Children are naturally enthusiastic and filled with a sense of wonder. They love lots of things, their likes and loves changing all the time as they grow. GoMunkee’s compiled a list of favourite stuff which crosses children’s radars at some point in their young lives (before teenage hormones and maturity put the kibosh on all that rampant enthusiasm). Let us know if we’ve missed any out.
3D 500 Words Acrobats Action Man Adventure Time Adventure trails Air hockey Air shows Alexa Alice in Wonderland Alien eggs Aliens Alpacas American police cars Ancient Egypt Annuals April Fools Aquariums Archery Art materials Astronauts Astroturf Autographs Autumn leaves Awards
BB guns BBC Children in Need BMX bikes Babies (real ones) Baby Annabell Backpacks Badges Badminton Baked beans Ballet Baking Ball sports Balloon animals Balloons Balloon water bombs Balls (all kinds) Balls of wool Bananas Band-Aids Barbeques Barbie Barney & Friends Bathtime Bath toys Batman Batteries (inexhaustible supply) Beaches Beanbag chairs Beanie Boo The Beano Beany hats Bear Grylls Beatrix Potter stories Bedroom door name Bedtime stories Beetles Being asked to assist in front of an audience Being independent Being loved Being older than another another child Being right Being warm when it’s cold Bells Best Furry Friends Best friends Bicycles Biff & Chip Bike bells Binoculars Bird tables Boxed juice Biff & Chip Birds of prey Birthdays Birthday cake Biscuits Blackberry picking Blimps Bling Blowing out candles Blue Peter Blue Planet II Board books Board games Bonfires Booby traps Boogie boards Books Bouncy castles Bows and arrows Bowling Brands Bridges that open for boats Bright colours Brio Britain’s Got Talent Bubble baths Bubble blowing Bubble gum Bubble makers Bubble wrap Bubbles Bucket and spade Bugs Building blocks Building dams Building things Bunk beds Buried treasure Burping Bush babies Bungee trampoline Bushcraft Butterflies Buttons
Cable cars Cake (eating) Cake decorating Camouflage Campfires Camping Candy floss Cannons Cap guns Capes and Cloaks Caps Car washes Caramel Caravans Cardboard boxes (so big you can get in them) Care Bears Caricatures Carnivals Carnivorous plants Carousels Cartoons Cartwheels Carving pumpkins Castles Catapults Cats Cat videos Caves CBeebies Celebrities Charades Charity (collecting for) Charlie & Lola Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Cheerleaders Cheese Chemistry sets Chicken nuggets Children’s entertainers Children’s farms Chips Chocolate Chocolate brownies Choosing bedroom curtains and duvet cover Christmas (everything) Christmas lights Cinema Cinnamon The Circus Clapping songs Clay Climbing frames Climbing walls Clip-on lights Cocktail umbrellas Coins Collectables Collecting cards Collections Coloured hair braids Coloured pencils Colouring Combine harvesters Comets Comics Compasses Computer games Computers Conkers Connect4 Constellations Construction toys Contests Convertibles Cookies Costumes Counting down out loud Country shows Cowboys Crabbing Crackling candy Cracker-pulling Crafts Cranes Crayons Crazy foam Cream (on top) Creepy crawlies Cricket Crisps Crocodiles Crossy Road Cuddles Cuddly toys Cupcakes Cycle rides Cymbals
Dad dancing Daddy Daisy chains Dancing Dandelion clocks The Dandy Dares Dartboards David Attenborough programmes David Beckham David Walliams’ books Daydreaming Deciphering codes Decorating the Christmas tree Deliveries from Amazon (for them) Den building Dessert Diablos Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diggers Digging Dinghy sailing Dinosaurs Disco balls Disguises Disneyland Disney Princess Diving Diwali Dogs Dolls Dolls’ houses Dolphins Dominoes Donkeys Dora the Explorer Double decker buses (on top at the front) Doughnuts Dr Seuss Dr Who Dragonflies Dragons Drawbridges Drawing Dreams Dressing gowns Dressing up Driving mini cars Drones Drums Dumper trucks Duplo Easter egg hunts Easter eggs Eclipses Elephants Elf (movie) Elves Emojis End of term fun Endangered species Energy drinks Engines Exploring Extreme sports (watching)
Face painting Fads (the latest) Fairies Fairy cakes Fairy lights Fairy tales Fake snow Fake tattoos Fallen trees (climbing on) Family get-togethers Farm animals Fashion Fast food Father Christmas Fathers’ Day Feather boas Feathers Feeding the ducks Fencing Ferris wheels Fetes Field trips Figure skating Finding Nemo Finding things Fingerlings Finger paints Fire engines Fire-eaters Fireworks Fish and chips Fisher-Price Fish fingers Fish tanks Fishing Fizzy drinks Fizzy sweets Flamingos Flapjack Flashing LEDs Flashlights Fleeces Floor cushions Flutes Flying Football Football league tables Forts Fortune teller fish Fossils Fountains Free gifts on comics Freezing weather (puddles, ponds etc covered in ice) Fried Food Friends Friendship bracelets Frizbees Frogs Frozen Fun fairs Funny faces Funny words Furbies Furry slippers Futuristic stuff
