Little Kids Holiday Gift Guide
Arts and Crafts
I remember getting a art kit like this when I was younger and thinking it was the coolest thing ever! So nice for them to have all their art supplies in one spot.
I got this for my daughter for her 6th birthday and she is obsessed. She thinks its so fun to trace the different clothing and accessories on the animals.
These paint sticks are awesome! They dry super quick, are washable paint and non toxic. They look and feel like lipstick, they glide so well on paper. Can’t recommend these enough!
These neon colored and metalix colored paint sticks look awesome. They even have jumbo ones making it easier for small hands to hold.
Color the pictures (or create your own) then simply cut them out, place them in the oven for a minute or two then BAM!…they are half their original size!
These are so fun. Color the animals, wash them then do it all over again. Other set options available such as a zoo and playful pets.
I was impressed with how long my daughter sat and focused on placing the beads where they go to create the picture. It’s a great concept. Once you completed the picture with the beads, spray water on it and the beads will fuse and stick together.
This was THE activity of the summer for us. Kept all the girls busy by making bracelets.
These paint by sticker books are awesome! My 6 year old can do them by herself with occasional assistance. She will sit and do them for awhile. It is great for taking on road trips, restaurants or just having at home. Below are some other great options.
This supply center is such a great organizer filled with everything a child needs to have fun with crafts. Each drawer comes filled with a variety of supplies that are great quality. The organizer itself is well built and compact. I love that it does not take up a lot of space. It is easy for my daughter to open/close the drawers and keeps everything tidy and in its spot. It also comes with a booklet that includes several fun craft projects
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These would be a cute stocking stuffer.
Travel on an adventure & solve story problems with personal drawings brought to life instantly on the iPad (Monster) along with drawing problem solving/early physics (Newton), learn to draw anything with creative drawing skills (Masterpiece)
I remember doing these as a kid. There are several crafts you can make, not just a pot holder. A fun way for kids to learn a new skill.
My daughter loves Perler beads. She will sit and focus on placing the small beads for so long.
This is such a fun activity book with so many pages for kids to complete. The book shows them how to create their own artwork and creatures with the excellent ink pad attached right to it.
Pretend Play
This camera looks SO fun!! Create your own awesome videos on this HD video camera with a built-in microphone and special effects like time-lapse video
Swap in 20+ animated backgrounds to get chased by a T-Rex, go to outer space or become invisible with the included green screen fabric
Comes with easy on-camera editing, creativity tools and a tabletop tripod/selfie stick
Video can only be uploaded to a computer via the included USB cable at parent's discretion; green screen required for some special effects
If your kiddo likes flowers they will love this set. he pieces are easy to assemble and take apart. Kids will love creating their own garden in so many different ways.
I know what you’re thinking…my kids are going to hurt themselves with these BUT
This set is so fun. My kids love to bring out all of their stuffed animals to use as patients.
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Such a fun way to for your child to practice all the fun hairstyles.
This Barbie house is huge! It comes with a working elevator, working lights and sounds and so many fun accessories to go with it. A little girls dream!
Below are other Barbie items that look so fun. I know my daughter would go crazy for any of these items.
This airplane is huge and sturdy. It’s pretty awesome!
Pair it with this fun travel Barbie.
I really like these 18” dolls from Target. The Our Generation line is awesome. My daughter does have an American Girl Doll and I buy all the accessories from Our Generation. I love this holiday set, I plan on getting this.
This will be my daughter’s big Christmas present. Everytime we go to Target, she talks about how badly she wants it. Use Target’s 25% off one toy on a big item like this. Expires 11/21
This set comes with 8 complete outfits. We have this one and the outfits fits my daughter’s American Girl Doll.
This is the best nail polish for kids. It is non-toxic and water-based. Since it is all natural ingredients, the smell is odorless. They dry super quick as well.
I have a love hate relationship with kid makeup. I hate how my child looks after wearing it (OCD much?) but I love that she stays out of my makeup drawer. Either way, kids love to put it in so I put up with it.
Kids can speed their cars down the ramp from the top of the tower and try to avoid the chomping shark. It features two color-change zones - a dunk tank and splash pool. If playing inside, just lay down a towel underneath it.
This fits with other hot wheel tracks. Some of the track just ends with nothing connected so would be useful to have some corner track so it can go in a loop.
These would go perfect with the set above or add it to the bath. The simple process of dipping the cars in warm water to watch cars change colors never gets old.
