30 Gifts for 3-Year-Old Boys That Can Keep Up With His Imagination

Your 3-year-old will love taking his business on the move with this market cart, which comes complete with 20 pieces of toy fruits and veggies, play credit card and coins, and a play freezer compartment and shelf for convenient storage. Ideal for imaginative play.

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For more than 40 decades, Sandra Boynton has been one of the great preschool authors, whose distinct artistic style and charming books entertain and educate.

This box set includes four classics from her complete oeuvre, including Moo Baa La La La!, A to Z, Doggies, and Blue Hat, Green Hat.

He may not be ready for traditional LEGO just yet (you’re not quite sure if he’s stopped putting things in his mouth), but he can feel like a big kid with this cool Duplo set, complete with truck, excavator, and two Duplo figures. The set is perfect for building confidence and imagination.

You would think that “low-tech” and “robot” don’t really go together, but we adore this little guy. Made of sustainably sourced Central American hardwoods and magnets, this figure can be built and rebuilt over and over, encouraging STEM learning and imaginative play.

Dressing up dolls is fun, but tiny clothes, especially when you have tiny hands, can be a challenge. Enter these wooden dress up figures – they’re like paper dolls but made of wood. They can be anything from a chef to a cowboy, simply by swapping out their magnetic outfits.

Your kiddo will know you’ve spared no expense in this awesome dinosaur park! Complete with nine different dinosaurs, a detailed play mat, and its own carrying case, this toy will provide hours of imaginative fun, perfect for sharing on playdates.

Does your kid like building things? Do they like dinosaurs? Do they enjoy building things but also using their imagination to play with toys? Then you’re in luck with this dinosaur toy set. These dinosaurs are super sturdy and fun to play with, and also easy to put together and take apart with nothing but a small plastic screwdriver.

Whether in rage, excitement, or glee, 3-year-olds are big into stomping their feet. Put that instinct to fun use with the Stomp Rocket. Just put the foam “rockets” on the launcher, countdown, stomp, and watch them sail up to 200 feet in the air. (It’s fun for adults sometimes, too.)

Remote control cars are undeniably awesome, but sometimes the ones meant for bigger kids can be challenging for preschoolers to figure out. This leads to frustration, which leads to a bad time for everyone involved.

These cool cars are perfect for smaller hands. Best of all, this set comes with two cars, making them ideal for sharing.

Prepare for liftoff! Some toys are just fun to play with for reasons we can’t quite articulate, and, undoubtedly, toy rockets are at the top of that list. They’re just so much fun to swoosh around — and your little guy will have loads of fun playing it.

Your tiny architect’s imagination will be unleashed as he uses the clear, colorful magnetic tiles to build three-dimensional castles, animals, patterns, shapes, and more.

And because the possibilities are endless, he’ll enjoy Picasso Tiles for years to come as his ideas and designs grow with him.

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Satisfy their sweet tooth with this 28-piece pretend play ice cream counter. The sturdy wooden tabletop counter holds eight wooden scoops of different-flavored ice cream and comes with six assorted toppings, two cones, and an ice cream scooper, to name just a few accessories to help your little one scoop up some fun.

Play-Doh is a fantastic gift for 3-year-old boys — and so is the gift of grilling. Thanks to this set, there’s no need to wait until he’s a middle-aged dad to give your boy his first taste of the joys of grilling. This Play-Doh barbecue gives him everything he needs to put together a fine (albeit clay) meal.

Fun fact: The Play-Doh is technically edible, but we don’t recommend it …

There’s something genuinely hypnotic about watching cars go down a ramp, especially a 3-foot spiral ramp when you’re barely 3 feet tall yourself! This musical tower comes with “Rocky the Race Car” and is compatible with other vehicles and playsets in the Go! Go! Smart wheels line (sold separately).

Awaken your child’s inner musician with this set of six percussion instruments to help him learn all about rhythm and beat. At first, he’ll probably just like making noises with the cymbals, triangle, and maracas, but, you know, everyone starts somewhere.

As they say, the journey of a thousand songs begins with a single tambourine.

There are some toys that are just classics, and a simple wooden train set is one of them. Made of solid wood, the tracks and bridges can be arranged however your child wants. Magnetically connected trains move smoothly along the tracks among the signs, trees, and piers for locomotive fun.

Your 3-year-old can be anything he wants to be. A police officer, a chef, a construction worker, or, heck, why not a pirate? With these cool costumes, he can try out any one of his future careers or at least have fun pretending.

Great for indoor or outdoor play, this pole tent is the perfect get-away for adventure, imagination, or for those times when life is getting hectic, and you need some quiet time with a board book and a stuffed animal. (Because we’ve all had days like that, amiright?)

Just looking at this toy might conjure up memories you have pedaling one of these down the sidewalk in your neighborhood or the blacktop of your preschool. Rest assured, they’re just as fun now. Your 3-year-old will be king of the road (or your driveway) on this cool Harley-Davidson model!

You might find your child’s ability to create adventures for dolls and action figures has reached new heights at the age of 3, which makes this simple but charming handcrafted dollhouse a perfect addition to any kids’ playtime. Complete with a toy family and furniture, the open-sided design makes collaborative play easy.