The best toys for 3-year-olds
Toys 3-year-olds play with in more than one way, again and again.
How we ranked it: Ranked by how many activities for 3-year-olds on this site each toy is used in.
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Small toy cars
Used in 15 activities
Tire Track Painting, Ten Hidden Things, Toy Washing Station, Frozen Excavation and 11 more
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Toy animal figures
Used in 13 activities
Sticky Web Rescue, Build A Home For Them, Ten Hidden Things, Toy Washing Station and 9 more
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Small toy figures
Used in 12 activities
Sticky Web Rescue, Build A Home For Them, Ten Hidden Things, Toy Washing Station and 8 more
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Dinosaur figures
Used in 9 activities
Sticky Web Rescue, Build A Home For Them, Ten Hidden Things, Frozen Excavation and 5 more
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Wooden blocks
Used in 7 activities
Tower Challenge, Build A Home For Them, Big Color Sort, Block Domino Run and 3 more
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LEGO DUPLO
Used in 6 activities
Tower Challenge, Build A Home For Them, Big Color Sort, Copy My Build and 2 more
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Magnetic tiles
Used in 6 activities
Tower Challenge, Build A Home For Them, Window Light Tiles, Magnetic Tile Garage and 2 more
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Wooden train set
Used in 5 activities
Train Track Town, Train Cargo Delivery, Cardboard Train Tunnel, All Aboard Passengers and 1 more
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Large toy trucks
Used in 4 activities
Bike And Trike Wash, Tire Track Painting, Toy Washing Station, Ramp Races
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Large wooden beads
Used in 4 activities
Shaker Making, Marble Painting, Muffin Tin Drop, Big Color Sort
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