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Games and gifts for 3-year-olds

Three is the age of the first real board game. Cooperative games let a three-year-old play on the same team as everyone else, so the table stays happy.

Our first four picks

First Games for Toddlers whole shelf →

Cooperative Board Games whole shelf →

Learning Games whole shelf →

Brain Teasers & Logic Puzzles whole shelf →

60 pattern cards · Ages 3-8

MindWare Q-bitz Jr. Pattern Cube Game

4.8634 ratings

Big colorful cubes and 60 pattern cards let little hands race to rebuild the picture. Solo or up to four players.

$26.95

Floor Puzzles whole shelf →

Sticker Fun whole shelf →

2 sticker sheets · Ages 3+

Peaceable Kingdom Dinosaur Sticker Pack

2.01 ratings

Two sheets of dinosaurs in every shape, size and color, acid-free and printed on recycled paper with vegetable-based inks.

$4.99

Make & Build whole shelf →

40 blocks, 40 cards · Ages 3+

MindWare Pattern Play

4.738 ratings

Forty colorful wooden blocks fit a wooden tray like a puzzle, with 40 pattern cards to copy or ignore for free-form designs.

$41.99

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30 foam blocks · Ages 3+

MindWare KaBlocks Blast Foam Block Launcher

4.4403 ratings

Stack soft foam towers on the platform, then stomp the launch pad and watch the blocks fly more than six feet up.

$39.96$49.9920% off

Questions about this age

Which is better for a 3-year-old, Count Your Chickens! or Hoot Owl Hoot!?

Count Your Chickens! if you want counting practice; Hoot Owl Hoot! if you want color matching. Both are short and cooperative. Our comparison guide goes into detail.

Are the sticker totes good at three?

Yes. All the reusable sticker totes start at age 3, the clings peel off and go back on, and they are small enough for a car seat.

What puzzle size fits a 3-year-old?

A jumbo floor puzzle with 35 to 50 big pieces. Several on the floor puzzles shelf are marked 3+.

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