With Christmas approaching, we sometimes need inspiration for gift ideas for children. Especially if you’re not a parent and have no idea what a 3 year old might like.
And if you’re a parent, this list can also be helpful to you so you don’t end up with a house that looks like a big box toy store.
Here I offer you games and toys suitable for 3 year olds, for all wallets and all interests.
This fabulous little machine allows the child to choose the characters, places and objects they want to find in their story. The brand is French, but in the Passe-Partout version, the child will be able to recognize the very familiar voices of its favorite characters, integrated into the 24 interactive stories to listen to. There are also musical tales created in collaboration with the Orchester Métropolitain.
It’s a little gadget that’s different from books, without being on a screen and doesn’t even require Wi-Fi.
By far the most versatile toy you can have at home. It may seem very simple on the surface, but the Moluk Bilibo has several tricks up its sleeve and the ways to play with it are unlimited: you can turn, swing, slide, hide, sit, use it as a bowl , hat or obstacle in a course, etc.
Whether for indoor or outdoor games, little ones can let their imagination (and motor skills) run wild to find multiple functions. A smart and multiple award-winning product that pays for itself in the time it takes to say it.
Your future little directors will be able to develop their passion for the performing arts with this portable theater from La Fée Raille, entirely hand-designed in Montreal.
To our adult eyes, it may seem like a simple piece of printed cotton that you attach to a door frame, but to children, it’s a big stage where they can express their artistic ideas in front of an attentive audience.
If your child seems to have an interest in cooking, give them the Little Chef set to encourage them in this passion. By putting on their apron and using their own utensils to help create a recipe with you, your child will develop their confidence and want to be more involved in the kitchen.
It may take some patience, but they will be very proud to have contributed to supper.
The Loog ukulele is not just a small wooden guitar that your child will strum two or three times because he will then get tired of not being able to play. The instrument comes with chord learning cards and an app with video lessons, a tuner, a digital book of sheet music for well-known songs, interactive games for learning to play and a music function. artificial intelligence.
In short, you have everything you need to start learning this new instrument and prevent your child from becoming discouraged.
Do your children have difficulty staying still when you try to play a table game? Things may change with Hide-and-Cache Loustic. The interactive aspect of the game will make the experience less “flat” than a conventional table game. The goal is simple: one player takes turns playing the role of the wolf and the others try to hide in the 3D universe of the game.
A simple to understand game that helps develop children’s motor skills and spatial perception. Ready, not ready, here I go!
A little pot of magic dragon powder that will make bath time extra special.
Once the bath is full, sprinkle and admire a real effervescence of colors and inhale the sweet scent of candy.
All products from the Quebec company Gom.mee are suitable for sensitive skin, manufactured locally, and without toxic agents, irritants or allergens. A range of products for toddlers that you absolutely must discover!
Montreal stationery company Paperole called on various local visual artists to create a series of giant coloring posters. Personally, I fell in love with the fun illustrations by artist Cécile Gariépy, who created a wacky imaginary world on this 36” x 60” coloring poster.
To put on the walls to come back to it a little each day, or on the floor for a calm activity with the family.
If you don’t know Placote, it’s a real privilege for me to introduce you to this magnificent Quebec company which offers different ranges of products, ranging from educational games to learning tools, all manufactured locally.
Their games are designed to meet different educational needs by targeting developmental goals like language, stress management, self-confidence, etc. For 3 year olds, the Monster School game is a good option for understanding social rules. While maintaining a playful aspect, we teach children what behaviors are desirable, or not, in society and what are the consequences of said behaviors.
Pleasure and education: always a winning combination.
The sensory modeling clay sets from the EGKD brand are very interesting for workshops to do with our little ones.
Several themes are offered and each set includes figurines to be inserted into the dough, which is only made with non-toxic, food-grade ingredients. The result is a supple paste, which washes easily with water and which retains its consistency for around a hundred hours.
If your children are starting to want to wear nail polish, but you want to offer them a non-toxic option for their still fragile little nails, I recommend the Australian brand No Nasties. Their polishes are formulated for play, not staying and therefore can be scratched and removed easily.
After all, kids have a lot more fun applying polish than having a perfect manicure that lasts for weeks. A superb natural alternative for our coconuts!
For fun learning, I present to you the cards of Bougeottes, a truly brilliant Quebec company.
Through a host of different themes depending on your children’s tastes, the principle remains the same: move and activate your body, while learning. Emotions cards, for example, invite children to physically recreate the emotion shown on the card. By going through the body, we better understand the complexity of an emotion, but also how to manage it when we feel it.
This is also a great tool for non-verbal children.
