Christmas shopping can be a bit of a chore. But it seems when we’re shopping for kids, we get to be a kid again which can be fun. Putting together the 2024 Best Christmas Gifts for Kids list has sure been fun for us here at TIA. We look for good quality, creative, educational, experiential, FUN toys. Hopefully you’ll find just what you’re looking for here and have a little fun in the process.
2024 Best Christmas Gifts for Kids – Advent Calendars
We really like advent calendars because they are like 25 gifts in one. And there are literally hundreds of advent calendars out there. If your kid has a favorite sport, hobby, or superhero there is a good chance there is an advent calendar out there for them. Here are a few your kids might love.
LEGO Disney Advent Calendar 2024 for Kids
Where to Buy: Amazon
24-Day Countdown Christmas Gifts for Kids with 12 Magic Tricks, 6 Science Experiments, 6 Gemstones, Fun Educational
Where to Buy: Amazon
LEGO City 2022 Advent Calendar
Where to Buy: Amazon
Advent Calendar with Brain Teaser Puzzles
Where to Buy: Amazon
2024 Best Christmas Gifts for Kids – TIA Top Picks
Crayola Ultimate Light Board – White, Kids Drawing Tablet, LED Drawing Board for Kids, Holiday Gift for Boys & Girls, Toys for Kids, 6+
“Display your art in lights with the Crayola Ultimate Light Board. Kids can draw a masterpiece directly on the surface and turn it on to watch the design shine. The bright LEDs built into the frame make the inks from the Gel FX Markers really glow. And when you’re done, just wipe the screen clean with any damp cloth for unlimited creativity!” ~ Crayola
Amazon Review: Kids love it! – I’ve bought a couple of these! It’s great for kids. I gift these to all the little cousins in the family. Gives them an alternative for coloring. We use it to make happy birthday signs for loved ones instead of boring papers. Love that you can place the markers right into the back for easy storage and clean up. Love how it makes the kid’s art come to life. Super cool art toy to have!
Where to Buy: Amazon
Nintendo Switch™ Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe Bundle
Everyone. Loves. Nintendo. If you have a kid (no matter what age) on your list that doesn’t have a Nintendo Switch, get them one. It will be their favorite gift.
Amazon Review: Console – This console is about the best thing you could get as a young lad. You can play on the TV, at home, in the car, on the airplane, or anywhere. It is simply amazing the versatility that this console gives you. It’s literally a Nintendo DS and Wii in one. It is extremely easy and fun to play with friends, for you can use two joy-con controllers or use one and give your friend the other. The games on it are just the best games Nintendo has ever made. Super Mario Odyssey gives you the adventure of a lifetime in 3d. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is probably my favorite game on the Switch, the amount of kart combos and characters you can use, huge amount of tracks that add up to 96 tracks, make a ton of fun for you and your friends. I love the competitiveness you can get into online and in the community.
Where to Buy: Amazon
2024 Best Christmas Gifts for Kids – Tech Gift
WhalesBot E7 Pro Coding Robot for Kids 8+ Years
We love everything from the WalesBot store. Kids from 3-12 can learn the basics of Coding and Robotics so many different ways.
Amazon Review: Is it a Lego set? Is it a robot kit? NO ONE KNOWS! My daughter said to me, “Will you stop power-leveling my child?” In response, I got this. When my grandchild visits, we can spend some quality time on robotics. She loves the idea of building her own robot. The pieces are easy to assemble, and this is, in my opinion, an excellent start to building a foundation of understanding robotics and the very most basics of programming.
Where to Buy: Amazon
2024 Best Christmas Gifts for Kids – Arts & Crafts
POPYOLA Art Supplies
The POPYOLA Art Supplies 269 Piece Deluxe Art Set is an exceptional gift basket addition for fostering creativity in kids and adults alike, with a wide array of art tools such as watercolor paints, crayons, and colored pencils.
Amazon Review: I bought this for my great niece, an aspiring artist. The quality is impressive. I would definitely buy again if needed. Beautiful!
Where to Buy: Amazon
Kid Made Modern Arts and Crafts Kit
The Kid Made Modern Arts and Crafts Kit is an exceptional gift for fostering creativity, packed with over 1,000 pieces of crafting supplies and materials. This comprehensive set encourages kids to engage in endless DIY projects, allowing them to express their imagination and develop fine motor skills.
