Need a Gift for 5 Year Old Boy

My oldest son will be 5 next month. He enjoys puzzles, movies, books, and starting to get into games. Someone mentioned Leap Frogs movies. We have three, Word, Letters, and Math. He really enjoys watching all three of those. They are good because they are learning while watching a movie. You might even find a few beginning to read books. He also likes to draw and color, so even paper, markers, pencils with different characters on them, coloring books, paint. Playdough is also always good. I hope all the suggestions help.

Top rated toys for boys of that age group these days is anything made by playmobil. You can find their products online or at toysrus, target too. They are 4+ age group, but are selling like mad for all ages.

Hi J.. How thoughtful of you to include the kids. I have a 5 yo nephew and he is REALLY into Sponge Bob, Diego, Cars Movie stuff, and Spiderman. Maybe you can ask your brother if he is into any of those characters? We got my nephew this Pirahna Game he wanted (about $12). He's really into games too. And you can never go wrong with a Toys R Us giftcard. They really like those!
Good Luck!
R.

Based on what my nephews are in to...

Pokemon (Target has a nice holiday trading card set)
Robots
Power Rangers
Dinosaurs - especially mechanical ones
Transformers
Leapfrog gaming - seems like every 5 year old has the little hand-held gaming system

A game would be great too! I would just get it at a store that has gift receipts so they can exchange it if need be and don't be offended if the little ones don't like it. My nephews have told me point blank "they have this already" or "they don't really like it" :)

How about a Leap Pad? My son loves his. He has been playing with it regularly for the last 3 years! It is educational and fun, and not a video game. As far as other toys go, Fisher-Price makes some great toys that are called Rescue Heroes, or Imaginex? dinosaurs. Also very positive for boys, non-violent, etc.
gretchen

My nephew just turned six this summer. He LOVES playing the board games "sorry" and "Hungry Hippo". Also into matchbox cars big time. And for the sake of my sister-in-law - outdoor toys!!!! :) He is alllllll boy!

I would say books are great. i was just responding to someone else about this create a book place. imet this person at my son's school fair.
The ladies name is Shevonna Planer and I think this is her website www.astarur.com
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Her books are super cute and you can put in their name and friends etc. I got my 5 yr old a batman book he loves and I am goign to order a book for all 3 for XMAS. They get so excited to see their name it AND with a superhero to boot! i think her books are like $15. Super reasonable!!

Good Luck

My 5 year old son's favorite toy is the Marble Works from Discovery Toys. I bought him the starter set and absolutely loves it. It is providing hours of fun for him, both the building and the dropping of the "marble" (I have changed the marbles with Kix since I also have a one year old at home).
You can get it here: http://tinyurl.com/2h82pv. If you order before the 11th it will arrive in time for Christmas.
Hope this helps :)

My oldest son is now 9 but several years ago, all the rage for the youngsters was Junie B. Jones books. All the kids around here wanted them. At 5 he will be happy with almost anything. Really! Remote control trucks are a big hit. What I did one year for all the kids in the family was to buy these gold ornaments from Wal Mart. They have like a banner area on them to print stuff. I bought a dremel and engraved their names on them. I told them that as they accepted my gift with all its imperfections to remember that I will always accept them with all their imperfections. The kids really liked it. Of course DVD's are always a hit. What about a game like Twister? I bet mom would appreciate something like that to wear out all the kids at once. Well, I hope some of this helps. Hard to remember what my son liked 4 yrs ago. Good Luck! Shannon

When my son was that age he loved the little legos that were kits to create cars, boats, etc. The pieces are small so you have to be careful if there are little ones, by they are quite a hit. My nephew liked them too. My son still has his.

I have a 5 year old boy! He's totally into anything superheroes and there are some pretty neat lego (actually mega block - same thing, though) Spiderman sets. The Spiderman version of Operation topped his letter to Santa. He likes board games - connect 4, sorry, trouble, monopoly (regular version) and sequence for kids. As for toys, he really likes Transformers, Star Wars and any legos. He also likes puzzles... the ones in the small boxes that have 100 or 150 pieces.

Have you checked out the Discovery Store?
I find gifts there for all the kids in my family from 6 months to 8 years old.
They have a cool spiral thingy to draw that I got for my 5 y/o niece, it's 4 y/o and up.
Amy

PS, I saw several price ranges too...

May I suggest interactive dress up for him and YOU. Would be a wonderful way for you to bond with the child and yet having another male to play pirates, cops and robbers or even cowboy and indians with. If you can incorperate one of todays cartoon heros that would be even better. Spider Man has been a favorite of my 7 yr old sons life for 3 years now. He loves wrapping Mommy up with spider goo from his special spidy gloves. Easy to clean up also. If you choose pirates of the caribians they have great dress up things. Bob the builder is Mommy little helper when ever you boys need to fix things for Mommy. Don't limit yourself to board games.

Hi J.. I have a boy who will be 5 in a few months. He is into Spiderman and Transformers. He's just now getting into wanting to play board games, Chutes and Ladders, memory games, because he's finally got the attention span for them. If he's learning his letters, Leap Frog Letter Factory is good, or if he's learning to read, they have Word Factory. My son loves music and seems to pay attention to things with music better, so these have really helped him. These are just some ideas, hope they help.
T.

How about some great books?? My nephew (kindergarten age) and my own boys (15 months and 2 1/2 years) love a bunch of books by Usborne Books. You can check them out and order online at http://www.usbornebooklist.com . They are even running a sale starting tomorrow (Fri 12/07) through the weekend!

Some of Jacob's favorites (the kindergartener) include the phonics books (Ted and Friends) and the Pirate Things to Make and Do Kid Kit - - this kit included a great activity book with some supplies that he needed to make various pirate projects.

Let me know if you want more recommendations - we own a BUNCH of these books - and love them!