Most played with toys for 3yr old

Nks birthday is coming up soon! He’s turning 3 and I’d like to get him a gift of something that’s fun and engaging and open ended. He’s gotten bored with a lot of his toys. His parents tend to buy him what I would consider toys for very young toddlers so he plays with them for a few minutes and usually ends up making not great choices with them understandably. His older siblings toys are too challenging for him. They do have a lot of activities we can do, but they’re things that he needs my help and guidance. So I’d love something that he could play with independently for the times when I’m doing lunch prep or things like that.