4 year old boy gifts?

[felicity]

What are you getting, or what were your kids favorites at this age? I'm putting together his birthday (end of the month) and Christmas lists and would love any ideas.

So far I'm thinking Legos, Hot Wheels starter track set, puzzles, more Magnatiles, Playmobile set, and some kind of rocket ship toy (that's his current obsession)...and not sure what else. TIA!

[Poppy]

- Legos
- Dress-up stuff (my son especially loves his astronaut outfit, chef outfit, and some slippers that look like bear paws)
- Play scarves (used for fort building)
- Games


BTW, DS loves the Lego space shuttle. He needed help putting it together but plays with the model a lot.

[gastro]

At that DS1 loved lego junior that he could build himself and he started loving board games - peaceable kingdom has great games for that age. He also liked the press here game.
Simple science kits as well.

[felicity]

Nov 9, 2018 11:00:33 GMT -5 Poppy said:

- Legos
- Dress-up stuff (my son especially loves his astronaut outfit, chef outfit, and some slippers that look like bear paws)
- Play scarves (used for fort building)
- Games


BTW, DS loves the Lego space shuttle. He needed help putting it together but plays with the model a lot.

Thank you for the space shuttle rec. I was looking at this earlier but thinking it was too old for him. I might reconsider!

[sju1982]

J will be 4 next month, and is obsessed with trucks, dinosaurs, and superheros.  

This set of super hero capes from Amazon are a hit:

 

I plan on buying this take apart truck  for Christmas, because he's always disassembling his toys and it drives me nuts. Might as well embrace it:

I also plan on buying this Super Hero training game, which he is going to be a hit:

And I gave this cleaning set as a gift earlier in the year, but want to pick one up for J to use in the bath since you can fill them with water:

We had something similar to these dino eggs before, and J really liked it. So I'm thinking these eggs will make a fun gift:

[linz]

My son is obsessed with monster and construction trucks. We have small and large ones. Some that make noise. Anything that moves he loves.

Dress up clothes
Tools
Stuff he can use to dig outside
Garbage truck
Airplane
Books
Matching games
Larger puzzles

[farmvillelover]

Connect 4
new puzzles
Lego Brickheadz

[Poppy]

Nov 9, 2018 11:12:27 GMT -5 felicity said:

Nov 9, 2018 11:00:33 GMT -5 Poppy said:

- Legos
- Dress-up stuff (my son especially loves his astronaut outfit, chef outfit, and some slippers that look like bear paws)
- Play scarves (used for fort building)
- Games


BTW, DS loves the Lego space shuttle. He needed help putting it together but plays with the model a lot.

Thank you for the space shuttle rec. I was looking at this earlier but thinking it was too old for him. I might reconsider!

We have the Green Toys rocket and DS has never gotten into it, but he really does like the Lego one. His room theme is space so I went a little over the top and got a giant cardboard rocket and he loves that too (but it takes up a lot of room...). www.target.com/p/rocketship-stand-in/-/A-52031080

I've also seen rocket play tents which would be a nice foldable alternative.

MIL did get him this which I think is a piece of junk but DS also likes. www.amazon.com/TOMY-L86210-Miles-Tomorrowland-Stellosphere/dp/B00TV0SOCG. His favorite thing is actually to put some glow in the dark plastic stars in it (like ones I used to have on my ceiling in grade school) because it has a black light inside and charges them up super bright.

FWIW, he turns 4 this month.

[nicolewi]

My little boy is already almost 8! I feel like he was just four. Anyway, I like all of your ideas. I saw this online and thought it was cute.

www.amazon.com/Space-Adventure-Roarin-Rocket-Storage/dp/B01C4U1YTE/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1541789244&sr=8-7&keywords=playmobile+space+shuttle

If he wants something to actually play with at age four, I like Playmobil or a toy rocket better than Lego b/c Lego falls apart all the time. At that age, it's hard to fix it when they actually want to play with it.

I would add vehicles, kinetic sand, & Play-doh sets as possibilities. Also dinosaurs!! My DS was super into dinos at that point. I got a huge set of plastic dinos at a rummage sale and they have been played with a ton over the years.

[momin2013]

DS was getting into games at age 4; ones like Hungry Hungry Hippos, Pop The Pig, Paw Patrol Ziplines & Ladders, and Shark Bite come to mind as some of his favourites.

