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Your proud carpenter can use the handmade carry-all, complete with lift-out tray, to store tools, art supplies or a favorite collection.

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This kit offers a fun, doable woodworking project appropriate for beginners, plus valuable bonding time between parent and child. Fun for parties, families, picnics, players of different ages and even inside, with a bit of space and mom’s permission.Ĭlassic Toolbox Kit (Red Toolbox, $30, ages 8 and older). Toss the disc to set your goal and then kick the heavy soccer-like balls to score points. Get your kids outside and moving with this game, which includes elements of soccer, golf, Frisbee and kickball. Kickin’ Putt (BeginAgain, $30, ages 5 and older).

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You won’t find Luke Skywalker, Jack Sparrow or any other movie characters here, just 400-plus bricks and specialty pieces to combine with your kid’s endless imagination. But no matter what colors your kid favors, this bucket of blocks - the next step after the DUPLO building set - takes classic, timeless LEGO back to its building roots. LEGO has expanded its color selections to appeal to girls. LEGO Ultimate Building Set (in pink or blue) (LEGO, $30, ages 4 and older).

Fans of all things transportation will love raising the drawbridge to let the container ship into the harbor, plus using the crane to unload the cargo to the train car. Play with this set on its own or connect it to your household’s current railway system. This 1968 classic shows kids what kind of work people do in Busytown, from farming to banking to ditch digging and so much more.īrio Cargo Harbour Set (Schylling, $59, ages 4–7). Richard Scarry is nothing short of an endless font of clever educational books. Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day? (Random House, $14, ages 3 and older). Fish easily come out of the back of the tank to dive in again. When placed through the correct hole, fish dive down and make a pleasing “plunk” at the bottom of their tank. Little hands learn to match colors and sort sizes with these swimming fishies.

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It takes just a few minutes for little drivers to learn to rock the steering wheel back and forth to propel the car forward, and it will entertain them for years.įishing Hole Size Sorter (P’Kolino, $25, ages 0–2). Age 16 to get a license? Age 5 to pedal a bike? Who wants to wait so long? Even little ones want to drive something! The ingenious PlasmaCar harnesses kid power in a safe and fun vehicle.

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For littler ones, Bruder’s colorful Roadmax series offers simpler trucks and vehicles, which have fewer intricate parts. Little eyes will go wide at the sight of the backhoe loader, cement mixer, garbage truck, fire truck, forklift (we could go on and on). The ultimate trucks for truck-crazed kiddos, Bruder’s realistic, durable vehicles, with their many moving parts, make popular gifts and are the envy of the playground. Younger kids learn colors and shapes, and develop motor and building skills older kids become absorbed in architecture, problem solving, spatial relationships and geometry one ParentMap editor tells how her son used Magna-Tiles to replicate Notre Dame.īruder vehicles (Bruder, $18 to more than $100, ages 18 months–5 years).

A truly timeless toy, Magna-Tiles offer not just hours of fun, but years. Magna-Tiles (Valtech, $55, ages 3 and older). He toddles along with your wee walker, pulled by his leash, and even sits on command. Walk-A-Long Puppy (Hape Toys, $25, ages 0–2). A great gift for friends who are expecting. It’s worth checking out the entire “Indestructibles” series. The pages won’t tear, and your baby will love the colorful illustrations of creepy, crawly bugs and slugs. One in a series of books for babies called “Indestructibles,” this book stands up to chewing, squishing, folding and spilled carrot purée - it’s washable and as nontoxic as can be. (Psst, want to share your idea for a timeless toy? Email wee ones: Ages 0–5Ĭreep! Crawl! (by Kaaren Pixton, Workman Publishing, $5, ages 0–2). We’ve divvied up the list roughly by age group, and included our mega-list of Seattle-area toy and book stores, too. We’ve mined sources far and wide, including toy stores, book experts and veteran parents, to bring you this list of timeless toys and books, a mix of new picks and golden oldies. And more than anything, you want something that will engage them long after the holidays are over. Why is it so hard to find the right gift for your kids? You want something that triggers exploration and their imagination.

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