Hit and Miss Toys – Gift Guide for boys 3
This entire post reads like an infomercial but I thought I’d review some toys that our kids love and I’ll add some that they ignore. Since I’m a mom to 3 boys, I often get asked to suggest things for other boys for birthdays and such. Now this list obviously won’t assist my family or friends when they’re wondering what to get my boys, because they’ve already got this stuff! But maybe this could help YOUR family or friends if you have a birthday coming up.. 
My Hit and Miss List
Ages 2 and up
Hits:
By far, Nathan’s favorite birthday gift is this Leap Frog ABC game. This was given to him by a friend for his 2nd birthday. He LOVES this toy and it’s educational at the same time. Thanks to this gift, Nathan is learning letter recognition and the child can barely speak! But he knows O and A F, M and E. He’s only had this game for 2 weeks!
He also loves his “bike” that was also a birthday gift. I love it because I can push him without having to bend in half! It also converts into a rocker, which is very cool and Nathan loves.
This is by far, the best thing I’ve ever bought. I was lucky enough to find this at a garage sale in Arkansas for $10.00. I even submitted a video of Nathan on this to America’s Funniest Home Videos! Here’s a link to the video.
Miss:
Ages 4 and up
Both Ian and Nathan love this thing. A good old fashioned Jack in the Box! I had no idea this would be such a hit.
Then there’s the Leapster. I reviewed this awhile back but putting it on this list because it’s a huge hit for our 4 year old.
Miss
I couldn’t find a picture of it online, but a big (surprisingly) Miss was a Storm Trooper Helmet that changes your voice. It was played with the first day and after that? Not so much.
Ages 10 and up
Bakugan. These are the new hot item for the pre-teen boys. My 11 year old LOVES these.
At this age, Lego’s are still a huge hit as well.
Then there are the items that were perhaps bought for a specific child but that the entire family loves to play with!
Family Fun Items:
And then in closing.. the family type game that we love in this house, is the Hullabaloo.
I reviewed this recently so here’s the link if you missed it.
That’s it for this installment. If you know of a great Hit or Miss that I should include in the next one, please feel free to let me know by email or comment. Thanks for reading!
