26 of the best toys for 4-year-old girls

best toys for 4-year-old girls

by Eleanor Weaver |
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At the age of four, your little girl will be ready and raring to learn all about the world around her, make exciting new friendships with other children and of course, play for hours on end. We've collated some of the best toys for 4-year-old girls to help them grow in confidence and become more independent.

No doubt your little one will be curious to learn more about the world around her and be keen to try new things – expect pretend-play, lots of questions, and fun and silly stories. So whether your child is becoming more active, creative, or curious, these fun and engaging toys for four-year-old girls will not only keep your little princess entertained, but they’ll provide her with opportunities to learn new skills, explore her imagination, and have educational fun.

Best toys for 4-year-old girls

Best toy for animal lovers

This mini puppy salon is great for little ones who love animals and are aspiring vets. The 16-piece pretend play set includes a plush dog, hair dryer, toy scissors, pet food, and more and comes in a handy storage case that they can wear as a backpack.

Ages:3+

Best pretend play toy

For the best pretend play toys, look no further than Melissa & Doug. Their wooden toy sets are safe and bursting with everything your child could want for fun playtimes. This all-inclusive ice cream play set is no exception with an ice cream counter, scoops, toppings, cones, play money and more to perfectly replicate the entire experience.

Ages:2+

Best for creative play

Kinetic Sand Castle Containers 10-Colour Pack
Price: £19.99
Alternative retailers
Walmart$31.05View offer

With 10 colours of Kinetic Sand and castle moulds, the creative possibilities are endless! The magical sand never dries out so they can create again and again, moulding and shaping anything they can imagine.

Ages:3+

Best camera for 4-year-old girls

VTech Kidizoom Duo 5.0
Price: £119.33

With a five megapixel lens, this camera is great as a 'first camera' for your tot. They can capture memories and get creative taking high-quality photos and videos and applying fun edits and effects.

Ages:3+

Best toy for world learning

Orboot Earth by PlayShifu
Price: £54.99
Alternative retailers
Walmart$54.99View offer

This smart globe works with the free Orboot app to take your child on a journey of the world. Scan the world in different modes for visual storytelling, music, animal facts and voice interactions, world quizzes, globe puzzles and challenges. There's over 1000 world facts to learn!

Ages:4+

Best play kitchen for aspiring bakers

Perfect for role playing games in the kitchen, this huge wooden kitchen is the best with a breakfast bar included and a bunch of fun accessories. It includes 10 separate appliances, realistic sound effects and a chalk board for them to decorate and add their own menu items.

Ages:3+

Best story time toy for 4-year-old girls

Available in a bunch of colours to suit their personality, the tonies Toniebox Starter Set will bring your little girl's stories to life. With figures you can buy to pop on top, they'll enjoy listening to their favourite tales, learning, singing along, creating and recording their own stories, and more!

Ages:3+

Best construction toy for 4-year-old girls

LEGO 10698 Classic Large Creative Brick Storage Box Set
Price: £67.99
Alternative retailers
Walmart$33.12View offer
Target$33.49View offer
Kohl's$59.99View offer
LEGO$59.99View offer

With a whopping 790 pieces, your child can let their imagination run wild and make all sorts of creations. They can construct with the multicoloured bricks, windows, doors, eyes, and wheels with the special pieces helping provide inspiration.

Ages:4+

Best toy for active play

Micro Scooters Mini Deluxe LED Scooter
Price: £87.95
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With five colours of choose from, good luck keeping up with your little one now she's on wheels! Lightweight and easy to use, this micro scooter has adjustable handlebars, a superior brake, and bright, everlasting LED wheels.

Ages:2-5 years

Best costumes for pretend play

They do costumes too! Little ones will love to dress-up and role play with their range of costumes including this astronaut set. It includes an easy clean astronaut jumpsuit, gloves, shiny helmet, and reusable name tag.

Ages:3+

Best musical toy

A dance mat and piano in one, they'll love running up and down the mat to make all sorts of noises. It has eight piano keys that also play eight animal sounds, flashing lights, volume control, and sweet music.

Ages:3+

Best toy for creativity

With this pet care toy, your little girl can colour and customise the pets with imaginative doodles and playful patterns. With a mini bathtub included, they can easily wash their animals clean to add more designs and colours again and again.

Ages:3+

Best toy for messy play

Play-Doh 36 Can Mega Pack

Rrp: £59.95

Price: £52.46

Who doesn't love Play-Doh? With 36 cans in an assortment of crazy colours, your child will absolutely love shaping, squishing, and mixing to make fun and messy creations.

