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For those who have Magformers or Magnatiles--how many sets do you have? I just ordered the big set of 64 but with a (almost) 6, 4, and 2 year old boys, I'm wondering if another set would be a good idea.

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I haven't figured out Christmas yet for my boys (8,6, nearly 4,1.5), but #3 is turning four next week and he's getting:

  • Land of Nod Playhome (the spaceship)
  • Kidoozie Build a Road (maybe)
  • more Playdoh accessories
  • vet kit from Lakeshore Learning (perfect since we just rescued a kitten and have been at the vet a lot this fall!)
  • ambulance (Tonka style)
  • possibly a doctor outfit for his Build a Bear Monkey.

 

Since he's the third boy, I've had to get a little more creative since we already have bins and bins of duplos, legos, trains, magnatiles, blocks, playsilks, animals, and an impressive fleet of trucks.

 

We have some Imaginext that they all still like, although none of them have ever loved Playmobil. My mom has a marble track that's popular too.

 

Oh, one cool idea maybe: my sister is getting him Civil Engineer Tape for Christmas and more Hot Wheels to go along. https://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/copernicus_toys/civil_engineer_tape.cfm

 

ETA: Puzzles (especially Ravensburger) and games, of course, and Usborne sticker books are a favorite of them all. We have themes from build your own plane to dressing Shakespeare!

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For those who have Magformers or Magnatiles--how many sets do you have? I just ordered the big set of 64 but with a (almost) 6, 4, and 2 year old boys, I'm wondering if another set would be a good idea.

 

We have a lot! Three 32, two 100, and two of the deluxe sets, both clear and solid. They all get used! We started with the 32 and went from there. 

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For those who have Magformers or Magnatiles--how many sets do you have? I just ordered the big set of 64 but with a (almost) 6, 4, and 2 year old boys, I'm wondering if another set would be a good idea.

 

2 smaller sets of Magnatiles. 2 Kids. ages 7 and 3. ANd I'm considering a 100pc set for Christmas.

 

Several sets of Magformers. Enough that we don't run out

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I think this might be the year for Sleich for my 6yo, probably knights and fairies or elves. I'd like to get him some Tinker Toy to expand the set we got him when he was 4, but I'm not finding what I want and he threw blocks when he was a toddler so he could definitely do with more, maybe these.

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the best $15 I ever spent on a present for dudeling when he was around 2 was a fisher price lawn mower.  he loved that thing . . . .

 

oh - and the other thing was a playmobile noah's ark.  I bought it off ebay because it is discontinued.  he disappeared Christmas morning.   . . . . . then I heard the water running . . . .  he'd taken it in the bathtub.

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At that age, the best gift my son got was the Imaginext fire station at age 3 and the Imaginext Castle at age 5. The plane=ship at age 4 was a complete fail.

 

 

A close second was Magformers (though I think the Magnatiles would have been even better now that we have both)

 

I was thinking of getting the bolded for my son. It's good to know that your son enjoyed it!

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I was thinking of getting the bolded for my son. It's good to know that your son enjoyed it!

 

YES!

Absolutely BEST present that year. He's 7 and it still gets played with (Some. The Castle gets more play by him. But there was a 3 week stretch earlier this year it was all about the fire station)  Oh and it stores in one of those big plastic totes so can be put away and taken out easier also.

 

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Mine wants Buckbeak (a hippogriff) and/or Fawkes (a phoenix), a Gryffindor robe, and a sonic screwdriver. He is four, and has never had much interest in the typical toys aimed at his age. His birthday money from grands was spent on a Harry wand/glasses set and Hedwig the owl. That owl goes everywhere with us.

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Last Christmas, DS was 5 and he got a bike. Earlier gifts that lasted well were the wooden train set, Magnatiles, and a remote control car.

 

For his birthday the last few years, we've enrolled him in Mommy & Daddy's Book of the Month Club. I buy a dozen books, but only give him one on his birthday. Then I give him another on that same day of each month for the rest of the year.

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He turns four in two days. His list that I made for both birthday and Christmas is:
72 (?) set of magnatiles
zoo membership
jamba juice gift cards
tiddly winks
lincon logs
cowboy costume with 6 shooter
pirate costume
kendo sticks
glow sticks
banana grams
sketch books (great for church)
insect displays
cuisionare rods
geometric shapes

 

ETA: I just raided our nursery and listed their favorites.

 

The same water bottles that mom and dad have, but in their favorite colors.

A small play kitchen (but only if your husband cooks).

The Leapfrog "Scout". He comes in 2 different stages, so they could each get one if you like.

Where's Waldo set

A real guitar ($40 at Toy's R Us)

A real doctor set. A black bag, a real stethoscope, a real light for the mouth and ears, etc.

Tool kit

Little people barn and tractor. They didn't like any other little people.

The thing that you pull the thing down and the arrow spins around and says moo when it lands on a cow.

Mega Blocks/Duplos/Legos

A 3 foot tall Mickey. I didn't think that one through very well. He's been joining us for lunch for the past 6 months.

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What exactly ARE skylanders?

A big, fat money pit LOL

 

They are part of a video game. You buy little figurine characters and put them on a portal to play in a game.

 

I do not want to mention how many my kids have but the creators of the game must be mega millionaires...a lot funded by me LOL

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My DS6 wants a magic set. I think we might also get him a small bag a ChuckECheese coins (special treat bc I really do not enjoy taking them to that place!), and maybe a gift card to the movies. He also wants a first aid kit (real one).

 

DS4 doesn't ask for much, but I think we will get him the Sneaky Squirrel game, movie GC, maybe marble run, and some Stabilo woody art pencils.

