Awesome Toys for 4 Year Old Girls

Awesome Toys For 4 Year Old Girls

This article suggests lots of the best toys and birthday and Christmas gift ideas for 4 year old girls. They suggestions are based on the toys my niece and my son like to play with at age 4.

Popular toys to buy for 4 year old girls include educational toys, dolls, princess toys, dressing up clothes, dollhouses, pretend and play toys, Hello Kitty gifts and arts and crafts.

When buying toys for 4 year old girls it is good to remember that a lot of their play is imaginative. My niece loves role play, pretending to be like Mommy, pretending to be a shopkeeper, princess or cook. She also loves to play out their imagination with dolls and characters.

There are also lots of great educational toys for 4 year old girls. It won't be long until they are at school so why not choose an educational toy to help them learn letters, numbers and other skills to give them a head start at school.

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luvabeau

What makes Luvabeau so good? He’s an AI doll, so he uses artificial intelligence to learn how to interact with your child.

The more he’s played with, the more he responds, As you interact with her he’ll expand her vocabulary from baby babble to over 100 words and complete

He has an suprisingly expressive face. He looks realistic when his lips move and his eyes blink.

He's also programmed with 100s of responses and reactions. So, if you tickle his tummy, he will giggle, if you give him a lamb toy, he will kiss it, and if you cover his eyes, he will play peekaboo.

Barbie Rainbow Lights Mermaid Doll

This is a cool Barbie doll. You can play with it in or out of the water.

Out of the weter, her tail lights up and moves when you press the blue buttons on her side.

Dip Barbie mermaid doll into water to activate a rainbow light show within the translucent purple tail.

Also while holding her in the water or out press the sides of her peplum to start a swimming motion in the tail

Great for play in the bath or the pool!

Craft Kits

There are lots of great arts and crafts activities for 4 year old girls. Both my niece and my son love doing arts and crafts. As well as traditional arts activities such as coloring, gluing and painting, they love activities which are a bit different such as stamps and sticky mosaics.
At age 4, I think the best activities are ones in which they can decorate items such as the mirror kit and the jewelry box below. My son and niece love using sticky gems, glitter and other stickers to decorate things. It's easy for them to do and they love being creative.

decorate your own princess mirror craft kit

Melissa and Doug make a great decorate it yourself range of crafts which are perfect for 4 year old girls.

The example opposite is a kit to decorate your own wooden princess mirror with the materials included.

When you've finished, enjoy playing with the mirror and keep it as an accessory in .

The craft activity includes includes wooden mirror, glitter and craft clue, sparkling gems and stickers to personalize your project.

This is fantastic to give as a gift at a 4th birthday party. It's inexpensive so has been a favorite of mine to give to little girls in my son's nursery.

It also makes a great activity to do at a little girl's birthday party too. And they have something to take away at the end of the party.

Disney Princess Necklace Activity Set

This toy allows little children to make neclaces with the silicone beads and disney princess charms included.

It's great for creativity as they can use the beads to come up with different creations to wear over and over again.

Simply slide the beads onto the necklace.

It's a fab toy for developing fine motor skills and concentration.

Educational Toys

It won't be long until 4 year old girls are starting school and there are lots of educational toys available to help prepare them. Both my niece and son are really keen to learn at the moment. To them, it's not learning it's just fun. There are lots of ideas like the toys below all introduce skills such as letters, numbers, phonics, reading and writing.
Other ideas include workbooks and sticker books. My son and niece will sit for quite a while working on sticker books and learning letters and numbers at the same time.

ready set school

This is the perfect set to get her ready for school and enjoyng herself at the same time.

There are lots of activities to help learn the skills needed for when she starts school.

Learn to cut, tie your shoe, and write the alphabet and so much more

It includes 3 wipe away books with marker, 8 finger crayons, safety scissors, 2 stencils, 15 activity pages, 179 stickers, shoelace, and instructions

SCribble and Write

This is another fantastic toy to prepare her for school.
It's fun but very educational too.

She can explore six activities that introduce writing, drawing and spelling with the help of Mr. Pencil

It's great for helping her to write numbers, shapes, uppercase letters and lowercase letters step-by-step and perfect for little hands.

It's sturdy, well made and designed.

LIttle ones use the stylus on the touch screen to trace each step while getting instant feedback from Mr. Pencil. Alternatively, the toy allows for creativity and she can draw anything she wants.
After correctly tracing a letter, number or shape, tap the screen to make it come alive with cute animations
Great for practicing early spelling by matching letters to their sounds or finding the missing letters to spell simple words
It is fantastic for honing fine motor skills.

melissa and doug see and spell

The Melissa and Doug See and spell puzzles are a fun way to introduce preschoolers to letters and spelling their first words.