Gadgets + gizmos Galt toys Games Garden hose Garden sprinklers Garfield Gel pens Gemstones Geocaching Ghostbusters Ghost stories Ghost trains Giants Gift shops Giggling Gingerbread houses Gingerbread men Glass paperweights Glitter Globes Glow in the dark things Glowsticks Go-Karting GoMunkee Going somewhere without parents Gobstoppers Goldfish Gogo’s Crazy Bones Google GoPro Gorillas Grandparents Graphic novels Greek mythology Growing seeds Gruffalo Guess the weight/number of sweets in a jar Guinea pigs Guinness World Records Guitars Gummy Bears Gymnastics Gyroscopes
Haliborange Hair accessories Hair cuts Half term Halloween Hamsters Hand puppets Handstands Hanging chairs Happy Meals Harmonicas Haribos Harps Harry Potter Hats Haunted houses Having their voice heard Headphones Hearing ‘I love you’ Hedgehogs Heelys Helicopters Helium balloons Hello Kitty Helter Skelters Hidden pictures Hide + seek Hiding places High ropes High speed travel Highlighter pens Historical projects Hobby horses Holidays Holograms Homemade lemonade Hoodies Hopscotch Horrible Histories Horse riding Horses Hot Dogs Hot air balloons Hot chocolate Hotwheels Huge venues Hugs Hula Hoops Human statues Humming
I-Spy Igloos Ice cream Ice cream vans Ice lollies Ice skating Icicles Icing Ignoring adults Imaginary friends The Incredibles Independence Inflatables In-flight entertainment Initials (their’s and the bigger the better) Ink stamps on hands Insects Instagram In the Night Garden Inventing things Invisibility Invitations The Internet iPads iPhones iPods
Jack-in-the-Box Jacks Jacqueline Wilson’s books Jails Jawbreakers Jelly Jenga Jewellry boxes Jewels Jigsaw puzzles Jokes Jousting Jugglers Jumping Jungle Gyms Jungles
TVKaleidoscopes Karaoke Karate Kayaks Kazoo Ketchup Key rings Keyboards (musical) Kids just like them Kinder Eggs Kings and Queens Kisses Kitchen playsets Kites Kittens K’Nex Knights Knock-Knock jokes Knocking things down Knowing more than everyone else
Laces (special) Ladybirds Lambs Lava lamps Lazer tag Leap Frog Lego Letters addressed to them Licking the bowl Lie-ins Lifts (pressing the button) Lighthouses Lights on houses at Christmas Light sabers Lilo & Stitch Lilos Limericks The Lion Little Tikes King Little People Living statues Lizards Locked boxes Lockets Log LOL Surprise Log flumes Lollipop Lady (outside school) Lollipops Lord of the Rings Lucky dip
Magic spells Magic tricks Magicians Magnets Magnifying glasses Maize mazes Making fun of others Making noise Making things Manga Maracas Marble runs Marbles Marching Mario Marionettes Mars Bars Marshmallows Martial arts Mascots Masks Match of the Day Mazes Meatballs Meccano Medals Meerkats Megaphones Merchandised stuff Mermaids Merry-Go-Rounds Messy play Metal detectors Mice Microphones Microscopes Military stuff Milkshakes Mimicry Minecraft Mini Golf Miniature railways Minions Moats Mobile phones Model railways Model villages Money Monkey bars Monkeys Monopoly Monorails Monster trucks Monsters Morphing objects Mothers’ Day Mousetrap Movies Mr Bean Mr Maker Mr Tumble Mrs Wee and Mr Poo Mud (and mudpies) Muffins Mummies Mummy Museums Music Music keyboards Musical boxes Musicals Mysteries
Name tags with pictures Narnia Nativity play (being in it) Nature Nature cams Necklaces Neon lights Nerf guns New shoes Nickelodeon Nicknames Night vision goggles Ninjas Novelty books Nutella
Octonauts Ogres Olympic Games One Direction Onesies Opening ceremonies (world sporting events) Optical illusions Orangutans Origami Otters Outdoor cinema Outer space Owls Own room
PS4 Paddington Paddling in streams Paddling pools Paintballing Painting Painting pottery Pancakes Pandas Pantomimes Paper boats Paper lanterns Paper planes Papier mache Parachutes Parents Parrots Parties Party bags Party poppers Pass the parcel Pasta weird shapes Pavement chalk artists Pebbles Pedalos Pen knives Pencil cases with nice things in them Penguins Penny slot machines Peppa Pig Peppermint Performing plays Peter Rabbit Pets (owning) Petting zoos Picnics Picture books Piers Piggy banks Piglets Pillow fights Pine cones Pipe cleaners Pirate ships Pirates Pixar movies Pizza Piñatas Planetariums Plasticine Play Doh Play putty Play days Play houses Playgrounds Playmobil PlayStation Pocket money Pogo sticks Pokemon Polar bears Polly Pocket Polished stones Pom-poms Pond dipping Ponies Poo (talking about it) Pooh sticks Pop stars Pop-up books Popcorn Posters Postman Pat Power Rangers Presents Pretending Princesses Prizes PS4 Puddles Pudsey Pull-along wooden toys Pumpkin carving Puns Puppet shows Puppets Puppies Purses Puzzles Pyjamas in pillow cases
