Gift Guide by Age
The Best Gifts for 4 Year Olds
Four year olds want to know how things work, and they’ll ask until you run out of answers. Real tools, real experiments and builds that take more than one sitting are what land now. This is also the year they start finishing things.
What to look for at this age
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First Science & STEM
Give them something that does a real job. A working microscope at four isn’t too early, it just needs slides ready to go.
Bigger Builds
Four is when a build survives overnight and gets added to tomorrow. Size up the tile and brick sets you bought at three.
Art, Stickers & Making
Scissors, stickers and stampers. Fine motor work disguised as an afternoon of making a mess on purpose.
Audio Players & Read-Alouds
Longer stories now, and they’ll sit through them. Audio players earn their keep at bedtime and on every car journey.
Books Worth Gifting
Funnier, wordier picture books that reward a fourth reading and start hinting at chapter books.
Wheels & Outdoor
Faster, further, steeper. Whatever they had at three, they’ve outgrown the cautious version of it.
From the 7 Days of Play shop
The things we make ourselves, picked for this age.
Best for this ageAutumn Sensory Play Kit
A full themed bin in one box. Four year olds get properly stuck into the sorting and story-making.
$29.99
For the makerArt Paper Roll Dispenser
By four they’re drawing things that mean something. Give them room to keep going.
$21.99
Pretend playTrash Collector Costume
Still a favourite at four, and now they’ll write you a collection schedule.
$69.99Shopping for another age?
Every age from newborn to eighteen has its own guide and its own Amazon list.
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