Gift giving is my love language. Whether it’s something handmade, something gently loved and no longer needed, something you can experience, or something new, I love gifting things that would mean something to the one receiving. I think we all do on some level. But I confess, I get easily overwhelmed this time of year inventorying what my children (or other people we gift to) need or what they might enjoy after a trend has passed. We do not purchase much for our children during the holidays, but what I gift them, I want to be special.
I began this gift guide two years ago as a way to share gifts that I discover in the search for meaningful and high-quality gifts for our own home. Many years, we have gifted experiences to our children, which you’ll find in the very first gift guide. These guides are not sponsored, although I do use some affiliate links to favorite businesses we support. But ultimately, these guides are a gift to you, dear readers––a gift of time on my part to ideally save some time on yours. I hope you find something or some idea that fits just right. I should also note, these gift guides build upon one another. Because I select things our home will enjoy for years (and multiple children), the gifts in my guide two years ago apply just the same today. You can find my first gift guide and my second gift guide here. Happy holidays, friends. xx
GIFTS FOR YOUNG ARTISTS + BUSYBODIES
1. Kinderfeets Bamboo Balance Bike 2. eeboo Learn to Draw books 3. Oragami Chic 4. Owl Cross-stitch Kit 5. Everyday Watercolor 6. Windsor & Newton Water Colour Pocket Sketch Box 7. Grimm’s Wooden Rainbow Bell Tower 8. Derwent Graphite Drawing Pencils 9. Making Waldorf Dolls 10. Woodstock Chimalong 11. Bamboozler Wooden Puzzle 12. Lino Cutting Set 13. Basket Making Kit 14. Melissa & Doug Wood Work and Project Bench 15. Seedling Create Your Own Dolly 16. Uncle Goose American Sign Language Blocks 17. Little Diggers Garden Tool Sets
GIFTS FOR YOUNG NATURALISTS + ADVENTURERS
18. Birds of Prey 48″ Kite 19. Original Audubon Bird Call 20. The Pocket Scavenger 21. Mini Fairy Garden 22. Women Who Dared 23. Pocket Guide to the Outdoors: Based on My Side of the Mountain 24. National Geographic Hobby Rock Tumbler 25. Estwing Rock Pick 26. Swurfer Tree Swing 27. Rosie Research Solar System Bracelet Kit 28. Opinel Pocket Knife and Brown Leather Sheath 29. Animal Camouflauge 30. Knot Tying Kits 31. Treasure Hunter’s Game 32. Carson BugLoupe Magnifier 33. Flower Families: A Go-Fish Game 34. Large Moon Lamp 35. Botanicum 36. Uncle Goose Constellation Blocks 37. Children Rustic Walking Stick
GIFTS FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS + SCIENTISTS
38. Iggy Peck’s Big Project Book for Amazing Architects 39. Crystal Radio Kit 40. Wooden Wonders Dr. Maple Medical Kit 41. LEGO Women of Nasa Set 42. STEAM Kids 43. Science Experiments You Can Eat 44. Leatherman Multi-Tool for Kids 45. Compounded Chemistry Board Game 46. Rosie Revere’s Big Project Book for Bold Engineers 47. Thames & Kosmos Air + Water Power Experiment Kit 48. Hape Quadrilla Wooden Marble Run 49. Seedling Design Your Own Marble Maze 50. Young Architect City Planner Set 51. Grimm’s Wooden Fraction Circles 52. Prime Climb: The Beautiful, Colorful Mathematical Game 53. The Curious Kid’s Science Book 54. 11 Experiments That Failed
GIFTS FOR YOUNG TECHIES + INVENTORS
55. Piper Computer Kit 56. Wright Flyer Model 57. Tegu Magbot 58. Make: Paper Inventions 59. Tech Will Save Us Micro:Bot Pack 60. Kamigami DIY Lina Robot 61. Cozmo Programmable Robot 62. BOSEBuild Build-It Yourself Bluetooth Speaker for Kids 63. Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code 64. Smithsonian Maker Lab 65. Make Your Own Mud Clock 66. Tot Tube Playset 67. Ukranian Bridge Wood Puzzle 68. Castle Logix Game 69. Coding iPhone Apps for Kids 70. Thing Explainer
GIFT FOR YOUNG FOODIES + WRITERS
71. Tombow Beginning Lettering Marker Set 72. Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly 73. A Year in the Woods 74. Organic Cotton Hanging Nest 75. Star Wars Death Star Ice Mold 76. Mini Alphabet Stamps 77. Children’s Kitchen Tool Set in an Herb Pot 78. Start Where You Are: A Journal of Self-Exploration 79. Large Moleskine Cahier Journal in Pastels 80. Tovla Training Chopsticks for Kids 81. How to Cook in 10 Easy Lessons 82. Toysmith Deluxe Root Viewer 83. Plays Children Love 84. A Child of Books 85. Crayon Rocks 86. Harry Potter Kids Aprons 87. MasterChef Junior Cookbook 88. Curious Chef Nylon Knife Set
Comments
This is so very helpful! Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together!
Thank you for taking the time to put this together! Have you ever thought about putting together a gift guide for adults? I appreciate the interesting things you find and wonder what gems you know for adults ;) just a thought!
I have, but I always seem to lose the window of time! Perhaps I can make it happen this week. Thanks for the inspiration!
So amazing! Thanks for taking the time to put this all together. ✨❤️✨
These are such beautiful suggestions. Thank you so much for sharing this thoughtful guide.
My son is still so young for most of this but these are some of the most thoughtful learning gift guides I have seen! Thank you 😊