help need a present for a 3 year old boy, only found out today i need to get something!

[nancy75]

db has an on/off girlfriend with a 3 year old son, relationship has been off for ages is suddenly back on and i need to get her ds a xmas present. i have a 3 year old dd so i only know about pink glittery fairy princess crap - what do boys like? have done all my other shopping thought i was finished!

how much do you want to spend? do you relly need to buy something for an on/off girlfriend who has only just come back into the picurter?

Anything related to cars. Or diggers

Toy cars always go down well

about £40, db and gf will come round on xmas day to give dd her present, db is always very generous with dds gift and i would feel awful if i didnt get the little boy anything. he is a really nice kid, i dont mind getting him a gift i just mind only finding out now!

Ring them up and ask if he's into wooden railway. £40 would get some lovely Brio/Thomas trains, they cost a fortune. Any wooden toys cost twice as much as usual and make you look like you have great taste.

Another vote for wooden railway - my ds loves his.

so wooden trainset, any other ideas please, would like a few incase i cant get what i am looking for, am not going all over the place to get 1 gift (and if i have to go to argos i will lay on the floor kicking and screaming )

Lego Duplo Thomas the Tank Engine Set. £39.99 in ToysRUs.

thank you bananafruitbat, keep them coming!

shake'n' go cars/racing track

toy garage

pirate stuff

dinosaur stuff

Orchard Toys games (under budget, they are £8-14 but lovely)

animal hand puppets

ELC sell the wooden thomas stuff, so just go there!

if you don't want it then get cars. ds1 would be over the moon with a big set of little metal cars lol

playmobil pirate ship ... duplo/lego .... puzzles, craft stuff, ... lots of small stuff up to the value ... jigsaw, book, sticker book, dinosaurs etc etc ... make up a selection.

play doh.

you can never have too much of it so it doesn't matter if he already has some.

have never met a 3 year old who doesn't like it and there is a set to suit any budget.

and you can get it from tescos etc so you don't even need a special shopping trip.

ELC wooden pirate ship or wooden castle (they have castle reduced to £30-something I think)

IMO not playmobil for a 3 year old unless you know for sure they could handle all the teeny bits.

am liking the idea of elc better than toys r us, i never look at boys toys dd is such a girly girl i just have no idea thank you all

If you want elc I can give you a discount code.

yes elc have a 20% discount offer going at the moment!

no don't get playdoh, fucking awful stuff, I'd make a voodoo doll of anyone who gave my dc playdoh

And to try and be helpful as well I second the votes for thomas/trains/pirates/cars/diggers/tractors etc.

thanks for the offer bananafruitbat, i have a 20% voucher for elc in my bag so thats handy. am tempted to buy drum kit to punish my brother for making me shop so close to xmas!

No, get the keyboard. It makes far more irritating noises.

i know, we've got one, not a bad idea actually!

Pirate ship or wooden castle/knighty thing.

What's wrong with playdoh?

it's the best value for money present we've ever had?
I've just given it to my friends dd. Will she hate me forever?

seriously, I'm confused

This?

www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3671711/c_1/1%7Ccat_10198115%7COutdoor+toys%7C10198234/Tra il/searchtext%3ETRAMPOLINE.htm