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OK here it goes. My son is 3 and a half years old and my MIL has asked me to write a list for christmas of what kinda toys he wants. Problem is that he never expresses wishes in that direction. We don't have cable or tv channels (we watch videos) so he doesn't have a whole lot of wishes. He has ride on toys and trucks. Is not ready for board games yet but loves playing PC games for toddlers. He has a lot of toys that are good for children his age so I am sitting here and don't really know what to write on that list. What do you thing are some good educational and pedagogical toys that you can or might recommend for a 3 year old boy?
He likes Schoolbuses and Helicopters. He knows his ABC and can count to 10 in 2 languages and he speaks mostly in english but he understands german quite well. We do play-doh and coloring we read books, listen to stories on CD and tape, pretent play with him. I like the idea with the food and the doctor kit. He already has tools and a trainset. I do care a lot about the toys my son plays with and its educational/pedogogical value.
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When you're three, practically any experience that doesn't involve a screen can be educational. Things that let him explore adult roles are always good: a doctor's set (fisher price has a good one) or some toy tools (little tykes makes a super cute set of these; they light up and make noise but aren't too annoying). What kind of things interest him? What does he like to point out to you when you're outdoors or around town that might interest him in scaled down three-year-old size?
Little boys may need more encouragement to work on their dexterity, so as an answer above said, some play-dough or anything that involves fine motor skills is a good idea.
When you're three, practically any experience that doesn't involve a screen can be educational. Things that let him explore adult roles are always good: a doctor's set (fisher price has a good one) or some toy tools (little tykes makes a super cute set of these; they light up and make noise but aren't too annoying). What kind of things interest him? What does he like to point out to you when you're outdoors or around town that might interest him in scaled down three-year-old size?
Little boys may need more encouragement to work on their dexterity, so as an answer above said, some play-dough or anything that involves fine motor skills is a good idea.
Destructive 3 year old?
Jessica
My son is 3 years old, very well behaved. Only downfall with him is that he is very distructive, he like to figure things out on his own. He likes to take anything he can find apart just to figure out how to put it back together, he is so intrigued my electricity we have had to duck tape his outlets in his room because he likes seeing things turn on and off. He has takin out kitchen cupboards apart, he then gets his fisher price tools so "he can fick it". He's takin our vent apart, breaks toys, takes light bulbs out of lights just to screw them back in, taking his bike apart, uses forks to open locked doors (which is one of things me and his father do to keep him locked out of dangerous things). Like I said he's is an amazing well behaved little boy, just very intrigued to find out how things works. We try and keep our eyes on him 24/7 but as other parents will know that sometimes doesn't always happen.. I'm not looking for rude comments just suggestions please! Thank you so much!
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It sounds like he is very smart.
I wonder if he would respond to redirection?
What if you made a workbench for him? It could be a thrift store wooden coffee table or some other piece of "repurposed" furniture that is at his height.
Get him a set of real, child-sized tools such as this:
http://www.amazon.com/GRIP-96009-Grip-Childrens-Tool/dp/B001AIU2UO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367092127&sr=8-1&keywords=child+tool+set
Add a pair of child-sized safety glasses and introduce the tools one or two at a time as you feel like he is ready for them.
Recruit friends and neighbors to donate their old, broken stuff for him to take apart: old fashioned alarm clocks and telephones, fans, VCRS, broken RC cars, etc. Give him one item at a time, cutting the power cords off so that he can't plug them in while he is working.
Any time he wants, he can go to his work bench to work on his project. When he finishes disassembling something, he can collect the pieces he wants to keep into a "spare parts" box and begin his next project. Eventually, he'll be able to assemble his spare parts into new (make believe) inventions.
By giving him this special area, you have a place to redirect him when he gets into your stuff. You also have something (his tools) that can be taken away as a logical consequence if he disassembles things that he shouldn't. The family rule would be that he can work at is workstation any time. If he wants to take something there to work on (such as something he feels is broken), he must ask permission. He must also ask permission to take his tools away from his work station for any reason, such as if there is something he wants to work on in the yard.
Here are some additional toys from Fat Brain Toys - a great educational toy site - to keep in mind for holidays and birthdays that would fuel his need to "figure things out":
Marble run: http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/tedco/original_blocks_marbles_super_set.cfm
Gear set:
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/learning_resources/gears_gears_gears_beginners_building_set.cfm
Latch board:
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/melissa_doug/latches_board.cfm
Take-apart cars:
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/automoblox_company/mini_automoblox_s_9_c9_t9_3_pack.cfm
Stacking pegboard:
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/patch_products/tall_stacker_pegs_building_set.cfm
Nuts and bolts construction kit:
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/magic_forest/sevi_construction_set_104_pc.cfm
Contraption lab (would probably need help at first):
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/smartlab/weird_wacky_contraption_lab.cfm
Snap Circuits Jr. (would probably need adult help with this one!:
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/elenco_electronics_inc/snap_circuits_jr.cfm
Your son sounds gifted; your challenge is to channel that curiosity into appropriate directions!
Good luck!
It sounds like he is very smart.
I wonder if he would respond to redirection?
What if you made a workbench for him? It could be a thrift store wooden coffee table or some other piece of "repurposed" furniture that is at his height.
Get him a set of real, child-sized tools such as this:
http://www.amazon.com/GRIP-96009-Grip-Childrens-Tool/dp/B001AIU2UO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367092127&sr=8-1&keywords=child+tool+set
Add a pair of child-sized safety glasses and introduce the tools one or two at a time as you feel like he is ready for them.
Recruit friends and neighbors to donate their old, broken stuff for him to take apart: old fashioned alarm clocks and telephones, fans, VCRS, broken RC cars, etc. Give him one item at a time, cutting the power cords off so that he can't plug them in while he is working.
Any time he wants, he can go to his work bench to work on his project. When he finishes disassembling something, he can collect the pieces he wants to keep into a "spare parts" box and begin his next project. Eventually, he'll be able to assemble his spare parts into new (make believe) inventions.
By giving him this special area, you have a place to redirect him when he gets into your stuff. You also have something (his tools) that can be taken away as a logical consequence if he disassembles things that he shouldn't. The family rule would be that he can work at is workstation any time. If he wants to take something there to work on (such as something he feels is broken), he must ask permission. He must also ask permission to take his tools away from his work station for any reason, such as if there is something he wants to work on in the yard.
Here are some additional toys from Fat Brain Toys - a great educational toy site - to keep in mind for holidays and birthdays that would fuel his need to "figure things out":
Marble run: http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/tedco/original_blocks_marbles_super_set.cfm
Gear set:
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/learning_resources/gears_gears_gears_beginners_building_set.cfm
Latch board:
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/melissa_doug/latches_board.cfm
Take-apart cars:
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/automoblox_company/mini_automoblox_s_9_c9_t9_3_pack.cfm
Stacking pegboard:
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/patch_products/tall_stacker_pegs_building_set.cfm
Nuts and bolts construction kit:
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/magic_forest/sevi_construction_set_104_pc.cfm
Contraption lab (would probably need help at first):
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/smartlab/weird_wacky_contraption_lab.cfm
Snap Circuits Jr. (would probably need adult help with this one!:
http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/elenco_electronics_inc/snap_circuits_jr.cfm
Your son sounds gifted; your challenge is to channel that curiosity into appropriate directions!
Good luck!
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