What did your 3 year old LOVE??

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3 year old boy who loves things with wheels and his toolbox.

I plan to get him a new and improved tool box/work bench and one of those cars that have screws in for you to build, but he's got tons of cars, etc so I'm a bit stuck for other things. His birthday his in December too so I have two lots of gifts to sort.

Would love recommendations at what has been a huge hit for your 3 year old - absolutely any type of gift, I'd be happy to broaden his horizons a little.

My son loved (and still loves) his little digital camera :)

https://www.boots.com/myfirst-camera-three-yellow-10367918?CAWELAID=620000410000895291&srsltid=AfmBOop7ct1Kz-XqytsUyAx80FdUinPRxYWFc0p0uX1mHuhYDgqO92uc98A

When mine was 3 we asked him what he wanted and it turned out the main thing was a giant inflatable crocodile, so that was a cheap Christmas. So you could just ask him to help make a list.

But if you want a 'big' present, my DS is 4 now and has had a MODU set for a couple of years and still plays with it loads, probably more than when he first got it. He builds ride on cars and rides them all through our long, thin house, pretending to be a delivery truck: https://modutoy.com/pages/shop?title=Building%20Sets

Magnet tiles
Lego
An indoor swing we screwed into a ceiling beam! It hooks on and off.

The garage was a big hit with ours at that age. They are adults now so cannot point you at exact one, but specifically it was the lift which you put a car on and wind it to lift it up, then a ramp to push it down. Amused them for ages.

Transformers Rescue Bots

They are non-violent and easy to transform for little hands

When ours were small they loved the Brio train set

My 3 year old DS loves this garage. It’s definitely his most played with toy. https://www.very.co.uk/hot-wheels-city-ultimate-garage-playset/1600886580.prd?cm_mmc=google--BAU+-+Generic--All--PRODUCT_GROUP_2347415639400%5BAdID%5D&utm_campaign=Generic_TGB+%26+Seasonal+-+Shopping+-+Toys+%26+Games+-+Boys+Toys&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_term=PRODUCT_GROUP&campaigntype=generic&category=Seasonal&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21637001490&gbraid=0AAAAAD2k1i20b23KHAhi_4GG7dJJc2ENr&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7q__g-nsjwMV1pVQBh2BYRGzEAQYAiABEgIL-vD_BwE#sku=sku26740688

He also loves this https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/brand/spider-man/marvel-spider-man-remote-control-skateboard-figure-set/p/234293?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12168604548&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-NbmsensjwMVXZRQBh3EKTQQEAQYASABEgKUR_D_BwE

and this https://amzn.eu/d/3AJpk0o

He also now enjoys some of the smaller LEGO and Playmobil sets you can buy on Amazon for under £10 and board games like hungry hippos and pop up pirate.

Magnet tiles
playmobil dinosaurs

Toy fire station
Fleece onesie

Balance bike or scooter

DD (4) loves her train set and plays with it daily, ditto her toy kitchen and food - she's got a cash register and money to go with it now too so we can play shops constantly. Could look at a yoto player - we got dd hers for her 3rd birthday and it took her a while to get into it but loved it from about 3 1/2.

There's also loads of 'busy books' around which have s playmat and characters- we have a few of those which she likes playing with.

A torch. Such a simple idea, and I never thought of it. DB gave DS one as a present at the age, and it was the best present ever!

Thanks for all the replies! He's already got quite a few of the things mentioned but there's some other things I'd probably never have thought of.

Whilst I'm here - any recs for books?

Indoor mini trampoline. Nearly 6 now and still goes on it every day.

A sprinkler for the garden. We didn’t have any grass at the one, but that’s what she asked Father Christmas for, so that’s what she got!

The toy that got the most mileage with mine was the hape wooden trains and tracks. They're now losing interest at 5 and nearly 7 but that was played with almost everyday.

Hot wheels garage , the huge one that is about 5 floors. Got it from fb marketplace

ds3 loves his leapfrog ice cream cart (as well as other things mentioned like a car garage etc)

Bruder toys truck. Either the flatbed Man truck or the huge crane

DD (and I) love the 'there's a X in your book' books by Tom Fletcher and anything by Julia Donaldson.

To add to my other suggestions, if you have a garden, my daughter also has a mini canal where you can move boats around, has a lock etc. She loved playing with that over the summer.

My car mad three year old loved this track - so much easier than micro machines.

He's 9 now and it still comes out at least once a week.

Good fun in the house, garden even the beach!
https://www.speed-track.co.uk/products/speed-track-4-metre?variant=37930313220247&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=20362385444&tw_kwdid=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20366616181&gbraid=0AAAAApEr9D3PytPf_lh0XXjhW5l6j3sO6&gclid=CjwKCAjwisnGBhAXEiwA0zEOR7ari16nJOEOXc4N8Egf0-_43ZK0J6ofSn0OAqEdz0GGK2mipvK-KhoCQzwQAvD_BwE

DS loved the John Deere tractor that you use a drill to take apart and put together.

Happyland Pirate ship was a huge hit as it had little wheels so he could sail it around the floor.

Pop up tent play house things. We bought a Police one from Amazon and he got loads of play out of it and they you can flatten it and put it behind/ under the sofa.

Leapfrog Taco Truck was another favourite as it has plenty of scope for imaginative play.

My daughter is 3.5 and the biggest hit in the last year has been these https://amzn.eu/d/60iPyMG completely random but they have been used in everything as people but also as toppings on a pizza, money, for sorting etc.
After those it has been magnetic tiles and sylvanian families

Iggle Piggle

Books:
All Kinds of Cars (there is also All Kinds of Planes)
Dinosaurs in the Supermarket
You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus!
What do Grownups Do All Day?
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
This Is Not My Hat
The Diggers are Coming!