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
• Intentional Christmas activities from Treehouse Schoolhouse

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.

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

Gifts for the mover

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

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

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

This list is for the naturalists in your life who love being outdoors! These are all items we use regularly in nature play.

1. Rocks & Fossil Kit
2. Sunprint Paper Kit
3. Bug Catching Tool & Magnifier
4. Magnifying Glass
5. Kids Hammock
6. Flower Press Kit
7. Tree Bingo
8. The Julia Rothman Collection
9. Bird Watcher’s Book
10. Kids Hydration Backpack
11. Outdoor Scavenger Hunt
12. Garden Tool Set
13. Walkie Talkies
14. Mini Lantern
15. Binoculars
16. Nature Guide
17. Butterfly Set
18. Critter Habitat
19. Rock Tumbler
20. Telescope

Gifts for the gamer

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

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

Intentional Christmas activities from Treehouse Schoolhouse

A Connected Christmas

A Connected Christmas is our original, three-week advent study designed for the whole family. Gather your family and celebrate beauty and delight through festive carols, stories, poetry, art, baking, and handcrafts. It’s about family, it’s about Him. It’s about connecting hearts to the heart of Christmas–to the truth of Jesus coming to earth to seek and save the lost.

A Connected Christmas, Volume 2

A Connected Christmas, Volume Two continues the same holiday tradition of carols, stories, poetry, art, baking, and handcrafts, designed to bring your family together during this holiday season. Share in the love of Christ by revisiting the Nativity story along with new stories and heartwarming activities to enjoy this season together.

is an invitation to gather your family and celebrate beauty and delight through festive carols, stories, poetry, art, baking, and handcrafts. It’s about family, it’s about Him. It’s about connecting hearts to the heart of Christmas–to the truth of Jesus coming to earth to seek and save the lost.

A Connected Christmas: Around the World

Travel around the world this holiday season and connect hearts to the truth of Jesus while experiencing how Christmas is celebrated across the globe through A Connected Christmas: Around the World. This study has a special focus on geography and cultural traditions as you learn how Christmas is celebrated worldwide during this special time of year.

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.