What to give a child for 3 years?

It only seems that buying a birthday present for a child is easier than ever, because the counters of children's stores are literally full of the variety of all kinds of toys, books, sets. In practice, choosing a gift is not an easy task even for mom and dad, let alone other relatives or friends of the family! It's so desirable that the child not only liked the gift, but was also useful for as long as possible!

In this article we will try to understand the question of what to give a child for his three years.

3 years is the first crisis period of a growing man. He begins to demand independence, distinguishes himself from the outside world and demands that his "I", at a minimum, be respected. It is at this age that the previously affectionate and docile kids become moody, stubborn, touchy. This craving for independence can be wrapped up in a big plus by choosing a child for a three-year anniversary a gift that will help the little one to self-realize, to become more confident.

Stubbornness can be turned into dedication, giving the kid something that will require him to take consistent actions, for example, a very interesting designer. At the age of three, children need to be given the right to choose, and this need should also be taken into account when considering a gift.

Choosing a gift for a three-year-old baby, it is worth remembering the "golden" rules of gift etiquette:

1. Buy well in advance. It is better to buy a present a couple of weeks before the celebration, than to grab the first one in a hurry that comes to hand, or what the seller advises in the children's store. Haste is a bad helper, and the seller, even a very good one, does not know the particular child, his character, interests, or developmental characteristics.
2. Draw a line between the sexes. HDespite the fact that the baby is only three years old, it is very important that he felt like a boy or a girl. And therefore you should not give the guy pink ponies, even if he likes watching cartoons about them. A girl, even very militant, should not be given a toy machine gun or a set of soldiers.
3. The gift should not touch the child "for living". This rule should be well remembered by those who love to give gifts "with meaning," as an edification. If a child is three years old for a number of reasons, he is still writing to bed at night, in no case should he be given a beautiful musical pot, this may offend and offend the child, he will unconsciously feel uncomfortable, because he already knows what to write in the bed is not good.
4. The gift must be safe. 3 years is the age at which children are trying to gain a certain independence, but they are still quite small, and they will definitely want to unleash, everything that is not keeping well. Your gift should not hurt the baby, it should be made from high-quality and non-toxic materials, not have small parts, sharp elements.

Modern children spend a lot of time at the computer, with gadgets in their hands. Now at the playgrounds, even on weekends, it’s not as crowded as it was 30-40 years ago.And the need for physical activity in a growing child is great. On this basis, you can give your child a sports simulator: a bicycle, a scooter, a runbike.

An agile and calm child can choose a constructor, but not consisting of simple geometric figures of different colors, but one from which you can assemble a city with streets and buildings, with figures of people; zoo in aviaries, animals and visitors. Such design is a great way to develop fine motor skills, logic and artistic thinking.

For three-year-old children who are developing quickly, you can choose training sets that will acquaint the child with letters and numbers, the names of objects, weather phenomena, animals. Now the choice of such games is quite large. There are even interactive toys that in an accessible form will help to learn the alphabet and learn to count.

One and all three-year-old children, regardless of temperament and upbringing, adore role-playing games. And so you can buy a child a set for a finger puppet theater, so that he can put on his own play. Also, children like to try on different roles, and therefore the kits of a doctor, a builder, a cook can not be by the way.

Such a gift can only be made by parents, because a child at 3 years old is still not able to care for animals on their own, and it will be up to mom and dad to take care of the pet. At this age, the child does not always understand that a kitten or puppy can be hurt, and can simply snag an animal from a great love for him.

If you still really want to buy an animal, then for a three-year-old it is best to buy a small aquarium with a goldfish (after all, he must have already heard the tale about it), or a small unpretentious bird in a cage. However, parents still have to watch that inquisitive "zoologist" did not pull the fish by the tail out of the aquarium and did not let the bird "hunt."

• Lego. These sets, which have not lost their popularity for several decades, can be chosen for boys. Designers are sold in series, you can choose a set for a child who loves cartoons and stories about pirates, or a set that allows you to build an entire police station, hospital, fire department. Popular "boyish" series - Lego Duplo, Lego City, Lego Nexo Knights, Lego Ninjago, Lego Technic, Lego Creator.
• Interactive dolls and robots. Girls Baby Born doll, which is very similar to a real baby, will be appreciated: you also need to feed her, change her diapers, walk with her, bathe her and even heal her, develop her. The doll will “grow” together with the little mistress, the girl will play it for at least 5-6 years. Boys will be delighted with interactive robots who dance, shoot, fly and drive. The choice of robots in any children's store is the widest.
• Scene sets. Girls will love role-playing kits - small kitchens with miniature furniture and dishes, clinics in which they can “truly” treat their habits and teddy bears. Boys also love to play in an environment close to the present, and therefore you can choose for them sets, from which you can construct an autotrack with turns, on which different machines are launched, as well as a real airfield with airplanes, a runway and a control tower. A good choice will be able to make those adults who know well what exactly interests the child.
• Educational tables. This version of the gift can be found for girls (pink with fairies), and for boys (with Fixies, Batman and Wheelbarrows). This is a small table with letters, numbers, accounts. If desired, it is easily transformed into a table for creativity - with convenient slots for a non-sprinkling cup, a scraper for painting, an easel for drawing.

