FOR RANCH BOYS 3-9 YEARS OLD
Gathering yearlings and shipping yearlings tends to overlap. We’re in the middle of both right now. It’s like how Thanksgiving time and Christmas prep overlaps too. Despite people not liking Christmas to step on Thanksgiving’s toes, nevertheless, it happens. Generally, there’s some prep work to do for Christmas, just like we have to gather before we can ship.
Meanwhile; in between the gathering and shipping; ranch moms are asking, “What do I give my ranch boy for Christmas?” He’s got wide open spaces. What else does he need? The latest technology? Nope. The newest toy craze? Negative. Something that’s all the rage? Nada. As a ranching family, we’ve never followed the toy trends or raced to get the newest technology at Christmas time or any time!
Is there even anything good for ranch boys on Amazon? I think there’s a lot of farm and rodeo toys, but there doesn’t seem to be as many ranchy toys. I’m always searching for more ranch related and/or old west toys. The items I’m sharing are things I’ve bought for my boys/grandsons or they’ve received good reviews. I’ll share more ranchy boys Christmas gift ideas from other sites over the next few weeks.
Kids Teepee Tent with Lights It’s a cowboy teepee for a little cowboy’s room! I bought this for my three year old cowboy grandson. He loves it. It’s one of those gifts he can enjoy again and again.
Giving the Playmobil Western Stagecoach equals fun for days! My favorite part of this set is the little gold pieces in the chest. (Good luck keeping track of them.)
My boys grew up playing and building with Lincoln Logs. They used their imagination and created a ranch and town. There are a lot of different sets to choose from, but I like this one because it comes with a cowboy and a horse. The Wild West Toob figurines or the tube of cowboy action figures are a good addition to the Lincoln Log ranch and town they build.
The Schleich line of animal figurines are good quality. We’ve had a few of these over the years and they last a long time, even with rough boys playing with them. (I almost scratched this from the list because it looks like the cowboy is riding with a halter! The only reason it survived the cut is because I know these are sturdy toys.)
Big Country Toys is a good place to find some ranch toy sets. I think the 12 piece set or 16 piece set would be fun with the chute and panels.
Of course, ranch boys need a cattle truck and trailer to haul all their Schleich cows and calves around.
Every cowboy, big and little, always needs a pocketknife. We like a good Old Timer pocketknife.
Did you know there’s a John Wayne Monopoly? Certainly, this would be more fun for a ranch boy to play than regular Monopoly.
A Daisy Red Ryder is on every ranch boy’s Christmas list I think. You can also get the bundle option with the gun, a carrying case, BBs, targets, and a few other goodies. Perhaps, he isn’t ready for a BB gun, then try the old west shooting gallery instead.
Doesn’t every cowboy need a set of pistols? These are the ones my grandson packs around. Little cowboys need a good leather holster too. My dad still has a leather gun holster from when he was a boy and it was a favorite toy of all the grandkids. If you want a real leather holster, I would look on Etsy. Your cowboy will be happy if he gets a nice holster with a set of cowboy pistols.
This is the only cheesy item I picked, Western Bingo. It’s an easy game for little cowboys who can’t read yet.
Lastly, here is a simple gift experience idea: Jimmy loves the shooting gallery at Scheels. What eight year old boy wouldn’t love it? Put some Scheels shooting gallery gold coins in an old west money bag or you can put a few coins in several bags for all year long. Whenever you stop in at Scheels your little cowboy can have a shoot out at the shooting gallery.
Certainly, there’s other gift ideas out there, but I hope this gave you a few ideas for ranch toys for your ranch boy on Amazon.
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Sariah
