At the age of 4, little girls are growing more social and curious by the day. Competition and the need to fit in amongst their friends start to become a bit more apparent, and it is at this age, we as parents should be careful of what we expose them to.
Toys that foster good social skills, encourage imaginative play, and are interactive and fun are the aim of the game. Introducing preschool concepts such as numbers, letters, and shapes is vital, but they need to stay interested and have fun while they learn; otherwise, they will lose those benefits.
If you are trying to find the perfect toy for a four-Year-old girl, you have come to the right place. This article will discuss everything from interactive, life-like baby dolls to family board games and STEM toys (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics); this list has it all!
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Toys for 4-Year-Old Girls Under $25
Petal Pets
Petal Pets was an award-winning toy in Good House Keeping 2020, and in 2021 it is still a favorite amongst four-year-old girls. They only need to add a bit of water to their pretty pot, and out blooms a beautiful flower friend.
The toy includes a pet leash that can double as a charm bracelet, and when she is done playing with it, the Petal Pet returns to the pot, ready to bloom for the next time. This is a collect-them-all toy which makes it even more exciting.
The anticipation for the next edition to their Blume family is what keeps them interested and excited. The collection includes 12 cute metal charm designs styles such as unicorns, dragons, lions, and more.
Tea Party Teacup Dolls Playset
The Party Teacup Dolls Playset is one of the best and most exciting new surprise collectible toys for a four-year-old girl.
The toy includes 25 collectible surprises inside, all with a tea-party twist! The teacup is a playset playhouse for all the surprises; for example, one collectible is hidden in a fizzing sugar cube, while another comes in a teabag that dissolves.
This is the ultimate tea party for any four-year-old girl. The Giant Expandible Teacup Playset of fun includes 2 Itty Bitty Pretty dolls, a teacup, one teapot, two magic teabags, two swappable outfits, two doll stands/saucers, two fizzing cubes, two sets of stylish accessories (including eyewear, jewelry, shoes and more), three packets cotton candy dough 0.11oz (3.0g) each, 1 set tableware, one mini teapot, two mini teacups, one hairbrush, one convertible tabletop, one spoon, two surprise Itty Bitty Pets and a collector’s guide.
Toys for 4-Year-Old Girls Under $50
LeapFrog Mr. Pencil’s Scribble and Write
The LeapFrog Mr. Pencil’s Scribble And Write is an excellent tool for teaching a little girl to spell, write, draw and complete fun activities. The toy also features adorable animations to entertain her while she learns, making it fun and educational. The toy runs on 3 x AA batteries (included)
Pomsies
These plush little Pomsies animals encourage your little girl to nurture and care for an adorable furry friend. Pomsies tell her when they are sleepy, happy, or hungry with unique sounds and light-up eyes.
During the toy testing, lab experts noted that “wire in the tail wraps snugly so kids can wear them on a wrist or backpack without worry,” so she will never lose her cute accessories.
Personalized Name Puzzle
Every little girl needs to have her name on the door. The Personalized Name Puzzle is the perfect choice for four-year-old girls. Not only does it look pretty and make them feel special, but it builds self-esteem, encourages logic, and teaches her about letters and how to spell her name.
You can hang the name puzzle on the wall or the door, and she can take it down to build the puzzle whenever she likes. The letters are 3 inches tall, painted with non-toxic paint, and include purple, red, teal, orange, green, blue, and yellow.
These name puzzles are made to order in Omaha (no more than nine characters). Capital letters only.
Little Red Riding Hood Deluxe Brainteaser
Preschoolers will love the Little Red Riding Hood Deluxe Brainteaser. They have to help Little Red Riding Hood find the correct path to her grandmother’s house by placing Little Red, the trees, and the house on the board (according to the game’s 48 printed challenges) and then create a path leading to grandma’s house using the puzzle pieces.
But don’t forget the Big Bad Wolf is also in the story, and they also need to find a path for him. Remember, there is only one solution per challenge!
