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Present ideas for a 3.5 year old boy...

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WhatWouldLeoDo · 13/08/2011 11:34

...who already has quite a lot anyway?

DS got far too much for his 3rd birthday, so I'm struggling a bit with ideas for Christmas. Family have already been asking for suggestions and I'm a bit stuck. He already has mini micro scooter, balance bike, lots of duplo, enough happy land to build a small town, wooden train set, kitchen, dressing up stuff, kids camera and some playmobil.

Any suggestions for presents around the £15-£20 mark as well as 'main' present ideas would be very welcome.

Oh, and before anyone tells me, I know it's August thanks.

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Thumbwitch · 13/08/2011 14:22

A trampoline?
Out door climbing frame?
Football goals?
Art table/easel?
Hobby horse?
Craft stuff - playdoh etc.

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HappyMummyOfOne · 14/08/2011 15:36

Orchard games do a great variety, not large boxes either so very easy to store.

Bendaroos, play dough, craft things - easily used up so you dont have to keep for years.

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Carrotsandcelery · 14/08/2011 15:39

When our ds was 3 we got him the old version of fort building kit

He still loves it now, nearly 4 years later and my dd (10) loves it too.

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Carrotsandcelery · 14/08/2011 15:41

Does he have a farm set? Our ds loves his.

Does he have a collection of dinosaurs and a volcano or something like that?

A brio style train set?

I agree craft stuff gets used up and doesn't need to be stored for years.

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WalterFlipschicks · 14/08/2011 15:44

Watching this for ideas

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deemented · 14/08/2011 15:45

Anything by Imaginext.

My DS2, now aged nearly 7 has built up quite a collection from being about three or so.

I'd highly reccomend either the police helicopter or the coastguard helicopter.

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WhatWouldLeoDo · 17/08/2011 21:41

Thanks for all the replies and apologies for taking so long to come back! Some good ideas here - I like the football goals Thumbwitch, hadn't thought of those.

Some other ideas that I've had (for anyone else clicking on this thread for inspiration) are marble run and baking utensils.

I hadn't thought of dinosaurs Carrotsandcelery and DS likes Harry and the dinosaurs so I'll look out for those. That fort building set looks fab too - I hadn't seen that before, so that's a definite maybe.

My problem is that he's had a lot of stuff early to 'grow into now' now he's three he's already got a lot of the stuff that 3 year olds like!