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Post by deekaye on May 7, 2024 23:03:55 GMT
Hey all you Peas with a 4 year old boy, can you help a grandma out? His 4th birthday is coming up. What does your 4 year old like? We’ve gotten him Magna Tiles and Yota (is that what it’s called? The little machine that plays songs or reads stories using the little cards…). Any ideas would be appreciated!
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Post by littlemama on May 7, 2024 23:12:28 GMT
Outdoor toys or a little bike with training wheels
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Post by gramma on May 7, 2024 23:15:29 GMT
Do you live close? If so I'd suggest an experience like a trip to McDonalds or the zoo or a kid friendly movie or a picnic in the park. And take pictures. Most kids at his age have a boatload of toys that they will never remember.
My great-grands have an entire room that is just a play room. So many toys you can't walk through it. And that was just two of them, the third was born in November.
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Post by Linda on May 7, 2024 23:17:04 GMT
I agree with gramma about an experience if you're close by or will be visiting soon. If not - maybe a couple of books and record yourself reading them? |
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Post by gramma on May 7, 2024 23:18:39 GMT
You can also get books that have the child's name and another person in them. Great-grand-daughter was delighted.
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Post by Lurkingpea on May 7, 2024 23:41:03 GMT
Pigeon books by Mo Willems.
A water table for outside play.
Animal sets like ones from National Geographic are really great. They have rocks and grass and lots of animals. The kid for the bucket doubles as a scenery piece.
I also agree about experiences.
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Post by peasapie on May 8, 2024 0:04:40 GMT
My grandson spends hours playing with tubes he sets up and drops marbles through. Sorry I don't know the actual name. He also has a kids tablet he likes to play games on. For experiences, we have a llama farm nearby that he loves and also aquariums. I took him out on a "pirate ship" adventure last year and he loved that.
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Post by Basket1lady on May 8, 2024 0:24:23 GMT
How many sets of Magna tiles does he have? I just found DS’s this week and it must be at least 3 or 4 sets. He liked to dream big!
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Post by misse336 on May 8, 2024 2:10:17 GMT
My parents recorded themselves reading books for my kids one year for Christmas. They were Christmas stories. They were a huge hit. www.hallmark.com/baby-and-kids/kids-books/recordable-storybooks/Other than that I vote for an experience with Grandma if local or maybe a membership/experience to do with parents if not local. |
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Post by anaterra on May 8, 2024 2:46:28 GMT
A water table will be a big hit... alsi paw patrol anything.. lol
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Post by bethany102399 on May 8, 2024 2:49:41 GMT
A water table will be a big hit. I was going to suggest a water table as well, ours was well used. of course an experience if you're nearby is always a good idea. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 8, 2024 2:57:31 GMT
My nephew loved stomp rockets at that age. Another good idea is a strider balance bike. I wish we would have gotten our kid one of those at that age. All the kids I know who had one learned to ride a two wheeler without training wheels so much faster and easier.
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Post by vjlau on May 8, 2024 5:48:26 GMT
Take him to build a bear and have a fun day out. My mom did this with my son, and they had the best time. My son (17) still has the bear and remembers the day.
Bonus - you can buy more clothes or accessories for other occasions or trips out.
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Post by dawncpa on May 8, 2024 8:56:04 GMT
A kids camera. They make one that is a Polaroid concept and another that is digital and you download.
Walkie talkies
Guess Who - the card game
Scooter and helmet
Kid appropriate cooking stuff
Swim lessons
Zoo pass
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Post by christine58 on May 8, 2024 10:16:40 GMT
Hey all you Peas with a 4 year old boy, can you help a grandma out? His 4th birthday is coming up. What does your 4 year old like? We’ve gotten him Magna Tiles and Yota (is that what it’s called? The little machine that plays songs or reads stories using the little cards…). Any ideas would be appreciated! More Magna tiles! There’s so many of them. Both my nephews have such a variety. Apparently there’s now one that you can make to put little cars on. |
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Post by littlemama on May 8, 2024 11:44:48 GMT
My grandson spends hours playing with tubes he sets up and drops marbles through. Sorry I don't know the actual name. He also has a kids tablet he likes to play games on. For experiences, we have a llama farm nearby that he loves and also aquariums. I took him out on a "pirate ship" adventure last year and he loved that. My son loved the marble run for YEARS! His was from Discovery Toys, but I know there are a lot more choices now. |
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Post by gramasue on May 8, 2024 12:37:13 GMT
Pokémon cards. I don't see the appeal personally but kids all love them. They are good for those quiet times.
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Post by CeeScraps on May 8, 2024 13:48:23 GMT
Start a college fund for him. Something that can be used anywhere, not just locally to the 4 yr old. The parents will appreciate it. You could contribute on holidays or Tuesday's.....whenever you'd like.
Then take him somewhere for an experience.
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Post by mayceesgranny on May 8, 2024 14:38:58 GMT
All great ideas - I love the experience suggestion, my grands all love spending the night with us.
They also love Tonies, Paw Patrol toys, PJ Masks toys, hot wheels, water table, squirt guns, books, balance bikes, art supplies
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 8, 2024 16:20:13 GMT
My oldest grandson just had his fourth birthday the end of April. We bought him his first “big boy” bicycle (with training wheels). Also a 6’ inflatable dinosaur sprinkler, a big 3-D dinosaur kite, a dinosaur beach towel… can you tell what he loves? Lol.
For past Christmas and birthday gifts, we’ve done a lot of experiences. Memberships to museums and the zoo. Tickets to shows (Blippi and the like). Paying for swimming lessons.
The magnatiles mentioned were part of his Christmas and a huge hit!
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Post by Lurkingpea on May 8, 2024 18:28:41 GMT
I want add Duplo. They have really cool sets there not cheap but kids will play with them for a long time. We have 5th grade buddies in our classroom and the 5th graders love to play with them with the first graders. I heard one of them complain one time they wanted them in their classroom. LEGO in general or great but for a 4-year-old Duplo is the way to go and they will play with them long after you think they would.
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Post by Embri on May 8, 2024 20:19:45 GMT
I want add Duplo. They have really cool sets there not cheap but kids will play with them for a long time. We have 5th grade buddies in our classroom and the 5th graders love to play with them with the first graders. I heard one of them complain one time they wanted them in their classroom. LEGO in general or great but for a 4-year-old Duplo is the way to go and they will play with them long after you think they would. +1
I loved my Duplo up until around 7-8 and would still pull it out to play with, after that I transitioned to Lego. It was then passed onto a younger cousin, and as far as I know is still in service out there, somewhere. That said I would ask the parent(s) what toys their child enjoys the most. Adding to an existing collection usually pans out better than starting a new one.
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Post by deekaye on May 9, 2024 19:11:14 GMT
Thank you everyone for the great suggestions! We started college fund when he was born and add to it for every gift giving occasions. I also give him a special book for birthdays and christmases so will continue those. I’m researching all of these other suggestions. Thanks so much! (Keeping this list for Christmas ideas too!.
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Post by craftymom101 on May 9, 2024 19:26:20 GMT
Playmobil sets, Lego Duplo sets, matchbox cars, Play-doh, and art supplies are always a big hit with that age group.
A Kiwi Crate subscription would be awesome. My kids received Kiwi Crates for years and every month was a hit! I think we had one "dud" box in the entire 5-6 years we received boxes.
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