Christmas Gift for a 3-Year-Old Who Loves Dinosaurs
What is a good Christmas gift for a 3-year-old who loves dinosaurs?
Start from the dinosaur, not from a gift list. Pick something the child will do dinosaur things with every day: carry it, play out a story with it, or have it in their room.
Ellie and Ben talk about the generic gift: something cute for any toddler, chosen for an age and not for this child. ZERO TO THREE, a U.S. nonprofit that works on early childhood, names the feeling of "buying a toy a child plays with for two days and never touches again." Its tips also say: "The more a toy does, the less your child has to do."
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