Emma and I want to share with you her favorite toys and games. :) All of the gift ideas below have been tried and tested by us, and are loved by my 4-year-old. Hope this helps you with your shopping list!
Do-a-Dot Rainbow Dot Marker Set
For the little artist. These jumbo-sized markers are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers!
Here are some of the things we’ve done with them ourselves. :)
Do-a-Dot Markers on Amazon.com
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ZOOB Construction Play Set
For the child who likes to be BUSY and is detail-oriented.
These pieces snap together and are great for kids ages 4 and up!
Our experience with it can be found here.
Zoob Construction Set on Amazon.com
Other Popular Playsets:
Legos
Tinkertoys
K’NEX
Magnet Playsets
Gears Playsets
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Dry Erase Workbooks
For the child who loves to learn! I know my daughter would be thrilled to get one of these, she loves the books we have right now that make it easy to practice writing her letters and numbers independently.
Dry Erase Activity Books on Amazon
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VTech Learning App Touch Screen Tablet (InnoTab 2)
If your budget can afford about $60-70 then the VTech InnoTab 2 would be my recommendation for the tech-loving preschooler. This awesome tablet comes with a few downloadable apps so you don’t even have to buy games for it right away, and there is plenty to do on it! It’s a camera, photo viewer, MP3 player, eReader, art studio, and game console all in one!
Read our personal review here.
VTech InnoTab 2 on Amazon
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Preschool Games
For the child who loves social games. :) Here are some of the ones we enjoy the most:
Memory Matching Game
I Spy Card Game (Go Fish)
DK Very Silly Sentences
Let’s Go Fishin’
ThinkFun Snack Attack
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Pattern Blocks
This is one of Emma’s favorite sets to play with, both with the pattern sheets and without. She has created so many imaginative scenes with them, I love it! There are plenty of sets out there, but the Melissa and Doug Magnetic Pattern Block Kit is our favorite.
Pattern Blocks on Amazon
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Twilight Constellation Night Light
This is usually a gift that is associated with babies but my daughter absolutely loves having stars on her ceiling at night, and it’s the coolest nightlight I’ve come across so far. :) Honestly, I’m thinking about getting one for MY room.
Twilight Night Light on Amazon
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Magna Doodle or Doodle Pad
Every kid should have a Magna Doodle at some point in their life! These are awesome. :)
Doodle Pads on Amazon
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Puzzles
Puzzles are always great gifts for kids! There are wooden peg puzzles, dress-up puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, and more to choose from!
Puzzles on Amazon
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Games for Their Favorite Game System
I’m featuring MarioKart for the Wii because that’s Emma’s favorite game right now, and 4-6 is the perfect age to be playing this! She also has it on Nintendo DS and likes to play it that way, too. I just think the Wii is more fun because the controller is actually a steering wheel. :)
MarioKart Wii on Amazon
Wii Games for Preschoolers
PC Games for Preschoolers
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great ideas for my two and four year old!
These are awesome ideas for a preschooler My son is 3 and is currently reading 3 and four letter words, so he has been asking for a Tablet. Love the VTech!
There are tons of things on this list that my son has wanted!
The dry erase ABC’s look great! I love anything dry erase because my son loves to do his “work” and it can be used over and over again.
He has the Mario Kart and it is favorite game! It’s fun for him, he’s four, and even adults have fun with it. Definitely can’t go wrong with that!
Great ideas! My kids would love the Zoob construction toy and the nature memory game looks cute!
My grandson would love to play with the Magna Doodle or Doodle Pad! It would help teach him how to hold the pen properly.
I totally forgot about a magna doodle! Puzzles would be great too!
Thanks for the great ideas for my nieces. I know the night light would be a huge hit
Many of these things were on my boys wish lists for Christmas = perfect list for a 4 year old. Thanks
looove the constelation night lite!
would love all of this
What a great list! I know my kids would love most of the stuff on it. And I like that it’s educational and not “toys”.
These would be great for my granddaughter
My daughter would love the Innotab 2S and will probably get one for her birthday next month :)
I really like that Zoob construction set!
these were all great ideas for my preschooler!
My daughter would love the dry erase abc’s
My son would love the dot marker set. He loves stamps, but a lot of the time they show up too lightly. He loves all kinds of crafts. We have the turtle, and I love it, I kind of wish I had one, the stars are really pretty.
A nice selections of gifts. I especially like the Pattern Blocks.
What great ideas! My nephew would love the games and my daughter can never have too many wooden puzzles!
Very cool! :-) Thanks for the ideas!
pinning this! these are all great ideas!
some really good ideals,I have several grandchildren in that age range
Love the gifts any child boy or girl will be thrilled with the variety of toys that are displayed.
I like the preschool games and do play some of them :)
Great choices. The pattern blocks are great for fine motor development and I love that they’re magnetic so the pieces don’t get lost easily. Thanks for the recommendations.
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Thanks for a well though out post. We actually have several of these items. Puzzles have always been a personal favorite. I still have the wooden, plastic, and yes, a few paper puzzles I got when my children were little. Have been using them for my grandchildren for 14 years and now have a young one coming up to share them with.
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Puzzles are such a plus!
Ooo…I think my kids would really like the Pattern blocks.
great suggestions!
Those are all great. I didn’t know that Melissa and Doug made a Magnetic Pattern Block Kit. That’s great. We bought the regular pattern blocks for Lily for Christmas and they move so easily the magnetic version seems like a great idea.
Great list for preschoolers!