In the New Year, every child is waiting for fabulous miracles and dreams of the best gift from Santa Claus. Boys in 4-5 years old already know about the existence of a winter wizard, so they look forward to a surprise with great impatience. True, the kids do not even suspect that their true wizards, namely moms and dads, begin to puzzle over what to surprise their little son with. If the New Year is already at hand, and the issue with the gift has not been resolved, we suggest using the following recommendations.
Age features
It is important to understand that at the age of 4-5 years the child will be happy with the car, gun, plane, but such a gift will carry him away for only a few days, and eventually will be thrown to the bottom of the box with toys. That is, this is not the magic present that children are waiting for the New Year. To interest the baby, you should consider the features of age.
For example, for children who are already five years old, gifts related to the school are relevant. At this age, children remember that school time is just around the corner, and are already in anticipation of their first school line. Therefore, a gift that will be able to prepare for training is a practical and exciting option for a boy. As a presentation, books, alphabet, encyclopedias, educational computer games, intellectual board games are suitable.
At the age of 4-5 years, children already know what exactly they want. This is also evident from their hobbies. Paying attention to the interests of the child, you can make a wonderful thematic gift. If this is football, then the baby will be happy with the new ball, if he likes animals, then present a toy four-legged friend, if he likes to sculpt from plasticine, he will be happy to receive a children's set for modeling from polymer clay.
Do not forget that up to the age of 7 adults must participate in all the games of the child, so choose a gift that will be attractive for mom and dad. It can be, for example, board games or participation in family sporting events.
Remember that raise a future man, therefore give preference to sports presentations. At this age, it is better to give sports equipment, rather than sportswear, because at 4-5 years old boys still do not understand the need for a special uniform, they think that a regular T-shirt is suitable for sports, so they will not understand the essence of such a gift.
Now in many families it is customary to give children gadgets, but you need to be careful with this. A tablet, laptop, mobile phone are pretty serious gifts that can become constant companions of a child, although they should serve as his assistant.
Therefore, it is better not to give the gadget to the baby if his parents are not too sure that they can constantly monitor their son’s relationship with technology.
To better understand what a child wants from a winter wizard, You can ask him to write a letter to Santa Claus. Without the help of parents, the baby still can not cope with this task, he will ask for help in writing mom or dad, this tricky move and will allow you to find out what the child is waiting for in the New Year. True, get ready for the fact that the child can ask for a rather expensive gift. In this case, psychologists advise explaining to his son that Santa Claus is still not omnipotent, and therefore it is better to ask for a more modest gift.
Another option for those parents who cannot afford the ordered gift is to send a letter from the winter wizard in response to the baby. In it, Santa Claus will apologize for not being able to present the boy with the gift of his dreams, because now he does not have the desired item in his bag, but he will present something else, even more interesting and useful.
Usually, a personal response letter causes a storm of emotions in children, and the bitterness that they don’t give the necessary presentation fades into the background. Morally, the child will already be ready for another gift under the tree, and not be upset when he sees another surprise.
How to choose the right gift?
When making a New Year's gift for a 4-5 year old boy, focus on the following criteria.
- Board or collective game. This is exactly the age when the baby begins to build relationships with peers, listen to parents, and feel like a member of society. Therefore, a game that requires the participation of several people will come in handy. You can "test" the game right during the holiday - this will bring the family closer together and create a cozy family atmosphere.
As a gift, quiz cards, chess, tactical games, lotto, various puzzles are suitable.
- Sports development. It has already been noted above that from childhood it is important to educate a man in a boy. Especially at this age, boys are usually more mobile than girls. Even if the child is not yet fond of sports, a new sports gift will once again make him touch this area and, possibly, will interest the future athlete.
Popular sports gifts for boys at this age are a trampoline, a hoop, skates, and rollers.
- Educational games. Parents of four-year-olds know how many questions a child can ask per minute. Buying an educational game can interest the boy and make life easier for parents. Now the child will find answers to many questions in the game. Among educational games, sets of letters, numbers, and the English alphabet will be useful. If the child is already 5 years old, then you can give him books, especially encyclopedias about space, technology, dinosaurs, Vikings are especially interesting for preschoolers.
If you add a book about travel with a real globe, binoculars or satin, the child will be completely delighted.
- Gifts Developing Charity. So that a child grows up not just smart and athletic, but also kind, you can give him a real animal. At this age, every child dreams of a puppy or kitten.
However, remember that the main concern for the four-legged family member lies with the parents, so if mom and dad are not ready for such a gift, then it is better to limit yourself to a toy dog or a robot dog.
Original presentation ideas
A boy in 4-5 years will be happy with any games, related to his favorite cartoon. At this age, children love Flash, Lightning McQueen, Paw Patrol, and more. A set of favorite characters will delight the boy in the New Year.
Of course, all the boys love cars since childhood, however, a traditional toy vehicle will interest the child only for a few days, so it’s better to buy some unusual copy. Let it be a radio-controlled car or a railway.
It will be even more fun if the child receives a controlled helicopter, plane or tank as a New Year's gift - he will gladly brag about such a toy in the yard or in kindergarten.
At this age, most boys are fond of superhero robots from Transformers, so Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and other characters presented in the New Year will cause a lot of positive emotions from the young recipient. In stores, these toys are offered in interesting transforming forms, for example, cars can turn into heroes armed with intergalactic weapons.
The designer rejoices most of the four- and five-year-old boys, however, remember that at this age, the designer should consist exclusively of large parts. The child will be happy with foosball or air hockey. By the way, these options are good not only for the baby, but also for all family members - board sports games are very fascinating for adults.
Do not forget about such original gifts as going to the theater, water park, ice rink. A trip to the camp site is also a great option.
However, in these cases, the gift is still better to supplement with something tangible, at least a small machine. Still, at 4-5 years old kids perceive as a gift what they can touch.
Educational games and kits for creativity
Classic wooden and plastic construction kits are a great option for a little boy. They develop creativity, hand motility, imagination. These initial skills will be very useful to the future man.
The kit for the young master should also be included in the same category. A preschooler sees how dad puts the house in order: nails the fallen picture, repairs the broken stool. Of course, the kid also wants to be included in this process, and tools for young masters will help him quickly master this science. Usually, toy keys, files, screwdrivers and pliers are included in the kit, some sets even include chainsaws and helmets, and the case itself resembles a tool box, like a real carpenter.
Wooden instruments develop their child’s cognitive abilities very well, especially they should attract parents who are fond of the Montessori system. Usually these are bright beautiful sets to which the young master will certainly not remain indifferent. Also, developing games include sets of a young electrician, spy, detective, astronaut, traveler. Depending on the hobbies of the boy, choose any of the proposed sets.
Also, children's departments offer separate sets for creativity, for example, “Paint a flashlight”, “Build a race track”, “Create a ship”, “Make a plane” and others. All of them are not only interesting for the young designer, but also useful.
For little lovers of creativity, perfect Finger paint. Energetic children quickly get bored with a drawing lesson, they want to move more, disorderly, and a set of finger paints just gives such an opportunity. A set of bright colors develops imagination, motility, stimulates creativity.
When choosing paints for a child, pay attention to the environmental friendliness of products, and also try to buy sets that include an album, an easel and other auxiliary elements.
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