Christmas gift ideas for 3-year-olds (AD)

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Our daughter is 2.5 years old, and this is her first year asking for specific items from Santa. These include sweets, chocolate and Peppa Pig toys.

I've also got some lovely ideas here for great fun gifts for a 2-3 year old, perfect to help them play, have fun and enjoy the Festive season.

Looking for a luxury touch with your gift wrapping this year? Curlicue’s wrapping paper is absolutely perfect. It is crafted from 100% recycled paper, is recyclable and plastic-free, making it a fantastic and more sustainable choice this Christmas. It is also made in the UK and they have matched tags, twine and eco-tape available too. 

For children I love the Nutcracker and Pawfect Present prints, as well as Bauble Noire which is pictured here.

I absolutely love to gift my nieces and nephews more practical gifts for Christmas and these Maze shoes, from Start-Rite, are made from durable leather and have a stylish leopard nubuck panel. 

You can easily adjust these shoes thanks to the straps and they have a sturdy sole to help build confidence and stability for young walkers. 

The Mini Micro Deluxe Foldable Scooter comes in a range of colours, but we’ve gone for the eye-catching purple. This is great for little adventurers as it has a lean-to-steer mechanism that helps with development of balance plus grip on the foot deck which helps to keep your little ones nice and secure. It’s simple to fold, and convenient to carry home from school or nursery runs too. The adjustable handlebar makes this perfect to grow with children and increase the longevity. 

For us no scooter ride would be complete without a helmet. The vibrant dinosaur design is going to be a real hit with our 3 year old who loves all things dino! This helmet has an adjustable spin dial on the back, to help get the most snug fit, and a magnetic buckle that is simple to fasten and won’t pinch under the chin. This comes with a great amount of inner padding, to keep it nice and comfortable, and is breathable too. 

This is great for use with a scooter but would also work for cycling or skateboarding too. 

If you’re short on space then you’re going to absolutely LOVE this pop-up ice cream factory curtain. It hangs in the doorway, creating an instant treat shop for little ones to role play from. 

There is a serving area, cute graphics listing different flavours of ice cream and best of all it requires zero floor space - a win if you like a tidy space at the end of each day. It takes just seconds to set up and can be folded away at the end of the day too. 

Stabilo Cappi pens are perfect for little ones as they come with a cap-ring, which you can loop together with the provided plastic string, so that all of the pens stay together and you don’t lose the lids. 

I took these travelling recently and they were absolutely fantastic. No more scrambling under the seats, on the floor, to find the pen lids. 

If your little ones like a nice sparkle when colouring then these Metallic Pens are a dream come true. Metallic felt-tips are designed to leave an eye-catching shimmer on the page that truly pops when colouring. These are great for adding a bit of sparkle to colouring books, cards or just when doodling. Each pen has a chunky grip making it perfect to hold - even during longer colouring sessions. 

Add a bedsheet to this amazing glow in the dark crazy fort kit and you’ll have everything you need for an amazing fort. 25 geometrically precise balls, 44 sticks and endless possibilities to make an amazing fort. 

This is a great fun activity to keep small children entertained for ages. First they have to build the fort and then they can sit inside for reading, toy playing or even watching a film.

These Plus-Plus Big tubes are perfect for travelling. The handy tubes are great for storing all of the  pieces for this fun and creative toy. These pieces are 2.5 x larger than the original Plus-Plus pieces and this makes them perfect for small hands. 

There is a handy and fun little booklet in each of these tubes that has some ideas in for great creations that can be made uses these fun game pieces. 

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When you’re wrapping up presents this Christmas look at this fantastic personalised Paw Patrol wrapping paper. You can add your child’s name and then they’ll be able to feel extra special. This is great wrapping paper for identifying the present specifically from Santa. A Paw Patrol bag is a great addition to your wrapping too.

Get your boogie on with this great fun Disco Bath Light. It has 2 speed settings and a multicoloured disco sequence, making it great fun. This is a great device to make bath times more fun and turn your bathroom into a fun little club. 

