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10 Christmas Gifts Ideas For Kids

amomentwithfranca · 11 December 2021 · 16 Comments

Following on from my 10 Lovely Christmas Gifts For The Ladies In Your Life post, I thought to also do a list of Christmas Gifts Ideas For Kids. We received a few lovely products to review that we liked a lot, so I thought it could be nice to put them all together here so it might be useful for you.

Table of Contents

  • Smiggle
  • In The Book: Disney Princesses The Ultimate Collection Personalized Book ($49.99)
  • PLAYin Choc – ToyChoc Box (£2.50)
  • Ravensburger CreArt Pawesome Polar Bear Paint By Numbers Kits for Children (£11.00)
  • Lapland UK – The Untold Story of Father Christmas Book (£15.00)
  • Magic Mixies Magic Cauldron (£69.99)
  • Carrot Kitchen App Subscription (from £2.99)
  • Frugi Clothing
  • LOL Surprise Confetti Under Wrap (£13.99)
  • Rainbow High Dolls (£27.24)

See below our list of products we tried and loved:

Smiggle

My girls love stationary and they are always asking for new pencil cases, pens in many different colours, scented pens, notepads, colouring pencils, rubbers, rulers, etc. They love them all. As you know were are big fans of Smiggle and we have been having their Advent Calendar for the past couple of years and my girls get super excited about it!  We received a lovely bundle of Smiggle goodies that were super cool so I thought to list them here as I am sure they could be a good idea for your kids too.

Lil’ Mates A5 Notebook (£16.50)

We received a Lil’ Mates A5 Notebook from their Lil’ Mates collection. This tactile, A5 notebook is super cute. Their Koala design comes with a baby Joey notebook which is what Sienna loves the most! She thinks it is so adorable! Come with a mini pencil case on his back. It has 80 sheets and 160 pages.

Ice Cream Scented Highlighters (£6.00)

The Ice Cream Scented Highlighters are so adorable! When Bella saw it, she grabbed it straight away. She loves highlighters and much better if they are scented. Comes with six scoops of delicious scents. These novelty ice cream shaped highlighters are hard to resist.

Character Clock With Night Light (£16.50)

The Character Clock With Night Light is very cool. This clock was picked by Sienna and she absolutely loves it! She can keep track of time and start her day off the right way with a friendly greeting from her favourite character. This kid-friendly clock is the perfect addition to any room to bring some fun to every kids day! It has a built-in night light, alarm, countdown, temperature and digital calendar display to help your kids kick start their day, the right way.

In The Book: Disney Princesses The Ultimate Collection Personalized Book ($49.99)

In The Book are passionate about children’s reading, and making it the most exciting it can be with their personalised books! From stories of superheroes and princesses, along with an exclusive Disney license, In The Book love to create magical stories that little ones can read again and again! With their name, a message and even their photo woven into the story, children will love to snuggle up and read a book made especially for them.

Their books are fully personalized for each child, featuring their name on the cover and in the story, and a loving message. Some of their books have the option to add a photo of the child to the back page, making their book even more special!

We got a gorgeous Disney Princesses The Ultimate Collection Personalized Book for Sienna. I was incredibly impressed when it arrived. We were not expecting that big and so beautiful. Sienna couldn’t believe she received such a wonderful personalised book. She loves reading different stories each night. It is such a joy to see her enjoying so much reading her book.

PLAYin Choc – ToyChoc Box (£2.50)

PLAYin Choc is like a Kinder Egg, but with fairly traded dairy-free chocolate and no landfill waste left over.  We received a selection of ToyChoc Boxes to try out. ToyChoc Boxes combine the two things that kids love most in the world, toys and chocolate, and they do it in a way that’s good for them and good for the planet.

Your kids would enjoy melt-in-the-mouth chocolate made from organic Peruvian cacao, and a selection of exciting 3D toys. They have a toy for every kid and occasion. They have rabbits, giraffes, dinosaurs, etc. They could be perfect for stocking fillers.

