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Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« on: April 05, 2014, 23:01:46 pm »
Hello my trusted BWer friends,

I'm looking for present ideas for LJ who is 3 in a week. I don't want her to have loads of toys. We already need to have a clear out! I do want her to have toys that enable her to use her imagination and which she can play with time and time again and really enjoy. At the moment, that's mega blocks, Happyland people, play food/baskets, pushchair and then lots of cardboard boxes lol! She has a great imagination and I want to encourage this. Also would be interested in outdoor stuff as the weather is improving.

So my ideas are as follows:
- scooter - this is at the top of her list!
- space hopper. She played on one once and seemed to really love it.
- trampoline. Would love this one but would need to prepare the garden for it (b'day crept up on us!) and the ones we like are quite expensive so maybe next year. :(
- PJs/slippers - LJ created a list when we walked round Asda the other day, he he!

Looking forward to hearing what wonderful ideas you all have :) thanks xxx



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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2014, 23:41:13 pm »
Play kitchen? Balance bike? Dressups? Just off the top of my head.. :P

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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2014, 23:52:11 pm »
Thanks, Jazz! She's got a play kitchen although basic and has a balance bike too. Mmm, maybe dressing up. She's got a few outfits a friend's little girl gave her so will bring those out tomo and see how interested she is now she's a bit older. That reminds me too she saw a Minnie mousse dressing up outfit she liked too!

Also, cars/track would be a good one too. Keep them coming please :) xxx



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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2014, 23:59:57 pm »
Or train track then maybe?

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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2014, 00:14:26 am »
Art Supplies? How about a box with paints and canvas and mixing trays? 

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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2014, 00:46:45 am »
I buy mostly art and craft supplies for birthdays now, maybe books as well. Theory being that we already own too many toys and art stuff gets used up & they mainly do crafty stuff now.
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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2014, 07:14:02 am »
Play doh? There are a whole load of preschool games the ds had at this age which could be fun. We have the honey bee game (like ker plunk but easier) and tumbling monkeys.
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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2014, 08:44:48 am »
Ooo, games. I did want to get some of those but had forgotten! Thanks, Lilisuze!

Art supplies is a good idea too - had lots of craft stuff for Christmas, but a canvas and paint sounds great.

She had a train track for Christmas and does love it. Thanks, Jazz. Sounds like she has everything lol - really doesn't! xxx



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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2014, 08:46:17 am »
Oh and we have some play dough with the cutters with to go with it. Keep meaning to try my hand and making it! xx



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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2014, 09:23:33 am »
For my friend's 3yo I made a basket of stuff for collage/sticking. Feathers, ribbon, pompoms, mirror tiles, lolly sticks etc all in a little basket with compartments. Something you can bring out for her to sort through and create without needing too much dexterity.
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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2014, 18:12:07 pm »
Gardening set
Apron for cooking
Kite

Does she need a new bag?
Dressing gown
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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #11 on: April 06, 2014, 18:19:54 pm »
I made a basket of stuff for collage/sticking. Feathers, ribbon, pompoms, mirror tiles, lolly sticks etc all in a little basket with compartments. Something you can bring out for her to sort through and create without needing too much dexterity.
great idea! Am thinking of doing something like this as an Easter gift for M x




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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #12 on: April 06, 2014, 18:25:28 pm »
Real kitchen knife so she can help you make dinner? Kinderkitchen dog knife is brilliant (cuts vegies and bread etc, doesn't cut little hands or fingers). Pampered Chef do one too (although not as nice IMO).

Board games my 3yo loves are Guess Who, Junior Monopoly, Frustration, Crazy Chefs, snakes and ladders (or any other basic throw dice and move game) and Busy Town.

What about a water table or water toys for outside? Plus watering can to water the plants as the weather gets better.

Some of the play doh tools are lovely (if you just have cutters there are tons of other tools which make play more fun), we have the fun factory which is an extruder with several different shapes, we have cake making sessions (I provide paper cup cake cakes and a muffin tin to put them all in or a cake stand) and chocolate making sessions (use old choc boxes and copy the pictures but in whacky colours, then present them to Daddy when he arrives :) ). There's a nice sandwich set from play doh too which makes all sorts of fruits and veg etc.

DS got the duplo hospital for his 3rd birthday, I think it suits boys or girls, it's such fun, he loves to follow the instructions to build the various hospitals and we also throw together all his duplo stuff to build off plan. He also loves to play small world and use his imagination to come up with stories for all the little characters and combines it with his happy land village people etc.


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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #13 on: April 06, 2014, 19:11:41 pm »
How about a doctor / nurse set? I'm getting the ELC one for DS soon as it's been a big hit whenever he's played with one elsewhere! The girls at nursery love playing with it too  ;D

http://www.elc.co.uk/on/demandware.store/Sites-ELCENGB-Site/default/mProduct-Show?pid=125390#q=medical

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Re: Pressies for a 3 year old girl?
« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2014, 22:05:45 pm »
Great ideas, will come back tomo and consider them all carefully xxx