Gifts for a 3-year-old girl — ideas she’ll love

No time for the whole list? These are our four favourites for a 3-year-old girl: the portable wooden doll’s house from Little Dutch, small enough to take along and big enough for a whole family; Lily the baby doll, soft and made of organic cotton, to cuddle and care for; the Camille dress with wings, to dance through the house as a fairy; and the board book Laat maar los, Koala by Rachel Bright (Dutch edition of “The Koala Who Could”), a sweet story about being brave that you’ll read together again and again. Four gifts you can’t go wrong with.

A small gift for a 3-year-old girl, for the Sinterklaas shoe, for a birthday party or as a reward. Everything below costs less than ten euros. For more ideas for the shoe, see our small gifts for the Sinterklaas shoe.

With up to 25 euros to spend there’s plenty of choice for a 3-year-old girl: a doll, a puzzle, a magnetic book or something pretty for her hair. Everything below has been picked for this age.

At 3 the doll becomes a real baby: she gets fed, has a bath, comes along in the doll’s pram and goes to bed at night. A soft baby doll, a doll carrier or a doll’s pram completes that game, and a wooden doll’s house with a family inside grows with her for years. Little Dutch has dolls, doll’s houses and separate add-on sets.

A little bracelet, hair clips or a purse of her own: a 3-year-old girl loves wearing something pretty just like the grown-ups. Choose something without small loose parts, and preferably something she can put on and take off herself.

Three is the age when dressing up begins: a princess, a fairy or a butterfly, with a dress that’s comfortable and can go in the wash. Add a magic wand or a little crown and the story plays itself. LazyLama has a large range of dressing-up clothes.

A 3-year-old girl wants to run, climb and ride. A scooter with light-up wheels or an outdoor kitchen for the garden, and for indoors when it rains a balance board or Stapelstein to climb and wobble on. Check the size of a scooter: the Mini fits perfectly now. LazyLama and Little Dutch have the full range of outdoor toys.

At 3, reading aloud is a fixed moment of the day, and a girl this age often wants the same book again and again. A story about friendship, being brave or having a mind of your own is just right. Studio Bambacht and LazyLama have a lovely selection of picture books for this age. Most are in Dutch — perfect for a child picking up the language at playgroup.

A 3-year-old can do a puzzle of 12 to 24 pieces, and a box with a few puzzles of increasing difficulty lasts a whole year. A big floor puzzle is one to do together on the floor, and in a magnetic book she slides the figures into the story herself. Unicorns, mermaids and animals always go down well. Lotana has a large collection of puzzles for toddlers.

With DUPLO a 3-year-old builds her first houses, zoos and trains of her own. The bricks are big enough for small hands and later fit onto ordinary LEGO. Browse the full range in the LEGO Shop.

At 3, crafts are mostly about colouring, modelling clay and making something yourself. Chunky paint pens, stamps, modelling clay or a colouring book are just right: quick results and little mess. LazyLama and Pipoos have plenty more.

A fun day out together is a treat in itself: you experience something special and make memories to talk about for ages. A few ideas:

🐑 A children’s farm to cuddle the animals

🎭 A toddler show at the theatre

🦋 A butterfly garden

🏊 The toddler pool together

🛝 A big playground to run wild in