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Random Non-Toy Items Boys Ages 2, 3, 4 or 5 Like More Than Toys that Make Great Gifts Ideas
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items As a mom of two young boys, I see the toys and things they actually spend time playing with! So many toys these days don't allow them to be imaginative and use them in multiple ways, so here's where the random things come in! Here's a list of mostly ...
A step ladder is the perfect gift for a toddler or preschooler! They become more independent with it and creative. My oldest uses his step ladder to get clothes out of his closet to wear each day. My youngest enjoys his step ladder to help me bake.
Step Stool Ladder
A simple spray bottle can hold hours of fun in the tub or outside - summer and winter! In the winter, our boys love it when we add water and a few drops of food coloring in them so they can spray the snow. In the summer, they have fun spraying the pl...
Spray Bottle
Toy vacuums are a joke. Kids know they don't actually work. Instead, buy your toddler or preschool boy a lightweight vacuum. They not only provide them with something to do, but they actually contribute to cleaning the house! A win-win!
Vacuum
Laundry baskets not only store toys, but can be used to make forts! Our toddler and preschool boys like to put a bunch of toys in their laundry basket and push it around the house.
Laundry Basket
Who needs to go to the trampoline park when you can make your own mini jumpy castle-like experience at home? In the winter, every few weekends, we will blow up a cheap king-sized air mattress and let our 2yo and 5yo jump on it to get the energy out. ...
Air Mattress - King Size
Brooms and dust pans are such a hit at our home, we have a set inside and outside for the boys to use. They love to show off how much they swept up and contribute to keeping our home clean.
Broom with Dustpan
We call these "grabbers" because a toddler saying "tongs" sounds like something else! Our toddler and preschool boys enjoy picking up toys, rocks, socks, etc. with their grabbers.
Tongs a.k.a. Grabbers
Toddlers and preschool boys LOVE empty boxes. They are so creative! From a house, to a tunnel, boxes keep our boys occupied for hours on end. We don't always have boxes for them to play with, but when we order something online and it comes in a bigge...
Empty Box
Apparently pencil sharpeners are super fun toys for toddlers and preschoolers. The boys kept wanting me to color with colored pencils so they could keep on sharpening. 😅
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Electric Pencil Sharpener
Toddlers and preschoolers love food storage containers! They love putting their small toys in them. They love collecting rocks, playing in the sand, and even using these in the bathtub.
Containers
Our 2yo and 5yo absolutely love playing with playground cones or as my 5yo calls them "safety cones". They can be so creative with these indoors and outdoors! They can be used to block off rooms of the house during imaginary play or used as boundarie...
Cones
Our 2yo and 5yo took over our beverage pitcher as a bathtub toy! I don't mind it as it makes rinsing out their hair really easy.
Plastic Pitcher
We have 2 of these, one for 2yo and one for 5yo. In addition to a step stool, they are used as benches to sit on, foot rests, and a mini platform where the boys stand on it to sing or broadcast what they think is important.
Step Stool
Our boys love lights! They have them in their room and play area. Even at 2yo and 5yo, they are good about plugging the light string in and out.
String Lights
Toddler and preschool boys love flashlights. Not only can they use them outside after dark, but they enjoy exploring the house in the dark.
Flashlight
My 2yo son absolutely loves to push his wheeled carry-on suitcase around the house and fill it with his toys. It's funny because we always ask him where he's going.
Carry On Spinner Suitcase
Our 5yo loves playing with sticky notes. He will write a note or doodle on it, then stick it in random spots around the house. I don't mind it, these are MUCH easier to take down vs. stickers.
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Post-it Sticky Notes
Toddler and preschool boys have hours of fun with fishing nets. They find such interesting and unique ways to use them. Our boys will use them in the bathtub, the lake, and even just randomly carry toys around in them around the house.
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Fishing Net
Our boys find such unique things to do with bungee cords with hooks. They pull their toys around. They pull each other around. It's so interesting to see what they come up with!
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Bungee Cords
Who doesn't want a grabber to pick up stuff? Toddlers and preschool aged boys love these. My boys have used them to pick up their toys, sticks in the yard, and anything random they come across. Definitely a must-have random object for a young man.
Grabber Tool