Amazon Review: This was a gift. The supplies are high quality and fun. They appealed to my 9 year old and she got busy creating right away. I think this will be a new go-to gift idea!
Where to Buy: Amazon
2024 Best Christmas Gifts for Kids – Outdoorsy Adventure Gifts
Science & Survival Kit
This is a great way to encourage kids to step away from their electronics and engage in fun science projects while also learning valuable survival skills.
Amazon Review: It’s fun and cool for both me and the kids. As one who likes to explore and test things and teach the kids all kinds of new things, we enjoyed learning and doing things together.
Where to Buy: Amazon
National Geographic Rock Tumbler Kit – Hobby Edition
I read a lot of the reviews on this one. There can be a learning curve but overall folks (of all ages) really like using it. It gets a 4.5 star rating from over 30,000 reviews – that’s a LOT of reviews!
Amazon Review: Grandson loves it – My grandson is a rock hound so I got him this. He has done several rocks and they come out pretty dang cool
Nothing super fast but that part of the fun for him and the process.
Where to Buy: Amazon
Waterproof Kids Metal Detector
We have a “hunter” here at TIA and she insisted we put a metal detector on our list of great gifts to get kids outdoors. “It is such a fun hobby that you can introduce them to when they’re young. And the whole family can participate.” We love this one because it is lightweight, easy to learn to use, and best of all kids can use it in water. So they can take it to the lake, the beach, or on the boat.
Amazon Review: Childs metal detector – My 8 yr old grandson is going love this, this is my 3rd purchase of these where I’ve already bought my other 2 grandsons one as well!! Can’t wait to see all 3 of them using these next weekend during our family get together beach trip. Works get for price, very simple to operate.
Where to Buy: Amazon
2024 Best Christmas Gifts for Kids – Personalized Gift
Personalized Blanket
A personalized blanket makes a wonderful gift for kids of all ages. You can design one with fun elements like words, pictures, or a combination of both. Incorporating their favorite hobby creates a unique and special blanket they’ll love.
Where to Buy: Amazon
2024 Best Christmas Gifts for Kids – Subscription Gift
KiwiCo
KiwiCo is an excellent subscription gift for kids because it provides hands-on, educational projects that spark creativity and curiosity in a fun and interactive way. Each box is designed to inspire STEM learning through engaging, age-appropriate activities that encourage problem-solving and innovation.
Where to Buy: Kiwico
2024 Best Christmas Gifts for Kids – Gift Basket Items
Spin Master Games
The Spin Master Games Classic Board Games 6-Pack Bundle is an excellent gift basket addition as it offers a variety of classic games that are perfect for family game nights, ensuring fun and bonding time for everyone.
Amazon Review: Very high quality at a surprising low price. This will make a perfect stocking stuffer.
Where to Buy: Amazon
The Big Book of Search & Find
The Big Book of Search & Find is a fantastic gift basket addition as it offers hours of engaging entertainment through its hilarious scenes and amusing objects to find.
Amazon Review: This is great search and find book to keep children occupied while they take a break from their electronic devices, from boredom, or during summer break. Also helps children learn new vocabulary and recognize images.
Where to Buy: Amazon
2024 Best Christmas Gifts for Kids – Luxury Gift
Ruko 1088 Smart Robots for Kids, Large Programmable Interactive RC Robot with Voice Control
Here’s why we love it: It’s a big surprise to kids as the robot is up to 15.8 inches in height. With various pioneering ways to play, it can build kids’ imagination and creativity.
Kids will love this gift! With 10 emojis, 9 flexible joints, and 10 songs, this robot lets kids explore programming with 200 unique movements. It’s a fun way to boost logical thinking, creativity, and coordination through interactive, rhythmic play!
Gymnastics, storytelling, dance, music, and recording—the Ruko robot enriches childhood with creativity and early artistic exploration. More than just a toy, it’s a fun, engaging friend!
Amazon Review: Great robot for kids 3-8 – I was really excited to get this robot for my kids. They were playing with it as soon as it was done charging. I would say it’s a great starter robot. Its quite simple, but still comes with a lot of features. He’s very well built. The robot dances, tells stories, and can move in all directions.
