Best toys for 4 year girls

It won't be long until 4 year old girls are starting school and there are lots of educational toys available to help prepare them. The toys below all introduce skills such as letters, numbers, phonics, reading and writing. But best of all they are all fun so will encourage 4 year old girls to learn.

There are lots of great arts and crafts activities for 4 year old girls. As well as traditional arts activities such as coloring, 4 year old girls will love activities which are a bit different such as stamps and mosaics. I love the bead set below where you can make your own necklaces. It will keep 4 year old girls occupied for ages.

Lego and other construction toys aren't just for boys. Girls will love using lego to build all kinds of creations (houses, animals, farms, tractors, princess castles, windmills - the limit is just the imagination). They will also enjoy playing with their creations afterwards. As a parent I find lego a great toy where you can get involved with the child, on the floor building creations with them.

Lego is great for honing fine motor skills, improving hand/eye co-ordination, facilitating the imagination, problem solving skills and concentration skills.

If you want a girly take on lego, consider getting pink blocks or a lego set aimed a girls. Check out some options below.

4 year old girls love dressing up and make believe play. You can't go wrong with buying a nice princess dress and accessories. Clippy cloppy shoes let girly girls be just like Mommy and are great fun for imaginative play.

Vtech make the perfect cameras and camcorders for preschoolers. They are tough so will withstand most preschooler play (unless you pour water in it like my son did with his!). Kids will enjoy just using the camera to take photos or the camcorder to shoot video but there are lots of other features too. You can take use the included images to take silly pictures on the camera or shoot funny video on the camcorder. They also include simple games.

4 year old girls do love dolls and there are lots of different types. Doll sets such as polly pockets are popular. 4 years old is a great age for a first barbie doll or what about getting a lifelike newborn doll with lots of accessories for 4 year old girls to play Mom with. Check out these options below.

4 year old girls love pretend play and Learning Resources Pretend and Play range are great toys for facilitating imaginative play. There are doctors kits, vets, schools and snack shops. Check out the selection below.

Toy cash registers also make great toys for 4 year old girls as they will love using them to play shop. These toys are very good educationally as it teaches children about money and change. Its good for number recognition and as children get older they can learn about addition, subtraction and other maths concepts. Here are some top cash register for girls below. If you'd like more indepth reviews of which cash register to buy, check out this article on Cash register for kids

Most four year old girls love playing with doll houses and dolls. They love acting out imaginative play, dressing up dolls and sorting out the furniture in houses. Here are a selection of some fantastic dolls houses.

4 year old girls are just at the age where they can enjoy playing simple board games. They're great for teaching about taking turns, luck, winning and loosing. A lot of board games suitable for this age group are also very educational teaching about letters and numbers.

Here are some great options of toys that will encourage physical exercise and burn off all the exercise energy 4 year old girls have.

Still looking for ideas. Here are some more popular and bestselling toys for 4 year old girls.

Puzzles also make great toys for 4 year old girls. Its best to choose puzzles with pictures that will attract 4 year old girls attention. This may vary from girl to girl, but many 4 year old girls love princesses, castles and fairy tales. Puzzles make great educational toys too. They help improve concentration skills and fine motor skills. 24 to 60 pieces are good sized puzzles for 4 year olds. For 4 year olds who are beginners at puzzles get a smaller size, about 35/48 pieces is good for the average 4 year old and they can work up to bigger and bigger puzzles.Some girls may be able to complete 100 piece puzzles.
Giant piece floor puzzles are often good choices as the pieces are large, more inviting and great for little hands. Children and adults can also work on them together so great for social skills too.