If you’re wanting a cute gift, that is also on the small side, you’ll love this adorable Mini Bear in a Little Box. Little children can tuck their companion safely back in the matchbox at the end of each night and it’s a great, fun part of a healthy bedtime routine. 

This may be one of the cutest gifts I’ve ever got for my daughters and I myself have a lovely little cute sloth that is decorated for Christmas. 

The Boogie Bath Duck is a fun, light-up LED bath toy that has bright coloured lights and is great for a fun disco effect underwater in the bathtub. 

There are no sharp edges, and this is easy to use too. Little ones will be activate the lights themselves and there are three different combinations to choose from. 

This game is so much fun - and our home is packed full of laughter whenever we play this. Take part in hilarious dares and challenges, by following silly instructions. 

I often bring this game out when I feel like my daughters need a chance to reconnect and remember how much fun they have.  

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Disney Princess fans can enjoy roleplaying as a barista thanks to this fun Princess Collection Espresso Maker. Grab a play cup, insert an espresso pod and then you’re able to get started thanks to the realistic brewing and milk frothing sounds. 

This is a great fun addition to any play kitchen and my own daughters love making me a coffee when I’m roleplaying as a customer in their cafe. 

Mario fans can enjoy the great fun Super Mario course playset that helps little ones to recreate those iconic course wins. This playlet features a 2.5 inch Mario figure, stairs, a flagpole, castle and base platform. Spin the level to help Mario climb the stairs and reach the flagpole to be the winner. 

This winter wonderland themed play set comes with five Littlest Pet Shop pets, seven accessories, a collector card and even a virtual ROBLOX download code too. The collector card helps your little one to discover more about each pet’s personality, breed and rarity level. 

There are a range of great products from Little Brian, and the paint sticks range. The *Bath Paint Sticks are perfect for little ones to have fun painting while in the bath. These are simple to hold, comfortable, easy to clean up after and quick drying too - perfect for splashy little ones.

The *Scribble Paint Sticks are great fun paint sticks that your little ones can twist up and down to use, and pack away, plus they are mess-free, easy to use and simple to clean up after too. 

This fairy dress up Gold Glitter set is super cute and perfect for children that like dressing up but don’t want to wear heavy costumes.

A gold pair of detailed fairy wings, with trim, a fairy tiara and a gold wand are perfect to add to party dresses for a fun look that is simple but fancy too. 

Little ones can easily draw their favourite Paw Patrol pups thanks to this lightweight Paw Patrol projector. There are six easy to change image caps that feature Rubble, Everest, Skye, Rocky, Marshall and Chase. 

This is really simple to use and best of all it doubles up as a torch too. This is great fun for projecting onto walls too. 

This cute felt bag comes with everything that little ones need to role play being a Vet. The Vet Accessories Set comes with a felt stethoscope, felt syringe, felt tube of ointment with a cute paw print design and a felt cone with white trim to look the part too. 

If you’re looking for a longer lasting role-play set this is a great alternative to plastic and being lightweight it is ideal to take on the move with you for holidays or trips to visit family over the festive season. 

Sensory seekers will absolutely love the Numberblocks Sensory Bottles. These come in sizes 1 - 5, which is great to help with counting but also they are super fun.

Little ones can shake, swirl and stack each of these sensory bottles and they all represent a different Numberblocks characters.

This flash card memory game, featuring Mizzie the Kangaroo, is great fun to take out to a restaurant or on the move when visiting relatives this Christmas. They are ideal to help stimulate cognitive development and there are 4 different games that can be played with this one set of cards.

The *Sing with Mizzie Nursery Rhymes book is stunning. Not only is it a high quality board book but it is interactive too. Perfect to get little ones singing, listening and loving reading too. Press the button and hear 6 different nursery rhymes, all sung by school children. This is a great gift to send to loved ones in Australia too as Mizzie is a adorable and well known there too. 

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