Three and four year olds want to do what the grown-ups do: cook, run a shop, look after a baby. They also still love to build, scribble and be read to. These 36 gifts come from what parents say works in forum threads, what keeps showing up on Pinterest gift boards and parenting blogs, and they are sorted by how she plays. Every product is on Amazon, is listed for age 3 or even younger (none is marked 4+), and costs from $5.43 to $149.99. Shopping for a younger or older girl? See our gifts for 1-2 year old girls or gifts for girls ages 5-7.
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6 gifts · $23.79 to $118.63
Kitchens, shops, doctors and dress-up came up in most of the parent threads: at this age she wants to do what the grown-ups do.

A full-size wooden play kitchen with a pretend ice maker, for the girl who wants to cook like the grown-ups. It is the priciest gift in this section and has 4.6 stars from more than 21,000 ratings on Amazon.

A wooden ice cream shop with scoops, cones and a counter. A parent in a Mumsnet thread said theirs is still used by children aged 8 and 11 in summer. It has 4.9 stars from almost 19,000 ratings on Amazon.

A 49-piece tea set with dessert pieces and a carrying case, for tea parties with dolls and grown-ups. It has 4.6 stars from more than 1,200 ratings on Amazon.

A 25-piece doctor kit for checking up on dolls, stuffed animals and parents. It has 4.8 stars from almost 9,000 ratings on Amazon.

A princess dress-up set that comes in a trunk. Dress-up came up in several parent threads as a gift that goes down well at this age. It has 4.6 stars from more than 1,800 ratings on Amazon.

A pretend cash register with play money, for playing shop while she practices counting. It has 4.6 stars from more than 3,200 ratings on Amazon.
6 gifts · $16.99 to $67.96
Small worlds with figures and furniture, a baby to push in a stroller and something soft for bedtime. Parents were split on Sylvanian Families, so they are not on this list.

A playhouse from the show Gabby's Dollhouse, a name that keeps coming up in parent threads for this age. It has 4.7 stars from 103 ratings on Amazon.

A wooden dollhouse with furniture, and a wooden dollhouse was one of the most repeated suggestions in the parent threads because it keeps its play value for years. It has 4.6 stars from 12,000 ratings on Amazon.

A starter home for the tiny Calico Critters animals. The pieces are very small, so keep it away from younger siblings. It has 4.8 stars from 132 ratings on Amazon.

A four-room house with a fold-down patio and more than 13 accessories. Bluey figures were called a favorite in a parent thread about a girl this age. It has 4.8 stars from more than 10,000 ratings on Amazon.

A doll stroller set with a bag, for pretend parenting. Baby dolls and prams were on the lists of several parents in the threads. It has 4.6 stars from more than 1,500 ratings on Amazon.

An ultra-soft plush unicorn for bedtime; one parenting blogger calls Squishmallows "a great one to cuddle up with in bed". It has 4.9 stars from more than 4,300 ratings on Amazon.
6 gifts · $11.89 to $49.99
Open-ended toys that she can use in a different way every week. Five of the six cost less than $25.

The magnetic tiles parents mention most: one Mumsnet parent said her child has played with them every day since getting them, and another said a 6- and a 9-year-old still use theirs. It has 4.9 stars from almost 14,000 ratings on Amazon.

Big bricks for a first LEGO collection, easy for small hands. DUPLO came up in several parent threads as a good base before regular LEGO. It has 4.9 stars from almost 12,700 ratings on Amazon.

A small DUPLO set with Elsa and Olaf for a Frozen fan. It has 4.7 stars from 53 ratings on Amazon.

Wooden beads and laces for fine-motor practice. A Melissa & Doug wooden bead set was suggested as a nice present in a Mumsnet thread about a three-year-old girl. It has 4.8 stars from more than 21,000 ratings on Amazon.

Classic wooden blocks with storage for $13.99, a first building toy that also works with the tiles and DUPLO. It has 4.8 stars from almost 29,000 ratings on Amazon.
6 gifts · $8.95 to $46.97
Easy, low-mess ways to draw, paint, stick and squish, and most of them are consumable, so they do not pile up.

A tabletop easel with two drawing sides. A Mumsnet parent said her four-year-old still plays with hers so much, and easels were suggested in several threads. It has 4.6 stars from almost 1,900 ratings on Amazon.

Play-Doh was among the most mentioned gifts in the parent threads, and this set adds ice cream tools and cups. It has 4.8 stars from more than 5,200 ratings on Amazon.

Mess-free coloring: the markers show color only on the special paper, so they will not mark the table. Parents also mentioned mess-free packs in the threads. It has 4.8 stars from more than 19,000 ratings on Amazon.

A reusable pad that shows color when she paints it with water, so it can be used again and again. It has 4.8 stars from more than 12,000 ratings on Amazon.

