Gift Ideas for Set of Twins - 3 Yr Old Boys

I say the game idea is awesome! May I suggest cooties or elefun! My daughter just made three and these are her Absolute favorite! Anytime her friends come over boys and girls they always want to play with these. I even have a 9 yr old neighbor boy that comes over and plays them. Cooties does require an adult to play along. And elefun is well just plain fun! She also likes candy land. Or guess who if they speak well and take directions well.

K. ,
good morning. first of all i am happy to be the first one to send you a response. ok i think you should ask the boys mother what each one likes. then in turn i would get each one a different gift. even though they are twins they are each their own person and each has their own likes and dislikes. example one may like spiderman and the other may like superman while the other may not like what the other does. i would get them each a seperate individual gift and if you can afford it get them a game or something they can share. that way they fell like individuals and feel like their own special person. please let me know if i have helped i would really love to hear what you thought of my suggestion. have a great time at the party. J.

I have been to parties for multiples recently. Remember they are individuals that just happened to be born at the same time. I would ask the parents what kinds of things they like, but I would definitly get them each their own gift. I would have both gifts be similar, but maybe a different style or color and possible something that they can play with together. My son like trains, hotwheels action figures.

Have fun at the party.

K., thank you so much for asking this question. As a mom of preschool twins, I can definitely tell you that kids at that age notice if one person gets a toy and the other doesn't. And they also may like different things. Even though our twins have the same birthday, we have always done two cakes, and made sure that each has at least one present to open from mommy and daddy.

But as for you, the party guest, please get them each their own gift, and you can ask their parents for some ideas. I agree, they didn't get to choose their birth date, and each kid needs the excitement of opening and holding the presents. Whether they decide to share them later on is their choice. One gift each would be great. If you get Ants in the Pants for one, get Hi Ho Cherry O for the other. Or whatever - cars for one, trains for another, etc.

On the flip side, when my twins get invited to another child's party, we bring a gift FROM each of them as well, because not only are they not the same child, they like to be able to give a gift or bag to the child themselves.

Oops, I meant to say too, bath ideas are great if they still share. There are a lot of cool bath things, entire playsets, and some that stick to the wall, etc. Get each of them one bath toy and if they want to swap out in the tub they can!

I would call the mom and get some ideas from her, she will have lots of them I bet.

K.,
Hello. You didn't mention if you all are close to both the twins equally. I have been to several birthday parties recently where they have been joint parties, either close friends born a few days apart or siblings born within a week (just a few years apart). Having said that, we only take a gift to the child we're close with. However, with twins you probably know them equally, but maybe not. If you're able to, I would probably say get them individual gifts, but you don't need to spend a lot. If you have a standard budget for a birthday gift (maybe $10), then it's okay to split that in half ($5 for each), because you are having to buy two gifts at the same time. However, I think if you find a wonderful game that's maybe $12 or so, it's okay to get them one gift to share (because while they are individuals, they are still siblings). Not sure how helpful I was, but wanted to share my thoughts.
Take Care,
J.

As twins, these boys are going to have to share so many things - get them each their own individual gift. At the age of 3, it doesn't have to be anything fancy but make it special for each boy.

We went to a party for twins. We gave each boy his own gift. I bought things that were similar, but just a bit different. In our case, I got two Transformers. Maybe two books or two different cars. You don't want to cause a rift by getting something drastically different for one over the other, but since they are different people, I think they should each have their own gift.

I didn't have multiples, but I did have stepping stones, they are now 11,9,and 8. And they definitely needed their own individual presents. What I do was pick a theme that that they are all interested in and work on that theme. I mainly do this for Christmas, but with multiples it will work for birthdays as well. If trhe boys are into superheroes one year, I'll get them each their own superhero from the same brand, that way the packaging is all the same so there's no squabbling about whose is bigger, but the toys are all different. This way they can play superheroes together or individually.
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I'd say get them each a different gift. Talk with their mother to find out their general interests so you can tailor the gift to the child. I remember some twins from high school whose parents made them take the exact same courses and extracurricular events, but one was stronger in math (quantitative stuff) and the other in English (qualitative stuff). So, gifts that recognize their individuality are important.

A great source for fun toys is Fat Brain Toys, an online retailer. I gave my nephew a "Your Body - Boy" puzzle for Christmas shortly before he turned 4, and he loves it! http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/educo__hape_inc... I've found many neat gifts at this online store, and the customer service is top notch.