Ages:2+

Best doll for 4-year-old girls

Not only will your child enjoy cuddling this soft touch baby doll, but they'll also love to nurture and take care of her too. With ten lifelike functions, this doll can cry, sleep, be fed, drink, pee, use potty, and more, and they can dress her up with all the accessories. All without batteries.

Ages:3+

Best princess toy for 4-year-old girls

Playmobil Large Princess Castle
Price: £244.36

If your child is having a princess phase, the Playmobil Large Princess Castle is a must. The enchanting playset includes seven rooms to explore, an elegant spiral staircase and two princesses to play with. All in all there are 648 pieces, so they'll never get bored!

Ages:4+

Best play tent for 4-year-old girls

Kids Play Tent
Price: £34.99
Alternative retailers
Walmart$34.99View offer

A fun addition to the nursery or playroom, this play tent give your four-year-old a cosy hiding space to play in. Portable and easy to set-up or take down, it's available in five colours and you can add a matching play tunnel for an extra cost.

Ages:36 months+

Best doll pram for 4-year-old girls

The highly rated Mamas & Papas Junior Ultima is a classic style dolls pram with adjustable grip handles, hood, and under seat shopping basket for wheeling around their favourite toy. It also comes with a co-ordinating shoulder bag which transforms into a changing mat.

Ages:3+

Best puzzle for 4-year-old girls

Ravensburger Peppa Pig 4 Large Shaped Jigsaw Puzzles

Rrp: £19.02

Price: £12.94
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With colourful large pieces, this jigsaw will go down a treat with Peppa Pig fans. This set includes four puzzles made up of 10-16 pieces, displaying some of the favourite characters from the hit TV show.

Ages:3+

Best learning toy for 4-year-old girls

Mr Pencil is a learning companion who will introduce your child to writing, drawing, and spelling through the interactive touch screen. They can use the stylus to trace letters and numbers, draw shapes, or just get creative and draw pictures of their own!

Ages:3+

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Jupiter Workshops Wooden Georgian Manor Doll’s House

Best doll’s house for 4-year-old girls

Jupiter Workshops Wooden Georgian Manor Doll’s House
Price: £50

This gorgeous Georgian-style doll's house is a huge four storeys high and is covered in beautiful architectural details. It has a silk printed roof and front panel and internal wallpaper in every room, though you'll need to buy dolls and accessories separately.

Ages:3+

Best interactive toy

This interactive little fluff ball is full of colours, music, and sounds. The Pom Pom Pet will magically glow and match any colour it touches, has over 1,000 possible music/ colour mixes, and over 100 sounds and phrases. It also has three games included and a hair clip comb to brush their colourful mane.

Ages:3+

Best skill-building toy

With these two Orchard Toy games, your little one will be able to gain valuable skill whilst having fun at the same time. Using 'Match and Spell' they can develop their reading and spelling, and use 'Shopping List' to improve their matching and memory skills.

Ages:3+

Best playset for 4-year-old girls

Sylvanian Families Country Tree School
Price: £107.00

The Sylvanian Families playset includes everything your little one will need to stimulate imaginative role play - the tree and school building to set the stage, an assortment of school room accessories, and you can easily add on families and characters in the Amazon store.

Ages:4+

Best sticker book for 4-year-old girls

The Melissa and Doug extra-large My Town Reusable Sticker Pad includes five colourful scenes and over 200 stickers that your child can reposition with ease. Great for developing strong fine motor skills and creative play, you can also opt for sticker pads based around princess castles, habitats, and dress-up in the Melissa & Doug range.

Ages:3+

Best toy for little explorers

Safari Kidz Outdoor Adventure Set
Price: £24.87

Perfect for little adventurers, this complete set has everything they need to explore the great outdoors. Whether it's the garden, the park, or on family trips, they can don their vest and use the bug container to learn more about creepy crawlies. The set also includes a net and a 7-in-1 multi-tool with a torch, compass, whistle, and more.

Ages:3+

Best jewellery making kit for 4-year-old girls

FunzBo Kids Jewelry Making Kit for Girls Toys

Rrp: £25.98

Price: £19.98

Ideal for playing on their own or creating jewellery with friends, this jewellery-making kit allows your little girl to be creative, using a variety of pieces to create their desired design. Easy to click into place, they'll love making bracelets, rings and necklaces for themselves or their friends.

Ages:3+

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