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What do your 4yo girls play with most?

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AppleJuiceorBeer · 02/06/2024 18:50

Coming up to 4th birthday and DD seems bored with a lot of her toys... Looking to find some things that she will actually spend time playing with (ideally independently!!). She's quite a "girly" girl if that makes a difference.
We already have:
Toy kitchen
Trains (hardly get touched)
Duplo (she only really liked the play park set, and even that hasn't been touched in ages)
Magna tiles
Doll house (doesn't get played with -it's a bit of dull hape one tbh - I wonder if she'd prefer something a bit more "cute")
Babies
Barbie type dolls
Loads of puzzles (used to love them but no more sadly)
Loads of games

Thinking maybe Sylvanian families or Playmobil? Or any good games to recommend? Thanks!

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Caferouge · 02/06/2024 18:52

Easel and colouring bits get lots of play.

NuffSaidSam · 02/06/2024 18:54

I was going to say magnatiles but I see you've already got those!

Here it's mainly:

Magnatiles
Dressing up (mostly princesses)
Cars
Drawing and stickers
Loads of 'imagination games' - she loves a bag/purse and then random stuff to put in them. Binoculars and a magnifying glass are popular, plus a clipboard and pencil. She just puts stuff in the bags, then takes it out and moves it to another bag. Carries the bags. Makes notes on her clipboard etc!

Fivebyfive2 · 02/06/2024 18:55

I loved Sylvanian as a kid op! My best Christmas memory is opening the canal boat 😀

My 4.5 year old loves Playmobil - he's a boy but they have loads of sets, he loves the zoo and viking stuff and his friend, a little girl, loves the hospital and fire station! It lasts forever too, he's still playing with bits me and brother (35 and 38) had as kids!

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NuffSaidSam · 02/06/2024 18:55

Oh and jewellery! Beads and elastic to make bracelets and then she puts them in the bags and carries them about 😂

Paint and playdoh.

ZipZapZoom · 02/06/2024 18:57

A yoto player. We've had ours for two years now and I can see it lasting us another 5+ years easily, probably more. DS quite often chills out in his room listening to it as well as using it to act out stories with his other toys (current favourites is number blocks stories he then recreates) and he also loves following the books we have that match the cards e.g reading along with his Julia Donaldson books.

Other than his superheroes figures it's the toy he consistently plays with the most and its brilliant for encouraging his independent play.

MidnightN · 02/06/2024 19:01

My daughter is 4.5. She has suddenly really got into arts and crafts of any kid, especially drawing and like another poster said, bracelet making and play doh.

she also loves board games, such as connect 4 and operation.

I know they are complete tat but her favourite are the puppycorn eggs of all sizes.

She is also suddenly into her baby dolly and pram and dressing that up.

Yaty · 02/06/2024 19:17

My almost 4yo DD loves anything crafting/painting/making. She really loved some wooden bead jewellery sets we got her. She's also recently got into polly pocket.

Singleandproud · 02/06/2024 19:21

Dont throw anything out yet. I found that I probably gave DD alot of toys because I felt like she should have them and she didn't come into her own in playing with many of them for several years. In fact the Barbie style toys only really got any attention once she started Secondary school and had a sewing machine which she used to make clothes for them. Also there is definitely a case of not seeing the wood for the trees and the fact that they are accessible all the time and in view means they don't get played with, try rotating them a bit.

Superscientist · 02/06/2024 20:15

Doctor /vet kit is a favourite with my almost 4 year old
She loves craft too and jigsaws

whynosummer · 02/06/2024 20:17

Whiteboard.
My Little Ponies - look on eBay for large bundles of third generation ones.

MaltedMilk88 · 02/06/2024 20:21

My DD is almost 5 but over the past year she's been into the following the most

Arts and crafts
Colouring
Necklace / bracelet making
Board games
She's been playing with her dolls house a lot more
Likes her bike / scooter for outdoors
Trampoline loves
Kitchen still a big hit

My DD is not a typical girly girl though and couldn't care less about dolls, dress up etc

ANiceCuppaTeaandBiscuit · 02/06/2024 20:27

In our house it’s the dress up box and the craft box. The craft box especially, filled it with lots of little ‘kits’ plus lots of coloured card, glue, scissors, glitter glue, pipe cleaners, coloured buttons etc etc. She’s always in it! Dress up wise it’s fairies, unicorns, princesses, dr and pirates.

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