The game playfully inspires logical problem-solving, fine motor skills, and visual-spatial skills and is a brilliant game to strengthen and enrich young minds.
The game also includes a family-friendly picture book that has a modern twist on the original story. Besides the game being fun and exciting, it also encourages fine motor skills.
The set includes two figurines, five puzzle pieces with flowers and rads, three trees, one house, 48 challenges booklet (24 including the wolf and 24 without the wolf).
GILOBABY Voice Controlled Robot
The GILOBABY Voice Controlled Robot motivates her to annunciate her words clearly for the robot to understand and respond to the command. It is also a wonderful toy for a child with a speech impediment. The robot allows them to say the words repeatedly until they say them correctly.
The robot rewards them with doing as she says. Your little girl can instruct her robot friend to play music, dance and it also records messages and plays it back for her. The robot can move backward, forward, turn right, turn left and do a 360-degree spin if you touch the sensor buttons on its head and two ears.
Voice control mode allows her to say, “are you happy?”, “come here” and “can you dance?”. The robot will respond to each specific instruction or question. Your four-year-old girl can have lots of fun dancing with the little guy for hours.
GeoSafari Jr. Talking Microscope
This is a brilliant educational addition to a four-year-old girl’s toy collection. It features the voice of Bindi Irwin and comes with five images and 20 prepared slides, introducing her to plants, household items, and animals.
The microscope has two eyepieces (like binoculars) to prevent from having to close one eye. She can switch her talking microscope to Fact Mode to learn all about the items on each slide, or she can change it to Quiz Mode to test her knowledge.
Paw Patrol Memory Match Game
The Paw Patrol Memory Match Game is an excellent way for a four-year-old to practice her memory skills. It lays a foundation for future studying, and it keeps them busy for hours. The game features 72 cards placed face down, and she is required to turn two cards over at a time.
As the game progresses, she will remember where the corresponding card is and keep playing until she has found all the pairs. She can play an excellent match with her friends and see who can find the most pairs.
Playing against someone motivates them to concentrate even harder; as we all know, everybody loves winning! The Paw Patrol theme is loved by so many children, which makes this game a perfect play and learning game. Paw Patrol fans will sing the songs as they turn the cards over, making it a festive and exciting game.
Rainbocorns Sweet Shake Surprise
We have to include another surprise toy on the list because she will absolutely adore all the surprises inside!
The Rainbocorns Sweet Shake Surprise includes an electric Rainbocorn character from Rainboville and 15 exiting layers of astonishing surprises, including 1 Giant Cup, one mini cup, 2 DIY slime mix packets (including recipe card), Rainbocorn Stirrer, decorative food accessories, a Sweet Shake Cup, New Boo-Boo Sprinkle Corns, and one collector’s guide.
There are six sweet-scented Rainbocorns to collect: Lollipop Puppycorn, Bubblegum Monkeycorn, Macaroon Kittycorn, Banana Split Llamacorn, Donut Bunnycorn, and Ice-cream Unicorn. The characters can repeat what she sings or says, and they even talk back to her.
She can simply press the Rainbocorn’s paw once to hear them make sweet Rainbocorn sounds and sing, and press twice if they want the Rainbocorn to repeat what they say.
Learning Resources Pretend & Play Calculator Cash Register
All grown-ups can agree that they played shop with their friends at some time or another in their young lives. The excitement of letting your “customers” in and letting them pretend to pay you was terrific.
The Learning Resources Pretend & Play Calculator Cash Register will give your little girl the same pleasure as what you experienced. The register includes 40 plastic coins (ranging from an 80’penny to a 0.995” quarter), 30 actual-size pretend bills (6.25″ X 2.625″), a fake credit card, and an activity guide.
It is a developmentally appropriate and educational toy that teaches children how to work with and count money, improving their money-management skills. Best of all, the register features a solar-powered calculator and makes the cha-ching sound of an actual cash register.
