Whether it’s birthday or holiday shopping you’ll love these ideas for your favorite 3 to 5 year old.  Focusing on imaginative play, active play and social interactions your gift will be the favorite they receive!  This list is equally good for boys and girls and embraces their creativity and sense of exploration and love of fun.

1) Toys r Us Plush Veterinarian Kit will make any animal lover happy! We love this set so much it was our go-to birthday present for any friend aged 3 to 5 years old.  Full of tools, pet clip board and even a pet and offered in pink and blue. The pet carrier is well made and resembles a real pet carrier. Reasonably priced at about $25 and available only at Toys R Us.

2) Picture books are a great idea for gifts,  here are some of our favorites books for kids ages 3 – 5 that we found we read, and re-read for years:

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach
I’ll Teach My Dog 100 Words by Micheal Frith
Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor

3) Play kitchens let kids explore real life and model after mom and dad.  We loved ours in the family kitchen where we could keep an eye on our little helper.  This Vintage Kitchen from Kidcraft is fantastic.  The detail is great including the wall phone!  Voted Product of the Year in 2010.

If you’re looking for a more natural wood look for your play kitchen you’ll love the HaPe Toys My Creative Cookery Club available at the Terra 20 online store in Canada.  It has a built in stove with a see through door, fridge, utensils and lots of accessories.  In the US you ca find the My Creative Cookery Club at Amazon.com

4) The MetKids Art Box from the Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of our favorite gifts ever received.  Filled with markers, colored pencils, oil pastels, crayons, drawing pencils, and a fold-out easel your little artist will be creating art for hours!  Easy to clean up and store this is a fun and creative gift that will be enjoyed for years.

5) Scooting bikes also known as balance bikes are bikes without pedals that use feet power to push while balancing. Scoot bikes gets your child happily out of the stroller so you can take a run, run errands or take hikes as your child rides along! Boot Scoot Bikes come in fun colors and styles and are available in the US and Canada.

Happy Shopping!

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