mom@shiloh Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I need some birthday gifts for preschoolers. My youngest is in middle school now, so I feel a bit out of touch with this age group. Anything new and wonderful in the world of preschool? It doesn't necessarily have to be educational. It just has to have some value besides bright and flashy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homemommy83 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Anything by Lauri Toys can fit both ideals of educational and flashy. The Tall Stacker Peg set is so much fun, and it can be used for building or math skills. If you look into My Fathers World and Timberdoodle preschool and prek packages there are so many fun and educational pieces in those packages. Hope you find the perfect gift. Brenda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Favorites here: Imaginext Magnatiles Play food (Learning Resources look real) Capes/playsilks Games like Sneaky Snacky Squirrel and Animal Upon Animal Wedgits Kinetic sand (with closing box and set of molds) My First Microscope Marionettes/limberjacks Legos Puzzles like Day And Night A balance maze (stand on it and try to get the ball around the maze) Dump trucks and tractors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Mine loves LEGO and Duplo. Also, the Imaginext toys. Good grief, my little guys love these. They have most of the Batman sets, and they play with them probably half of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Anything Melissa & Doug is always good. Like you can just go to Target or Kohls, find their M&D toys, and they'll be winners. If it needs to be more obscure, things from Timberdoodle. We liked the Lauri peg stackers btw. My SIL has such a knack for these things. She has no kids, so I don't know how she does it. Around 4 she gave my ds a backpack filled with little cars. One year around then she gave him a cheapie toy bow and arrow. Bow&A come in boy and girl colors now. They work indoors in the winter, huge, huge hit here. And we're really talking like a $3 thing, kwim? Just cracks me up when the $3 thing is the Favorite Gift Ever. My MIL gave my ds a sheriff's hat that went over big, and a dss gave him a Lone Ranger set (mask, hat). Anything dressup is always good. Dress-up is always good, for both genders. If I had a girl to buy for now, I'd buy Disney princess dresses. :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Dinosaur or animal figurines. My children have gotten so much play mileage out of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Anything by Lauri Toys can fit both ideals of educational and flashy. The Tall Stacker Peg set is so much fun, and it can be used for building or math skills. If you look into My Fathers World and Timberdoodle preschool and prek packages there are so many fun and educational pieces in those packages. Hope you find the perfect gift. Brenda Lauri is great as is Melissa & Doug. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Why not tickets to a live performance? My kiddo always loved (& still does) such things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Books!!! Pop-up & sound books!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventuresinHomeschooling Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Puzzles, blocks and books! You can get some fancier things, but those are the best categories of toys. I've always liked Leapfrog toys, though they are more techy. Melissa and Doug also have great toy selections. Go to Barnes and Noble for ideas. They have a great toy section, and they are mostly pretty educational. Not a bunch of plastic cheap stuff, but more quality toys for imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicJen Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Wedgits have been a huge hit here from age 6 months onward. Standard unit wooden blocks also get played with a ton...I think ours are from Lakeshore Learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicJen Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Oh and this toy called Spin Again has been a favorite for a couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drjuliadc Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Magformers, knex, duplos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Plasma car!!!!! It has been the BEST $50 investment in my child's life. It's a ride-on car that we use indoors on uncarpeted floors. Talk about long lifespan of a toy! It burns SO much energy too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Plasma car!!!!! It has been the BEST $50 investment in my child's life. It's a ride-on car that we use indoors on uncarpeted floors. Talk about long lifespan of a toy! It burns SO much energy too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Dinosaur or animal figurines. My children have gotten so much play mileage out of these. Yes, Schleich! We have some that are 12 years old and still regularly played with. If you want educational and expensive, try Spielgaben. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 https://www.google.com/search?q=automoblox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari&safe=active Automoblox. They are wooden cars that come apart, including tires. I got them for dd when she was about three, and just got them out again for ds, who just turned two and is really too young for them, and he's been happily occupied for fifteen minutes. She played with them from three to six for sure. They are small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketty1234 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Hey Shiloh, You can buy Lego toys, wooden development toys, Mega Blocks etc. for gifting in a pre-school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 A giant cardboard box. Only half kidding. My preschooler has been living in a giant box that I cut a door out of for about a week. It has been her headquarters, her cave, her house. Right now she is decorating it with Christmas lights that she is drawing on with markers. They do make those cheapie cardboard houses that you can buy and color that would make a good gift. :) or a play tent of some sort, but you can't draw on those. For gift ideas though: simple art supplies and restocks on coloring books are always appreciated here. We go through them like crazy. She can cut up a spiral notebook, a pack of index cards, and a whole coloring book every day practicing with her scissors. Markers dry out. Paints get used up. Playdough is always useful. Add in some cookie cutters or a play set. Make some homemade in a pretty container. I like things that get used up better than toys usually as I am dealing with a packed house as it is. Consumable art supplies are great. Books are never a bad idea too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 A giant cardboard box. Only half kidding. My preschooler has been living in a giant box that I cut a door out of for about a week. It has been her headquarters, her cave, her house. Right now she is decorating it with Christmas lights that she is drawing on with markers. They do make those cheapie cardboard houses that you can buy and color that would make a good gift. :) or a play tent of some sort, but you can't draw on those. For gift ideas though: simple art supplies and restocks on coloring books are always appreciated here. We go through them like crazy. She can cut up a spiral notebook, a pack of index cards, and a whole coloring book every day practicing with her scissors. Markers dry out. Paints get used up. Playdough is always useful. Add in some cookie cutters or a play set. Make some homemade in a pretty container. I like things that get used up better than toys usually as I am dealing with a packed house as it is. Consumable art supplies are great. Books are never a bad idea too. An oversized box & the book 'It's Not A Box'. Love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) A giant cardboard box. Only half kidding. My preschooler has been living in a giant box that I cut a door out of for about a week. It has been her headquarters, her cave, her house. Right now she is decorating it with Christmas lights that she is drawing on with markers.I saw in the Rainbow Resouce Christmas catalog a sticker pack that is for decorating a cardboard box. :p Link: https://www.rainbowresource.com/proddtl.php?id=069209 Edited November 15, 2017 by alisoncooks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Melissa & Doug Prepare & Serve Pasta I saw this at Kohls and I so totally need this. I don't even have an excuse to buy it, sniff, but I'm sure I need it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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