14 Kid Gift Ideas: Every Age, Interest and Budget
The magic of the holidays is here! Or it will be, as soon as you can somehow magically summon up ideas for yet. another. list. of gifts for kids.
Ho-ho-hold up! This year, your work is DONE, thanks to this handy rundown of the year’s best holiday and Christmas gift ideas for kids of all ages. It’ll help you check off ALL the boxes on your holiday gift list – and give you time to finally create that perfect holiday playlist instead.
Shop more holiday present ideas for kids of every age in the Highlights Holiday Gift Guide!
GIFTS UNDER $50
FOR KIDS WHO LOVE SURPRISES - Monthly Subscription Gifts
From current events to animals to crafting and everything in between, there’s an endless selection of subscription gifts to help nurture your child’s passion – and give them something to look forward to throughout the year.
Highlights magazines offer a bit of everything – stories, nonfiction, science, crafts and more – and are tailored by age to hit kids’ interests and developmental levels: Hello (ages 0-2), Highlights CoComelon (ages 1-4), High Five (ages 2-6), and Highlights (ages 6-12).
Highlights activity subscriptions are similarly tailored by age, but focus on specific interests for kid-ficionados who love puzzles, exploration and adventure.
FOR SNUGGLE BUGS - Soft, Sensory Gifts
If your kid’s go-to activity is cuddling up with a good book or favorite stuffie, a sensory gift might be on the list. Weighted blankets and cozy clothes feel like perpetual hugs, and indoor tents or playhouses provide the perfect snuggle-time nooks.
GIFTS UNDER $30
FOR CURIOUS KIDS - Gifts That Inspire
The best children’s presents are ones that help them find and express their OWN inner gifts. If your kid loves to create, seek out new ideas, or continually ask “why,” open-ended activities and exploratory gifts are the perfect ways for them to discover and innovate.
The Highlights Book of How provides more than 350 pages of hands-on activities and experiments, crafts and information about how things work. It’s the perfect way to encourage screen-free fun and promote a love for STEM learning in an engaging, kid-focused way.
The Imagine and Draw Activity Book sparks creative thinking and encourages imagination with more than 75 open-ended activities and 3 double-sided markers. Every page is a new adventure!
FOR THE INDEPENDENT SPIRIT - Gifts of Self Expression
What’s your kid’s passion? From clothing and accessories to memberships for dance or music studios, there are tons of cool children’s presents to help your child show their sparkle.
Check out these kids gift ideas: the Highlights Patchables Pink Lunch Tote for a cool and customizable take on lunch, or the vacuum-insulated steel Unicorns & Rainbows Water Bottle to let colorful personalities shine.
GIFTS UNDER $20
FOR TENDER HEARTS - Gifts of Kindness
Is your kid an advocate for animals, friends, or the Earth we call home? Celebrate your child’s kindness with gifts that cultivate their compassion, such as memberships to wildlife or environmental societies or books about activist kids.
The Learning Kindness Write-On Wipe-Off Activity Set sparks conversations about kindness and cooperation, with room for kids to draw and write. And this “Do Great Things” Tie-Dye Backpack, with its empowering message and customizable sticker patches, is the perfect style and size to help kids be confident and well-supplied as they set off to conquer the world.
Learning kindness is more fun than ever with Stick with Kindness Reusable Sticker Playscenes. Designed to help kids 3-6 understand real-world examples of kindness, these stickers are easy to take on the go and bring social-emotional learning anywhere.
FOR KIDS WHO LOVE FACTS - Gifts of (Sometimes Silly) Learning
Is dinnertime filled with quips and quotes about what your kid learned in school? Nurture their infatuation for information with gifts like almanacs, books of facts and records, and other activities that emphasize the joy of learning.
The Space Code Crackers features more than 20 puzzles kids can solve using a built-in decoder wheel. Plus, they’ll find bonus space facts, riddles, and more.
The All About the Planet book gives little ones habitat-themed puzzles, wildlife stickers, and other fun activities that help them learn all about planet Earth.
