I want to get a gift for my 4,3, and 1 year old children but i don’t want to get them anything that requires batteries. Does anyone have any ideas.
Books. I love the ones with the "plastic" pages, but board books and books with paper pages are good as well.
Puzzles. You can find some at Wal Mart that have 24 large pieces, that are easy for little hands to put together. Wooden puzzles and peg puzzles are great also.
Arts and crafts supplies. I love the Aqua Doodle books and mats, they are GREAT because it is just a marker that you put water into and they basically water paint and can use it again and again. Regular crayons and coloring books work well, also. Play doh, finger paint, etc. are also good.
Musical instruments. A drum, cymbals, a flute, tambourine, rain sticks, maracas, etc.
Board games. Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, Lucky Ducks, Memory, etc.
How about outside gifts such as bubbles, balls, sidewalk chalk, beach toys to play with in the sand box?
Hot Wheels/Matchbox/Tonka cars. These work for boys or girls!
Dolls and doll accessories.
A play table and chairs, which can serve multiple purposes. You might also look into a grocery cart and/or a tea set, pretend food, etc. BTW, dolls and food work for boys and girls as well!
Dress up stuff. Hats, hair accessories, costumes you find on clearance, capes, jewelry, masks.
Puppets. Hand puppets and/or finger puppets.
Bath toys. Bubbles, dye for the water, tub crayons. You can purchase kitchen utensils very inexpensively and they work great in the tub, and even come in fun colors!
Legos, Mega Blocks, etc. are great.
Lincoln Logs and/or Tinker Toys are also great.
A good joint gift would be something like a wagon. It will get YEARS of use. Ours did.
A miniature trampoline (the kind for excercise or one for toddlers).
A ball pit.
Tunnels for them to crawl through, and/or a play house (the tent kind).
I hope these ideas help…
January 6th, 2010 at 11:00 am
Books, puzzles, board games, Play-Doh, Legos, Matchbox cars… Wander the toy aisles. You will find plenty.
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January 6th, 2010 at 11:34 am
I always liked beanie babies, you could get them coloring stuff, dolls, those tonka trucks (my brother used to be obsessed with trucks!)
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January 6th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Dolls and trucks are always good.
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January 6th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Try toys from Melissa & Doug Here’s a link to their website: http://www.melissaanddoug.com/
They are a well known company. Many of their toys are puzzles or made of wood or other materials. Pieces are big enough so that you won’t have to worry as much about the 1 year old.
My toddler (2&1/2 yrs old) is also crazy about books - especially ones that have flaps, buttons or other fun features. No batteries required!
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January 6th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
"Melissa & Doug" have wooden block train sets. They are so fun! My MIL got one for my 2 year old, and he spends hours putting it together and pushing it around. Then when he’s sleeping, I play with it:)
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Melissaanddoug.com
January 6th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Books, Lego blocks, gift cards (would be going to the parents though), clothes, stuffed animals, washable markers and coloring books.
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January 6th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
You can buy a rocking horse as a together gift, there are also Lego’s, play slides and jungle gyms for the backyard or play room. You can also buy tunnels the children could craw around in, bed tents, picnic table and chair, art easel, v-smile, games and to much more to list,
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January 6th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
If they are little girls, dress up clothes are always a hit. Little boys would like toy trucks. You can always go for books and puzzles and if they are like my daughter would love them. Even musical instruments like tambourines, xylophones, recorders if you don’t mind hearing the noise.
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January 6th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Books. I love the ones with the "plastic" pages, but board books and books with paper pages are good as well.
Puzzles. You can find some at Wal Mart that have 24 large pieces, that are easy for little hands to put together. Wooden puzzles and peg puzzles are great also.
Arts and crafts supplies. I love the Aqua Doodle books and mats, they are GREAT because it is just a marker that you put water into and they basically water paint and can use it again and again. Regular crayons and coloring books work well, also. Play doh, finger paint, etc. are also good.
Musical instruments. A drum, cymbals, a flute, tambourine, rain sticks, maracas, etc.
Board games. Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, Lucky Ducks, Memory, etc.
How about outside gifts such as bubbles, balls, sidewalk chalk, beach toys to play with in the sand box?
Hot Wheels/Matchbox/Tonka cars. These work for boys or girls!
Dolls and doll accessories.
A play table and chairs, which can serve multiple purposes. You might also look into a grocery cart and/or a tea set, pretend food, etc. BTW, dolls and food work for boys and girls as well!
Dress up stuff. Hats, hair accessories, costumes you find on clearance, capes, jewelry, masks.
Puppets. Hand puppets and/or finger puppets.
Bath toys. Bubbles, dye for the water, tub crayons. You can purchase kitchen utensils very inexpensively and they work great in the tub, and even come in fun colors!
Legos, Mega Blocks, etc. are great.
Lincoln Logs and/or Tinker Toys are also great.
A good joint gift would be something like a wagon. It will get YEARS of use. Ours did.
A miniature trampoline (the kind for excercise or one for toddlers).
A ball pit.
Tunnels for them to crawl through, and/or a play house (the tent kind).
I hope these ideas help…
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Common sense and research
Personal experience and opinion
Mom of three + one on the way!