Three is the age most construction toys open up. Small parts stop being a hazard, hands are steady enough for working arms and buckets, and children start building stories around what the machines are doing rather than just pushing them along. Everything on this page carries a manufacturer rating of three years and over.

It covers a wide spread. The Role Play Tool Kit at £10.99 and the X-Series Crane suit the younger end. The Bruder 1:16 backhoe loaders and the 1:32 die-casts will still be played with at seven or eight. If you want one thing that gets used every day, the Lights and Sounds 5 Pack gives five machines for £19.99 and tends to end up spread across the whole house.

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