A reusable sticker pad for dressing paper dolls. Sticker books were a common suggestion for this age, and the dress-up ones came up in a Mumsnet thread. It has 4.6 stars from 6,000 ratings on Amazon.

Moldable sand that sticks to itself instead of to hands. A Mumsnet parent called Kinetic Sand "great for that age group". It has 4.7 stars from more than 2,600 ratings on Amazon.
6 gifts · $18.99 to $99.99
For the girl who needs to move: balance, scoot, gallop and swing a bat, indoors or out.

A three-wheel scooter for balance practice; scooters came up in several parent threads for this age. It costs $99.99 and has 4.8 stars from more than 5,100 ratings on Amazon.

A wooden wobble board for balancing and rocking games indoors. A Mumsnet parent described a wobble board as "popular long term". It has 4.7 stars from 103 ratings on Amazon.

Foam stepping stones for hopping, balancing and obstacle courses in the living room or the yard. It has 4.8 stars from almost 1,700 ratings on Amazon.

A pop-up princess tent with a star light for quiet time and games, a cheap way to give her a place of her own. It has 4.6 stars from more than 1,200 ratings on Amazon.

A plush unicorn stick horse for galloping around the house, a simple pretend-and-move toy. It has 4.7 stars from 160 ratings on Amazon.

A tee ball set for hand-eye coordination that she can keep using as she grows. It has 4.7 stars from 104 ratings on Amazon.
6 gifts · $5.43 to $149.99
First board games, books for quiet time and a screen-free audio player. Two books cost about $6.

A screen-free audio player that plays stories and songs from figures and cards. Yoto and Tonie players came up in the parent threads as gifts for this age. It has 4.5 stars from 972 ratings on Amazon.

A memory game of filling a shopping basket. A Mumsnet parent said her daughter really started to love Orchard Toys games at this age, and still does. It has 4.7 stars from more than 10,000 ratings on Amazon.

A first cooperative board game for taking turns and playing together. It has 4.9 stars from almost 3,000 ratings on Amazon.

A counting game in which fruit goes into the bucket, and the listing says it practices counting and number recognition. It has 4.8 stars from more than 11,000 ratings on Amazon.

A search-and-find book with the Bluey characters, good for quiet play. It has 4.8 stars from almost 9,700 ratings on Amazon.

A classic lift-the-flap book; lift-the-flap books were suggested in a Mumsnet thread for this age. It has 4.8 stars from more than 32,000 ratings on Amazon.
Besides gift guides, we read what parents wrote in forum threads about gifts for three and four year old girls. These are the patterns we kept coming back to.
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Create a free wishlistPretend play, building and art are the safe bets: Melissa & Doug ice cream counter, Melissa & Doug doctor kit, Princess tea party set for pretend play, Magna-Tiles Classic 32-piece, LEGO DUPLO Brick Box for building, and Melissa & Doug tabletop easel, Play-Doh Ice Cream Party set, Crayola Disney Color Wonder bundle for art. A book such as Dear Zoo lift-the-flap book, Where's Bluey? book costs about $6.
At four she can start on simple games and bigger pretend worlds: Orchard Toys Shopping List game, Hi Ho Cherry-O for games, KidKraft Chelsea dollhouse, Calico Critters Cozy Cottage, Gabby's Dollhouse for dollhouses, and Micro Kickboard Mini scooter for outdoor play.
7 gifts on this page cost less than $15, cheapest first: Dear Zoo lift-the-flap book ($5.43), Where's Bluey? book ($5.98), Melissa & Doug dress-up sticker pad ($8.95), Water WOW! Safari pad ($8.99), Melissa & Doug Safari floor puzzle ($11.89), Hi Ho Cherry-O ($11.99), Melissa & Doug 100 wooden blocks ($13.99). 20 of the 36 cost less than $30.
Parents in the threads we read suggested swimming lessons, a membership or annual pass to a zoo or a local attraction, and classes, because they do not add clutter. Art supplies, sticker pads and books on this page are consumable or small gifts, and the Toniebox 2 is a screen-free way to listen to stories.
LEGO DUPLO is listed from 18 months and Magna-Tiles from age 3, so both suit a three-year-old. Regular LEGO sets are harder: one Mumsnet parent said her three-year-old could not build the LEGO Friends sets yet, which is why this page uses DUPLO.
KidKraft Vintage play kitchen, Melissa & Doug ice cream counter, Learning Resources cash register, Melissa & Doug doctor kit, Princess dress-up trunk, Bayer doll stroller set are the pretend-play toys here, and Bluey house mega bundle, Gabby's Dollhouse, KidKraft Chelsea dollhouse are the small-world picks.
Every product on this page is listed for age 3 or younger on Amazon, and none is marked 4+. Some sets have small parts, for example the Calico Critters houses and figures, so keep them away from younger siblings, and always check the age grading on the box.
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