Can you imagine your kid opening this on Christmas?! This set is huge and looks so fun. They will easily spend hours with this.
The massive Mega Hauler can carry more than 50 cars in its six expandable. Pair it with this box of Hot Wheels cars.
This is the biggest Hot Wheels playset ever — 3+ feet tall with parking (easy storage) for 140+ cars!
The DRIVEN series are our favorite cars. They are so well made, sturdy and I love how large they are.
The crane truck is like a real life working crane truck shrunk to kid size. There are so many working parts on it. The hook is heavy duty and made of metal so you don't have to worry about breaking it. You can open and close the doors, honk the horn and it also has working lights and sounds.
Check out our favorites: Recycling truck, pick-up truck & bulldozer
DRIVEN also has a awesome micro series that are smaller than the previous ones. We also really like the tow truck and this city worker series.
There is just something about tiny things that kids just go crazy for. As stressful as these tiny sets make me, my daughter is crazy for them. She spends hours setting up the scenes and playing with them. This set comes with both figures and furniture.
Below are other fun Calico Critter sets:
PORCELAIN tea set for two
Such a beautiful tea set that girls will love to have tea parties with.
Perfect for young kids to play around the house with or in the yard.
If you have a child who loves singing and performing, then this will be a huge hit!
This kid size wooden grocery store includes a hand cranked conveyor belt, a bagging area, card swipe machine, a realistic beeping scanner, and cash drawer. My kids would spend hours playing with this!
My kids use this to play pretend store all the time. The buttons actually work so they feel like a real clerk.
Morgan had a mud kitchen in her backyard and it was easily every kids favorite thing to do when going to her house! Luckily with Bay Area weather, you can play with it year round.
Grab this awesome cookware set to go with it.
This fairyland is awesome! It is so durable and will last you. My daughter has spent countless hours playing with this.
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STEM
Kids can construct working models of a photo sensor, a flashing light, an Adjustable-Volume siren and much more!
educational insights MICROSCOPE
This is a fun way to introduce children to a real scientific toy that is easy to use and fun to learn with.
This unique educational kit will teach you the science behind the magic. My daughter loved this kit! Comes with everything you need for 9 fun activities.
Create your own dinosaur themed race track with 273 pieces. These are really easy to assemble and take apart. Also makes them easy to store. So fun for kids to build different tracks and watch the dinosaur cars zip around it. I recommend getting two sets to make bigger tracks.
Step-by-step guide of how to make paper airplanes.
If you have a kid that loves to build fort, this is the kit to get! It is WAY better than any other fort building kit out there. Well worth the price. Kids can easily snap super-sturdy poles and connectors together…then cover their forts with a sheet or blanket
This is a great way to teach younger kids to code. They will be having so much fun and not even realize it's teaching them things.
This solid Wood Workbench is a realistic toy construction set for kids, includes a functioning vise, tool rack, wooden tools, and hardware, as well as project ideas to spark imaginations.
This is math and art and creating at its finest. Such a classic kit for a reason. It’s awesome!
This adorable piggy bank will look cute on any shelf or dresser.
Did you know the Exploratorium has a gift guide? It’s awesome! I saw this Mad Mattr set from their guide. If you aren’t familiar with Mad Mattr, it’s like a mixture of Kinetic Sand and Play-Doh. I am obsessed with this. It is way less messer than the other two options.
The Exploratorium has been closed since March, please consider purchasing items through their site to support them. Click here to shop their store. Below are other fun items I have my eye on…
This was my daughter’s Christmas present last year. I love that it is the perfect size for kids and the food quantities are small.
Don’t forgot the refill packets. This is a adorable apron set that would be awesome to pair with it.
While on the topic of cooking with kids, this knife set is amazing.
As a tactile learning toy, the pen inspires creativity, design, planning, building and spatial understanding.
Learn how to make The Cup and Saucer, The Witch's Broom and Jacob's Ladder. Comes with loop of multicolored string.
There are so many LEGO sets but sometimes it’s nice to have just a box of LEGO’s for kids to use their imagination building their own creations.
My daughter loves these. Right now they are half off with code ‘BLACKFRIDAY’ until the 27th! Only while supplies last so don’t wait too long.
These wipe clean activity cards are the best! I bring them with us to appointments, restaurants and church. They keeps my kids busy for so long. I love that you can use them over and over again. They fit perfectly in your purse or diaper bag and do not take up a lot of room.
