Gifts for Kids

Happy Saturday, Lovelies!

With the start of the mad rush of Christmas shopping and “holiday everything” less than a week away, I wanted to start sharing more detailed versions of each of my 2019 Holiday Gift Guides.

I decided to start the guides off with Gifts for Kids because it is more than likely you have quite a few on your Christmas list.

You can find my whole Gift Guide for Kids by clicking here.

At this point, you all know that girls are my strong point when it comes to gift guides BUT I found some really unique gifts that can be great for both boys and girls, and I believe will be gifts they cherish for a long time.

Yesterday as I was helping Lilly clean-up her playroom, I couldn’t get over how many tiny little toys and toy sets she had. None of them actually have all of the pieces together at this point, so when she plays with them she improvises.

Any mom knows that there is never enough time in the day to clean up and reorganize tiny little toys back into their designated playsets, so I made it my goal to pick gifts that do not have a ton of clean-up involved.

One of Lilly’s all-time favorite gifts is her playhouse. We bought a plain wood playhouse this summer for her birthday and transformed it with some paint, and an awning that I made out of just two metal brackets and some striped fabric.

Our neighborhood kiddos love to come over to play with Lilly in her playhouse and you can usually find them making “soup” on a summer afternoon with flowers from my garden.

I love gifts like these that can involve so much time imagining and allows the kids to play outside.

We decorated the playhouse for Christmas and I already can’t wait to see what the kiddos will “cook-up” this weekend.

But…now what you are really here for…

Gift Guide for Kids:

Pretend Play:

Is there anything better than hearing your kids create a magical world of their own? I think pretend play toys are some of the best gifts to give a kid!

Books:

Did you know you can buy ILLUSTRATED Harry Potter books!? This is at the top of my list for Lilly this year because we just started reading chapter books together! A few of our personal favorites have to be the big Madeline book series, Angelina Ballerina and The Berenstain Bear books. The Alpha Block book is incredible and has become one of my favorite gifts to give.

Lilly’s Top Picks:

Lilly is hopeful that Santa will bring her an American Girl doll this year. In the past, a few of her all-time favorite gifts have been her bike, the playhouse, her dress-up wardrobe, and her personalized jewelry box.

You can combine a few of these to make beautiful gifts. For example, I love the unicorn sleeping bag paired with the unicorn stuffed animal and slipper set.

The Angelina Ballerina Book pairs perfectly with the Prima Ballerina mouse doll!

Another call-out is the Anywhere Chair. I always find Lilly snuggled up on her chair with a stuffed animal and a book!

My Top Picks:

I love a great, practical gift. Lilly loves Native slip-on sneakers, so when I saw they had snow boots, I had to add that to our list. A personalized backpack is another great gift option, and how fun is the Echo dot for kids!?

One of Lilly’s great aunts bought her the ride-on reindeer one year. It is hilarious and so great for their gross motor skills.

I hope this gift guide helps you find something special for the smallest people on your list!

xoxo,

Kalyn