Best Gift Ideas For Children 2024

Holly Wadsworth-Hill’s gorgeous range of story books are thoughtfully designed in anticipation of a young illustrator. It’s the child who brings the story to life, just as they visualise it. Several titles in the range including festive Super Claus which could make a great advent treat!

Picture-This Books With A Difference

Floss & Rock’s beautiful collection of colourful, sustainable, imaginative play toys are always a winner for me. The magnetic play sets are great for on-the-go fun (no loud noises or batteries required!) – wide selection of themes available.

Floss & Rock Magnetic Play Scene

If you’ve got a young car enthusiast in your midst, it’s hard to go wrong with a bit of Hot Wheels! But this multistorey carpark and racetrack is a surefire winner, ticking all the diecast car track boxes. My nephews have rated it 5*, and you know you’re getting the truth when it comes from the mouths of babes!

Hot Wheels City Garage Playset

Locomocean LED Light Up Bath Duck

Test their reactions with Hyper Dash – a fun new colour target game. Think Bop It with extras (it may have been a bit addictive when I gave it a test run…)! With three different modes and 10 difficulty levels, this is perfect for solo and group play and sure to provide much entertainment.

Hyper Dash Reactions Game

Thanks to Taylor Swift, friendship bracelets have been enjoying a huge resurgence this year. So this friendship bracelet kit is bound to be a popular choice for any young Swifties you know.

GALT Friendship Bracelet Kit

Squishmallows don’t seem to ever drop out of favour. And with so many designs to choose between you can be sure you’ll find one that’ll be enthusiastically welcomed! To be fair, they are infinitely cuddly …

Squishmallows

Think Dobble on steroids! Match symbol, number or colour to try and get rid of your cards as quickly as you can. Great (and surprisingly addictive!) travel game for the whole family.

Pear Shaped Game

Let imagination go wild with the Barbie DreamPlane. Comes with Pilot Barbie doll and plenty of accessories sure to keep any young doll’s world imaginator busy.

Barbie DreamPlane

This impressed me, with the various layers of interactive play and entertainment. Awaken the dinosaur’s mouth to reveal his hidden flying mini dino. Use your hands to control his movement as he explores your home and beyond.

MGA Entertainment GrossMos Flying Dino

This car is lively – I warn you now! But as a result it’s sure to be an instant hit with any young driving enthusiast! Your furniture and skirting will be glad to hear that the wheels are super soft and bouncy, which also gives the car some fantastic turning potential. It’s a great piece of kit that’ll provide plenty of entertainment. (Comes in orange with red wheels too.)

Speed Cyclone Radio Control Car

I can’t really say enough good things about Fox Under The Moon’s beautifully thoughtful products. Winner of Gift of the Year’s People’s Choice award two years running, author and illustrator Stacey McNeill just has such a way with words and images that she can make everything seem manageable. Foster a sense of self-worth and good self-esteem from a young age as you work through this gorgeous journal with your little one.

Fox Under The Moon Children’s Journal

Got a puzzle solver on your hands? They’ll love this Smart Farmer challenge from puzzle brand Smart Games (a firm favourite in our house). Separate the animals into their own paddocks with the fences provided. 60 scenarios to complete.

Smart Games Smart Farmer Puzzle Game

There’s an animal for everyone in the Gift of the Year category award winning Trixie range! Made from recycled cotton and in beautifully muted tones, these children’s backpacks have been thoughtfully created. Matching water bottles and draw strings bags available to purchase too. I honestly don’t know which one I’d choose!

Trixie Animal Backpack

Love this DIY seedling paper pot set. Encourage green-fingered fun as children nurture seedlings over the winter weeks ready to plant outside come springtime.

Burgon & Ball Make Your Own Seedling Paper Pots

These adorable nail varnish dolls are bound to be a winner with any budding nail technician. The nail varnish is water based, non toxic and peelable and perfect for children. And the dolls will make a cute addition to any young person’s dressing table.

Suki Kids Nail Varnish

Make lunchtimes extra fun with these cute sandwich crimpers. Create cute shapes and keep the filling safe inside. Great for toasting too. (My sister gave me the Christmas set years ago and the kids still adore them now!)

Dravency Sandwich Crimpers

Enjoy some simple pleasures with this brilliant papercraft set from Clockwork Soldier. The shark head and tail come as two separate builds so that it looks as though the shark is swimming through your bedroom wall. No scissors or glue required.

Clockwork Soldier Create Your Own Snappy Shark

Everyone needs a set of pencils, and what could be better than custom engraved Crayola pencils. No fighting at the school desk over whose pencils are whose! Brilliant for all budding artists.

Made Happy Custom Engraved Crayola Pencils