Each word has a picture next to a word, which helps kids recognise the words and spelling more easily.

It's also great for developing fine motor skills as kids try to fit the letters into the puzzles.

vtech watch

The Vtech watch is a brilliant gadget for helping them tell the time but it's so much more than that as well.

There are over 55 different analog and digital watch faces.

There is a pedometer so she can enjoy counting her steps. There's a motion sensor for active play challenges.

Kids can use the camera and take selfies and other photos. They can also play games. There's a new monster catcher game which creates and augmented reality gaming experience where you can capture monsters in the real world.

first science kit

This is a great first science kit that is recommended for kids aged 4 and up.

4 year olds will probably need supervision when doing the experiments but they will love doing them, it's so much fun. And it's a great kit for adults to do with children as well.

There are some really fun experiments including an erupting color changing volcano and growing colorful jiggly crystals. There are 11 experiments to do in total.

Lego and Construction Toys

Lego and other construction toys aren't just for boys. Girls will love using lego to build all kinds of creations (houses, animals, farms, tractors, princess castles, windmills - the limit is just the imagination). They will also enjoy playing with their creations afterwards. As a parent I find lego a great toy where you can get involved with the child, on the floor building creations with them.Lego is great for honing fine motor skills, improving hand/eye co-ordination, facilitating the imagination, problem solving skills and concentration skills.
If you want a girly take on lego, consider getting pink blocks or a lego set aimed a girls.

Lego disney ariel's seaside castle

This Lego disney set is aimed at kids from aged 4 years.

The set is perfect for this age group as it's designed for beginners.

Build a castle for Ariel, a rowing boat and a doghouse for Max.

It features a simple guide to build and play.

The set is great for encouraging independence in younger builders and increasing confidence.

Lego Disney Cinderella

Another lego set for the 4 plus age group is the lego disney cinderella's carriage ride.

The set allows you to build an iconic cinderella carriage and a small castle as part of this entry level set.

Like the other 4 plus sets it includes a simple guide to build and play making it easy for beginners.

Easy Playhouse Fairy Tale Castle

If you're looking for an eco friendly gift that's awesome, this could be the idea you're looking for.

The castle is made out of recycled cardboard.

Kids will love to personalize it with their own pens and paints.
And it's super good for imaginative play too.

It features two doors, four large windows, 4 turrets and eight small windows.

It's sturdy and easy to assemble.

marble runs

Marble runs are such fun construction toys.

Build a marble run and then have lots of fun running marbles down them.

It's a great toy for adults, siblings and kids to play with together.

It's a great toy that is super fun and encourages creativity.

Princess Toys

Still on the theme of princess toys, princess dress up is another fab idea.
Another suggestion are princess shoes and accessories such as tiaras.
My 4 year old niece loves dressing up and make believe play. You can't go wrong with buying a nice princess dress and accessories. She loves wearing pretend shoes that let her be just like Mommy too. They are great fun for imaginative play.

Princess Dress Up Costume

This is an beautfiul princess dress with a ruffles and regal details. It also comes with a a wand and crown.

It's great to dress up for imaginative play and to add an extra something to dressing up especially when she wants to wear her princess clothes to a birthday party. The costume is just as fun to wear around the house too.

There are lots of other dress up sets that young girls will love to play with.

Some ideas include a doctors set, a ballerina outfit or what about a fireman or superhero.

Princess Shoes

Little girls often like to try on their mom's shoes so why not get her some pretend shoes to play with instead.

The set featured includes 4 pairs of shoes, 3 bangles, 3 rings, 2 pairs of earrings, 1 crown and a strong storage box to keep them all in.

They are ideal for role-playing as a princess, beauty queen, fashion model, dancer, mother, pop star or anything else that can be imagined.

Great for little girls who like to dress up for pretend play or as a costume accessory.

Camera

Both my niece and my son were given a preschool camera for Christmas.
My son absolutely loved his camera. He loved to take photos of everything and anything. It's actually really interesting to see the strange kind of things that 4 year olds take photos of. And it will stop her pinching your phone to have a go at taking photos too. At least it stopped my kids from doing that!

VTech Kidizoom Spin and Smile Camera

This is such a cool idea for a camera. It's kidiproof so it can take quite a bit of abuse and will not get damaged. However, make sure she doesn't do what my son did and submerge it in water. Then it will definitely not work!

She can use it to take photos. There are 2 cameras switch between the front and rear lenses with the dedicated switching button which are great for selfies.

It has a 2.4" TFT color screen. The front camera photos of 1600 x 1200 pixels, and the rear camera 640 x 480 pixels.
There is also a built in flash too.