Play22 Colorful Keyboard Playmat
Children love this keyboard playmat because it allows them to stomp out, record, and playback their tunes. Like a real keyboard, the playmat can be set to 8 different instrument styles, including xylophone, clarinet, banjo, violin, saxophone, piano, guitar, and trumpet.
The keyboard also comes with 24 touch-sensitive keys and four play modes: Adjustable Volume, Record, Play, Demo, and Playback. It is the ultimate toy for a little girl (or boy) to express her musical and dancing talents. The Keyboard Playmat requires 4 X AA batteries (not included)
Toys for 4-Year-Old Girls Under $100
Marble Genius Marble Run Extreme Set
If you ever played marbles as a child, you can agree that every child should experience it! Marbles are a classic, but the Marble Genius Marble Run Extreme Set has taken the fun to new heights. Although marbles are considered toys for boys, any little girl will love the Marble Run.
The 125-piece set includes translucent parts, tubes that easily snap together on three large bases, spinning wheels, and funnels. After designing and constructing her track, the translucent elements allow her to see the marbles in action as they clatter and turn their way to the finish line.
It is truly a remarkable experience, and it teaches children about speed, the effects of gravity, and direction. She can also try to guess where the marbles will go and how fast they will move.
The set includes 20 glass marbles, but she can also use regular, standard-size marbles. This toy is also compatible with Marbulous Marble Run Toys such as the Marble Genius Marble Run Starter Set.
KidKraft Storage Easel
Every four-year-old girl can be an artist, and what better way to encourage her creativity than with the KidKraft Storage Easel.
It comes with a roll of art paper attached to the top of the easel and built-in storage bins underneath the easel to hold brushes, paints, and other art supplies (includes three spill-proof, sealable paint cups).
It may take longer to assemble than a less expensive easel, but the easel’s sturdiness, extra features, and quality are worth the effort. It is also easy on the eyes with its glossy, dark-wood finish. The easel also features chalkboard and dry-erase surfaces and a detailed step-by-step instruction booklet.
OSMO Little Genius Starter Kit For iPad
The Little Genius Starter Kit comes with activities and games designed with learning and fun in mind. The starter kit requires no WiFi; however, it needs to be operated with a tablet. It is an innovative and interactive game that transforms how she learns.
The game includes 38 colorful silicone game pieces (rings and sticks) she can use to construct letters and shapes, a silicone gameplay mat, four-game apps (stories, costume party, squiggle magic, and ABCs), stackable storage for the game pieces, 19 cardboard costume pieces (for pretend play), and an OSMO Base and reflector for an iPad.
The pieces are dishwasher-safe and BPA Free.
The game encourages empathy, verbal proficiency, spatial reasoning, pre-drawing skills, identifying social-emotional cues, fine motor skills, recognizing letters, learning phonics, experimenting with colors and clothes (Costume Party), problem-solving skills (stories), and develops her creativity and imagination.
Requirements:
- iPad reflector 2021 is required for: iPad Pro 11-inch & iPad Pro 12.9-inch and iPad Air 4.
- The minimum iOS version required is iOS 10
- Not compatible with: iPad 1, 2, and 3
Maya Baby Doll
Maya is a realistic-looking, interactive doll that makes more than 70 reactions and sounds. She can ask for her bottle or her food, and an interactive spoon allows your four-year-old girl to combine ten different foods on her double-sided tray to make combinations that she likes or dislikes.
Her dynamic facial expressions include blinking eyes, a moving tongue, and mouth, and she can even blow raspberries. Maya Baby Doll can tell her whether she likes the food with sour, yuck, or yum expressions and when she tickles and bounces Maya, Maya giggles.
A little girl can also soothe the doll, rock her to sleep, and much more. The toy includes one mealtime magic doll, one pair of shorts, one food tray, one interactive soother/bottle, one dress, one interactive spoon, one bow, and one instruction booklet. The doll includes 4 x Duracell AA batteries. Batteries (1 x AAA battery) for the interactive spoon are not included.
