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With imagination in full gear, three-year-olds are entering a peak period for pretending. No doubt you've also noticed that your child never seems at a loss for questions to ask! Our experts can help you understand this "curious" and increasingly independent stage. And our playtime tips encourage self-expression and rich, exploratory play for three-year-olds.
She loves activities like running and chasing, and is reluctant to be still.
She can throw a ball for a short distance.
She can catch a ball thrown directly into her arms.
She can fashion shapes from play dough, and put them together to form objects.
She begins to shape her little squiggles into writing.
She often plays at being someone else and dresses up frequently.
Dollhouses & accessories

Play sets & action figures

Role play

Cars, vehicles & RC toys

Creative activity toys

Battery-powered ride-ons

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It's fun for your three-year-old to figure out what's missing, especially when you choose interesting items! continued ...

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My son is almost 4 and has no interest in activities like counting or learning the alphabet. He loves to be read to, but when I ask him to help count or say the alphabet, he won't even try.
My suggestion is to let your little boy grow! At the risk of sounding trite, I simply have to say he's not "ready." In fact, it is a rare 3-year-old who is ready to learn the alphabet or to count. If they do say or sing the alphabet (as in the old song, "A,B,C,D,E,F,G ...") the letters don't mean anything. And if they can count to 10, they usually can't match the name of the numeral with its appropriate number of items (for example, if asked to count a pile of seven objects, they may hit one object two or three times and skip others altogether).  continued ...
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