Best educational toys for 4 year olds

Four-year-old children are energetic and curious, but sitting still and listening in a classroom is not always the best way to learn for them.

Learning through play is a good way to get them interacting with their environment and developing their emotional abilities, motor skills and self-confidence, while having fun and connecting with others.

Check out this fun one educational toys for children from 4 years old , with which you can give them the best start to their learning journey!

LEGO City - Cement truck

Put children's imaginations to work with the LEGO® City Cement Truck (60325). Featuring an opening cab and rotating mixing drum, this construction vehicle includes a jackhammer, wheelbarrow and road works sign. With 2 minifigures of road workers.

Designed for boys and girls aged 4 and up
This 4+ playset gets kids off to a great start with a pre-formed starter brick base, a step-by-step building guide with pictures and interactive digital building instructions. The digital guide can be found in the free LEGO Building Instructions app for smartphones and tablets and includes intuitive zoom and rotate functions, allowing children to visualize the model as they build.

Discover the world through play
Children see interesting vehicles and machines all around them. With LEGO City Great Vehicles building sets, they can explore them up close with realistic models and fun characters that inspire endless imaginative play.

Horse training and trailer

Kids discover the fun of caring for animals with LEGO® Friends Horse Training and Trailer (41441). This colorful building toy includes a car, horse trailer, stables, wheelbarrow, 2 mini-doll figures and horse and foal figures.

A flying start
This 4+ set is packed with details for a great playing experience. Each bag contains the bricks for a model and a character, so kids can play while building! This creative gift includes 2 starter bricks, giving children a partially built base for the car and stables.

Fun for the whole family
With 4+ sets, parents and children experience building fun together. The simple, picture-based instructions are ideal for children just learning to read. Plus, they can access digital Instructions PLUS in the LEGO Building Instructions app with zoom, rotate and view functions to help them build. Kids can save their progress to continue at another time.

Fire helicopter

Introduce young children to the exciting world of LEGO® City with the LEGO City Fire Helicopter (60318) set: a helicopter with a storage compartment and spinning rotors, plus firefighter and hot dog vendor minifigures. Add the trash can, LEGO flames and burnt hot dog and all the ingredients are there for hours of fun.

Printed and digital building instructions
This 4+ set includes a printed building manual with images and a LEGO starter brick: a pre-formed base for the helicopter. In addition, children receive an interactive digital manual with which they can zoom in, rotate and visualize the model while building. You can find it in the free LEGO Building Instructions app for smartphones and tablets.

Discover the world through play
LEGO City playsets include feature-packed buildings, realistic vehicles and fun characters that encourage imaginative role-play based on real-life heroes and situations.

Final journey of Destiny's Bounty

Young children learn to build with the beautiful Last Journey of Destiny's Bounty set (71749). The building set is packed with fun: a ship, a jet ski, a dragon with movable wings, a treasure chest, an island with a prison and 4 minifigures.

Learn to build with LEGO® 4+
These LEGO toys are specially designed to offer children aged 4 and up a cool building and playing experience. Each bag of bricks in the box contains a buildable model and character, so the action can start right away. Includes a starting stone with part of the base on it to start building quickly.

Fun for the whole family
With LEGO 4+ sets, adults and children can build together. The included simple instructions with pictures help children during the building process. The sets also have Instructions PLUS in the LEGO Building Instructions app. This interactive guide features zoom and rotate functions and a translucent mode to help kids make the most of the building experience.

Lloyd's ninja mech

Lloyd's Ninja Mech (71757) is an ideal set to help children aged 4 and over develop their building skills. The set includes a posable toy mech with a cockpit where the ninja goes into battle, 2 large swords and 2 minifigures.

LEGO® starter set that encourages building
This ninja play set is specially designed to offer children aged 4 and up a cool building and playing experience. Each bag of bricks in the box contains a model and character to build, so the action can start right away. Includes a starter block with part of the base on it for quick building.

Digital fun for the whole family
The playset includes interactive, digital building instructions to make the building experience even more fun for little builders. This is available in the free LEGO Building Instructions app for smartphones and tablets. Kids can use the zoom and rotate functions to visualize the model as they build. They can save their progress in the app at any time.

Veterinary clinic

Kids aged 4 and up can show their love for animals when they care for an injured cat in the 2-level LEGO® Friends Veterinary Clinic (41695). The colorful building has a toy scanner, a care room and a scratching post. The top floor is removable for access to the cash register and the instrument cabinet with veterinary instruments downstairs.

Adults are allowed to participate
With these toys, children aged 4 and over can discover the creative LEGO world together with adults. Open a bag and children can start playing immediately, because each bag of bricks contains a character or a cute animal and a mini model. They need little help to assemble their model: this veterinary clinic has easy-to-follow building instructions with pictures, also suitable for children who cannot yet read. Introduce young children to LEGO Friends playsets, where they can explore their interests with their friends.

LEGO 60307 Wildlife Rescue

This LEGO® City Wildlife Rescue Camp (60307) set includes a fully equipped treehouse camp with observation tower, floating boat, mobile research lab, motorbike and an ultra-light aircraft. Kids also get 6 minifigures, including Sleet from the LEGO City TV series, plus elephant, lion, lioness, lion cubs, eagle and monkey figures for lots of fun adventures.

Building and playing for children from 6 years old
In the box of this LEGO City set you will find simple building instructions. You can also download Instructions PLUS – part of the free LEGO Building Instructions app for smartphones and tablets. With this interactive building guide with great zoom and rotate functions, children will become real master builders!

Toys that appeal to the imagination
LEGO City Wildlife sets offer plenty of action with fun animals, realistic environments, cool vehicles and inspiring characters. The sets guarantee hours of role-playing games based on real-life events.