Screen-Free Holiday Gift Guide for Children
November 20, 2024 • Treehouse Schoolhouse
It’s that time again. The time of the year that you look around your house and think, “These children do not need one more single toy!” And yet, Christmas is coming and while you could offer experience gifts like a membership to the zoo, many of you (just like me) want something for your children to unwrap on Christmas morning!
I have compiled seven lists for you of my top favorites in each category. Gifts for the crafter, the mover, the dreamer, the innovator, the naturalist, the gamer, and the thinker. Every item is linked to my Amazon storefront where you can find all of my favorite gift ideas in one place.
In this blog post:
- Gifts for the crafter
- Gifts for the mover
- Gifts for the dreamer
- Gifts for the innovator
- Gifts for the naturalist
- Gifts for the gamer
- Gifts for the thinker
Gifts for the crafter
These are some of my favorite for creative kids who love to craft and create. With these, your children can start a new project, advance their skills, or stock up on new craft supplies.
- Friendship Bracelet Kit
- Modeling Beeswax
- Sewing Book
- Latch Hook Kit
- Wooden Weaving Loom
- Polymer Clay
- Origami Set
- Sketching Set
- How to Draw Book
- Weaving Loom
- Rainbow Loom
- Beeswax Crayons
- Tracing Paper
- Felt Sewing Kit
- Watercolor Brushes
- Embroidery Kit
- Knitting Loom Set
- Beeswax Candle Making Kit
- Wooden DIY Model Kits
- Paint by Number
Related: The Best Hand Crafts for Kids (+ Tips to Teach Them)
Gifts for the mover
- Stepping Stones
- Scooter Board
- Climbing Triangle
- Wiggle Car
- Play Tunnel
- Tree Swing
- Rock Climbing Holds
- Climbing Tower
- Mini Trampoline
- Balance Bike
- Hopper Ball
- Walking Stilts
- Play Couch
- Pogo Stick
- Rollerblades
- Foam Ball Pit
- Ankle Skip Ball
- Sit & Spin
- Pogo Trick Ball
- Swing Scooter
Gifts for the dreamer
- Play Castle
- Play Scarves
- Stick Horse
- Wooden Musical Instruments
- Wooden Doll Family
- Cleaning Set
- Doll House
- Magic Set
- Animal Figures
- Baby Doll
- Wooden Ice Cream Set
- Play Kitchen
- Road Track Tape
- Play Cash Register
- Tea Set
- Hand Puppets
- Doctor Dress Up
- Calico Critters
- Baby Doll Carrier
- Baby Doll Bike Seat
Gifts for the innovator
- Marble Run
- Lincoln Logs
- LEGO Chain Reactions
- Bristle Blocks
- Engineering Building Set
- Legos
- STEM Building Kit
- Magnetic Building Tiles
- Castle Construction Set
- Interlocking Disc Set
- Wooden Blocks
- Fort Building Kit
- Straw Constructor Toys
- Plus Plus
- Woodworking Building Kit
- Dinosaur Construction Set
- Squigz
- Duplos
- Snap Circuits
- Robot Building Kit
Gifts for the naturalist
- Rocks & Fossil Kit
- Sunprint Paper Kit
- Bug Catching Tool & Magnifier
- Magnifying Glass
- Kids Hammock
- Flower Press Kit
- Tree Bingo
- The Julia Rothman Collection
- Bird Watcher’s Book
- Kids Hydration Backpack
- Outdoor Scavenger Hunt
- Garden Tool Set
- Walkie Talkies
- Mini Lantern
- Binoculars
- Nature Guide
- Butterfly Set
- Critter Habitat
- Rock Tumbler
- Telescope
Gifts for the gamer
- Grandpa Beck’s Card Games
- Storytime Chess
- Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
- Spot It
- Corn Hole
- Giant Tumble Tower
- Yahtzee
- VolleyShot
- Mancala
- Tea Party Spinner Game
- Memory Match Game
- Ladybug Garden Memory Game
- Wooden Puzzles
- Speed Cube
- Kubb Game Set
- Tops Trumps Card Game
- Wooden Stacking Game
- Ice Cool 2
- Chicken vs. Hot Dog
- Bop It! Extreme
Related: Best Educational Board and Card Games for Kids and Families
Gifts for the thinker
This is a list of ideas for the introspective, expressive thinker, reader, or writer in your home.
- J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set
- The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set
- Gel Pens
- Moleskine Notebook
- Book Bag
- A Word A Day vocabulary book
- Reading Log
- Mad Libs puzzles
- Talking Point conversation cards
- Oxford Children’s Rhyming Dictionary
- Personal Library Kit
- Bookmarks
- Blank Comic Book
- Illustory Book Making Kit
- Wool Blanket for reading
- Book Light
- Stationery Set
- Anne of Green Gables Cookbook
- Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood from Famous Writers
- Sticky Notes for jotting down ideas
Happy holidays from all of us here at Treehouse Schoolhouse. I hope this gift guide gets your wheels turning for your children this season! For a full list of gifts, check out my Amazon storefront. If you have any favorites from these lists, or something you’d add, I’d love to hear. Let me know in the comments below.
Related: Creative and Practical Stocking Stuffers for Children and Christmas Gift Guide for Homeschool Moms
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