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Tiny Tots: Gift suggestions for Boys and Girls aged from 1 to 5
At this age Children are bursting with energy and curiosity.
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What Money Can't Buy: Tiny tots love to be
involved family activities. A day at the beach or the circus or even just 'helping'
in the garden may seem more trouble than it's worth, but is a valuable interaction
with their environment and other people. Wading through a pile of crisp autumn
leaves, walking on sand for the first time, even the tingle of snow on a warm face,
all gifts that money can't buy.
Tiny Tots Love...
To make a mark: chalk, crayons, coloured
pencils, poster paints, pads of blank paper.
To race around on wheels: sit-on car,
peddle car, push car, small tricycle for 4 to 5 year old.
To dress up:
face paint, firefighter/police/doctor/fairy/spiderman/superman costume.
To dress down:
underwear, sweater with favourite cartoon character on front, Tshirt,
jeans, long pants, shorts (elastasised waist is good for easy-off in the toilet),
gloves, mittens, knitted cap, scarf, parka, rainboots, rainhat, cute socks, leggings
and tights.
To play in sand and water:
sandbox with lid, sand , wading pool, flotation aid, swimming lessons, swimsuit,
sunhat, beach towel ,beach ball, sunscreen (sensitive skin formulation), bucket
and spade, sun protection shirt, hat and shorts.
To party:
party (maybe themed) at home or at a local family restaurant/fairy shop. Balloons,
Cake, Clown, Magician, Jumping Castle.
To imagine:
Storybook, DIY story with tiny tot as one of the characters, dolls, action figures,
animal figures, lego, dolls house.
To learn:
flash cards, alphabet blocks, large piece jigsaws
and shape sorters for the tiniest tots moving onto board
games and small piece jigsaws 5 year olds. Simple card games
like Fish and Happy Families, Classes for language/ acting/music /instrument
(Suzuki)/ dance/
gym /swimming. Any kind of ball game develops hand/ eye coordination.
To play in the garden:
Small swing/slipperyslide. Cubby house, Sandpit with lid/ wading pool, toy
wheelbarrow/ mower, swing, simple tent.
To pretend to be mum and dad:
baby with stroller, toy lawn mower, toy tools, toy kitchen.
To look and listen:
DVDs, CDs (especially for the car).
To carry friends around:
Bag to take to baby-sitters house/ preschool, backpack, cute clip on animals
to decorate bags and make it easy for them to identify.
To press buttons:
Mobile preprogrammed to dial Mum and Dad.
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