The holiday season is just around the corner, and what better way to spread joy than by finding the perfect gifts for the little ones in your life! Whether you’re shopping for your children, nieces, nephews, or family friends, this holiday gift guide: best gifts for kids is for every age and interest.
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2023 Holiday Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Kids
Educational Toys for the youngest family members
PLAYMOBIL 1.2.3 Adventure Tower with Ice Cream Booth: Come play and learn with this PLAYMOBIL 1.2.3 set! Turn the handle and watch as the ferris wheel sets in motion by moving the PLAYMOBIL figures down the slide all by itself! Kids can learn how to match objects and colors by placing the colors of the ice cream sticks to it’s holders and placing the figures in the appropriate seat! This kind of creative play with figures also trains fine motor skills and initiates first roleplay! Ideal for 18m+
Creative Arts and Crafts Toys
The perfect DIY craft to embrace the holiday season! The TreeMendous Ornament Decorator from Hey Buddy Hey Pal is a fun and easy way to make perfect, hand-decorated ornaments for the holiday tree! Shaped like a Christmas tree itself, makes it the perfect holiday activity. Place one of the ornaments included with the kit into the tree-shaped decorator and let the fun begin! The machine holds and spins the ornament while the markers are used to create stripes, lines, and other designs! Ideal for ages 3+
DinoMazing: Kids can explore their inner Paleontologist! Prehistoric fun, decorate your own dinosaur eggs! Pop in one of the included plastic eggs and let the decorating begin! The machine holds and spins the eggs while you use the marker to create stripes, lines, and other fun designs. The dinosaurs’ heads and limbs are all interchangeable – swap them out to create your own dino breed! Collect all six dinosaurs, including a T-Rex, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Pterodactyl, Velociraptor, and Ankylosaurus. Ideal for ages 3+
Collectible Toys for Kids are some of the best gifts for kids
Squinkies Collector Pack: Squinkies are B-A-C-K! Collect all 72 Squinkie figures! The TOTY (Toy of the Year)-award-winning, super squashy, micro collectible characters and playsets that took the toy world by storm in 2010 are back and squishier than ever! Considered the original unboxing and first micro collectible toy, over 500 million have been sold in over 2000 different styles! Start your Squinkies collection with this 12-pack of original characters – 8 in traditional clear capsules and 4 in surprise pink capsules!! Ideal for ages 5+
NINJA KIDZ TV Giant Mystery Ninja Ball: Kidz can become ninjas with each ball containing 25+ surprises! 5 Ninja Kidz Action Figures with articulation, 1 ninja mask and belt, 2 pieces ninja battle gear, 6 ninja throwing stars, 2 sticky stars with 6 sticky star targets, 2 Mission Cards, 1 sticker sheet, and 1 collector card. This Giant Mystery Ninja Ball doubles as a storage container and includes a detachable shield for the ultimate ninja play! Ages 3+
Sensory Toys for Kids
Bumpas: Who doesn’t love a good comfort hug? Bumpas are lovable plush toy friends who you can play and cuddle with. This huggable friend is weighted to provide a sense of comfort and security when you need it most! Bumpas’ arms are perfectly sized to give realistic-feeling hugs. Choose your favorite comfort friend from 4 available Bumpas characters. Ideal for ages 3+ Read my full review here!
Want the ultimate flipping experience? The Original Weighted Infinity Flipper delivers hours of endless fun, comfort, AND a tactile experience for your fingertips! Simply flip it back and forth, to create a mesmerizing motion that keeps your hands engaged and your mind focused. Available with a variety of textures and colors, each delivering sensory stimulation that can help ease stress and anxiety for all! Ideal for ages 3+
Durable, travel-friendly, and oh-so-fun, GooGames is the perfect toy for your little ones! They’re hand-held, sensory water games that you can squish and squish to play! Each GooGame is accompanied by multiple removable challenge cards, each one offering three levels of difficulty – easy, advanced, and expert. Perfect for on-the-go entertainment that feels like a smartphone but without screen time, GooGames blends play and sensory stimulation into an irresistible, pocket-sized experience! Ideal for ages 3+
Amid the explosion of toddler busy bags on Etsy and across social media, comes new BIZYBOO Hide ’N’ Seek Busy Bags from Vango. Soft, fuzzy, portable, and mess-free, BIZYBOO Hide ’N’ Seek Busy Bags allow toddlers to have loads of fun squishing and squeezing! Ideal for ages 2+
Tech Toys for Kids
Play on your TV at home or pick up and play in handheld mode on a vivid 7-inch
OLED screen with the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model system. Read our full review here! We LOVE this gaming system by Nintendo and play it daily!
Warp into a world of games with the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model: Mario Red Edition system now available!
Tech Games for the whole family
Some of our favorite games released this year by Nintendo are Detective Pikachu Returns, Pikmin 4, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. All of these titles are for EVERYONE. Stay tuned to our IG & YouTube channels for game playthroughs!
Giveaway Time!
Enter below for your chance to win (3) recently released Goo Games Sensory Toys!
We hope you enjoyed this holiday gift guide with the best gifts for kids this year!
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jennifer barr says
looks neat!
SARA says
These are so much fun.
Char says
Playmobil toys are wonderful! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to enter this giveaway!
SARA says
My 4 kids are all sensory seekers, thanks for this giveaway and spreading awareness for special kids.