorite gift listing for 2-year-olds as well as a favorite gift listing for 1-year-olds.

Today I wanted to part some of my favorite gift ideas for 3-year-olds. There are SO many cool ideas out there, thus if you lot accept additional favorites, delight part them inwards the comments! I am looking for Christmas gifts correct straightaway for my 3-year-old. All of the links below are affiliate links.

1. Kinetic sand

By historic menstruum 3 close kids aren't trying to swallow the kinetic sand, thus they tin merely manipulate it as well as explore it! Kinetic sand has such a cool texture. We dearest to add together our mini CAT trucks into the sand during playtime.

2. Balance bike

We typically give our kids a residue cycle to a greater extent than or less their 3rd birthday. Some aren't interested inwards it till they are closer to historic menstruum iv as well as some LOVE it! It has been a nifty agency for our kids to larn how to ride a cycle without grooming wheels.

3. Play-doh Tools

We dearest this Play-doh Fun Factory set and this Melissa & Doug Shape Model as well as Mold Set. Having cool play-doh tolls makes it extra fun!

4. LEGO sets

The large opened upward ended LEGO DUPLO box of fun is my favorite but my kids also dearest a diversity of sets. Lately the Big Farm DUPLO set has been a hit. Do your kids accept a favorite set?

5. Craft supplies

Giving a arts and crafts kit or a tub of arts and crafts supplies is ever a nifty gift sentiment that keeps on giving! You tin notice some of our favorite arts and crafts supplies inwards this 10 Favorite Craft Supplies post.

6. Magnatiles

I haven't met a kid that doesn't dearest magnatiles or magformers yet. These aren't cheap, but they are definitely worth the investment! Kids (and adults) dearest playing amongst them!

7. Gift bill of fare for gymnastics, a sports or music class, a museum membership, or zoo membership.

Sometimes giving the gift of an sense is thus much nicer than giving a toy! Memberships are 1 of my favorites because as well as then nosotros accept something fun to practice all yr long... specially inwards the wintertime when it is mutual frigidity or moisture as well as nosotros acquire bored easier!

8. Vehicles

There are thus many unlike types of vehicles that 3 yr olds like! My kids accept loved the Little People Airplane as well as accept also loved to a greater extent than complex vehicles similar the Hape Discovery Space Center. Three yr olds tin grip a few to a greater extent than complex smaller pieces, thus these sets tin endure a lot of fun!

9. Dress upward costumes

I dearest classic costumes similar law officers, chefs, structure workers, as well as butterflies! We also dearest to collect tutus, jewelry, wands as well as crowns thus that kids tin set together their ain costumes. Animal costumes as well as super hero capes are a lot of fun too! My 3-year-old's favorite costume correct straightaway is his rocket costume!

10. Plasma car

Plasma cars are awesome! They are thus fun as well as pretty slow to manipulate. They piece of job best if you lot gave a apartment surface for kids to ride on.

11. Melissa as well as Doug Big Rig Building Set

My 3-year-old got this prepare for his recent birthday as well as he has actually enjoyed using the tools. This is a nifty toy for edifice fine motor skills.

12. Pretend Play Cash Register

This cash register is fought over constantly at our house. I wishing nosotros had 3 of them! It is thus fun to travel when nosotros play shop or restaurant.

13. Books

You tin never acquire incorrect amongst books every bit gifts! We dearest to gift our favorite classic children's books as well as some to a greater extent than pop titles. Some of our favorite child's books are featured on our Virtual Book Club for Kids mass list this year. These are alone a handful of favorites. We accept tons! What are your favorite books to gift to 3-year-olds?

14. Monthly Magazine Subscriptions

National Geographic for Kids, Highlights High Five Magazine as well as Zoo Books are all nifty magazine subscriptions to cheque out!

15. Science set

We actually similar this fizzy scientific discipline activities close often!

16. Dollhouse

My boy as well as missy both loved playing amongst dollhouses when they were to a greater extent than or less historic menstruum 3 (and older)! There are thus many unlike types of dollhouses. Here are ii that I like...

Hape Dollhouse

Kidcraft Mansion Dollhouse

17. Stomp Rockets

These tend to interruption pretty easily amongst fiddling kids, but 1 time kids acquire a fiddling chip older they are a chip ameliorate to use. My kids 3+ volition play amongst these for hours!!!

18. Blocks

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 enterprise high character prepare of blocks is skilful for whatever historic menstruum of kid. Blocks supply limitless opportunities for creativity. We dearest the jumbo cardboard Melissa & Doug blocks along amongst the evidently wooden Melissa & Doug blocks.

19. Hex Bugs

Hex bugs are SO COOL. I accept merely every bit much fun amongst them every bit my kids. They are fiddling bugs that are battery operated as well as motility around. It is fun to purchase the habitats that they sell or you lot tin merely travel the bugs as well as create your ain habitats using blocks or other random things to a greater extent than or less your house.

20. Cardboard boxes!!

Sometimes you lot don't bespeak to purchase anything fancy... merely purchase a tall wardrobe box from Home Depot as well as permit your kids acquire crazy. We brand them into domestic dog houses or fiddling cottages or fifty-fifty rocket ships.

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