A gift for physical development and outdoor activities is always better to discuss with parents beforehand, it is important that they do not object to the child’s playing sports, because there may be such nuances, for example, with the health of the baby, about which no one but mom and dad know.

If good is received, go not to a sports shop, but to a large network of children's hypermarkets - there is a large selection of such goods and prices are lower than in small shops for similar gifts. The best option is a bicycle. Choose a model that has removable extra two wheels at the back for stability. When the baby grows up, it will be possible to remove it from, and then the bike will turn into a two-wheeled one. It is desirable that it is regulated in height with a sufficiently large range, because all childish grow unevenly.

If finance allows the donor, and living space for parents, then you can buy a sports area that can be easily mounted in the children's room. The most economical and always appropriate gift for a little boy is a ball, and for a girl a children's bowling with balls and plastic pins. You can buy a baby home trampoline. But roller skates and skates while giving a bit early.

Without exception, three-year-olds are quite anxious about the process of falling asleep in the dark. It will go much faster if you give a kid a night lamp, which produces a projection of the starry sky at the ceiling, there are even such lamps that mimic planets of different colors. A night light made in the form of a fairy-tale castle or a house will suit the girl, and the boy the night light is a machine, a night light-rocket. Many models are now equipped with the function of playing music from flash cards, and therefore there you can "pump up" a lot of favorite tiny songs and melodies that will allow him to calm down and fall asleep not in the dark, but surrounded by fabulous stars.

Dance matwhich is connected to a TV or computer, will allow the child not only to have fun alone or with parents (if the mat is double or triple), but also to develop physically. The essence of the game is simple - to repeat the movements behind the character on the screen and get into the colored sectors and arrows on the rug.

All kids love to blow bubbles. So you can buy a boy or girl a set for blowing huge bubbles with a solution table and a big racket.

Both little princesses and little knights really like electric cars. If the financial opportunity allows, you can choose a typewriter, quad bike or motorcycle, but it should be noted that the footage of the apartment should allow riding them, ideally, if the family lives in their own house with its own yard area, where the child can exercise the drive from the heart.

To remember a child of three years old to give something is quite difficult, because it is still “short” for them, and if the gift does not have an interesting and functional use (for example, a statuette), then it will not be a joy to the baby. However, a transparent ball in which the house is standing and snowing is suitable for the child, a photo collage with his funny photos, beautifully dressed in a baguette.

If a child loves the process of creation, you should not force him to throw pencils and put him on a bicycle by force. Give him something that will bring real pleasure. Now children's stores offer a lot of sets for creativity: kits for sculpting magnets on the fridge, drawing with fingers, easels for drawing. A very fashionable toy is a plasticine factory, it will take an accurate crumb for a long time. In addition to the material for modeling, the set contains a huge number of different machines for modeling.

The table for drawing with sand is a table-top with soft illumination from below. The kid will be able to draw pictures himself, run his fingers over the sand, and then erase them and create new ones.

If a child likes bright colors, give him colors, but not ordinary ones, but glowing in the dark, then all his drawings will “come to life” if you turn off the light. You can cut white stars out of paper with your mom and dad, ask your child to paint them in such colors and hang them around the room. In the dark it will be very interesting!

If the parents pre-order the same T-shirts for themselves and the child, then the little one will love this gift, because at 3 years old, the child really wants to look like adults.

You can order a cake for your kid with his favorite fairy tale or cartoon characters.

On the Internet, you can find several organizations that are engaged in the release of books - fairy tales for kids, where the main character will be your beloved little tot. To do this, send the publishers photos and briefly describe the nature of your baby. You will receive a large, bright illustrated book - a collection of fairy tales written about your Slavik (Petya, Nastya, etc.).

A toy-warmer teddy bear, puppy or bunny will not just become a friend to a child, but will also warm in the literal sense of the word when the baby is sick, or cannot sleep. Enough to put such a fluffy friend in the microwave for 3-4 minutes, it will become warm, and will give the child warm whole 2-3 hours. The seeds of lavender, which are sewn inside the toy, from warming will begin to exude a pleasant soothing aroma.

You can do anything with your own hands, if your hands grow from where it is necessary. If mother sews well, you can make an excellent soft toy, a handbag for a girl or a backpack for a boy. For the beloved imennik doll you can sew a whole wardrobe. If at the same time dad makes a small closet and hangers for mini-dresses, then the girl’s delight will have no limits.

You can sew a soft fabric book, carve a real autotrack for a boy with slides for his racing cars, and also make a kite.

How to make a kite with your own hands, see more in the video below.

If there are no needlewomen and craftsmen in the house, then the mother can simply bake a crumbs delicious homemade cake - the hero of the occasion will be happy!