Ravensburger CreArt Pawesome Polar Bear Paint By Numbers Kits for Children (£11.00)

Ravensburger is renowned for its long tradition and solid values. Over time, they have become the leading brand for puzzles, games and entertainment products in Europe. With the Ravensburger CreArt Painting by Numbers kit, children learn to colour the different images with care and attention, thus improving their artistic talent and developing motor skills. In the end, they will feel a sense of joy, pride and satisfaction that will stimulate them to want to continue painting. There are three different levels of difficulty: you go from simple images with few large colouring spaces, up to images with small spaces for the most experienced.

We love Ravensburger products. We have different puzzles and games at home. This Ravensburger CreArt Pawesome Polar Bear Paint By Numbers Kit is fantastic. They have 2 different types depending on the age of the kids. So they have some for kids ages 9 and up and kids ages 7 and up. We got the ones for kids older than 9 so Bella was perfect to try it out. She is very artistic and loves this type of activity. It kept her entertained for a while. She did a fantastic job!

Lapland UK – The Untold Story of Father Christmas Book (£15.00)

If you have heard of Lapland UK, you probably know how wonderful this place is for little ones. We were invited a few years ago and we had the most mesmerizing day!

They have published a new book called The Untold Story of Father Christmas which is the foundational story from which LaplandUK, the live experience, was born. The book tells the tale of how a humble toymaker first travelled through the door in the Enchanted Forest to Lapland to become Father Christmas.

If you are planning to visit Lapland UK, reading this beautiful book with your kids is a lovely way to familiarise yourselves with the characters of Lapland or it could be an enduring ritual to read each Christmas as your family tradition. It is written by the founders of Lapland, Mike and Alison Battle, and features beautiful illustrations in a traditional time-honoured style.

Magic Mixies Magic Cauldron (£69.99)

The Magic Mixies from Moose Toys is absolutely amazing! This toy is sure to be a must-have toy for Christmas 2021. If your kids love magic, spells and potions this is the toy for them! Magic Mixies Magic Cauldron lets kids make magical potions through cool spells that will then reveal their own furry pet friend living in its cauldron. This interactive experience will captivate your kids with its imaginative play! Sienna absolutely loves this toy! She plays with her Magic Mixie all the time.

What we love the most about this toy is that you can repeat the process again and again! I must admit I was awed by it too and I thought it was an amazing toy! Your kids are going to love this toy. Check out this Magic Mixie Reel of Sienna trying her Magic Cauldron for the first time!

Carrot Kitchen App Subscription (from £2.99)

If you are looking for ways to get your kids excited about cooking and healthy eating or perhaps you want to do fun and useful activities at home with your kids, then Carrot Kitchen App is the perfect gift for them. My girls have been trying this app and have had so much fun cooking yummy recipes.

Carrot Kitchen is a new cooking app that you download for free to your mobile. It inspires and encourages children to learn how to cook. It has Tasty and healthy recipes and skill videos, designed by food education experts which enable a fun and safe cooking hobby in the child’s own home. It has step-by-step recipe videos that help kids to cook independently.

They have free recipes to test before you decide to subscribe. This is a great way to get an idea if your kids will like the app. Then you can subscribe to the free 14 day trial. The subscription gives you access to the full content (over 100 kid-friendly recipe videos and cooking challenges and 5 new recipes each month.

Frugi Clothing

We love Frugi clothes. We have been collaborating with them for a few years now and we adore their clothes because they are so colourful and cheerful! Their clothes always make my girls stand out when they wear them! Frugi only uses organic cotton and their outerwear is made from recycled plastic bottles.

Sienna received beautiful PJs. They are so colourful and super cosy! She loves them! They are made from beautifully soft, gentle and breathable organic cotton. ⁣Have a look at their website because they have a lovely new collection of Christmas PJs at the moment. She got the Clemmie Traditional PJs that can be a lovely Christmas gift.

