What are the best toys and games for young children?
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I’m just looking at buying some new toys for our 3 year-old and 18 month-old daughters and am a little unsure of what to buy as there’s such a huge choice out there.
So far I’ve picked out a shape sorting clock and a cube puzzle as they’re educational, plus a nice wooden make-up set. And maybe a couple of cars as they go down well.
What have you peeps found to be the best toys and games for children around their ages?
So far I’ve picked out a shape sorting clock and a cube puzzle as they’re educational, plus a nice wooden make-up set. And maybe a couple of cars as they go down well.
What have you peeps found to be the best toys and games for children around their ages?
Duplo, the proper stuff, not mega blocks s
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But a couple of pre canned sets, then a general box of bricks
Cardboard tubes from the middle of carpet or line, so many uses, making tents between sofas, rolling cars down, climbing on, screaming into
Our 2 year old prefers random crap to actual toys
One thing we do have is a lock house with four doors and doorbells, you can hide stuff in it, seems like a good toy
teBut a couple of pre canned sets, then a general box of bricks
Cardboard tubes from the middle of carpet or line, so many uses, making tents between sofas, rolling cars down, climbing on, screaming into
Our 2 year old prefers random crap to actual toys
One thing we do have is a lock house with four doors and doorbells, you can hide stuff in it, seems like a good toy
I found a complete set of Julia Donaldson books the best thing as they cover most ages.
Sing-song stuff when little (Tiddler), they will remember the stories (Gruffalo etc) and my kids used to love finding stuff around the house to re-enact some of the stories when they were older - up until about 11-12 when they start getting arsey (Smartest Giant in Town).
Purely for toys though, check out Mumsnet for good advice by age group.
Sing-song stuff when little (Tiddler), they will remember the stories (Gruffalo etc) and my kids used to love finding stuff around the house to re-enact some of the stories when they were older - up until about 11-12 when they start getting arsey (Smartest Giant in Town).
Purely for toys though, check out Mumsnet for good advice by age group.
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I’m just looking at buying some new toys for our 3 year-old and 18 month-old daughters and am a little unsure of what to buy as there’s such a huge choice out there.
So far I’ve picked out a shape sorting clock and a cube puzzle as they’re educational, plus a nice wooden make-up set. And maybe a couple of cars as they go down well.
What have you peeps found to be the best toys and games for children around their ages?
Wooden train set, Hotwheels stuff with the ramps great for seeing how far a car can jump! Scalextric. Action figures, Lego/Duplo Airfix Quick build. Little Tykes kitchen thing.So far I’ve picked out a shape sorting clock and a cube puzzle as they’re educational, plus a nice wooden make-up set. And maybe a couple of cars as they go down well.
What have you peeps found to be the best toys and games for children around their ages?
My kids 7 and 10 still play with the Lego Duplo. I plan to get a Duplo compatible marble run set for the next birthday, surprisingly Lego don't make one, but there are quite a few compatible kits out there.
My two play mostly with arts and crafts. We stock up on glue, tape, pipe cleaners, coloured paper and everything crafty (except glitter, your kids don't need to know what that is, and you don't need to spend hours cleaning it up!)
My two play mostly with arts and crafts. We stock up on glue, tape, pipe cleaners, coloured paper and everything crafty (except glitter, your kids don't need to know what that is, and you don't need to spend hours cleaning it up!)
Mines 3 I got him this for his 3rd birthday, even though it says 6+, mines fine with it as he never puts stuff in his mouth, he plays with it most days.
https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/construct...
Also normally buy him toys/books that are from the cartoons he watches like Paw Patrol, in the night garden, Numberblocks/Alphablocks etc
Bubble machines are good too, kids love anything that will blow bubbles out.
https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/construct...
Also normally buy him toys/books that are from the cartoons he watches like Paw Patrol, in the night garden, Numberblocks/Alphablocks etc
Bubble machines are good too, kids love anything that will blow bubbles out.
Children can and will play with most toys. Most important part is the child’s imagination not what they are playing with.
Buying new toys is a waste of money and resources (most of mine were hand me downs from my older brother and sister). Perhaps ask friends and relatives whose children have grown up or get some from boot sales? Ten, different, second hand toys probably of more interest to a child than one, new, expensive one (at least whilst they are young and haven’t yet learnt to look down on second hand stuff).
Buying new toys is a waste of money and resources (most of mine were hand me downs from my older brother and sister). Perhaps ask friends and relatives whose children have grown up or get some from boot sales? Ten, different, second hand toys probably of more interest to a child than one, new, expensive one (at least whilst they are young and haven’t yet learnt to look down on second hand stuff).
My boy (2.5 years) is obsessed with cars so we have a toy garage with ramps and a roadmap which he plays with everyday (he actually has alot of my old Matchbox and Hot wheels cars which made things easier).
He likes his wooden train set but he is obsessed with being outside so things like:
Mud kitchens,
Bikes/balance bikes,
Ride on cars,
Balls,
Ride on train with track,
sandpit
I assume you're after time centric toys (over 10mins before boredom kicks in). We've found great success with cards with pictures of animals (like snap but to assist language skills). He gets them out at least once a week.
He likes his wooden train set but he is obsessed with being outside so things like:
Mud kitchens,
Bikes/balance bikes,
Ride on cars,
Balls,
Ride on train with track,
sandpit
I assume you're after time centric toys (over 10mins before boredom kicks in). We've found great success with cards with pictures of animals (like snap but to assist language skills). He gets them out at least once a week.
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