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16 month old boy?!

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TheRookie · 15/11/2022 22:11

I am STRUGGLING! My 4 year old girl is super easy to buy for - babies, barbies, glitter, unicorns, dressing up... Done!

For my wee boy, what the hell do I buy him? He likes cars but already has about 50. Any toot toot sets get ripped apart quicker than we can build them, he pushes around his sister's doll prams, he loves playing with the toy kitchen, he loves books, he loves bath time... He loves screeching and he loves doing what he shouldn't 🤣 please god help!

So far he has fisher price smart stages teddy, a magnetic fishing game and a monster costume. I don't mind not spending a lot of money on him but would like him to have the same number of presents as my daughter as she will wonder why he has fewer!

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Sealily · 15/11/2022 22:20

A ride-on car or a Scuttlebug
Orchard Toys puzzle start from age 18+
Sand pit (but make sure it’s watertight, not just cat-proof)
Slide (we had a lightweight Little Tikes one that could be used indoors too)
Shopping trolley to push things around in
Colourful bouncy ball for the park

Merrow · 15/11/2022 22:21

My vehicle mad son loved the truly horrendous Amazing machines books at that age. I think I could still probably recite all of terrific trains? Wooden train set? Had one at 20 months here and it's still the favoured toy two years later.

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TheRookie · 15/11/2022 22:27

Sealily · 15/11/2022 22:20

A ride-on car or a Scuttlebug
Orchard Toys puzzle start from age 18+
Sand pit (but make sure it’s watertight, not just cat-proof)
Slide (we had a lightweight Little Tikes one that could be used indoors too)
Shopping trolley to push things around in
Colourful bouncy ball for the park

Quite disgustingly... We already have all of these from my daughter 🤣 think thahs why it's so hard! He is getting a ride on from his grandparents! Thank you so much

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TheRookie · 15/11/2022 22:28

Merrow · 15/11/2022 22:21

My vehicle mad son loved the truly horrendous Amazing machines books at that age. I think I could still probably recite all of terrific trains? Wooden train set? Had one at 20 months here and it's still the favoured toy two years later.

Ooh train set! Might look into that, his grandad is a train driver so that would be fun 👌🏻 thank you!

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sarge89 · 16/11/2022 03:43

Brio or Duplo? Has he got a garage for his cars already?

PurBal · 16/11/2022 04:01

I won’t lie, I’m buying cars. DS 16mo now. But he doesn’t have many. First child so we have very little for his age group.
Also Magnatiles / Magformers.

SNWannabe · 16/11/2022 04:18

What about a click-clack track? Or starting him onto Brio?

Sonyo · 16/11/2022 04:27

Doll, the Miniland ones are great
Brio trainset
Foaming soap - my DS loves this
Wooden puzzle
Maybe put together an instrument box
Busy board
Musical book - DS had one that played nursery rhymes and he would clap his hands and run about dancing at that age
Water flute for the bath
Pop-up toy or jack-in-the-box
Ball run

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TheRookie · 16/11/2022 13:02

Thank you everyone, I've added the Aldi rocket ship train track thing, and a few stocking fillers from your suggestions! Thabks againx

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mam0918 · 16/11/2022 13:10

My girl is getting the Tomy pik & pop, if he likes pushing stuff it could be good.

A shopping trolly is another good 'pushable' one and goes well with kitchen/shop role play stuff.

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