How many toys does a three year old need?
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your child does not need any toys, but a few are fine and a big box, if you let your child make a house or car and help decorare or color it, cut out doors or windows to the big box house,car rocket whatever your child decides you help your child develop self esteem through accomplishment of creating something this stimulates imagination which alot of toys today stifle also, you need to talk to your pediatrician and ask for suggestions you should be making barriers in your house or in your childs world for him or her to overcome and stimulate critical thinking skills and confidence builds when they have succeeded in figuring something out, like putting a big foam box in front of a door that they must climb over,go around to get to where they want or putting something they want in a sealed tupperware bowl,things like this for the child to feel comfortable manipulating and exploring the environment, little push brooms,shovels and water play are great developmental toys for this age , you need to exploit their natural busybody tendencies and curiosity also if you take half the toys in your house and put them in a closet, when you take them out 2 months later, they will be new interesting toys,again. alot of people rotate out their toys, but I recommend chucking them out, or go tour a montessouri school ,a real one, that encourages children to do things for themselves and explore their world and purchase these types of toys ,that the school has.the first five years are the most critical time of development and this is the time to encourage and nurture fearless free thinking, most toys suck and leave little to the imagination
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toys like toy cars and trucks... You just need around 10 toys to entertain your 3 year old child..
The kind that will stimulate their imagination (crayons, games, a ball, a stuffed animal, a toy car). Enough toys that you feel necessary. You are the adult you decide which toys your child plays with the most. Learning toys are good, puzzles, blocks, stuffed animals, etc. The other toys put them away in a container. Save them and when they get bored with the toys you kept out. Switch them with the toys in the container. It will feel like Christmas all over again.
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Mother of 3.
It depends if its a girl I would say... She need about 1-2 dolls and 1 barbie play house.. 10 stuffed animals.. a rubber ball... and if It where a lot of things that can be easily replaced. ( My cousin *boy age 3 * he destroys everything) So yeah easily replaceable and tough.
I have the same problem. My mom taught me a trick that works pretty good. Box up all the toys that you don't have room for. About every 3-4 months bring out a new box, and box up the ones he has been playing with. It's called toy rotation, and it works like a charm. It's like a ghetto Christmas when they see toys they haven't seen in months. My mom said she did this to me until I was like 10. I do remember I few long nights looking for skeletor, but I eventually gave up.Hi it depends on surrounding always my son has more than fifty but always asks when goes out for shop..... a box of blocks.......a toy the child can ride.....a toy with a face.......and a toy the child can take apart and put together
and picture books
i would just fill one toy box with learning toys & send the ones you don't really need to a shelter to be played with by kids who don't have any
or have a yard sale and buy the child more books with the proceeds...you can never have too many books
one year my kids got way too many toys for christmas....even after donating a bunch they didn't play with any more i couldn't find enough room for them all....so i put a bunch in storage boxes and slowly got them out as the other ones got broken or i noticed they didn't play with them & got rid of them...they thought they were getting new toys
**we went on a month long vacation with my daughter when she was 3 and only took 5 toys with her and she was perfectly happy alternating them, so i honestly don't think it matters how many toys they have, they just want some good toys to pay with**
I'd say 5 favorite toys are enough.
Start by giving away or selling some of the larger toys that eat up so much space. Then gather the little toys (like happy meal toys) and put them in a box in the closet. Let him play with just a few toys and enjoy how uncluttered the house is. After a while (weeks, months) you can get some of his toys out of storage and he'll love them like they're brand new. It is an easy thing to do! Especially if this is your first child.
One can see a toy & feel your child needs it or even if you really like it so you buy it.
A Good Tip: Take out 5 toys at a time & see what ones your child plays with the most. Keep doing this until you have gone through all the toys. Devide them up & put the toys that the child isn't interested in, away into linen bins/baskets/boxes. The toys your child is interested in the most, you may change when your child is 3.5/4 yrs.old Bring out 5 toys that the child really likes & rotate those 5 once a week or every two weeks. They will find awhole lot of new interst in them again.
***Investing in a toy box would be best to keep the clutter at bay. Your child should know at 3 years old how to *pick up the toys at CLEAN-UP-TIME before lunch, naptime or at night. Singing the Barney-Clean Up song can really help as long as you can be consistent. The toddlers pick up after themselves.
Too many toys can be overwhelming at times for a little one. Adding in the "not so interested toys" for different weeks later on & seeing how your child plays with them, can really help you in determening what to do with them. Donating some to the Salvation Army, the homeless shelters, local churches or another non-profit organization is great! They can use the help. Or if you have a lot that is under their age level and would like to get some money back, a yard sale can't hurt.
As for what toys are best, reading to your child is great! Getting in the love for books is such a great bonding for you & your little one. Coloring, painting w/a smock, puzzles, building blocks-like the toddler Leggos, musical instruments, toys that can teach your little one more or ALL of the ABC's, 123's, Colors, Shapes, and Sizes. The Opposites, The Same Like Items. Toys to build on your childs Imagination & Creating.
Here is something fun w/out toys: Simple as labeling the toy box as such & showing your little one the word & saying it with them. Making it a game w/all the things you have labeled, like door, window, bathroom, desk, stove, etc. & teaching your child what it is & the word associated with that item. Taking your little one hand-in-hand & leading them onto the next item. It can be a lot of fun & a special time w/your child. Make sure to get down at their level-eye level. Hope this helps!
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