Well, I have a 5 year old boy Not sure of your price range...but his favorite toys at the moment are: legos...the smaller size now, not the big block ones. His Leap Frog leappad...it is an interactive electronic toy that you buy books age appropriate for them to place in it ( a 5 year old would use a Pre-K or kindergarten book). The books are around $15.00 and the Leapfrog is probably $30.

He still loves play dough...he has dough dough island and loves it!

You could throw in some educational playing cards...like "go fish", alphabet or number cards...you can pick them up near the book section of a Kmart or Walmart...

Christian loves his toy trucks and mororcycles too.

I would have to say he plays most with the legos and has fun building things...but the play dough is a big hit too. Oh, he also loves his lincoln logs...always a classic favorite