Following on from other thread what about mindees favourite toys aged 2-3.5 years? I am struggling to keep a 3 year old entertained.....ideas please gals :)

my nearly 3 yr old boy mindee currently loves duplo blocks/vehicles & animals, wooden train set, puzzles & games, stories and then retelling them with puppets/figures etc.

my 2 3/4yr old girl mindees love the dolls/buggies etc, tea set & play food ( can only be played with IF first you have put on ALL the jewellery in the dressing up box ;) ) and painting.

all love blowing bubbles and cuddling the cat!

Threading toys - beads, buttons etc

Play cooking with real equipment - wooden spoons, mixing bowls, whisks etc

Water beads

Jigsaws

Tills, baskets, trolley, play food

Dressing up with scarves, handbags, jewellery

Musical instruments

I have four three year olds and they all like differnet thi gs so here goes:
Dolls and anything to do with them
Mud kitchen
Scooter bikes and big ride in cars
Den building and make believe games in the den
Ats and crafts especially just helping themselves
Computer, iPad, iPod
Cars, trains
Happy street
Playmobil
Treasure hunt In the woods
Soft play
Story sacks

water and sand play outdoors/mudpies etc

indoors, train sets
role play corner (kitchen, dolls, buggies, cleaning)
block play
any smallworld sets (farm, school, castle and knights, space)

I have a little boy who will be 3 at the weekend and all he ever wants to play with is the Tidlo kitchen, cars and in the playhouse in the garden. When we got the new kitchen he saw it and said "Wow, thats amazing"!! SO cute! :D

Real things, made safe like mobile phones and remote controls. Plumbing pipes and connectors, chains and funnels. Purses and bags.
Sand and rice indoors with spoons, jugs, sieves, containers and scales. Bubble wrap and emergency blankets ( the silver ones)
Diggers. Dressing up( mainly the policeman or knight)
Paint, paint and more paint.
Play doh.
Cars and garage
Happy land stuff.
Kitchen and food.
Carol xx

thanks everyone :)