 

Of course, I'm sure a box or two of Lego will make it under the tree as well. :)

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DS5 is proving pretty exceptionally difficult, as he doesn't really deviate (or "grow") in his interests - he loves building, gaming, cuddling, and being read to. He has so many books that I haven't room for much more (first world problem), and I hesitate to add to his already extensive collection of building sets (angry bird building sets, archiquest blocks, legos, magnatiles, etc). I've imposed a "no more electronics" holiday, as I'm about tired of the Minecraft obsession (yes, I understand that it can be educational, and it is, but he doesn't need any more devices to play it on, no matter what Darling DH thinks, lol).

He hates getting messy (no art supplies), doesn't care for playing outdoors, and is just generally our quiet, thoughtful, cautious kiddo.

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Lego and Duplo.

Tricycle

Books

Wooden train set stuff

Before we had all of them, we collected Little People sets, and our toddlers have played and played with them.

Fireman hat and/or jacket, or any costume

Race track for toy cars

Backpack

Toy tools, especially ones that really work

Any sort of tiny car

Small dinosaurs or other animals -- my kids tend to like anything that fits in a pocket easily.

Puppets

Baby dolls, sling

Play kitchen/velcro food

Small backpack

 

Those are all things that we have and which our small boys have loved. Problem is that now I'm on my third 3yo boy my fourth 1yo boy, and we have every single toddler toy ever made, I think, and for things that have components, we have lots of those components. I have no idea what to get my littlest guys for Christmas.

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My little ones with get blocks/building toys- bristle blocks, legos, possibly something vehicle based. I like to build on to existing sets, but I think it's time to introduce something new. 

Melissa and Doug play food. They just used their allowance to buy the pizza set and birthday cake set. They are in the play kitchen chopping and baking right now.

 

Wearable items- animal themed, wearable blankets, fancy slippers, their first gloves, maybe capes and masks? Knight's armor? Something like that. 

Snacks. We usually do a big can of popcorn for each kid. One kid will get a package of gluten free oreos-he hasn't had them yet. The other will probably get a similar package of regular cookies. We don't have a lot of prepackaged snacks, so this is a Big Deal for our kids. 

Books. I want to order one of these boxes http://www.booksbythefoot.com/shop/pc/Boxed-Children-s-Books-17p148.htm I'm leaning towrd wrapping the whole thing unopened, and letting them dig into it and be surprised. We have kids at every level from newborn to young adult, so there should be something for everyone. 

We keep it simple around here. 
 

 

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Books. I want to order one of these boxes http://www.booksbythefoot.com/shop/pc/Boxed-Children-s-Books-17p148.htm I'm leaning towrd wrapping the whole thing unopened, and letting them dig into it and be surprised. We have kids at every level from newborn to young adult, so there should be something for everyone.

 

We keep it simple around here.

 

Thanks for sharing this. It is a cute idea! We have thousands of books, but I know several families (including my sister's kids) who could really use them! I just ordered four boxes!
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There are so many great ideas here, more aren't needed, I second most of these, but have to add 2 more:

 

The Haba Ball Track - it's pricey but you can add on pieces slowly, and it will last and last and last till you have grandkids.  :)

 

And for all those playsets ... some playsilks.  Blue makes great water for pirate ships and water battles.  Green for grass.  Get large enough that they can be used to assist in fort making, or become capes, or ... everyone in our house has loved playsilks.  They are *essential* for pirate play as head scarves and sashes.  They become pouches on hobo sticks, they are waved as flags, they are pulled out of hats during magic shows.  They are not a girl-gift.  All the boys who come over use them, even at 9 - 10.  

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My husband doesn't cook. At all. But all three of my boys have loved both play cooking and real cooking.

My husband cooks and our boy plays with his sister's kitchen, but our neighbor doesn't and neither does his cousin. I thought it might be because their fathers don't cook. I didn't want to recommend a flop.

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My husband cooks and our boy plays with his sister's kitchen, but our neighbor doesn't and neither does his cousin. I thought it might be because their fathers don't cook. I didn't want to recommend a flop.

 

That is interesting. It could just be personality, or possibly the kids who aren't interested in pretend cooking don't have anyone at home who expresses interest or pleasure in cooking or includes them in the process.

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That is interesting. It could just be personality, or possibly the kids who aren't interested in pretend cooking don't have anyone at home who expresses interest or pleasure in cooking or includes them in the process.

You have put way too much thought into this.

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I have, too :laugh: I remember one year trying to buy ds some kitchen stuff and being ticked off that the things I wanted were geared toward little girls (the stereotypical girly color scheme). I'm happy to see not all play kitchens are pink. Ds doesn't have a kitchen but he does have cooking items, some of which are for real use in the kitchen. Daddy is the best cook in the house so cooking is encouraged from a male which probably does influence a boy's interest.

I have, also.  DS loved his play kitchen, and all the accessories.  His wasn't girly at all, but we had to search a bit to to find one that wasn't geared to girls - it was a few years ago.  His actually had a grill on the back, so we made a lot of jokes that it was the boys' version.  

 

Here, DH is the cook, and he's very good about including little people.  So DS never thought of cooking as a girly thing.  He also played with dolls.  :)  But we have a neighbor who is very traditional and even if his boy showed interest in traditional "girl" toys, the poor kid wouldn't be allowed to play with them.  But honestly, that kid would never be interested.  

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You have put way too much thought into this.

 

LOL, maybe so. I was just surprised because, while there are definitely gender-related preferences in the way my kids play (my boys to tend to spend more time with the train sets and matchbox cars, my girls with the dolls and dress-ups) cooking play is not one where I have noted a difference. If my boys were just choosing based on copying dad, they would definitely not be cooking...

 

With the exception of a few stocking stuffers, I don't give individual Christmas presents; whatever toys we buy are family gifts available for anyone to play with.

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