LOL Surprise Confetti Under Wrap (£13.99)

Sienna is obsessed with L.O.L Surprise! Dolls and pretty much her Christmas list is all about them! She recently received this LOL Surprise Confetti Under Wrap and she loved it! It was so much fun to unwrap.

She unboxed a re-released doll from the Eye Spy Series in a new confetti package with LOL Surprise Confetti Reveal. Each capsule has 15 surprises with a new surprise confetti unboxing! The surprise confetti unboxing includes a surprise pop of confetti for a party in every capsule. Feed or bathe your doll to reveal a water surprise. The confetti pop capsule can be put back together and popped again and again.

They can collect all 12 LOL Surprise Confetti Reveal dolls!

Rainbow High Dolls (£27.24)

Sienna also loves Rainbow High Dolls. She has been collecting them for a while now and she has so much fun playing with them. She received Rainbow High Bella Parker and she thinks she is so beautiful. Bella Parker has a pink outfit and she has gorgeous features, long eyelashes and beautiful, brushable hair. Bella comes with 2 complete outfits to mix and match for bold, show-stopping looks. Also includes a hair comb, two hangers and a doll stand.

Series 2 are now available with 4 brand new characters (Stella Monroe, Krystal Bailey, River Kendall, and Karma Nichols). And she has just received the new Rainbow High Winter Break range dolls. The Original 6 from Rainbow High gets a Winter makeover so they can fashionably hit the slopes. Sienna is looking forward to collecting all the dolls, so I guess now I should be putting the other dolls on her Christmas list!

I hope this gift list was useful for you. What products stood out the most to you? 

*Disclosure: I received samples of these products for the purpose of this blog post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Contain Affiliate links. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Love you all ❤️

Franca  💋

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  1. Sarah-Marie says

    11 December 2021 at

    We love cooking and baking and so I love the sound of the Carrot Kitchen app. Such a great and yet slightly unusual gift idea! #KCACOLS

    Reply
    • amomentwithfranca says

      12 December 2021 at

      It is a very handy app 🙂 x

      Reply
  2. Kendra says

    12 December 2021 at

    Cute ideas. Our kids get a book and PJs every year. And something they really want. #KCACOLS

    Reply
  3. Jennifer Lambert says

    12 December 2021 at

    aw, super cute ideas! My kids are teens now, and I miss buying toys.
    I love the fair-trade chocolate idea. #KCACOLS

    Reply
  4. Astrid says

    13 December 2021 at

    These are indeed all awesome gifts for kids! I particularly love the Rainbow High doll and the Carrot Kitchen app subscription. #KCACOLS

    Reply
  5. Gul Akkaya says

    14 December 2021 at

    Really nice

    Reply
  6. Gemma Hendry says

    14 December 2021 at

    Fantastic gift ideas, the magic mixes look right up my daughters street

    Reply
  7. Note Me Happy says

    14 December 2021 at

    I’ve gone straight over to Amazon to check out that Princess book, my girls would love it! #KCACOLS

    Reply
  8. Lydia C. Lee says

    14 December 2021 at

    Great ideas! #KCACOLS

    Reply
  9. James Travis says

    15 December 2021 at

    Some great gift ideas here

    Reply
  10. Laura says

    16 December 2021 at

    I love the stationery, my little girl loves drawing with different pens and pencils so I think she is going to love stationery too

    Reply
  11. Jennifer Rhymer says

    16 December 2021 at

    I love Smiggle but it’s very expensive – my daughter is a huge fan of Smiggle x

    Reply
  12. Sam says

    19 December 2021 at

    What a cute list of ideas for Christmas presents x #kcacols

    Reply
  13. jade says

    20 December 2021 at

    The Disney Princess book looks great and the Choc on Choc! #KCACOLS

    Reply
  14. ashleigh allan says

    22 December 2021 at

    Great ideas – would love to go to Lapland UK – the book sounds lovely!

    Reply
  15. Malin+-+SenLearningwPenguin says

    22 December 2021 at

    Lots of fab ideas here! I particularly like the look of the paint by numbers polar bear, and the cooking app! x #KCACOLS

    Reply

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