Gift Guides for Kids!

GIFTS FOR THE BIG KIDS

1. Little Passports Subscription Box: We’ve never personally tried this, but I have heard amazing reviews! It’s a subscription box of learning activities/toys (starting at $12.99 a month), and it’s available for all age ranges.
2. Amazon Fire Tablet for Kids with Case: This comes with a case, plus 1 year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited which gives your kids access to over 20,000 apps, games, books, videos, audiobooks, and educational content from PBS Kids, Nickelodeon, Disney, and more. Your subscription will then automatically renew every month starting at just $2.99 per month plus tax! You can set screen time limits, set educational goals, and filter content with easy-to-use parental controls.
3. Kinetic Sand: Peter LOVES kinetic sand. It feels like wet beach sand but it’s actually dry! It flows through hands without sticking, is easy to shape and mold, and cleans up easily! Added bonus: it’s wheat, gluten and casein free!
4. Light Brite: Who else used to LOVE their Light Brite growing up?! Such a blast from the past! I love the idea of giving this classic as a gift because it inspires creativity and helps develop fine motor skills & hand-eye coordination.
5. Light-Up Tracing Pad: This tracing pad features 1 graphite pencil, 12 short colored pencils, 10 tracing sheets, 10 blank sheets, and 1 graphite pencil (3 AA batteries required. Sold separately).
6. Hungry Hungry Hippo: Peter Joseph says he has this game at school and every time they play, “everyone cracks up.” A fun game to have around to play on cold days stuck inside!
7. Dyson Vacuum: My boys both have one of these and they crack up every time I’m vacuuming and they can too!
8. Crayola Inspiration Art Case: I love how this case keeps tons of art supplies TOGETHER instead of it all being an unorganized mess! It comes with 64 crayons, 20 short colored pencils, 40 washable markers and 15 large pieces of paper.
9. First Musical Guitar: This beginner guitar stands 26 inches and is a great way to get your child interested in a musical instrument!
10. Candy Land: Again, such a fun classic to have around! You can’t go wrong with Candy Land.
11. Beginner Microscope: Peter got this from Santa last year and absolutely loves it. It’s a great “starter” microscope with 49 accessories. Your child can create their own experiments with reusable blank slides and covers, tweezers, eye dropper, Petri dish and more..
12. LEGO Classic Building Kit: My kids can play with LEGOs for hours. This LEGO Classic building kit delivers a world of creativity with a colorful selection of LEGO bricks and pieces, including eyes, wheels, hinges and a wide assortment of LEGO windows and doors.
13. Chemistry Station: We thought this looked so fun! This kit has everything you need to conduct experiments like a real scientist, including beakers, test tubes, flasks, pipettes, and more.
14. Kiwi Co. Subscription: Another monthly subscription box that I’ve heard great things about! Fun & enriching science and art projects, delivered to your door. You can find the perfect “crate” by shopping by age/interest.
15. Magic Clay Set: Modeling clay can be great for sensory development! 24 colors of air dry clay, 24 x extra sealed bags, 3 x clay tools, 1 x tutorial book, 1 x giftable package.
16. VTech KidiZoom Camera Pix: This little camera takes real digital photographs! Fun photo collage templates in addition to static and animated photo effects, more than 35 fun photo effects and 4 creative apps. Connect to your computer to download all of your creations!
17. Crazy Forts:  Simply connect the balls with sticks and cover the structure with sheets or blankets to create the ultimate fort!
18. Walkie Talkies: These are so fun for sibling play, or playdates with friends! Or for when you want your kid to get you something and you don’t feel like getting up… HA.
19. Kapla Wooden Block Set: A fun way for your child to organize elements in a three-dimensional way!
20. Arts and Crafts Library Set: Over 1,000 pieces to help create any arts/crafts project.
21. Magnatiles: We love these in our house! These 3D magnetic building sets engage young minds by fusing together math, science, and creativity. Create flat or 3-dimensional shapes!
22. Leapfrog Learning Game System: Play a collection of fun, included games using four sides of colorful, light-up controls that include a switch, spinner, dials, buttons and more.
23. Standing Art Easel: We have had this easel for years. It provides a creative, screen-free play option for children and includes dry-erase board, chalkboard, locking paper-roll holder, child-safe paper cutter, 4 easy-clip grips and 2 large plastic trays.

