34 Gifts and Toys for 4-Year-Old Girls

Sick dolls need a hospital, and the Barbie Care Clinic makes room for a preschooler who patches up every patient.

Its maker labels it for ages 3 and up, so her own memories of waiting rooms become stories she directs. Her crayon chart of cured patients ends up taped beside the playset.

Three figures come with the ambulance, enough for a driver, a medic and someone who needs help, so the doctor games she plays at home get a full crew at toy size.

Pick it for a girl who likes moving small figures around; one who mainly doctors her dolls at full size may get more out of a toy medical kit.

Zingo is made for pre-readers, which means a four-year-old can sit down with older players and win without help, because matches go to the quickest eyes, not the strongest reader.

When the grandparents visit, she can hand out the cards and beat the adults fair and square.

A preschool Toy Story fan carries this Lilypad from room to room, tapping into games while you make dinner.

It stays on her shelf beside the rest of her Toy Story toys.

Held on the lawn, the Elsa wand sends a shimmering stream floating past a Frozen fan who wants her heroine outside too.

Its maker labels it for ages 3 and up, so the toy stays in her hands, not a grown-up's. Its stream keeps coming as she spins in circles, chasing each shiny sphere.

A four-year-old moon spotter gets National Geographic Kids' First Big Book of Space to share with a parent.

The publisher rates it for ages 3 to 7, so it fits her now and for years ahead. At bedtime, she can pick a planet and hear about it before lights out.

Polly Pocket sets open like a compact to reveal a whole tiny scene, then close again with everything tucked inside, easy to carry from room to room.

This panda one leans toward cuddly toys rather than fashion, a good match for an animal lover who likes her toys tiny.

Lay the baby down and its eyes close; lift it up and they open again, a small detail that makes nap time convincing to a preschooler.

A bottle, a rattle and a pacifier come with the doll too, and the baby can be fed and soothed on day one.

On a slow morning at home, a four-year-old who invents quarrels and reunions for her toys can voice a whole pony cast.

Each member of the group is a separate character, so she picks a voice and a temper for every one. Her settled quarrel ends with the whole group nose to nose on the rug.

Walks, meals, playtime and naps each get their own piece in this New York Doll Collection set: a stroller, a high chair, a bouncer and a crib, in a butterfly design.

Her baby's whole day runs on her schedule, from lunch in the chair to a lap around the living room. Before buying, check that her doll stands 18 inches tall or less.

Pretend parenting comes naturally to a four-year-old who copies every step she sees a grown-up take with an infant.

She wants a little one to look after, and here she decides when it eats, rests and goes out. Her finished nursery corner stays set up by her bedroom door, its tiny resident waiting for the next feeding.

When her small dolls need somewhere to live, this dollhouse gives a preschool girl rooms to furnish and daily scenes to invent.

Where the Polly Pocket panda set keeps stories compact and the baby doll set centres on feeding routines, this pick offers a roomier home base that welcomes the dolls she already owns.

Magna-Tiles Castle DLX lets a princess-story fan build her own castle from magnetic pieces.

Towers go up on the rug, a wall gets a gate, and her dolls move in for the evening. When the story changes, the castle comes apart and turns into a new kingdom.

Nobody waits for a turn in Hungry Hungry Hippos, and that is the appeal at four.

Every player races at once, and a round ends before anyone gets restless. The giant version is more party game than quiet board game, with space for a few friends to kneel all around it.

Your family's evening of play can welcome a four-year-old who hates sitting on the sidelines, with a reef board of her own.

Its labeled range runs from ages 3 to 8, so older siblings stay keen while she joins near the start. Her homemade scorecard, with her name on top, stays tacked beside the box.

Family game night makes room for its youngest player with a first board game a preschool girl can follow without help.

She keeps the box by the couch and asks for a round whenever someone sits down.

Drawing on toys is usually against the rules, and Scribble Scrubbies pets are the exception, made to be colored from nose to tail.

There are four in the pack, each ready for its own look, and every design washes off, which means no pet is stuck with yesterday's spots for long.

Ordinary stickers leave no room for a change of mind, since the first one in the wrong spot stays there for good.

Mudpuppy's rainforest animals peel up and press down again, which lets a misplaced creature move up a tree a minute later, and the jungle never has to be finished.

A girl who loves Pokémon keeps her coloring things in her own Squirtle case from Crayola.

Her favorite character comes along whenever she sits down to make a picture. At the kitchen table, she can spread everything out and make a card for a grandparent.

Any four-year-old who makes pictures all day can watch her art glow once the room goes dim.

She invents a scene for every story she tells, and here each scene shines once it is done. The toy then sits on her dresser, showing off her newest creation to anyone who walks in.

Play-Doh's Kitchen Creations restaurant set gives a four-year-old fond of cooking games a dough kitchen to run.

She likes feeding her stuffed animals, so she shapes every dish by hand and sets the menu. On a weekend morning, a grandparent can sit across the table and place an order.

The preschooler who lines up her dolls and asks what they would like can set a unicorn table for them.

She copies every grown-up who offers coffee to a visitor, and now the pouring and passing around are her job.

This talking set suits a preschooler who points at every picture in a book and asks what it is called.

Instead of waiting for a grown-up to answer, she hears each name herself and repeats it as often as she likes. Its pile of pictures shrinks with every one she calls out on her own.

The Stomp Rocket Jr Glow is a glow-in-the-dark rocket launcher for a preschooler with energy to burn outdoors.

She stomps on the pad herself, so the launching is her job, not a grown-up's. Then she chases each glowing rocket across the grass as the evening light fades.

Fancy Nancy is a picture book for a four-year-old dress-up fan to share with a parent.

It is rated for ages 4 and up, so she meets it right on time. After the story, she can put on her own fanciest outfit for the family.