Here's what to give to 4-year-olds to help them grow up while having fun!
As Christmas, birthdays or any other festive occasion approaches, we all find ourselves faced with the age-old question of gifts. Will we be able to choose the right ones for our loved ones? Of course, the first to be affected are the smallest children. If you want to please a 4-year-old boy or girl and find toys that are suitable for their age and abilities, explore our selection of gift ideas without further ado, all chosen with extreme care and attention: laughter, fun and joy guaranteed. !
The funniest construction games for 4 year olds
- 3d mosaic puzzle kit
Perfect for developing motor and mental skills, construction-related games are the best gifts for 4-year-olds to play with their parents and friends, but also independently. For this reason, therefore, they are the first on our list! An example? The Symiu Montessori Mosaic Puzzle game, suitable for children from 3 years old. Symiu's toy is able to stimulate their creativity, helping them to make original and colorful mosaics with the tools provided.
This kit contains over 200 pieces of different colors, a plastic screwdriver and a dummy drill to create 3D mosaics. This toy helps children develop motor skills and feed their imagination. The drill emits a very realistic noise and has 2 options: screwing / unscrewing. The booklet accompanies the child in the construction of different models until he is completely familiar with the game. parts are handy and suitable for even the smallest hands.
Buy the product at a price of 27.99 euros!
- Magnetic wooden puzzle
For puzzle enthusiasts, Cooljoy's magnetic wooden puzzle box is the ideal alternative for younger children. This toy offers multiple possibilities thanks to the numerous pieces to be assembled on both sides of the board.The advantage? Children can draw on the white side with a stylus or write with chalk on the black side.
With Cooljoy's puzzle board, children always create new constructions using magnetic cards and designing designs that are as original as possible! With the stylus they can write on the white magnetic side and, on the blackboard, draw with colored chalks. To take in the car, to the park or to play at home! Ideal for developing creativity and imagination.
Buy the product at a price of 14.99 euros!
- Colored wooden tower
The stackable block game by Nene Toys promotes skill and balance in all children: by stacking and removing the different pieces without letting them fall, this game is perfect for improving accuracy and patience in children, offering 4 different activities. Nene Toys, in fact, offers a wooden block game with 4 variants for the fun of the whole family: play stacking the axes to build the tower, use the dice to know which block to remove without everything collapsing, or use the cards with animals instead of dice to identify the block to remove, make creative constructions or create a chain of dominoes. A perfect gift for Christmas or birthday, capable of stimulating creativity, thinking, logic, motor and problem-solving skills, color recognition and hand coordination in all children.
Buy the product at a price of 22.99 euros!
Games to stimulate the imagination
- Barbie dreamtopia
A must when it comes to gifts for children aged 4 and over are games designed to stimulate their imagination. Dolls, figurines, cars, no matter the category, what matters is that the little ones are able to make it a fun "activity.
Let's start right away with the Barbie Dreamtopia that will transport girls and boys directly to the world of princesses thanks to her long hair and beautiful sparkling dresses. For babies who love dolls, the Barbie universe is always a guarantee. The Princess Dreamtopia model is perfect for imagining pretty fairy tales. This doll wears a real princess dress with corset, ruffled shoulders, rainbow patterned skirt, shiny tulle and transparent veil decorated with sparkling stars. Inside the box you will find all the essential accessories for every princess: a pink or purple tiara, a pink or turquoise necklace and a magic star wand.
Buy the product at the price of 24.99 euros!
- Barbie dentist
This new range of Barbie highlights the woman in professional contexts. And we would also like to say that it was time for this trend to conquer the world of dolls. Our choice fell on the dentist Barbie, ideal for all children who dream big from an early age.
This dentist Barbie is ready to welcome patients with her white coat: the set, in fact, includes a small patient, a chair, a sink and all the tools that a real dentist cannot do without, such as a toothbrush. , protective goggles and a teething cast. The realism is such that the sink even comes with a lamp and a screen, all accessories that help children expand their stories. We recommend this Barbie because it is more than a simple toy or a trivial doll: it inspires, in fact, the new generations to follow their passions and to establish themselves professionally.
Buy the product at a price of around 26 euros!
- Barbie's camper
Also from the Barbie collection, this camper set will allow your little girl to take her favorite dolls on the go during the weekends, even better when hiking in the outdoors. Barbie's camper opens at the push of a button and offers space of over 60cm. The open part magically transforms into a swimming pool with a slide where the doll can enjoy a pleasant bath. Simply remove the two front seats to create chairs or hang hammocks that allow 2 dolls to sleep under the stars. The box also includes a small bathroom with sink, a wardrobe, a shower and toilet, a kitchen with sink and refrigerator and 2 beds, in short, to be the envy of the most experienced campers!
