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sally's picks
age 3 · loves building & puzzles · working on: focus, fine motor
encouraging building
Wooden stacking rings
Grimm's · $38
Fine motorCoordination
building meets storytelling
Big-truck board book
Little Explorers · $14
LanguageVocabulary
the next challenge
Magnetic shape tiles
Tegu · $45
Spatial reasoningSTEM
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Closets full of toys, yet the same five are on rotation.

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She's 3Loves buildingDone with 4-piece puzzlesWorking on focus
Magnetic shape tiles
the next challenge

Magnetic shape tiles

Tegu · $45
SpatialFine motorFocus
Why this one

Flat-piece puzzles are solved territory for her. These build in three dimensions, so the challenge moves up without moving on from what she already loves. Open-ended enough to hold a rainy afternoon.

Kelly McSweeney, founder of The Best Next
Kelly McSweeney, Founder & Mom of 2

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