https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:46:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851993 Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:24:17 +0000 snowjewelz 2851993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@buttermilk: I am adding this to our list! Mine turns 4 this December and this sounds like even my 2 year old can play with! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851908 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 17:01:19 +0000 buttermilk 2851908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is 3 and still a bit young for this game but she LOVES IT. It’s called Silly Street, and the same company makes another one we love called Animal Act. Board game is beautiful and the rules are simple. Pick a card and act, sing, mine whatever silly thing it says. It’s a great first game and helped to cultivate her imagination. Totally recommend. </p> <p>Buffalo Games Silly Street - The Award Winning Game That Gets You Up &amp; Moving &amp; Creative &amp; Just Plain Silly <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H4783AU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_dd7XBbPDBZJ2B" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H4783AU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_dd7XBbPDBZJ2B</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851842 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:10:12 +0000 Alba4 2851842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 5yo boy loves dress up, superheroes, chutes and ladders, old maid, twister, yeti in my spaghetti, guess who, and trouble. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851731 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:44:23 +0000 catgirl 2851731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: oh hungry hungry hippos, I bet she would love that!</p> <p>@Silva: yeah, that road looks amazing! I could see doing that next year if she gets into that type of play more. And I so agree about it being easier to play with them when it shifts to more imaginative play. </p> <p>@SweetiePie: Thanks for the game ideas, I added a few to her list. She has and loves candy land and chutes &amp; ladders - but I am so sick of playing them! </p> <p>@anonysquire: She just discovered the barbie aisle at target and I was debating if I wanted to start down that rabbit hole. I was barbie obsessed as a kid. But she was in love with pilot barbie and builder barbie when she saw them.</p> <p>@Foodnerd81: We have talked about doing a doll house but her teachers say she never touches it at school. And she never uses it at friends houses. Makes me sad because I have fond memories of mine when I was a kid. Maybe next year she will be more interested. </p> <p>Thanks everyone for the ideas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851684 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 19:15:41 +0000 Foodnerd81 2851684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is 5 and plays with her dollhouse independently for hours. She also sets up towns and other things with it. It’s probably her most used toy (because she has an hour of quiet time in her room with it every day). I agree with everything @Silva: said- the imaginative play is kind of amazing (although my girl sucks at puzzles :silly: ). She and my 2.5 year old play with the play kitchen a ton and pretend they are shopping all the time, so I’m thinking of getting them a grocery market for their big combined Christmas gift. </p> <p>And both my kids are obsessed with babies and playing family. They have elaborate set ups in the living room or playroom with 8 different babies or stuffed animals tucked in on different pillows and blankets for “nap time”. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851621 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:53:41 +0000 anonysquire 2851621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Make up, lol dolls, calico critters and books. Kind of barbies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851614 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:10:59 +0000 SweetiePie 2851614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine just turned four in September. </p> <p>- candyland<br /> - hi ho cherry-o<br /> - chutes and ladders<br /> - Zingo (but it’s sight words so the first few times we have played we don’t follow rules exactly because he’s still learning the words)<br /> - shopping list by orchard toys<br /> - basic memory games (any of the ones where you flip two cards and look for matches. We have a snoopy one)<br /> - pop the pig is less classic but still uses numbers and colors. It’s very easy and not annoying to play as an adult.<br /> - lets go fishing<br /> - yeti in my spaghetti he likes this one but isn’t as into it as the others. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851609 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:52:11 +0000 snowjewelz 2851609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catgirl: Mine can role play/pretend play all day everyday. and I'm thinking about making one of their bedrooms a play room and let them share a room to sleep, so I'm considering things like a whole nursery set (crib, highchair, stroller, etc) and then maybe a pretend play grocery stand type thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851590 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:53:54 +0000 Silva 2851590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catgirl: <a href="http://a.co/d/dpj02Dr" rel="nofollow">http://a.co/d/dpj02Dr</a> This is expensive but I'm really excited about it. You can get little road signs. We are going to make small wooden buildings (kind of like this: <a href="https://www.adventure-in-a-box.com/how-to-make-house-blocks-for-the-railroad/)" rel="nofollow">https://www.adventure-in-a-box.com/how-to-make-house-blocks-for-the-railroad/)</a>, and you can get little trees, etc. Would make a fun gift all together. My daughter really loves building trains, if you haven't gotten into those yet they could go nicely with this kind of "small world play" thing. Small people like the Haba or Plan Toys dollhouse people are great to have around, even without a dollhouse. We love the Holtziger wooden animals, but if you don't want to invest in those Shleich ones are good too! </p> <p>Its actually a really fun age for toys- once my daughter started setting up towns and doing that type of play I found it easier to play with her. The repetitive imaginary play (another bite of the food you made? Thanks! Re-swaddling the baby...again) kills me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851586 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:49:56 +0000 erinbaderin 2851586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We could get by with nothing but Crocodile Creek puzzles, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Schleich animals, Duplo, and superhero capes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851585 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:48:52 +0000 catgirl 2851585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: Thanks! DD has a bitty baby which she likes but isn't super into. She has and loves magnatiles so some add on pieces could be good. Some animals, cars, or figures could be fun - especially in her stocking! I appreciate the ideas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851583 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:38:35 +0000 Silva 2851583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh- my daughter got her bitty baby doll as her present for her 4th birthday, and he's become a constant companion. She sleeps with him and plays with him a TON. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851582 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:37:31 +0000 Silva 2851582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Magnatiles, dolls/doll stuff, trains &amp; accessories, farm and animals-<br /> I feel like around 4/5 is when small world play really gets going, and imaginative play expands. My daughter is 5 1/2 and for the last year or so she's enjoy setting up whole towns &amp; villages- using blocks, silk scarves, animal figures, tree figures, trains, toy cars, etc.<br /> Her dollhouse is also a favorite. </p> <p>And art stuff- we let her have access to almost all of her art supplies, and that entertains her for long periods of time. Fun markers (check out the brand Oobly), washi tape &amp; colored masking tape, dot paints, cool scissors, lots of stickers, etc.</p> <p>Peacable Kingdom board games are awesome. And we like the Ravensburger puzzles a lot- she can do 100 piece ones independently now (but they are still a challenge), I think at age 4 the 50 piece were good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-toysgames-are-your-4-5-year-olds-in-love-with#post-2851579 Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:29:49 +0000 catgirl 2851579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD's fourth birthday is two weeks before Christmas and family members have started asking for gift ideas for both occasions. Problem is - I have no clue what to suggest other than some books and art supplies. We don't buy a lot the rest of the year so always on the hunt for things that will be age appropriate for the whole year. </p> <p>Hoping you all have some ideas! Looking for suggestions at all price points. </p>