GIFTS FOR THE TODDLER (2-4 YEARS-ISH)

1. Teepee: Such a fun, cute addition to any kid’s room. One window on the tent side allows parents to look in and kids to look out, and two pockets below the window can be used to store books, toys or snacks
2. Little Tikes Basketball Set: Adjusts to six heights from 2.5 to 4 feet. Features an oversized rim, and includes 3 junior sized balls.
3. Magnativity Magnetic Building Play Set: One-piece magnetic building play set with a neighborhood house theme lets kids design, build, and play with their own house.
4. “My First LEGO” Bricks: A great starter LEGO set!
5. 80 Piece Mess-Free Coloring Kit: We LOVE these for Benji. Color Wonder products are for mess free coloring because the markers only show up on the special color Wonder paper.
6. Explore N’ Grow Busy Gears: 11 interchangeable gears that spin, plus music, sounds, and twinkling lights. This one would be good for a child under 2 as well!
7. Dust, Sweep and Mop Toy Set: Our kids have always had so much fun with this set. They love to play with it while I am cleaning up so they feel like they’re helping!
8. Radio Flyer Little Red Roadster: Such a fun little car with a working horn!
9. Farm Sound Puzzle: These puzzles are so much fun. When your child gets the right piece into position, the puzzle makes a fun farm sound!
10. Play-doh Play Factory Play Set: What kid doesn’t love Play-Doh? This Fun Factory extrudes Play-Doh in cool, imaginative shapes like spaghetti noodles or I-beams for constructing artwork, etc.
11. Etch A Sketch: A classic mess-free throwback!
12. Musical Instrument Set: Includes 8 types 12 pieces shaking, tapping, beating and blowing instruments.
13. Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Tablet: Benji has had this for a while now and he loves it! It helps your child practice letters, first words, animals and more.
14. Personalized Wooden Puzzle Stool: These stools make for such a fun gift. We were gifted one when Peter was a baby and still have it 6 years later! It’s great to keep in the bathroom by the sink so the kids can reach to wash their hands.
15. COOK IN A BOOK! These interactive books are SO much fun… plus they are real recipes that you can use to make at home! Choose from TACOS, PANCAKES, COOKIES or PIZZA and let the fun begin! You can also buy this pack of all 4 together.
16. Fisher Price Bounce House: We have this at home and the boys LOVE it. It’s honestly such a legit bounce house! This thing is so easy to inflate (comes with an air blower and you literally just plug it in and turn it on). It keeps them occupied for hours!
17. Rainbow Scratch Art Pads: your child can use the little sticks to scratch the note pad and reveal rainbow colors! Love this because it doesn’t require a marker or crayon that they can use on the walls 🙂
18. Kids Surprise Toy Bath Bombs: Dissolve these bath bombs to reveal toys inside! They are made with organic essential oils that condition and help cleanse skin.
19. Farm to Table Play Kitchen Set: Every kid loves a toy kitchen and I think this farm-to-table themed set is so adorable.
20. Fisher Price Food Truck: I couldn’t resist this one. How stinking cute is this pretend food truck and all the little foods it comes with?!
21. My First Numbers Train: Have fun while learning to count to 10 with this popular number train set from LEGO!
22. Leap Frog 100 Words Book: Meet Learning Friends Turtle, Tiger and Monkey, who will introduce more than 100 age-appropriate words chosen by learning experts. Touching the words on the pages plays the words, exciting sound effects and fun facts!
23. Magnetic Drawing Doodle Board: The magnetic board is divided into 4 color areas: red, blue, green and yellow! It includes a drawing board, a magnetic writing pen, an eraser and 2 stamps.

Hope you all found a couple fun ideas within this post! Leave any questions you might have in the comments.

XO