10 Unique Gifts for Your Kids

All the kids celebrating their birthday would love receiving gifts. Here’s a list of 10 great gift ideas that are enjoyable for the kids but not heavy on the wallet.

Kids usually love creating art projects and so a great gift idea for them would be a set of colored pens, colorful glue sticks, markers, art paper. and a great “hot to draw” book which will be great for their creative talent. An art supply gift not just encourages the youngsters to use their imagination, but it can be an extra treat when you spend time with them using them.

Books are always great gifts for any age: you can get musical or squeaky books for the little ones, short stories for preschoolers, adventure books for 9-11 year olds, and so on: there is a book for every taste. If you’d like to encourage some ideas for future plans, books about careers and professions would be a great choice.

If your kids love watching movies, you could purchase their favorite movie on dvd and have them watch with their friends.Some skillful boys who admire their father’s carpentry skills usually appreciates tool kits and the like. They could also work beside their dad! Girls that love the glam of accessories can have hours of fun mixing and matching colorful beads. There’s many choices of designs that they could choose from. It could be hours of endless creativity.

The kids that love hanging around the kitchen while mom does some cooking would also appreciate some cooking tools for the little hands. Some baking tools would also be creative. Again, this would be a lot of fun for the little one to make, and share with friends and family. For the nature lover, a gardening kit with a couple of small pots packed with potting soil, some seeds, and a plastic watering can give countless hours of fun, while caring for the plants, and watching them grow.

For the amateur photographer, a disposable camera could allow them their first experience in photography. This could also release their creative eye for picturesque views. Should your budget permits, add a small picture album, and you’ve instantly created wonderful memories of that birthday.

Another gift idea is to fill a colorful basket or pail with an assortment of miniature toys to have some fun. You could fill the basket with silly putty, some playing cards, water guns, marbles, etc… For boys, you can add some little cars and for girls, throw in some hair accessories. Throw in some candy dispensers and there you’ve got a great basket of goodies! If you find some fun, small things that most kids think are neat, pick up a bunch so that at any time you have a supply of items to mix and match for a birthday.

For some kids who are far from some relatives, they would also appreciate the presence of their grandparents or aunts and uncles on their special birthday. Give that special child the gift of time: a day out with you complete with lunch, a movie, and/or shopping for the gift of their choice.

This author is a household and family writer. She writes on a selection of subjects for the entire family, from school supplies to leather furniture To go through more of her advice, product reviews, and social commentary, check out her website!