What sort of game/toy would a 3 yrs old girl be happy to receive..?

kiwi_fruit

Basically seeking for a bit of advice,friend's daughter gonna be 3 in summer and while most pressies will be clothes(friend finds it the best and always useful present) I feel like I have to present something more interesting as well, as I imagine it would be a bit boring for a 3 year old to unwrap pressies otherwise.
Any ideas of an unusual game/toy(not a stuffted toy tho) a 3 year old would appreciate? She has loads of stuff so that's the problem, have to be smth unusual..I was trying to search on ebay but with such a huge amount of toys there and lack of keywords I don't know.. And I don't have kids myself, so a real struggle.
Thank you!

mum2one

If the birthday is coming up towards summer time, what about something for the garden, bat ball set she can play with, girls are more into toys / dolls, have she got a favourite doll, maybe an accessory for that.

What about a necklace, that way she has got something she can keep, without knowing ur budget, can get lovely kids necklaces from Argos around £5+

If you want to go down the game route, Argos has a search facility, you put sex, age, price bracket and it suggests appropriate ideas.

Good luck x

(My daughters 5, shes into Baby Annabel, but its the accessories that mount u!, hense the suggestion re fav activity)

In our local Woolworth, they had "Operation game with playdo", reduced from £10 to £5.00/

kiwi_fruit

Thanks mum2one, some lovely suggestions!
Budget smth up to £20, but if I find THAT present even cheaper then even better lol
Yeah, forgot about play doh, she loves that.
She's into jigsaws now as well(those floor ones), so maybe that could be one of the pressies. Can somebody advise what's an ideal amount of pieces for age 3 please?

mum2one

Me again, sorry - puzzles up to 15 - 20 pieces, if you have got a Wilkinson store (or there online go throu Quidco), they do Disney Princess Puzzles, bargain prices, anything like Disney Princess, or Fimbles,you cant go wrong, you can get them off ebay but the postage zaps them up, not really worth it.

(I personally avoid ELC, think there bit expensive)

mum2one

Just had a look on Argos website, 4got daughter got a party 2mor, argos online reservation a godsend.

if you go into clearance there haveing a massive reductions, and as the old saying goes, saw this any thought of you!

Cat no = 04726452 Boxed set of 10 fifi puzzles, reduced from £9.99 to £4.99.

Esp at xmas, end of jan and end july (change catalogues) bargains galore x

Lillibet_2

Pretty dressing up outfit with a couple of different crowns/hats/shoes?

HTH;)

sethsgran

I agree with dressing up clothes or if she likes dolls how about a couple of tiny babygros with maybe a packet of tiny baby nappies

specialK

How about a tea set?
A friend at the school's little girl is obsessed. I get a cup of tea of her every morning!
Her's is in a bag, found this on ebay, half your budget.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-DISNEY-FAIRIES-15-PIECE-TEA-SET_W0QQitemZ300215799101QQihZ020QQcategoryZ19224QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
You will probably find them in the toy shop, I only remember them in a box. She looks so cute, walking down the road with her bag of cups!

jackomdj

My DD is 3 1/2 & she loves dressing up & arts & crafts. I have seen wings that you paint in a few shops (got DD some for her next birthday).

Summer time a bubble machine is great (actually now DD loves having it out).

Also we have lots of learning books (1st writing, reading, shapes etc). DD loves it & it makes her feel very grown up doing her workbooks. You can get the ones that use wipe off pen or chalk ones. We also have the one use ones which I try to get her to use pencil in - but she likes using grown up pen.

Nicky

dollydoodah

Dressing up is a definite favourite with my daughter and all her friends.

Elefun is also another popular one.

kiwi_fruit

Thanks everybody, some lovely suggestions, I think I'll choose smth from Argos.

P.S. have found on ebay a lovely talking parrot toy today, what a good pressie idea I thought, before realized it's a swearing one. well, maybe will give that a miss lol