Buy the product at a price of around 99 euros!
- Lady Bug hair and make-up head
For a gift that's truly original, put it all on LadyBug's hair head, the super heroine who protects the city from bad guys! This head can be freely shaped, made up and prepared, according to the wishes of the child. The dream game for boys and girls who love to make hairstyles and are fans of the famous and phantasmagoric Ladybug! With the accessories provided in the box, the child can style, make up and even do manicures. To change the colors of the make-up, just apply alternately hot water or cold water.
Buy the product at the price of 57 euros!
- Remote controlled car
To make children who love electric toys and, in particular, toy cars, happy, consider a gift such as the remote control car by Uttora. This model, in particular, rolls, whizzes and climbs on any surface, always under the control of your child. In addition, it is able to rotate 360 ° and has wheels large enough to allow it to run on any road. The car battery has an uninterrupted life of 30 minutes. In short, we can say with certainty that the Uttora model has nothing to envy to real cars, in fact it even reproduces music and is equipped with flashing headlights at the moment of ignition.
Buy the product at a price of 18.99 euros!
- Hot Wheels electric cars
Continuing with the vehicles, the Hot Wheels 10 electric toy car set is the evergreen gift for kids and girls aged 4 and up, giving them hours of fun. Perfect for car enthusiasts, this set of 10 Hot Wheels vehicles will allow your children to unleash all their imagination, setting off on new adventures! In addition, thanks to the realistic details and authentic design, this gift is also suitable for older people, especially collectors of model cars.
Buy the product at a price of around 21 euros!
- Marcus Paw Patrol fire truck
On a completely different note, however, we find the Marcus Paw Patrol Ride & Rescue vehicle, ideal for children aged 3 and up. This toy, in fact, will delight little fans of the famous cartoon and cars.
Embark on a new adventure with the Ride & Rescue box set! Marcus' truck opens and reveals a scene from the cartoon: activate the water cannons, climb the ladder and be ready to intervene in case of fires. This superb vehicle transforms easily and allows the child to go to the rescue of endangered animals. Inside you will find a vehicle, a minifigure and two animals.
Buy the product at a price of around 33 euros!
- Playmobil transportable house
In the category of imaginative games, Playmobil will not fail to give us ideas for gifts, such as this Playmobil transportable house, suitable for children aged 4 and up. It is the ideal game for inventing endless stories! The house contains three characters and many game rooms: bathroom, bedroom, living room and kitchen, as well as a multitude of accessories to imagine infinite scenarios.
Buy the product at a price of 27.90 euros!
- Spiderman and Spider jet
For girls and boys who love Spider-Man and who have turned 4, Marvel offers a fantastic set complete with a super hero and relative vehicle. Thanks to this toy, children can imagine jumping from building to building and saving the world. Spiderman's Spiderjet set and 6-inch figure are inspired by the Spider-Man Far From Home movie, where the hero flies. over the city and swings at the end of its web straight from its jet.
Spiderjet dimensions: 28 cm by 23 cm. The box contains the figurine, the Spiderjet, 2 bullets and 1 rope. No batteries are needed.
Buy the product at a price of 44 euros!
Play together: board games from 4 years old
- Don't step on it!
As the name suggests, board games are designed for more than one person, so that we can play with family or friends and promote the collective spirit of our little children. In this regard, we present the funniest and at the same time irreverent game launched on the market by Hasbro: we are talking about "Don't step on it!", A boxed game designed for young and old players without age limits, in short, for the whole family. - the important thing is to know how to walk! Challenge your family members after Sunday lunches or on long and boring winter afternoons, find out who has the supreme ability to avoid poop along their path. Before starting the game, however, it is necessary to shape the compound to transform it into a more likely poop (among the accessories included there is also a mold). After that, the first and only rule is to play blindfolded, so no one dares to peek where they put their feet! In the end, the winner of the first place in the standings will be the one who has crushed the least number of poos. Will you be the winner? Or will you be forced to thoroughly clean the sole of your shoes?
Buy the product at a price of 17.90 euros!
- Coconut dentist
Given that no one has yet understood "how the crocodile does it", thanks to this game we will have the opportunity to find out how it behaves when it goes to the dentist. And an expert team of children will be able to cure his toothache! In fact, these will have to check the reptile's teeth, being careful not to press on the diseased tooth: in this case, the crocodile will react with a very dangerous bite, thus eliminating the unfortunate little dentist. A fun and playful gift idea that is well suited to occasions such as birthdays or Christmas!
Buy the product at a price of 14.90 euros!
