24 Playful Gifts for the Kiddos in Your Life

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After months of school, sports, and what feels like hundreds of successful (and some failed) crafts, you may be feeling at a loss as to what to get your child this year for the holidays. You've delved into baking with them, stepped on too many LEGOS, and even built them a treehouse—what's left now? Here's where we step in with a curated list of clever and unique gift ideas at various price points that will leave them delighted. We've found colorful wooden block set for your future architect, easy food kits designed to take them on a journey across the world, and their own play sofa to get their love for interior design started. There are even a few games and treats the adults in the home will get to enjoy too (we're looking at you, rainbow cake kit). Each selection is made to help them get in touch with their creative sides while having fun. At last, these are the best holiday gifts for kids.

Baby Masaya | Jelly Bean Pattern

This handmade baby chair brings a dose of color and style to any nursery or playroom. It’s incredibly well made and durable, thanks to sustainably sourced hardwoods and Manila cord. The beautiful mix of colors, bespoke patterns, and artisan weaving techniques make each chair truly one of a kind.

PRIMO Ride On Toy Classic, Mint

Forget the toy cars from big-box stores and upgrade the kid in your life to this classic Italian design. This ride-on scooter is made from metal and welded by hand, while aluminum trim and mint green paint add a vintage feel. The faux leather seat makes things extra comfy, so they can ride down the hallway or sidewalk for hours.

Create Your Own Video Game Set

Introduce young gamers to the world of coding with this kit that allows them to create—and play—their own video game. With a computer based visual editor, kids over 8 can dream up new digital features and learn how a game is created from start to finish.

The Amazing Adventures of Aya & Pete in Paris!

This children's book is perfect for the budding Francophile. Aya and her sloth friend Pete travel to Paris where they explore the sights and sample French food like croissants, fromage, and crêpes. Culture and fun in one book? Oui oui!

Double Sided Doorway Farmers Market & Bakery

Tired of buying toys that take up so much space and add clutter? This canvas "storefront" hangs in a doorway and inspires hours of play. Bonus? It's double-sided—one depicts a farmers market and the other shows a bakery—and the set includes play money bills and a shopping list.

Ride On Train

Bring some magic to your living room with this ride-on train set from FAO Schwarz. This classically styled set includes a battery-powered locomotive and train tracks that can be moved around your home. The engine has three built-in sound effects, a working LED headlight, and controls that power the train forwards and backwards.

Classic Pajama Set

How sweet is this red pajama set for the holiday season? With sizes from 18M-12, you can match siblings of different ages (there's even a coordinating nightgown for girls). The ultra-soft flannel and long sleeves will keep them cozy and warm all winter long.

Humming Bird Colonial Playhouse

This colonial-style playhouse boasts a large veranda and beautiful painted flowers on the porch. Each window also has an opening for their dolls and teddy bears to peek outside.

52” Steel-Framed Shatterproof Portable Basketball Hoop

Shooting baskets in the driveway is about to get a lot cooler, thanks to this 52-inch shatterproof backboard and steel-framed hoop. For the big kid (or kid at heart), this is one unforgettable gift!

The Nugget

A favorite by both kids and adults, the Nugget is one of the most ingenious kids toys ever designed. Made up of several cushions, this piece easily turns from kid's couch to play fort with infinite configurations. Bigger pieces make for easy clean-up, and the covers are machine washable.

Sarah Sherman Samuel Circus Play Tent

Almost every VERANDA reader dreams of tented rooms, and why shouldn't the kids get to play in one? Especially this one by Sarah Sherman Samuel for West Elm that's so full of whimsy.

Open the Joy The On the Go Activity Box in Green at Nordstrom

Little Acton Dress

Perfect for exploring the local children's museums or tea parties in the backyard, she'll never want to take off this breezy Doen dress.

Giving Tree Heirloom Book

This version of the classic is bound in leather for a keepsake kids will pass down to their own kids one day.

Large Dark Indigo Kids Lounge Nod Chair

This comfy chair is constructed from heavy-duty foam, making for your kid's dream reading chair. Bonus: It comes in four colors and you can add personalization for just $12 more.

Flour Shop Rainbow Pop-Up Cake Kit

Flour Shop's founder Amirah Kassem teamed up with Williams-Sonoma to design a kit that allows you to make the shop's famous rainbow-hued push pops in your own kitchen.

The Canvas Set

For the artsy kids, give them something to draw on outside your own walls. This playful toy from Play Follies is made of non-toxic, BPA-free, phthalates-free, lightweight recyclable expanded plastic that acts as a whiteboard. Kids can design a house and then draw on it with markers that wipe away for new adventures next time they pull it out.

Red Kid Apron

Let the kids play in the kitchen and get messy! They'll at least look adorable in this Heather Taylor Home kids' apron.

Ridley’s 8-in-1 Classic Games Set

This classic game set—which includes backgammon, Chinese checkers, dominoes, checkers, ludo, pick-up sticks, and playing cards—will elevate family game night and get everyone in on the fun!

42-Piece Set Magnetic Wooden Blocks

Cities, castles, and trains—they can build it all with this 42-piece set wooden blocks set from Tegu. The founders of the toy brand believe in allowing children to imagine their own worlds and narratives while enhancing their storytelling and problem-solving skills.

Children's Garden Seed Kit

Designed with all ages in mind, this garden kit allows kids to experience the joys of growing and raising something on their own while adding a little more green back in the world. This adorable kit features six different types of plant seeds from sunflowers to marigolds and detailed instructions on how to ensure their little garden thrives.

Kid's Global Adventure Cooking Kit

Have your bright young chef take a culinary journey around the world with colorful, country-specific meal kits. Each meal comes with easy-to-follow recipes, necessary spices, fun cooking tools, and activity sheets for each country. Yum!

Colorful Backgammon Set

Time to brush up on your backgammon skills: The classic board game gets a fresh facelift with splashes of vibrant colors sure to check the eye of any kids and parents too.

Sculpd Pottery Kit

Inspire a creative afternoon of crafting with this pottery kit from Sculpd. The brand also features kits for making candles, candle casting, and macrame planters.

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