GIFT SUGGESTIONS AGE TOYS BOOKS EDUCATIONAL TOYS  Push and walk toys  Soft material bath books  Musical toys  Building blocks  Counting books  Eg toy keyboard, guitar,  Push and pull toys  Alphabet books maracas 0-2 years  Pretend play toys Eg toy keys,  Board books  Tangible ‘feeling’ toys phone, kitchen sets  Sensory toys with mirrors,  Large balls sounds or textures  Toy trucks, tractors and cars  Picture story books Eg Possum  Matching games Eg cards  Pretend play sets Eg tea party Magic  Simple puzzles set, plastic golf sets  Educational books Eg alphabet,  Building and construction blocks numbers or colours 2-3 years  Dolls Eg Barbie, La Newborn  Lift the flap books  Duplo (larger blocks)  Golden Books  Sand toys Eg bucket and spade  Water toys  Magnetic toys  Repetitive books Eg Dr Seuss  Imaginative play - dress ups,  Transformer toys Cat in The Hat puppets  Dolls or figurines  Books with an educational focus  Fine motor skill games Eg  Matchbox cars Eg Titch Operation, Barrel of Monkeys 4-5 years  Barbie dolls or My Little Pony  Fairytale books Eg Goldilocks  Creative activities Eg sets and the three bears Playdough, colouring activities  Throw and catch Eg grip ball  Activity and colouring books  Easy jigsaw puzzles  Skipping rope  Board games Eg Snakes and  Pool toys Eg inflatable toys Ladders, Guess Who  Creative sets Eg Paint set,  Picture story books Eg The Day  Board Games Eg Connect Four, textas, crayons, chalk the Crayons Quit Pop N Hop, Mouse Trap, Hungry  Active games Eg bowling set,  Small chapter books Eg Aussie Hippo, Jenga catch ball set Nibble  Art, craft and bead sets  Imaginative play Eg action  Educational Picture Story Books  Jigsaw puzzles 6-8 years figurines, Monster High, Shopkins, Duplo  Outdoor toys Eg kite, frisbee, yoyo  Lego  Remote control cars  Sports toys Eg netball,  Chapter books Eg Aussie Bites,  Board games Eg Chess, basketball, football 75th Story Treehouse, Rainbow Checkers, Guess Who?  Board games Eg Cluedo, Trivial Magic  Art and craft sets 9-10 years Pursuit, Monopoly, Family Feud  Educational picture story books  Interactive board games Eg  Beach sporting goods Eg Just another Ordinary Day, Twister, Pictionary  Remote control car Count on Frank  Meccano sets  Children’s novels  Lego  Sports toys Eg netball,  Chapter books Eg Books by  Board games Eg Game of Life, basketball Judy Moody Scattergories, Scrabble  Beach sporting goods  Short novels  Science kits  Stationary Eg diaries,  500-1000 piece jigsaw puzzles notebooks, glitter pens 10-12 years  Interactive board games Eg Twister, Pictionary  Board games Eg Cluedo, Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly, Family Feud  Meccano kits