It's great for entertaining on the go as there are 5 games she can play.
Once the photos are taken, there are lots of options allowing you to enhance your photos with a variety of frames, stamps and wacky effects.
It also features great voice recording feature with 5 different voice changing effects, movie taking and stop frame animation.
It also has automatic shut-off after 3 minutes without operation in Camera or Movie modes to preserve battery life

Cars

Why let all the boys have all the fun. Don't rule out traditional boys toys. One idea is a remote control cars. If she doesn't want a traditional boy themed car, there are lots of themed remote control car toys aimed at girls.
One type of car toy that she can't fail to love is the vehicle below.

rEMOTE CONTROL CAR

This is a a fab remote control car for a young child.

It has a really easy to control remote control. There are two button functions go straight or spin.

Drive forward and go on some exciting spins along the way.

Lots of fun!

2 Cartoon R/C Control - Each with Different Frequencies So Both Can Race Together

These are cute remote control race cars and are an especially good choice if there is more than one child in the house.

The cars featur realistic police siren sounds, honking music sounds and flashing headlights.

There are two vehicles. One is a police Car with two removable police man action figures 1 racing car with 2 race car driver figures and remote control.

The vehicles have different frequencies so both vehicles could be played with at once.

plasma car

The plasma car is cool ride on toy for 4 year old kids.

It works on smooth, flat surfaces (either indoors and outdoors).

It’s easy to use – just prop your feet up on the footrests and turn the steering wheel to get moving.

Kids and adults can have a go on this toy, it's not just for small children. It supports up to 220 lb / 100 kg

Dolls

4 year old girls do love dolls and there are lots of different types. Doll sets such as polly pockets are popular. 4 years old is a great age for a first barbie doll or what about getting a lifelike newborn doll with lots of accessories for 4 year old girls to play Mom with.

Baby Alive super snacks doll

Last Christmas, my niece who was then 4, got a realistic baby doll that you feed and it wets. Nine months on it's still one of her favorite toys and she looks after it and plays with it lots. She has asked for a bed for her doll for Christmas.
This doll is very similar to the doll she has. The doll comes with a bottle and a diaper and she drinks and wets.

Little ones will love changing her, feeding her, and taking care of her just like a real mommy

Doll comes with includes with everything little ones need to take care of their special baby, including outfit, spoon, snack shaper, bowl, 2 cans of reusable Baby Alive doll food, one diaper, and instructions.

L.O.L. Surprise! Glam Glitter Series Doll with 7 Surprises

The LOL suprise toys are the surprise toy hit the kids love.

Each one comes with a doll and accessories for it (7 surprises in total).

This one includes (1) secret message sticker, (2) collectible stickers, (3) water bottle, (4) shoes, (5) outfit, (6) fashion accessory, and (7) L.O.L. Surprise! glam glitter doll.

Feed or bathe your L.O.L. Surprise! glam glitter doll to discover if she cries, spits, tinkles, or color changes.

Dolls House

The Barbie Dreamhouse is really cool. It's 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide.

There's three stories, eight bedrooms, a working elevator and a pool with a slide.

There are lots of interactive parts in the dollhouse. Place the frying pan on the stove and press for a sizzling sound, the tea kettle whistles, open the oven door to see it light up, turn the over timer for ticking and the toilet flushes!

There are lots of two-in-one features as well. The couch opens up to create bunk beds, the fireplace turns around to transform a cozy den into a home office, the kitchen sink has one side featuring a barbecue and shelves and the other with the oven and recycling bin.

Outdoor Toys

There are some great options of toys that will encourage physical exercise and burn off all the exercise energy 4 year old girls have. Suggestions include a stomp rocket, trampoline, her first bike, a scooter, some chalk for outdoor chalking or her first rollerskates.
Scooters are another toy idea. Both my 4 year old son and niece love their scooters and ride them to the park lots. We bought my son a scooter for his 4th birthday and it's one of the most used presents he received.

First Adjustable rollerskates

These are the perfect training skates. They have adjustable sizing with a small pair for sizes 10 to 13 so should have growing room for most 4 year olds. You can also purchase a medium pair for sizes 1 to 4.

They have urethane wheels which makes them great for skating outdoors.

There are different color options include pink and blue / grey.

scooter

4 years old is a great age to get a scooter.

There are some great 2 and 3 wheel scooters that are perfect for this age.

The Globber scooter featured is aimed at kids up to age 6, so is a good 3 wheel scooter for a 4 year old as she will have a couple of years use out of it.

It has an adjustable handlebar so you can make sure it's the right height for your child.

It comes in different colors too.

Toy Cash Register

Toy cash registers also make great toys for 4 year old girls as they will love using them to play shop. These toys are very good educationally as it teaches children about money and change. Its good for number recognition and as children get older they can learn about addition, subtraction and other maths concepts.

