What toys do your 5 year old sons use the most?
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Anonymous
Sure, if you want him to be a video game addict by the time he's ten. Truly, I cannot believe so many of you have let your 5 year olds start on electronics, including DVDs and Ipads. I realize they make great babysitters, but that doesn't mean they are good for the kids. OP, my 5 year old son loves Trouble, Junior Monopoly, I Spy and several other games that I am drawing a blank on now... |
Anonymous
| Playmobil? My DS is obsessed with Legos. |
Anonymous
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Legos (generic big blue bin plus sets thrown together, creates his own things. He'll also spend a long time building sets using the directions)
Automoblox Action figures Hot wheels/matchbox cars, cars from Cars and Cars 2 Crayons and paper Puzzles For outdoor toys: Bike Sports related toys Stomp rocket We have the Kinect instead of the Wii and he does like to play (but sometimes gets a bit impatient or moves too close, too far). He only gets to play it once in a while. We haven't gotten too into games yet, but have Sturdy Birdy and Dancing Eggs on our Christmas list (and I think those will be a big hit). |
Anonymous
| 21:55 here - I forgot Playmobil. Expensive, but a good toy (and he has some that I played with when I was a kid). |
Anonymous
| Does he like to read? One of my kids prefers books over anything else, including video games. |
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Some folks have mentioned ThinkFun games, but I really like the brand:
http://www.thinkfun.com/shop/ Also, this is really good read-aloud chapter book with beautiful illustrations: http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Hugo-Cabret-Brian-Selznick/dp/0439813786 Also, I love this author's work; so imaginative: http://www.graemebase.com/publish/index.html |
Anonymous
| Agree with Playmobil. Also Bakugon, Star Wars figures, Imaginext |
Anonymous
| If he likes games, the game people at the Chevy Chase Childs Play are super-knowledgeable. |
Anonymous
| My son loves the sticky mosaic kits by Orb Factory. I love that he will sit and work on them for over an hour. The pirates kit is the best one we've done thus far. They are available on Amazon. |
Anonymous
| Legos. |
Anonymous
| Dinosaurs and superheros. |