present ideas for 3 year old girl

[Jacks50]

I'm looking for inspiration! my daughter turns 3 in a fews weeks and I'm lacking inspiration. Just wondered if anyone had any suggestions of toys that have been a big hit with this age group?

Thanks so much for much for any ideas!!

[srisky]

My 2.5y loves imaginary play and mimicking adults so perhaps things like toy kitchen with utensil (ikea ones are on special offer at the moment and are great); tea set; buggy with doll etc (a firm favourite; dressing up clothes/ doctor's kit.

Other favourites include megabloks, scooter, balance bike (our daughter doesn't have one but they look great).

Good luck, I hope you find something that suits!

[Saffron]

Check out "play schemas"

http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/education/protected/eyps/docs/Behavioural-schemas.pdf

http://www.leics.gov.uk/penn_green_schemas.pdf

I've found this concept useful when thinking about the types of toys my daughter will play with most.

My LO does a lot of "enveloping/enclosure", so the next time I buy toys, I'm going to look for nesting dolls.

Bimbily and NotOnTheHighStreet (both online) both have some interesting toys.

I've not been in Just Williams in a while, but Gently Elephant on Brockley Road (near Brockley Station) has lots of interesting toys.

[Readey]

Dolls house?

[ClareC]

I second anything kitchen/ doll like, my daughter is 3 and loves dolls / prams/ home stuff etc, she got a bike for Christmas (big girls one with stabilisers) which she really loves!

[SBot]

We asked our daughter what she would like for her birthday (3rd birthday too).... She wanted a lawnmower! So that's what she got, so cute watching her and hubby mowing the lawn, she follows him up and down!!

So maybe ask her what she would like.

Sarah.

[Jacks50]

Thanks so much everyone!

I really appreciate your suggestions.

Saffron the info on play schemes was really interesting. Quite hard to pin point what they are but its a really good way of thinking about the way they play.

I was thinking about a dolls house, and she loves pretend play so I guess we'll be going down that route.

Sbot - love the lawnmower!! very sweet. I asked my daughter what she'd like and she said cake! I guess that's a start!

thank again everyone!

[SBot]

Duplo now do a cake range of Lego.............candles etc......

[oimissus]

Ikea do a lovely range of dolls' tea stuff - a tea set, dining set and different coloured glasses. Just pikced some up yesterday for my daughter's 4th birthday!

[Grotty]

toys r us do a beautiful wooden georgian house dolls house:

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Toys-R-Us/Toys/Dolls-and-Accessories/Dolls-Houses-and-Accessories/Doll-House-with-50-Pieces(0025587)?searchPosition=7

AND ITS HALF PRICE AT THE MOMENT!