4 & 5 Year Old Gift Guide

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My oldest son is 4 which made it super fun to create this gift guide. Please, keep in mind where your child is developmentally as my son is still using and loving so many things from my 3 year old gift guide. You know what your child will be ready for and what they will love!

When you are done, check out last year’s Holiday gift guides HERE!

1. Magnetic Book (USA, CAN) | These books are amazing & so great for on the go! Use the cards and match the picture with magnets! Easy storage since the book is magnetic too. Lots of different themes to choose from.


2. Water-activated Bath Toy (USA, CAN) | Water-Activated Light Up Toy; Lights Automatically Turn Off when dry. Flexible Arms and Legs to Brighten Bath Time and Playtime. Perfect for the bath, water tables, and sensory bins!

3. Kids Room Doorway Curtain (USA, CAN) | Each side features bold, colorful artwork. Curtains have panel ties to keep open and a universal tension rod that accommodates doorways ranging from 29 inches all the way up to 40 inches wide! No tools are required, and you can move the Doorway Curtain as needed because there are ZERO holes to drill, screws, adhesives, or permanent attachments.

4. Tangle Fidget (USA, CAN) | Easy to use fidget to take on the go. Kids can use their creativity to twist into different shapes

5. Crayola Color & Erase Mat (USA, CAN) | This reusable mat gives kids a large surface for drawing and doodling with the four included markers. When they’re done, all the colors wipe away with the included eraser tool. The mat then rolls up for easy storage until kids are ready to create again.

6. The Orginal Slinky (USA, CAN) | This toy is a classic for a reason! Enough said!

7. Indoor Scavenger Hunt (USA, CAN) | 2022 award winning game! Found it! is an exciting game that helps children learn as they go on the most exciting ‘Search & Find’ with prompts like Can you find.."Something with a pattern? Something smaller than your palm?” etc.! Players must shout "FOUND IT!" as soon as they get their hands on the object! The first one to win 7 cards wins the game!

8. StairSlide | This will win Christmas this year! Holds up to 175lbs! Perfect for kids & worry-free for parents! Non-slip bottom and extends to fit your stairs. When you're done with the fun just stack and store for later use!

9. Hot Wheel Color Reveal (USA, CAN) | A fun surprise for a Hot Wheels lover. Each car is covered with a coating to conceal what it is. Once you reveal their colors, you can use hot and cold water to change them over and over again.

10. Microwavable Stuffed Animals (USA, CAN) | My son loves his chicken! We heat these up first thing in the morning and before bed. The kids love cuddling with them! Filled with all-natural grain and dried lavender. (They do have a lavender scent!) You can also use them cold!

11. Play Sand Sensory Set (USA) | My kids have loved this little kit! This sensory set includes everything you need for irresistible, tactile fun you can feel, includes siftably soft Playfoam Sand, and fine motor tools perfect for stamping, digging, squeezing, and molding. Non-toxic and never dries out!

12. Hot Dots Workbook & Interactive Pen (USA, CAN) | My 4 year old & I love doing these books together. Practicing and mastering preschool skills is much more fun with the Hot Dots Light-Up Interactive Pen! Kids press the pen to answer 50 pages of age-appropriate math activities and receive immediate audio-visual feedback

13. Deluxe Wooden Stamp Set (USA, CAN) | My kids love these wooden stamp sets. They are so great to have on hand. I’ve linked a few versions for you. It’s great that they also sell extra ink when you run out.

14. Super Bucket Train Set (USA, CAN) | We are obsessed with these bucket train sets! The just came out with the best one of all & it was nominated for toy of the year! We got rid of our train table and started using these set instead. Easy to store inside the bucket it comes with! Takes up no space! I can’t recommend these enough.

15. Crayola Crayon Caddy with sharpener (USA, CAN) | Comes with 152 different color crayons and a sharpener!

16. Playmobil Water Park (USA) | My son at 4 years old is really starting to love Playmobil sets. He went down his first waterslide this summer and has been obsessed ever since! My kids also love playing with toys that can use water indoors! I set them up with lots of towels!

17. BluTrack Starter Set (USA, Canada I ordered from USA link) | We are new to BluTrack this year! Use the anchor system to hang from doorknobs or windows! 15 feet of highly flexible two-laned racetrack. Allows for custom racetrack configurations due to the flexible material. Set up and tear down within 30 seconds. Easy to move and store. No small parts.

18. Interactive Doctors Set (USA, CAN) | My kids absolutely love this game! This is the world’s first interactive doctors set. You can actually use all the play pieces on the screen of your tablet to diagnose and treat patients! It is so fun as a parent to watch them use this! Nominated for toy of the year!

19. Tap and Reveal Magic Mixlings (USA, CAN) | This is a great way to get on the magic mixies train without spending a lot of money! Would make a great stocking stuffer. My 2 kids loved using the little wand on reveal that characters inside.

20. Bruder Snowplow (USA, CAN) | If your kids love truck and you haven’t checked out Bruder yet, you need to! Their snowplow is going to be the hot item this Christmas. I already have mine!! These are pricey, but if you already collect them then you know how much use they get. Makes it worth it!