Dalmatian Vet Kit, 15-Piece

Kids have an amazing imagination at age 4. Toys that facilitate imaginative play are often very much a huge hit. Another idea is the dalmation and vet kit below.

This set features a Dalmatian puppy doll, a stethoscope, thermometer brush and syringe.

It's a great set for teaching kids about caring for pets and animals and is fantastic for imaginative play too.

There's lots of accessories to faciliate play which include tongs, mirror, reflex hammer, blood pressure meter, scissors, ear examiner, and tweezers, food bowl, tray and pet carrier.

The pet carrier doubles as a storage container to keep toys together when not in use.

Superhero costumes

4 year olds often love dressing up in different kinds of costumes.

These superhero costumes are perfect for dress up and imaginative play.

There are 4 capes, 2 masks and 2 headbands in different colors and designs.

Great for everyday super hero use and also great for parties.

Little Live Pets - My Kissing Puppy - Wrinkles

Another really cute gift ideas is the little live pets puppy
This is a very realistic gift that will give you all the fun of having a puppy without the responsibility.

The puppy makes kisses and lick just like a real puppy.
It wags its' tail when he's happy and make scute puppy sounds. Puppy's eyes close when asleep

It comes with an adoption certificate

There are 25 plus sounds and actions

Art Toys

Many 4 year olds love drawing and there are obviously lots of drawing gifts that are perfect for this age.

Pens, pencils, paints and paper will all be used and enjoyed.

If she loves drawing, a desk can be a brilliant gift idea.

The one featured includes a removable cup holder where she can store her art supplies such as pens or pencils. It also has a storage bin underneath the seat.

Crayola inspiration art case

This is a fantastic art kit for any young child that loves to draw, create, color and doodle.

It contains 64 crayola crayons, 20 crayola short colored pencils, 40 crayola washable markers, and 15 large sheets of paper.

The case ensures every pen, crayon and pencil has it's own place. Every items snaps into place so it's easy to keep organised. Nothing gets jumbled up inside.

A great idea for any budding artist.

Games

There are tons of cool board games for 4 year olds, it's hard to pick out just one for this article.

What is great about Hoot Owl Hoot! is that it's a cooperative board games so kids have to work as a team to help the owls fly back to their nest before the sun comes up.

If they are successful everybody wins so you don't have to worry about young children getting upset if they lose.

There's two levels of play so the game can grow with your child too.
The game is the winner of seven awards, so you can't go wrong.

Pretty Princess Board Game

The pretty princess game is a fun game with no reading required.

Spin the spinner and move around the board. Play and collect all your jewelry in one color and the crown to win. You can wear the jewelry you collect.

Be careful of the dark ring. You can't become a princess when you wear the dark ring.

Easy and fun to play.

think fun zingo

This is matching game that brings fast paced excitement and learning to the traditional game of bingo.

Kids will love sliding the zinger to get the tiles to play.

Each tile has a picture and the corresponding word. Kids have to fill up their card with the correct pictures. The first one to do so shouts zingo and is the winner.

It's great for developing language. Non readers can play with just the pictures but as kids get older they can play with the words too. So it can help with learning to read words.

It's also great to develop concentration.

explore nature with the Butterfly garden

The butterfly garden is a fun way for both kids and adults to explore nature. Watch caterpillars transform into beautiful butterflies over the course of about 3 weeks.

The kit comes with a voucher to order the caterpillars online when you are ready to start the kit. (There is an additional cost for processing to be aware of).

When you have the butterflies, it's fascinating to be able to watch the caterpillars transform into chrystalides to beautiful painted lady butterflies.

Books

There are tons of books for 4 year old girls that make lovely gifts. Check out a few ideas below:

When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth

4 year old girls love to feel grown up and they know they are not a baby anymore.

They will delight in this book as it celebrates the fact that they know and can do so much.

It makes a great discussion starter as you can ask them about their memories and what they enjoy doing at 4 years old.

Little kids first book of why

Anybody who spends time with a 4 year old knows they can be very inquisitive and love to ask questions.

The Little kids first book of why is a fab read to help engage their curiosity. There are tons of questions and answers to explore.

It's jam packed full of colorful pictures to grab their attention and keep them engaged.

Adults will enjoy sharing the information and perhaps finding out some facts for themselvdes too!

rosie revere engineer

This is a favorite with both kids and parents. It's award winning plus it's a great book to encourage girls.

Rosie Revere dreamed of becoming a great engineer. Where some people see rubbish, Rosie sees inspiration. Alone in her room at night, shy Rosie constructs great inventions from odds and ends.

Afraid of failure, she hides them away under her bed. Until a fateful visit from her great-great-aunt Rose (AKA Rosie the Riveter!), who shows her that the first flop isn’t something to fear—it’s something to celebrate. And you can only truly fail, if you quit.

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