The son who plays pretend, $400
Three gifts that go together.
LEGO · Magna-Tiles · Melissa & Doug
$389.97
of a $400 budget.
What is in it
Each one is checked on the date shown on its card, and each opens at the merchant that sells it.
LEGO
City Express Passenger Train Toy RC Lights Set
$182.99 at Target
Named by The Strategist, 2025.
Checked 31 Aug 2026
Magna-Tiles
City Center 110 Piece Set
$129.99 at Magna-Tiles
The large set that ends the complaint about not having enough pieces, with roads and cars to give the buildings a point.
Seen at Magna-Tiles, 30 Aug 2026
Melissa & Doug
Vroom and Zoom Interactive Dashboard
$76.99 at Melissa & Doug
A wooden dashboard with a horn, wipers and indicators that work, so any chair in the house becomes a car for an hour.
Seen at Melissa & Doug, 30 Aug 2026
Where these came from
A kit is picked out of the shelves, not instead of them. These are the pages the three products were drawn from.
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