Christmas Gifts for Kids

Dec

2008

Posted by Gift Giving Guy in gift ideas

I love choosing toys for kids, especially for Christmas. As a tween in the mid-80s, I accompanied my dad to Toys”R”Us and helped pick out Christmas gifts. I still remember the astonished joy when my younger brothers received Transformers toys. One unwrapped the green-and-purple Constructicons that formed one super-robot, Devastator. Another beamed when he opened his Omega Supreme Transformer. (Okay, I’ll stop regressing now.)

This year, my wife and I chose Christmas presents, mostly from Amazon.com, for our young nieces and nephews.

We gave the boys…

Alex Toys Dunk and Score (ages three to seven)
EyeClops Bionic Eye Multizoom (ages six and up)
IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit (ages six to nine)
Matchbox Mega Rig Squid Sub (ages three to eight)
Webkinz Christmas Reindeer (ages five and up)

We gave the girls…

Baby Girls’ Cotton Cable Dress (pastel pink) from Lands’ End (newborn to 24 months)
Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday by Megan McDonald and Peter H. Reynolds (ages four to eight)
Memory Game – Disney Princess Edition (ages three to six)
Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann (ages four to eight)
UNO Flash Game (ages seven and up)

I credit my wife for bringing balance to our Christmas gifts for kids — not all toys, all the time. Design Mom blogger Gabrielle Blair might agree. She suggests that parents follow a three-gift guideline for kids: “Santa brings each child at our house three gifts. Something to read, something to wear and something to play with.”

One more guideline: Check with the parents before you finalize kid gifts. You do not want to disappoint with a present that a child already has or just received from Santa.