The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests no more than an hour of screens a day for children 2 to 5, so most picks here work without one: a LEGO Spidey ship, a remote-control Grave Digger, a stomp rocket and a Toniebox that plays Pokémon stories. Every box is labeled for age 5 or younger.
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LEGO Marvel Team Spidey Pirate Ship 11208For the Spidey fan: 201 pieces, a cannon and a web rope that reels in
Skip for an older LEGO fan: Spidey’s pirate ship is for young builders
Under $25
Stomp Rocket Ultra Launcher with 4 RocketsFor the kid who can’t sit still: stomp, and it flies up to 200 feet
The splurge
Toniebox 2 Pokémon Pikachu Starter SetFor Pokémon fans who can’t read yet: stories and games, no screen
Unexpected
Shrinky Dinks Cool Stuff Activity SetFor a craft he’ll like: color it, bake it, watch it shrink to 1/3
Skip without an oven: the pieces shrink when baked
For a kid who likes puzzles: 40 traffic jams, beginner to expert
For dino fans who hate losing: everyone wins or loses together
A first LEGO City set: a burger van whose roof lifts off to serve
For the loud one: a light-up guitar with 30 melodies and a rhythm game
For drawing rockets and planets: 140 pieces in a space-themed case
For monster-truck fans: Grave Digger at 1:24 scale, ages 4 and up
For PAW Patrol fans: an 18-inch truck inflates a 2.5-foot dinosaur
For a maze builder: program a robot mouse with 30 coding cards
For shark fans: add water and a 16-inch megalodon bursts out, again
For the car crasher: a 29-inch track, a booster, three crash zones
For Mario fans: Yoshi hatches from his egg, 100+ sounds and reactions
For Pokémon fans who can’t read yet: stories and games, no screen
For the Spidey fan: 201 pieces, a cannon and a web rope that reels in
For the kid who can’t sit still: stomp, and it flies up to 200 feet
For a craft he’ll like: color it, bake it, watch it shrink to 1/3
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Checked : all 16 finds have a price.
Questions
How much do the gifts for 5-year-old boys here cost?
16 have a price read today, from $9.25 for Shrinky Dinks Cool Stuff Activity Set to $142.99 for Toniebox 2 Pokémon Pikachu Starter Set. 5 under $25, 14 under $50, 15 under $100.
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