Four year olds are exploding with creativity! They really start to use their critical thinking skills, their confidence is building up they and are really starting to develop their own personal interests and skills. This round up of toys and activities plays into all of these things!
Help little ones nurture and play with Cooper the Retriever Puppy by Little Live Pets. This interactive pet comes with a splint, real-paper bandages, a transformable carrier and over 50 cute sounds and reactions. Kids adopt, heal and watch Cooper recover and walk, perfect for fostering empathy, responsibility and imaginative vet-play.
This 3-in-1 launcher is the ultimate way to burn off kids energy indoors by jumping, tossing and stomping. It’s the perfect mix of active fun and the set up is super simple!
Watch it hatch, train it and play it again! This interactive dino hatches out of its egg, makes 100+ sounds and turns into a friendly or a fierce T-Rex, your kid decides by training it. The coolest gift for dino lovers this year!
If your kids love Gabby’s Dollhouse, this is the toy of the season! It lights up, plays music and lets kids bring Gabby to life with over 60 animations, 6 play modes and 2 games!
This magnetic race track is seriously genius, kids can build it vertically, sideways or upside down. All 3 of my kids ages 2-7 have loved playing with it. We own the 101 piece configuration, but sets can be combined to add onto your collection. Endless configurations = endless fun!
This is a great science experiment set for kids 3 and up! My son loves to play with this still two years later. It comes with 22 pieces and is a fun way to let your kids conduct their own experiments!
My daughter (4 years old), has been obsessed with this Play-doh gift set she got for her birthday! Both of my kids have been playing with it every single day since she got it, it keeps them very entertained and playing independently for a long time!
Shop bulk Play-Doh here.
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This story machine is an awesome screen free toy for your little readers, it comes with 3 little books you can insert into the machine and they will project on a wall and be read to you. You can buy all different sets of mini book cartridges for kids to expand their collection too!
Here are a few additional sets you can buy to add to their collection:
Shop the Car Collection here.
Shop the Magical Creature Collection here.
Shop the Dinosaur Collection here.
I bought this for my daughters 4th birthday and she is obsessed! Kids love this set, every time we are at someone’s house it is the most played with toy! It includes a wooden ice cream counter, eight ice cream scoops, six toppings, two cones, cup, scooper, tongs, wooden spoon, and six pretend dollar 1 bills.
This search and find game includes reusable wipeable activity mats that kids love, great for kids ages 3 and up.
Your kids will love this giant cardboard coloring house. Not only is it a great craft, but then they can play house with it.
This create your own window art is a perfect indoor activity for kids ages 4 and up! Let them dry for 24 hours before you touch them, they will look different from when they are wet!
This is an adorable joke book, great for kids ages 3.5 and up! It is a jumbo book with large pages featuring a joke and illustration on each page.My son is a a jokester and has memorized almost all of the jokes.
Dare I say this is my favorite board game to play with my son? I love it because you play together as a team, against the game, so there are no meltdowns playing it! It feels like Eye Spy meets Candy Land and is so much fun. Perfect for ages 4+ and I also think is a great go to birthday gift!
This 30 piece race track with cars is my go to birthday gift for ages 3 and up! It is so much fun for them and if you have another set you can make huge race tracks and add to the collection. This is my top selling toy over the past few years and kids all love it!
This simple car has no gears, pedals or power. This teaches kids balance and the power of inertia as they wiggle around.
When your kid is ready to transition to a pedal bike, I love Guardian Bikes. We got one for my son for his 4th birthday and after doing a lot of research I am very happy with this brand. They are known for being lightweight and having a very safe braking system. You can also buy training wheels to add onto this bike at first, if needed!
As a kid I have core memories of how cool I felt wearing heels. This adorable dress up set comes with several shoes and fun princess accessories.
One of my favorite things as a kid was to play with fake money and pretend I worked at a grocery store. This cash register encourages endless imaginative play!
This fun set of 30 rolls of masking tape will surely bring lots of entertainment for kids that love to craft. And parents, not to worry, it won't ruin any surface and is easy to peel off.
This Bluetooth, wireless karaoke microphone easily connects to any device and you can just sing away. It also can serve as a speaker so the music plays right through it.
This Butterfly Kit is one of the coolest gifts and activities for kids. You buy this kit and after you register it you will be sent caterpillars in the mail and will watch them transform over 3 weeks into butterflies!
Kid Made Modern has the best craft kits and this one is stocked with so many fun supplies. I love these and gift them often!
Your kid will burn energy and learn more coordination with their first foam pogo stick. Gentle enough for indoor use or fun outside.
This camera is super fun, and can be used in selfie mode too. A perfect gift for a kid ages 4 and older!
If there is one toy I recommend for kids ages 3.5 and up it is this Picasso Magnetic Race Track Set. It is the most used toy in my house and while it is fun for adults to play with too, it is really nice when they learn to build tracks independently because it will entertain them for hours. It cannot be combined with other magnetic tiles because there are special grooves in each piece that the race cars ride on. 10/10 toy!
Shop 30 piece set here.
Shop 80 piece set here.
Shop 100 piece set here.
Shop extra cars here.
This Vtech Smartwatch is a fun gadget for kids ages 4 and up. They can take pictures or videos and play games on it.
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This racetrack system is so cute! Kids will love playing with this STEM car-track set! With 8 obstacles and color-coded buttons and levers, children develop coordination, logical thinking and hand-eye skills as they guide mini cars through the challenge. No batteries required, and is good for ages 3 and up.