[felicity]

Nov 9, 2018 12:53:56 GMT -5 Poppy said:

Nov 9, 2018 11:12:27 GMT -5 felicity said:

Thank you for the space shuttle rec. I was looking at this earlier but thinking it was too old for him. I might reconsider!

We have the Green Toys rocket and DS has never gotten into it, but he really does like the Lego one. His room theme is space so I went a little over the top and got a giant cardboard rocket and he loves that too (but it takes up a lot of room...). www.target.com/p/rocketship-stand-in/-/A-52031080

I've also seen rocket play tents which would be a nice foldable alternative.

MIL did get him this which I think is a piece of junk but DS also likes. www.amazon.com/TOMY-L86210-Miles-Tomorrowland-Stellosphere/dp/B00TV0SOCG. His favorite thing is actually to put some glow in the dark plastic stars in it (like ones I used to have on my ceiling in grade school) because it has a black light inside and charges them up super bright.

FWIW, he turns 4 this month.

DS would lose his mind over the cardboard rocket. I might get him one of the foldable kinds though.

[felicity]

Nov 9, 2018 13:50:41 GMT -5 nicolewi said:

My little boy is already almost 8! I feel like he was just four. Anyway, I like all of your ideas. I saw this online and thought it was cute.

www.amazon.com/Space-Adventure-Roarin-Rocket-Storage/dp/B01C4U1YTE/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1541789244&sr=8-7&keywords=playmobile+space+shuttle

If he wants something to actually play with at age four, I like Playmobil or a toy rocket better than Lego b/c Lego falls apart all the time. At that age, it's hard to fix it when they actually want to play with it.

I would add vehicles, kinetic sand, & Play-doh sets as possibilities. Also dinosaurs!! My DS was super into dinos at that point. I got a huge set of plastic dinos at a rummage sale and they have been played with a ton over the years.

Oh I hadn't thought of play dinosaurs. He doesn't have any yet but he's definitely into them.

[picksthemusic]

Dinosaurs and dragons. At least that's what is floating DS's boat right now.

[pinotgrig]

Matchbox cars
LEGO sets
Magnatiles
Alphabet bingo
Monster trucks
Paw patroller
Bruder trucks

[luv2rn4fun]

DS1 turns 4 next month...

So far he’s getting:
-junior LEGO sets (mostly Disney Cars) and brickhead LEGO (Mickey and Minnie)
-hungry hungry hippos and lets go fishing games
-golf clubs (DH’s idea...I would prefer to wait another year)
-debating between leap frog leap pad vs kindle fire for kids
-my parents bought him a disney Monorail set, which he will LOVE
-bigger puzzles
-books

His interests are Disney Cars/Mickey, super heroes, dinosaurs, and all things cars and trucks.

[hocus2]

Playdoh is great at 4. My kids still used the easel a lot at this age too. I would put down a shower curtain and let them get messy. 

My kids were still into duplos until 5 or 6. Legos are fun but it isn't uncommon for 4 year olds to find them a bit tricky.

Make believe stuff like toy food, shopping cards, vacuums were big hits here too at this age.

[jackie011]

DS is 4.5 and talks about the following “wants”
- a scooter
- LEGOs, but not a set with directions, just lots of LEGOs
- Kingdom Builders (something he saw on my FIL’s iPad and geeks out about when we see them at Target)
- this giagantic $99 Jurassic Park dinosaur he saw at Walmart
- Any random piece of crap toy in a blind bag

[hermione]

Earthquake Table from Lakeshore Learning.

[gretchenindisguise]

This was the biggest hit from As bday party.
www.target.com/p/shark-bite-game/-/A-52187107

[felicity]

Nov 10, 2018 19:13:12 GMT -5 hermione said:

Earthquake Table from Lakeshore Learning.

I think DS would love this! I had totally forgot about that site. They have great toys. 

[boiler717]

My son is just turning 3 but I saved this list for as he gets older. Lots of good ideas!
busytoddler.com/2018/08/best-toys-for-preschoolers/

[felicity]

Nov 11, 2018 7:28:20 GMT -5 boiler717 said:

My son is just turning 3 but I saved this list for as he gets older. Lots of good ideas!
busytoddler.com/2018/08/best-toys-for-preschoolers/

This is a great list! Definitely adding a fort builder to his wishlist.