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

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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.

  1. Friendship Bracelet Kit
  2. Modeling Beeswax
  3. Sewing Book
  4. Latch Hook Kit
  5. Wooden Weaving Loom
  6. Polymer Clay
  7. Origami Set
  8. Sketching Set
  9. How to Draw Book
  10. Weaving Loom
  11. Rainbow Loom
  12. Beeswax Crayons
  13. Tracing Paper
  14. Felt Sewing Kit
  15. Watercolor Brushes
  16. Embroidery Kit
  17. Knitting Loom Set
  18. Beeswax Candle Making Kit
  19. Wooden DIY Model Kits
  20. Paint by Number

Related: The Best Hand Crafts for Kids (+ Tips to Teach Them)

Gifts for the mover

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These are my favorite things for active kids who thrive when they are moving and at play.
  1. Stepping Stones
  2. Scooter Board
  3. Climbing Triangle
  4. Wiggle Car
  5. Play Tunnel
  6. Tree Swing
  7. Rock Climbing Holds
  8. Climbing Tower
  9. Mini Trampoline
  10. Balance Bike
  11. Hopper Ball
  12. Walking Stilts
  13. Play Couch
  14. Pogo Stick
  15. Rollerblades
  16. Foam Ball Pit
  17. Ankle Skip Ball
  18. Sit & Spin
  19. Pogo Trick Ball
  20. Swing Scooter

Gifts for the dreamer

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These are items for imaginative children of all ages who spend hours at play.
  1. Play Castle
  2. Play Scarves
  3. Stick Horse
  4. Wooden Musical Instruments
  5. Wooden Doll Family
  6. Cleaning Set
  7. Doll House
  8. Magic Set
  9. Animal Figures
  10. Baby Doll
  11. Wooden Ice Cream Set
  12. Play Kitchen
  13. Road Track Tape
  14. Play Cash Register
  15. Tea Set
  16. Hand Puppets
  17. Doctor Dress Up
  18. Calico Critters
  19. Baby Doll Carrier
  20. Baby Doll Bike Seat

Gifts for the innovator

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This list is for the innovators in your life – the ones who build, create and re-create.
  1. Marble Run
  2. Lincoln Logs
  3. LEGO Chain Reactions
  4. Bristle Blocks
  5. Engineering Building Set
  6. Legos
  7. STEM Building Kit
  8. Magnetic Building Tiles
  9. Castle Construction Set
  10. Interlocking Disc Set
  11. Wooden Blocks
  12. Fort Building Kit
  13. Straw Constructor Toys
  14. Plus Plus
  15. Woodworking Building Kit
  16. Dinosaur Construction Set
  17. Squigz
  18. Duplos
  19. Snap Circuits
  20. Robot Building Kit

Gifts for the naturalist

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Gifts for the gamer

best holiday gifts games ages 4-8
These are some of my favorite items for kids who love to play games!
  1. Grandpa Beck’s Card Games
  2. Storytime Chess
  3. Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
  4. Spot It
  5. Corn Hole
  6. Giant Tumble Tower
  7. Yahtzee
  8. VolleyShot
  9. Mancala
  10. Tea Party Spinner Game
  11. Memory Match Game
  12. Ladybug Garden Memory Game
  13. Wooden Puzzles
  14. Speed Cube
  15. Kubb Game Set
  16. Tops Trumps Card Game
  17. Wooden Stacking Game
  18. Ice Cool 2
  19. Chicken vs. Hot Dog
  20. 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.

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set
  2. The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set
  3. Gel Pens
  4. Moleskine Notebook
  5. Book Bag
  6. A Word A Day vocabulary book
  7. Reading Log
  8. Mad Libs puzzles
  9. Talking Point conversation cards
  10. Oxford Children’s Rhyming Dictionary
  11. Personal Library Kit
  12. Bookmarks
  13. Blank Comic Book
  14. Illustory Book Making Kit
  15. Wool Blanket for reading
  16. Book Light
  17. Stationery Set
  18. Anne of Green Gables Cookbook
  19. Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood from Famous Writers
  20. 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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