Presents for a 3 year ol boy

[emily05]

Ds will be 3 soon.
would love all of your ideas about what to buy him.
More ideas the better!!

He loves trains, but has Thomas big race, dulux set and big loader.

thanks. x

[starlover]

a rocking horse
a tricycle
a little trampoline

[KBear]

I got my ds who is also 3 a Thomas the Tank Engine Pop-up Tent (from Amazon). £35 I think. He loves it.

[aloha]

A dress? They are very popular, I understand.

[Marina]

Oh you beat me to it, aloha

[aloha]

Ha!

[fishfinger]

grr the dress thread is really barking

[emily05]

thanks for those ideas. Will have to check out the thread about the dress! sounds interesting.

Anybody else have any ideas?
thanks

[fishfinger]

wooden track ios ar ela hit at that age

[tassis]

cosy coupe car
brio (or equivalent) train set
blackboard/easel
climbing frame
sand pit

[fishfinger]

not for a three year old -t he car?

[HappyHuggy]

My ds was 3 a couple of months ago, we got him a sandpit which he loves and a small trampline -the novelties worn off that though.

We also got him play sissors, paper, colourings stuff and paints which he loves.

[fishfinger]

look ont eh ome apge list of recommendations

[fishfinger]

yes duplo a ogood idea

[tassis]

you talkin to me ff?

I admit to knowing nothing, ds is 2 and a bit and really really wants one. Do you reckon they're out of them by 3? Good to know.

emily, listen to ff and not me - I was just guessing based on a lovely 3yo nephew and a 2yo son!

[starlover]

tassis.. i think a 3 yr old would still be fine in cosy coupe!

i know a 5 yr old who still plays with hers!

[emmatmg]

Trains, trains, trains and then a few more trains if you ask me.



Any make, model, variety will do the trick.

[tassis]

oooh starlover, thanks.

i'm seriously tempted...

[Magscat]

Emily - Over the last year my ds (nearly 4) has enjoyed:
Paddling pool,
Building kits (nuts, bolts & bits that fit together to make boats/planes etc..- Brio & Ikea do them
Lego fire station
Small music keyboard thing
Bike
Videos & DVDs & Books
Dressing Up clothes (wizard, wolf)

HappyHuggy & Starlover - do you mean those small trampolines with a kind of 'handle' ? I was thinking about getting one for ds but he's prettty clumsy, I can imagine him falling off loads - how safe are they?

[starlover]

i think they're pretty safe, especially if they're holding on.
they are quite low, so if you have it on grass they shouldn't really hurt themselves even if they do fall off

[Magscat]

That's the problem - we do have a grass patch out the back but it's really pocket hankerchief size & a bit of a slope.
Out the front of the house is concrete. I guess the back garden would be ok if we put the trampoline right in the middle of the lawn!
Don't have much storage space either so maybe we'll think of something else. (He says he wants a guitar!)

[PeachyClair]

We have three lads and there isn't much they don't already have, so for ds3's birthday, he is getting the JoJingles cd and doll from their website (you dont have to go to the classes).

otherwise I would say yes trains BUT ours became a health hazard, or bricks are a winner every time, as are craft kits. Blackboard easels are handy too.

[skerriesmum]

Ride-on tractor?

[jambo1707]

I am selling a ride on train excellent condition

[popsycal]

ds1 is 3 next month
we are getting him playmobil andif people ask what to get him they can get him extra bita

[KatieinSpain]

DS1 has just turned three. At the moment, one of his favourite presents is the netting off a bucket and spade set .

Seriously, he is suddenly interested in jigsaws, duplo and loves the Oxford Reading Tree pack(available from the Bookpeople).

Hope you enjoy his presents as much as he does. And I can't agree more with "trains, trains, trains" - similarly, you can never have enough train track.