25 Holiday Gifts For Kids They’ll Absolutely Love
Kids bring a whole lot of joy to the holiday season. From baking holiday treats together to getting in the spirit with DIY holiday decorations, everything about the festive season is new and exciting as they wait for the big day to arrive. Kids are also the most discerning giftees on your list. Not to worry. From creative kits to mind-bending games to pretend play and gifts that are totally cute, these are the best holiday gifts for kids this season.
Swingly Doorway Storefronts
Think beyond the lemonade stand with these cute doorway storefronts. Choose from a camper food truck to a Boba tea house to a farmer's market for your kidpreneur. Swingly helps parents create play spaces that inspire kids to think creatively and grow through entrepreneurial play. ($99)
Play Maysie Portable Dollhouse
This sweet kit designed inside an old school lunchbox is so fun for kids! The portable dollhouse opens up to a bedroom on one side and a bathroom on the other with a wooden bed, side table, rocking horse, bathtub, toilet, and bin. Kids can carry it around with a handy strap and keep all 12 magnetic pieces in place for pretend play anywhere, anytime. ($48)
Little Passports Kitchen Adventures Subscription Box
Kids can travel the world in their own kitchen with America's Test Kitchen recipes and fun facts about everywhere from India to Italy. They can travel to 12 countries for more than 60 recipes, plus cooking tools provided with each box. ($30/month)
Create Your Bright ideas Book
This interactive book written by our pal Jess Ekstrom is perfect for creative tweens and teens who want to be inspired to make a difference in the world. ($17)
Hey Clay Bugs
Bug lovers unite! Kids can make cute clay bugs with 18 different colors of clay using an interactive app that shows kid-friendly step-by-step instructions. Think spiders, caterpillars, a praying mantis, snail, ladybug, and dragonfly to spark imaginations and build fine motor skills/spatial reasoning. Clay is nontoxic, wheat and gluten-free, nut-free, latex-free, and won't stick to hands. ($20)Habbi Habbi Bilingual Flashcards
Expose the kid in your life to new languages like Chinese and Spanish with these fun kits. The magnetic wand reads the words as kids read along with visual cues. ($80)
Candylab Donut Van
For the kid who loves anything on wheels *and* pretend play, this adorable wooden van is a gift to parents who are over cheap plastic toys. At just 3 inches long it makes a great stocker stuffer and is perfect for on-the-go adventures. ($20)
Alltruists Volunteer Activity Kits
These at-home projects focused on volunteerism include empathy-building craft activities around saving our oceans, clean water, shelter pets, and more. ($29)
Etsy Wooden Slingshot
We love a good old-timey gift with a modern edge. These simple wooden slingshots are perfect for any kid who loves to get outside and play, no matter what the weather. Each slingshot comes with 20 colorful felt balls for gentle play. ($15)
Little Lady Classic Collection Kit
Mani/pedis are one of our favorite things to do with our kids on a snowy day. Pick up these darling 7-free polishes for your next salon-at-home day. The bow is actually a ring they can wear post pampering! Vegan and cruelty-free too. ($55)
Unicorn Kids Apron
Help little bakers create delicious dishes without any clothing disasters. This rainbow unicorn apron is made in a sturdy and sustainably sourced cotton twill with cute embroidered details. Adjustable Velcro at the neck makes it easy for little hands to get just the right fit too. Available in T-Rex too for dino lovers. ($25)
Make Bake Winter Friends Stickies Edible Stickers
We are smitten over these edible stickers for holiday baking. Kids can decorate easily and then treat themselves to the vanilla-flavored melt-in-your-mouth sugar "papers" as reward for a baking job well done. Bonus: They're food allergy-friendly and kosher certified. Pop them in a stocking, a holiday card, or as part of a baking kit as a bonus gift! ($13)
Mindware Colored Pencil Set
For the budding artist, this beautiful case of 36 already-sharpened colored pencils is a great gift for kids who love to color and create. The mix of classic colors and fresh hues makes all the kid drawings frame-worthy. Adults will love them too! ($22)
Meri Meri Llama Crossbody Bag
We never met a pompom or tassel we didn't like. This adorable llama bag is super stylish and beautifully designed with sweet stitching, gold reins, colorful details. Perfect for holding coins, library cards, lip balm ... all the kid essentials. ($25)
Outfoxed Cooperative Board Game
Get the whole family a gift with this cooperative whodunit game for ages 5 and up. A wily fox has stolen Mrs. Plumpert's pot pie and is high-tailing it to the foxhole! You'll work together to gather clues and eliminate possible suspects. Figure out who is the guilty fox before they escape! ($20)
Surprise Ride Make a Model Plane Activity Kit
Aviation fans can make a model airplane while learning about Amelia Earhart with this fun kit. The 40-page book features a short story, facts and jokes about Earhart and aviation, along with a biplane wood model kit, art supplies, and a disposable apron. ($25)
Small Foot Wooden Toys Wooden Mixer
Littles can play chef or mimic mom and dad with this adorable (and affordable) wooden stand mixer. Rotatable beaters, a swiveling mixer head, and on-and-off button create an experience like a real mixer. This one's a fun add to any play kitchen! ($19)
Green Toys Tugboat
Bath toys are the best toys for bath, beach, muddy puddles, even snow! This floaty toy is made from 100% recycled plastic milk containers and safe for your little captain. No BPA, phthalates, or PVC. Mother Earth will thank you! ($15)
Meri Meri Ice Cream Pompom Necklace
We all scream for ice cream when it's as adorable as this cone. Glittery and gorgeous, this necklace is a great gift for kids ages 8 and up. So stylish for birthdays too! ($15)
Paint By Sticker Kids: Outer Space
We are obsessed with these Paint by Sticker books as much as the kiddos in our life. From Outer Space to Mermaids & Magic, there's a theme for every kid passion. Get in a meditative zone with your little bud and choose from 10 sticker paintings, like a Mars rover, a space shuttle, and celestial bodies like Saturn, Jupiter, and the Sun. Plus, the back of each image includes a fascinating scientific fact *and* kids score glow-in-the-dark stickers! ($10)
Surprise Ride - Experiment with Hydrophobic Sand Science Kit
Make space exploration super fun for kids with this Mars-focused science kit. Little astronauts can pretend they're on a mission to Mars as they experiment with hydrophobic sand (which repels water). The kit comes with a book packed with sand experiments, Martian facts, profiles of famous astronauts, and cute cosmic jokes. ($25)
Marlo Bea Sukyi Head Wrap
These handmade head wraps from BIPOC-owned Marlo Bea come in a slew of prints and are a great way to keep baby (and big kid) hairs at bay. We love the multicultural emphasis of the brand and fun fabric print collabs, like these designed by Mexican artist Fernanda Martinez. ($18)
STMT Positivity Journaling Set
Start their love of journaling with this kit full of good vibes. ($18)
Kidamento Bear Digital Camera
This toy digital camera offers features like filters and frames, face recognition, a selfie timer and burst mode, plus an HD video option. ($60)
Mindware Pattern Play Puzzle
You know a good gift when the parents want to play too. These beautifully designed puzzles are perfect for building problem solving skills and creating artful displays. Kids follow one of the 40 pattern cards to design the brightly-colored blocks into varying motifs. The blocks can also be used to create endless freeform designs - so fun! ($28)
Check out our Gingerbread Decorating Class to share with kids and subscribe to our email newsletter for more holiday gifting ideas. Follow us on Pinterest too for tons of holiday decor and recipe inspiration!
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