Discover the best birthday gift ideas for 3-year-olds! From educational toys to creative play essentials, this guide helps you find the perfect present to inspire learning and fun.
Finding gifts for a three years old is a lot of fun as you watch their imagination and skills grow in such a short amount of time. This is a fun year filled with lots of “I did it!” Three year old spend a lot of time observing, listening and imitating things in their environment.
Gift Ideas for Three Year Old
We’re here to help you finding the right gifts for your 3 year! This is the year you will see their ability to play with their imagination quite a bit. So be sure to have your play kitchen set up for fun and then incorporate a variety of themes as the months pass this year. Adding a few dress-up clothes to your play can be lots of fun this year! Hats and vests can be a lot of fun with various themes.
Here are a few toys to encourage make believe play.
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Toys that Build Imagination through Play for 3 year old
Graco Doll Playset with Stroller and Crib 
Building Toys for 3 Years Old
Building at this age can be so much fun. Finding items that are open ended with ways to build is important. Legos, Blocks, Wooden Trains are 3 of my top picks for this age that will last for years to come.
LEGO Duplo Basic Bricks (80 Pcs.)
Melissa & Doug 60-Piece Wooden Blocks
Learning Toys for 3 year old
In the 3rd year we encourage our children to explore Letters, Numbers, Shapes and Colors. Be sure to have a few select items available for your child to use during playtime. Puzzles, floor puzzles, magnetic letters, and lacing items can be a fun was to introduce these concepts to your child. Here’s a few of my favorites!
Magnetic Letters & Numbers
Melissa & Doug Jumbo ABC Chunky Puzzle
Melissa & Doug Jumbo Numbers Wooden Chunky Puzzle
Melissa & Doug Dinosaur Dawn Floor PuzzleMelissa & Doug Primary Lacing Beads
Toys for Big Movements with 3 Year old
Three year old love to feel that they can accomplish tasks at hand and be a big kid! Giving a gift for a big kid can be so much fun. An art easel, T-Ball Set and even their first bicycle are all things that can be a confidence booster for your child and hours of fun!
Little Tikes Tot Sports T-Ball Set
Balance Training Bike
or Tricycle
Enjoy all the special moments with your 3 year old! There is so much growth that happens this year in all areas for their development. Selecting gift that help to facilitate their growth is important and money well spent!
Emma I couldn't agree more, this is a fun age for pretending! They finally really get it and enjoy doing it often with play and even sometimes with their an siblings friends now too.
3 year olds are lots of fun to buy for! They're so into pretending and building and learning!