The must-haves for your preschooler
Preschooler Musts
Your baby wants a baby – now what?
Doll Crib with Cabinet, Mobile and Bedding
So you get her a baby (doll) of her own and start furnishing a full home. The home is miniature, of course, but the furniture costs very close to the original. You will need this Doll Crib so that the fake baby will fake sleep while your own baby does not. Enjoy.
Diva Table & Stool, seriously…
The KidKraft Medium Diva Table & Stool is not for every kid. But if your 3 year old daughter (or son) are into makeup and jewelry like my girl – they will likely enjoy this vanity table and endless hours of rearranging pretend toiletries and anything small enough to fit. In our case the jewelry is still sparkly plastic for the most part and makeup consist of paint-on tattoos and lip balm - but I do not think I am going to be this lucky for much longer. Given her parent’s lack of interest in such matters it is fascinating to see our daughter who was born with her own fully-grown personality which in some ways is very different than ours. In “bible school” (the equivalent for her age), when it was my daughter’s turn to thank God, she said: “Thank you God for my vanity”… need I say more?
Remodeling Time: Vintage Retro (Pretend Play) Kitchen
This will get you lots of points with the 3 year old crowd. Try this link for Amazon. For Target.com go here and search for “Kidkraft Vintage Kitchen – Pink”. By the way, boys love to play kitchen too. I do recommend getting a non-pink version for boys – mostly to address your insecurities and future “what did I do wrong” thoughts.
Magna-Tiles: because blocks are so 2010
If you have not yet seen these Magna-Tiles you may be living a very sheltered life. Pretty much every nursery school i have visited has them as well as many of my daughter’s friends. She of course has a set and loves it. While stacking blocks is still one of the best pleasures in life, these tiles provide a new dimension to the game: the third (that is, volume – the third dimension being the Z axis… ok sorry about that).
The only issue with these tiles are their price. The 32 set at $100 is not cheap at all and is sometime just not enough for serious castle building. A rich uncle is strongly recommended. Otherwise split the cost between 32 of her best friends and have massive play-dates.