I love their other wipe clean activity books!
Gross Motor Toys
Shooting a rocket in the air is fun for all kids.
This is a great active toy that helps to practice balance. Here is squeak with every bounce. So many colors to choose from.
The lightest pedal bike out there! Other colors to choose from.
Micro scooters are so smooth and sturdy. They truly are worth the money. The lean-to-steer offers a more stable ride. There are 5 colors to choose from.
The popular Lifetime climbing dome is so nice and sturdy. Give your kids something to climb on instead of your nice furniture.
Putting this on here because it was my childhood dream to get one of these hah! Kids love to practice driving and having things be their size.
This EZY Rider isn’t like your usual riding toys. The EzyRoller Ride On Classic has a foot bar allowing your child to get this racing machine moving with easy alternating leg movement on the foot bar. Comes with 2 steel extensions to grow with your child.
Let the bouncing fun begin with this colorful jumparoo, and watch your children exercise in disguise! Can be used indoors our outdoors. You can add on a swing in the middle, a sprinkler attachment or a tube cover to keep the tube cool or give it more traction when doing water play.
Indoor swing, hammock and monkey bar set for kids’ indoor active play. Perfect if you are limited on space and it’s too cold or rainy to go outside.
This indoor swing is easy to hang and does not take up a lot of space. Makes for a cozy snuggling spot and a place to relax.
A great fun way to keep your kids busy and active indoors.
Rollerblades are so fun for kids and such good exercise! A perfect gift!
Fun way for kids to get their wiggles out!
Designed for beginners, kids starting at age 3 can simulate spins, twists, slides, wobbles, and more
One of my kids Christmas presents. We plan on using this for playing hot lava, obstacles and to just have fun balancing on.
Games
The objective is to move your piece to the end but the fun is in searching for the hidden picture
The goal? Everyone has to make it to the boat and the boat has to make it to Picnic Island before the pigs eat all the food.
My 6 year olds most requested game to play. She’s obsessed. This game is actually pretty fun and I don’t mind playing this one. Be the first one to collect 5 queens.
This is a fun simple game to play. Slap the doubles, sandwiches and my kids especially love to slap the thieves yelling, “stop thief!"
Just over a thousand 5 star reviews! From a Amazon review, “This is a brilliant family card game that's loved by everyone from 6 year old through to grandma and grandad. A great balance of luck, memory and judgment, which is really easy to pick up and gives fast paced, quick games which can fill a few minutes or be the basis for a longer session.”
The dinosaur friends are lost in the ferns and a volcano is about to blow. Can you help them escape to safety on dinosaur island? Memory, logic and luck will be your guide!
This is a fun cooperative game, where players work together to rule out suspects and find the guilty fox before he is gone.
It’s a classic game for a reason. Race to gather all your fancy jewelry but avoid getting the black ring!
Cupcakes based on Disney princesses turned into a fun game, what’s not to love!?!
Build a path with your team and collect 3 keys on a race to beat ogre to the treasure! It's a game where everyone plays together, no one is left out, and everybody has fun!
Junior version of the popular Settlers of Catan game.
Ticket to Ride is one of my favorite games to play. This simplified version for younger kids looks so fun.
monopoly junior
If you are a Monopoly fan, you’ll enjoy playing this with your kids. It is made simple by only having $1 bills and using tokens as the houses. You also must buy each property you land on, so little kids don't have to worry about complex strategy.
I am loving all of these junior version of games. They are awesome simplified versions of the regular game.
Books
This is an amazing set for kids who are new readers. The stories are short and fun for kids to try reading by themselves.
One of my kids favorite! Read as Nibbles nibbles his way through the fairytales changing the stories.
This book is adorable! It's got a funny, cute storyline, big colorful illustrations, and the interactive flaps to open the packages/letters.
Below are some other awesome Christmas books. I am honestly obsessed with all of Usborne books!
Another favorite in our house. Kids can open the letters throughout the book to help the boy take care of his dragon.
We love this series! Such a fun beginner chapter book for kids.
My kids love mixing up the pages to create fun, silly stories with all of the different fairytale characters.
This is a such a great lift the flap book packed with interesting information about space, and the amazing things that float through it - stars, moons, comets, and the planets of our solar system. Highly recommend this one!
This is next level picture book. There are flaps within flaps, so so colourful, and informative.
There is so much to look at on each page. If your little likes I-Spy books, this is a fun one to check out. Lots of other themes as well.