A Question of Sport Quad bikes Quilt covers Quidditch Quizzes
Rabbits Racing cars Rainbows Rainforests Red Arrows Red Nose Day Reindeer Relay races Remote-controlled things Repeating what you say Reptiles Rhymes Ribena Ribbons River boat trips Roald Dahl Roblox Robot Wars Robots Rock pools Rock stars Rockets Rocking horses Roller coasters Rollerskating Rollerblading Rosettes Rough and tumble Rounders Routines Row boats Royalty Rubber bands (and rubber band balls) Rubik’s Cube Rude noises Rugby Russian dolls
Sailing Sand castles Sand pits Sand boxes Santa’s grotto Sausages Scalextric Scary stories Scavenger hunts School disco School trips Science experiments Scooby-Doo Scooters Scratch and Sniff Seals Seahorses Seashells The seaside Seat on supermarket trolley Secret codes Secret outdoor places Secret passageways Secrets See-saws Selfies Sequins Shadow puppets Sharing Sharks Shaving foam play Sheepskin Shells Sherbert Shiny things Shoe boxes Shooting stars Shop playsets Show & Tell Shrek Shrinkles Sibling rivalry Siblings Silliness Silly words The Simpsons Simulators Sing-a-long Singing Siri Skateboards Skating Skeletons Skiing Skimming stones Skipping Skycams Skyscrapers Skywriting Slapstick Sledges Sleeping bags Sleepovers Slides Slime Slinky Slush Smiley faces Smurfs Snapchat Snow Snow globes Snowball fights Snowmen Snuggling up Soft play Soldiers Somersaults Sonic Sophie la Girafe teething toy Sour sweets Space Hoppers Space rockets Spaghetti Spaghetti Hoops Sparklers Sparkles Speed boats Spider webs Spiderman Spiral staircases Splashing Spoke effects for bikes SpongeBob Sport Sporting champions/heroes Sports Day Sprinkles Squirty cream Squirty sauces Squishy things Stadiums Staff development days (no school) Star Wars Stargazing Stars Staying up late Steam engines Steam trains STEM toys, Stepping stones Stickers Sticks Sticks of rock Stilts Stopwatches Storm Troopers Storytelling sessions Strawberry flavours Straws Streamed TV Street performers Stuffed animals Stunt displays Summer camps Sundaes Sunglasses Sunshine Supercars Superheroes Superman Superpowers Superstitions Superwoman Supporting a team Surfing Surprises Survival skills Suspension bridges Swapping Sweets Swimming Swimming Swimming pools Swingball Swingboats Swings Swords Sylvanian Families
Table tennis Table top football Tadpoles Tag Tall tales Talking birds Tamagotchis Tanks Taylor Swift Tea sets Teasing Tech Decks Teddy bears Telescopes Teletubbies Telling lies Temporary tattoos Tents Texting The Tooth Fairy Theatre Their own space Theme parks Themed events Thomas and Friends Throwing things Thumb sucking Tickling Tie-dyes Time capsules Time travel Tom Gates Tongue twisters Top Trumps Tomy Torches Tortoises Touch pools at aquariums Tow bars hooking up Toy Story Toy garages Toy guns Toy sailboats Toy shops Toys Tractors Train sets Trainers (the latest must-haves) Trains Trick or Treat? Trivial Pursuits Transfer stickers Transformers Trampolines Trams Trap doors Trapeze artists Tricycles Treasure chests Treasure hunts Treehouses Treetop walkways Trivial Pursuits Trolls Trophies Turntables for turning vehicles Turtles Twisting the truth Tyre swings
Ukuleles Unconditional love (receiving it) Undivided attention (having) Unicorns Unicycles Unwrapping a gift Upside down (being) Usain Bolt
Vampires Variety packs of cereal Velcro The Very Hungry Caterpillar Video games Villains Volcanoes Voting for their favourites VR headsets
Waffles Walkie-Talkies Wands Warhammer Watch (their first) Water bombing Water fountains Water jets Watermelon Water pistols Water slides (and water parks) Waterfalls Watermelon Waves Waxworks Wearing underpants (instead of nappies) Weddings Weekends Weird stuff Wellies Whales Where’s Wally? Whistles Whoopie cushions Wi-Fi Wigs Willy Wonka Wind chimes Windmills Winnie the Pooh Winning contests Winning games Wishing wells Winter wonderlands Witches Wizard of Oz Wizards Wobbly bridges Wooden toys/puzzles Woodland walks Word searches World Book Day World Cups (rugby, football etc) World map Wristbands Wrong sized things (model villages, giant chairs etc) WWE wrestling
X Factor X-ray vision Xbox Xylophones
Yoghurt Yo-Yos YouTube Yurts
Zebras Zig-zags Zip wires Zombies Zoos Zorbing
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