Toys for 4-Year-Old Girls $100+
Unicorn Magic Vanity with Mirror and Stool
With the Unicorn Magic Vanity, a young four-year-old lady can start her day with magic! You can place it in her bedroom as a dresser table or her playroom to create a pretend-play vanity for her and her friends.
The vanity has shelves on both sides of the mirror and a drawer with a star-shaped knob to display or store all her favorite things on and in. The mirror frame is fitted with a crystal-clear, high-quality mirror and the vanity also comes with a perfect and pretty stool fit for a princess.
The beautiful pastel colors are enchanting, and the unicorn is magical! The wooden vanity is durable and sturdy, measures 13.5 inches off the ground, and is made of high-quality wood and materials.
It encourages self-esteem, role play, and imaginative play, and it is a must-have for every little girl in the world! The table is straightforward to assemble and comes with detailed instructions that are easy to follow.
KidKraft My Dreamy Dollhouse with Furniture
Every four-year-old girl needs a dollhouse to play pretend and learn interior decorating! The KidKraft My Dreamy Dollhouse with Furniture includes a piano and toilet that make sounds, lamps that light up, a hanging plant, a gliding elevator equipped with a handle for easy moving, a tub, cake, and more.
The dollhouse consists of four rooms, three levels, two balconies, and wood for long-lasting, non-stop fun. Disney Princesses, LOL Surprise, and Barbie can fit inside the dollhouse.
Magna Tiles Clear Colors 100 Piece Set
The Magna-Tiles Clear Colors 100 Piece Set is perfect for a four-year-old girl because while she is having fun building her creations, she is also building valuable science, technology, engineering & math skills (STEM).
It also allows her to practice her tactile and spatial skills. The set includes 100 colorful, translucent, and magnetic shapes (50 small squares, four large squares, 15 isosceles triangles, 20 equilateral triangles, and 11 right triangles). She will have hours of educational fun.
Countryside Stable & Corral
What a dream it would be if every little girl could have her very own pony or horse? Well, although the Countryside Stable And Corral is not the real thing, the stable and horses come pretty close to it.
This beautifully crafted stable has all kinds of realistic details such as a ladder to reach the loft, hayloft, sliding doors, and a foldable corral that she can arrange any way she chooses. The stable is made of high-quality, solid-wood parts to provide your young little equestrian hours of fun.
This lovely, heirloom-quality stable encourages storytelling and imaginative play. The set measures 18.5 x 27.6 x 18.2 inches, perfectly sized to fit Blue Ribbon, Breyer, and other fine horses. A Philip’s screwdriver is required for assembly.
Horses are not included. You can order them separately here.
Kidkraft Ultimate Corner Play Kitchen Set
Last but certainly not least, we end the fun list with the KidKraft Ultimate Corner Play Kitchen Set. This timeless toy creates the perfect environment for a four-year-old girl to practice her cooking skills. She will be cooking up a storm and serving you apples, pizza coffee, and more!
This is one of the best kitchen sets on the market and looks like a replica of a real kitchen.
We love the innovative corner design, and the kitchen features burners with realistic sounds and lights, hanging pegs and shelving for pans, pots, and other accessories, a refrigerator, washer, freezer, and microwave (all fitted with doors that open and close), a hands-free clip and cordless phone, a backsplash and even a removable sink that makes clean-up a breeze.
This is the ultimate toy for a four-year-old girl, and she will never get bored of playing pretend kitchen! The kitchen is constructed from smart, sturdy, high-quality wood, and the set comes with detailed, step-by-step instructions for easy assembling.
In Conclusion
There are so many brilliant toys to choose from nowadays. Anything you can think of is out there, and we have compiled this list with some of the all-time favorites that four-year-old girls will adore!
Our little girls bring so much joy into our lives, and you can bring joy to them with any of these fantastic selections. Fun, educational, innovative, and stimulating toys are all essential and should be on the checklist of every beautiful young lady.
References:
- Goodhousekeeping.com
- Thespruce.com
- Nymag.com
- Nytimes.com
- Fatbraintoys.com