- Chicco Zero card game
Chicco has always been a guarantee of safety and care for our children. This is why it offers toys that are both engaging and instructive, such as Chicco Zero. It is a card game designed for boys and girls over the age of 3. The mission is to be faster than the other challengers, in this way Chicco invites children to be as reactive as possible and to develop their own. senses, learning to recognize illustrations and colors.
Buy the product at a price of 7.90 euros!
- ONE junior
But we have certainly not forgotten the unmissable and timeless UNO junior from Mattel, accessible to children from the age of 3. A game that is simple to learn and easy to play, in which you have to be reactive and resourceful!
Intuitive and fun, UNO Junior is a colorful card game designed also for younger children. A fun way to play with colors, designs and numbers. This version includes 2 levels.
Buy the product at a price of around 10 euros!
Manual activities: creation games for little artists
- Stabilo 3-in-1 Woody colored pencil set
Creative toys are great gift ideas for children aged 4 and up. At this age, the imagination and artistic impulses, in fact, are continuous. To draw and create extraordinary colors, nothing beats the Stabilo Woody 3-in-1 colored pencil set, with which it is possible to write and color on different media (paper, cardboard, glass, plastic etc.). These multipurpose colored pencils also work as watercolors, chalks and markers. In addition, as already highlighted, they write on all surfaces: blackboards, whiteboards, glasses, cardboard, plastic and are designed specially for small children thanks to a prehensile and easy to handle structure. The material in which they are made is eco-sustainable wood and PEFC certified. The advantage of these markers is that they are easily removable from smooth surfaces: in fact, a simple damp cloth is enough !
Buy the product at a price of around 16 euros!
- Crayola washable paint cans
Paint is a great alternative to pencils and can be found inside the Crayola Washable Paint Can Set. This range is a safe bet to allow little artists to express their full potential and imagination. For years Crayola has contributed to the development of children by offering quality, washable and creative products. This set contains 10 cans of washable paint of 59ml each and in different colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, turquoise, purple, pink, brown and white.)
Buy the product at a price of 21.99 euros!
- Play-Doh plasticine pizzeria version
Plasticine can be transformed into a game that is as simple as it is creative and manual, ideal for 4-year-olds who love to experiment with the senses, first and foremost touch. For this reason we decided to include in our list the modeling clay of Play- Doh in the pizzeria version, with which little chefs will have fun creating pizzas that are always different, imaginative and original. Just place a little Play-Doh dough on the pan and put it in the oven. Want to add some cheese? Simple: the small cheese press cuts Play-Doh dough just like the gruyere. This Play-Doh kit is ideal for children who love to handle plasticine and cook. Includes 5 colorful plasticine pots , a spatula, a pizza wheel and many other accessories.
Buy the product at a price of around 18 euros!
Educational games to learn while having fun
- MagnetiBook Alphabet - Janod
Educational games have the double advantage of supporting the child in learning new skills but still having fun, a bit like Janod's MagnetiBook Alphabet, a game that will entertain novice readers, eager to master words and writing. Toys designed by Janod always remain a safe bet and for this reason we strongly recommend them. MagnetiBook comes in the form of a "book box" and will easily find its place in a library! It is a magnetic educational game, made up of 26 illustrated magnets and 116 letter magnets, designed to help children learn the alphabet easily. Once the book is open, the aim of the game is to correctly write the word indicated on it. each magnet shown on the screen. It is the perfect gift idea to introduce your child to writing and reading.
Buy the product on Amazon at a price of 17.99 euros!
How to choose a toy for a 4-year-old child?
At this age, the child begins to attend kindergarten and discovers a multitude of concepts: letters, numbers, days, seasons, colors. For the first time, he also has to face group life and thus develops his ability to listen, participate, collaborate and assert himself. Since his concentration is still limited in time, but now he can finally follow simple instructions and imagine scenarios, board games, imitation and manual activities are ideal when it comes to gifts for birthday or Christmas!
What construction games for 4-year-olds?Construction games in which the child has to imagine and design buildings and towers require his concentration and patience. Focus on colorful construction sets, with pieces that are not too small and can also be performed independently.
What educational games for children in kindergarten?In kindergarten, the child is gradually introduced to the basic concepts that will then be used for reading: sounds, colors, letters and shapes. Today it is possible to choose a game that is both fun and educational: a blackboard to write and paste the letters of the alphabet, a toy to recognize geometric shapes, name animals or even follow a cooking recipe appropriate to the age of the child.
What creative games for 4-year-olds?At this age, the child's dexterity is still being acquired, but it is quite possible to offer him creative games to take advantage of his progress and make him fully discover his abilities. Painting, plasticine, chalk drawings, that's what it takes to stimulate the potential of children!
