Toddler boy moms -- help!

[feistypants]

We selected a 3 year old boy for one of our Angel Tree kids this year. What's popular with your 3-ish year old boys? I'll take suggestions at pretty much any price point!

[Emerald1486]

I have a 3yr old DS. His favorite things right now are trucks, trains, dinosaurs, and animals.

Eta: For the animals and dinosaurs, I recommend the good plastic kind. My friend's DS loved to take them in the bathtub with him. For the trucks, I have some of the larger types of trucks you can get for $6 at Krogers, and lots of Hot Wheels. 
He likes building too, so Duplos are great for that. 

[arch01]

Construction vehicles, books, puzzles, Melissa & Doug reusable stickers, trains, stomp rockets.

[dr.girlfriend]

Thomas the train. Robots. Magna-tiles. Blocks (duplo or wooden). Pop-up books.

[havarti]

Go to the truck aisle, load up.

[Ashley&Scott]

Tractors
Firetrucks
Cars, trucks, planes (hot wheels or bigger size)
Ramp or race track for car
Magna Tiles
puzzles
books
trains - they have decently priced wooden train sets at Target, I think I saw one for $50ish yesterday, there were smaller sets too

[tealblue]

Anything with wheels or a motor- planes, cars, trucks, tractors, construction vehicles.

[scribellesam]

Nov 26, 2014 11:11:59 GMT -5 tealblue said:

Anything with wheels or a motor- planes, cars, trucks, tractors, construction vehicles.

This is what mine likes. I also love play tunnels and play tents for kids this age.

[loskadoodle]

Ds loves his radio flyer my first scooter. Dinosaurs. Anything Mickey. Books. Stickers. Cars that you pull back. Vtech go go smart sets.

[moopoint17]

Trains, cars, trucks, Legos, playdoh. You can get any of these at any price point.

[deo]

Lego Duplos are good. Books, puzzles and cars are all good. He is also really into Octonauts and their related toys.

[BAMFMrsB]

Nov 26, 2014 11:16:08 GMT -5 scribellesam said:

Nov 26, 2014 11:11:59 GMT -5 tealblue said:

Anything with wheels or a motor- planes, cars, trucks, tractors, construction vehicles.

This is what mine likes. I also love play tunnels and play tents for kids this age.

DS now turns evey opportunity into a 'tunnel'. He crawls under the coffee table, in between my legs, under anything he can fit and calls it a 'tunnel'.

[hocus2]

Duplos, trains, puzzles, triangular crayons and paper.

We have a cleaning set which my son adores (broom, mop, etc) but I don't think that is a typical gift.

Other imaginative play items might be fun. Things like toy food, cash register, dress up.

[havarti]

Nov 26, 2014 11:24:27 GMT -5 BAMFMrsB said:

Nov 26, 2014 11:16:08 GMT -5 scribellesam said:

This is what mine likes. I also love play tunnels and play tents for kids this age.

DS now turns evey opportunity into a 'tunnel'. He crawls under the coffee table, in between my legs, under anything he can fit and calls it a 'tunnel'.

We are in a tunnel phase too!  We are constantly building block tunnels.  Soooooooooooo many tunnels.

[mrsGreeko]

My 3 year old boy is obsessed with superheroes. What about a super hero cape from superflykids.com? I ordered a custom one last week and already got it in the mail. My DS also loves dressing up. Or tractors, trucks (a tonka dump truck maybe), and airplanes and rickets (a stomp rocket maybe).

[Ashley&Scott]

Nov 26, 2014 11:16:08 GMT -5 scribellesam said:

Nov 26, 2014 11:11:59 GMT -5 tealblue said:

Anything with wheels or a motor- planes, cars, trucks, tractors, construction vehicles.

This is what mine likes. I also love play tunnels and play tents for kids this age.

M loves these too. I got the Circo play tent ($25) & tunnel ($20) from Target for my niece & was really impressed with the quality. 

[Deleted]

The MM Gift Guide has much advice:
pandce.proboards.com/thread/373341/year-old-boys-xmas-list

[cricketwife]

I love these lists:
www.babycheapskate.com/2014/10/06/toys-that-get-played-with-2014-3-to-4-years/

[scribellesam]

Nov 26, 2014 11:24:27 GMT -5 BAMFMrsB said:

Nov 26, 2014 11:16:08 GMT -5 scribellesam said:

This is what mine likes. I also love play tunnels and play tents for kids this age.

DS now turns evey opportunity into a 'tunnel'. He crawls under the coffee table, in between my legs, under anything he can fit and calls it a 'tunnel'.

Mine loves freeway overpasses. He shouts "Tunnel! Whoosh!" every time we drive under one. Then he keeps saying it louder until you repeat "Tunnel whoosh!"

[feistypants]

Thanks, all. My Amazon cart is overflowing!