Toy ideas........4 year old loves to use his hands and put things together.

My 4 year old son loves to put things together. We have Tinker Toys, Mega Blocks, Legos and wooden Alphabet blocks. He also has the Melissa and Doug wooden tool box set and he absolutely loves it. Needing another idea or two. Any thoughts?

 

How about some kid k'nex? Mine used to have great fun with that.

 

My two like the Knex as well. There are also Lincoln Logs or maybe a marble run set.

 

Work bench? There are also some CAT trucks that can be assembled, or some Handy Manny toys that have to be screwed/unscrewed.

 

Our son enjoys building things, too. Have you seen Fisher Price's Trio sets? They are kind of like legos, but easier to put together. Plus they come in different kits that have various themes (i.e. superheroes, dinosaurs, etc.) Our DS has a few sets and loves them. Another idea would be Jumbo cardboard bricks. These are more for "large scale" playing/building. HTH!

 

My son has a take apart truck by Tonka (there are a couple of different types). The trucks come with a drill and you can take it apart and put it back together. My son loves it.

 

Magna Tiles!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I taught 4 yr olds for five years and it was far and away the BEST thing EVER! No one knows about them. We are getting them this yr for our boys. I'm excited!