Where to Buy: Amazon
Minecraft Explorer Kit – Build Minecraft in The Real World – Endless Play for Ages 8 and Up
If you have a kid into Minecraft like mine are, this will blow their mind! It’s not cheap, especially considering it is mostly cardboard, but imagine them and their friends building and rebuilding with this. We do suggest you read the reviews. It gets 4.2 stars from 261 reviews. The reviews on the quality of the cardboard are mixed, but again, if you have a Minecraft kid, this thing is pretty cool! One last suggestion, if Santa has room on his sleigh, you might want him to bring more than one kit.
Amazon Review: Great for creative kids! – Our children absolutely love this product. Every couple of weeks they go on a fort building binge. We’ve got three sets and my daughter wants a fourth. The sides are made of cardboard, but they’re very sturdy. They’ve taken a beating from our kids and I haven’t seen a single dent. Definitely a five star product!!
Where to Buy: Amazon
2024 Best Christmas Gifts for Kids – Stocking Stuffers!
WERNNSAI 3 Pcs Mini Kites
Every kid, big and small, loves kites. These are small enough that they can “fly” them inside or out. Easy to take along, and what kid doesn’t like to launch things with a rubberband?
Amazon Review: These are fun and easy to use! They fly so well!
Where to Buy: Amazon
Silly Putty
I remember this as a kid and was one of the best stocking stuffers. Sure we don’t have newspaper to lift the ink anymore but it’s still fund to bounce and mold.
Amazon Review: When I was a kid, I would only get one piddly diddly pack of silly putty at a time. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciated what I got, of course but always wanted more. Well NOW, my kid can make a big glob of this stuff if she wants with the mega pack.
Where to Buy: Amazon
Hot Chocolate
Who doesn’t like a variety of hot chocolate drinks?
Amazon Review: Tastes really good, and I like the fact that I have several different flavors to choose from! Highly recommended. I personally also used extra creamy almond milk and a handheld milk frother to fluff up the hot chocolate, FYI. Tastes smooth, full-bodied, and marvelous.
Where to Buy: Amazon
2024 Best Christmas Gifts for Kids – Gift Cards
Why give just a gift card when you can make it fun for the kids, and entertaining for you to watch.
Amazon Review: Great gift idea to add some fun into a present instead of just handing over a gift card. Took the kids are few hours to work it out but they enjoyed the challenge.
Where to Buy: Amazon
Elf on the Shelf
The TIA workshop had a visit from Toolz, our very own Elf on the Shelf.
Last year, Toolz put together a great list of woodworking and craft projects for kids. He has an all-new list this year, and just like last year’s projects, these are fun things to make and do. Kiddos will have fun learning new skills while making some super cool stuff. And best of all, many of these can be given as gifts.
Here’s a little bit of what Toolz shared with us this year:
Give kids big enough to use “real” tools the book and some real tools. They’ll spend hours learning basic woodworking skills. And maybe even make a few great gifts with these tools and some lumber.
Yougfin Drill Sets Power Tool Combo Kit
Amazon Review: Powerful, Precise, and Perfect for Every DIY Project – I am positively impressed with this electric drill set! The 18+1 clutch settings and torque control offer excellent precision for all my drilling needs, whether it’s for larger fasteners or delicate tasks. The two-speed settings allow me to tackle various projects without worrying about damaging surfaces. The battery life is fantastic, and the fast charger ensures I’m never stuck waiting around. The ergonomic design makes it comfortable to use, even for extended periods, and the LED light is a game-changer for working in dim corners. Plus, the 195-piece tool kit is incredibly comprehensive—everything I need is right at my fingertips. Highly recommend this for any DIY lover.
Where to Buy: Amazon
And if you have a really serious woodworker on your Christmas list, now is a great time to check out all the tools and tool sets on sale at The Home Depot.
ONE+ 18V Cordless 6-Tool Combo Kit with 1.5 Ah and 4.0 Ah Batteries, Charger, and 65-Piece Drill and Impact Drive Kit
Where to Buy: The Home Depot – On Sale for $218.97 – Save $105 (32%)
RYOBI also has an extensive line of tools for hobbyists and crafters. These would make great gifts, some are on sale now. TIA and Toolz will keep you posted on any great holiday deals we find at The Home Depot; Black Friday deals have already begun.
That’s it for our 2024 Best Christmas Gifts for Kids.
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Keep checking back for our upcoming gift guides.
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- Christmas 2024 Gifts for Foodies and Party Hosts
We’ll also be publishing summary lists by gift type.
From all of us here at TIA, happy shopping and happy holidays.
