GIFT GUIDE | 3-4 YEARS

Between the ages of 3 and 4, children make significant leaps in their self-awareness, language, imagination, and social interaction. Their play becomes more complex: they can create longer stories, take on roles, and begin to play more collaboratively with other children. Their motor skills also refine, making them increasingly independent in daily activities.

Motor skills
Children aged 3 to 4 learn to run, jump, ride a bike, and even balance short distances more quickly. Their fine motor skills are also developing rapidly: they can draw, do crafts, and manipulate smaller objects more effectively.

  1. Balance bikes and first bikes
    Helps improve balance and coordination. A good preparation for a real bike.
  2. Balance and climbing toys
    Children practice their balance, strength and spatial awareness with climbing frames, balance beams, balance stones and large play blocks.
    Gift tips: Stapelstein, Present stories - play furniture
  3. Construction toys
    Fine motor skills are stimulated by building more complex structures.
    Gift tips: Connetix - creative pack , Connetix - pastel creative pack , Grimm's - blocks
  4. Craft materials
    Painting, coloring and cutting stimulate fine motor skills and creativity.
    Gift tips: Kidywolf - Kidydraw , Kitpas - (Window) chalk , Grennn - pencil holder , Grennn - paint holder, Invitation to imagine - play clay

Cognitive development
Toddlers and preschoolers are increasingly discovering cause and effect, can solve simple puzzles and begin to count and sort.

  1. Puzzles
    More pieces and more complex shapes stimulate problem-solving skills.
    Gift tips: Learn and grow toys - magnetic tile toppers animal duo puzzle , Stuka Puka - take me a ride puzzle , Bajo - T-rex inlay puzzle,
  2. Educational toys (sorting & counting)
    Children learn to count, recognize colors and categorize in a playful way.
    Gift tips: Grennn - wooden sorting tray , Small Foot - wooden sorting box , Small Foot - Very Hungry Caterpillar wooden color game , Studio de rijk - trofast inserts
  3. Magnetic building sets
    Challenging construction toys that help children learn to combine creative ideas.
    Gift tips: Connetix - creative pack , Connetix - pastel creative pack
  4. Cause and effect games
    Mechanical playsets or simple board games teach children strategy and concentration.
    Gift tips: Small foot - color memory

Language development
Children aged 3-4 go through a huge language explosion: they learn longer sentences, ask questions and can retell short stories.

  1. Reading books and picture books
    Stimulate vocabulary, imagination and listening skills.
    Gift tips: Books . Classics and theme books about emotions, friendship: Chris Saunders books
  2. Role-playing toys
    Dollhouses, kitchen sets and doctor's kits give children the opportunity to make up and act out stories.
    Gift tips: The Wooden House - doll house , Tré Timber Toys - role play boxes .
  3. Toy microphones and musical instruments
    Help with singing, practice sounds and have fun with language and music.
    Gift tips: Kidywolf - kidymic microphone, Kidywolf - portable karaoke box

Social-emotional development
Children this age often play together instead of just next to each other. They learn to share, cooperate, and manage emotions. Imagination and role-playing become increasingly important.

  1. Dolls and figurines
    Helps with empathy, role-playing and emotional expression.
    Gift tips: Bajo - play figure sets
  2. Board games
    Simple board games teach children how to take turns and manage winning/losing.
    Gift tips: Smallfoot - color memory
  3. Role-playing toys
    Dollhouses, kitchen sets and doctor's kits give children the opportunity to make up and act out stories.
    Gift tips: The Wooden House - dollhouse , Tré Timber Toys - role play boxes

  4. Play silk & dress-up materials
    Open-ended toys that let children's imaginations run wild: a cape, tent, picnic blanket or magic cloak.
    Gift tips: Sarah's Silks - fancy dress

Sensory development
Children aged 3-4 love experimenting with textures, sounds, and materials. They explore with their senses and connect this with imagination.

  1. Sensory play bins
    With sand, rice or natural materials for role play and fine motor skills.
    Gift tips: Grennn - play rice , Grennn - sensory play box , Grennn - magic sand
  2. Musical instruments
    Musical instruments and tools stimulate a sense of rhythm and hearing.

    Gift tips: Kidywolf - kidymic microphone, Kidywolf - portable karaoke box

  3. Bath toys
    Toys that light up when they touch water make bath time extra magical. They stimulate the senses and help children understand cause and effect: when you place them in water, the light comes on. A combination of sensory play and imaginative bathtime fun.
    Gift tips: Glo Pals - Bath toy figure and light-up blocks

One beautiful, shared gift
Children are often showered with gifts, on their birthdays and during the holidays. But eventually, one gift will become a favorite, and the rest will prove unnecessary. Pool your money and opt for one beautiful gift that will be played with for years to come. Quality over quantity. Open-ended toys are the answer. They have a long lifespan because they grow with your child, fostering ingenuity, creativity, and imagination. And siblings can play with them too. But toys that you can expand and collect are also valuable.
Investment gift tips:
Connetix - creative pack , Connetix - pastel creative pack, Present Stories - play furniture , Stapelstein, Grennn - sensory play box with accessories

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