Parenting

The Best Gifts for 4-Year-Olds

January 27, 2016

By Jenny Studenroth

Play Camera, $16.49
Fisher-Price brings old-school favorites back to life this year, and I’m loving the iconic disk camera, originally released in 1968. The set includes three loadable disks, and kids will have a blast taking faux snaps of the whole family. 

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Preschooler’s Busy Book, $6.07
If there’s one thing little kids have an excess of, it’s energy. Harness that with a book full of ideas for keeping them busy, learning, and entertained. 

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Dress-Up Closet, $169.99
Store all the gowns, costumes, and accessories they adore with this gorgeous dress-up closet from Kid Kraft. 

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Bilibo, $26.95 each
This imaginative toy was designed to let kids be creative and have fun. While it’s safe for even young toddlers, parents say 4 is an ideal age to get them into it. They can wobble around in Bilibo as a chair, wear it on their heads, or practice balancing while standing on top of it. 

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Reading Blocks, $28.99
Drawing on Montessori early learning tools, these reading blocks are a great tool for preschoolers. Parents can help the youngest learners sound out letters and string them together to create short words.

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Train Table, $148.41
Kids can create a little world of their own right in the bedroom or living room with the Kid Kraft Waterfall Mountain Train Set Table. It features a movable track, bridges, a tunnel, and waterfall, with drawers for storage underneath.

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More for 4-Year-Olds:

• Best Puzzles for Preschoolers
• 31 of the Worst Children’s Books Ever
• 5 Secrets to Raising a Kid Who Is Kind to Others

 

Jenny Studenroth

Jenny is a bridal, lifestyle, family blogger (Our Life in Rose Gold) from New York. After working in beauty editorial for WSJ., she transitioned to freelance writing. Jenny's first book, Let Me Let You Go, came out last year. She and her husband Josh currently live in the suburbs of Atlanta with their three children. Jenny might have (temporarily) ditched the heels and highlights in favor of the leggings and tees of new-momhood, but she's never been happier. Follow her frequent Starbucks runs, leggings obsession, and blog updates via Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook. 

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