Dear friends,
I know it’s only October, but in my experience, early gift purchasing is the key to a stress free Advent…
So if you’re after some inspiration for gifts for beloved children in your lives, I’ve broken my gift list down into multiple categories, including all of the things our family have enjoyed and cherished over the years. For reference, we have a 7, 4 and 2 year old.
I hope you find inspiration here! Enjoy!
P.s if you’d like to just skip to the Amazon storefront where all of these lists and items are found…
Otherwise, keep scrolling!
Find all of our favourite gifts for the one who loves to dress up here
- We love all of Sarah’s silks products. They encourage imaginative play, fit any age, are exceptional quality and never grow old!
- Earth Paints face paint - they are truly non toxic, all natural ingredients and beautifully earthy tones.
Find all of our favourite gifts for the budding engineer here
- Grimms toys - we have the pyramid, rainbow, semi circles and 1001 nights - the creative play has been endless. My son, who loves to build, has built such varied and wonderful creations.
- Sillbird Robot - my son built this (with a lot of help) at age 6. He thoroughly enjoyed it and it was tremendous fun to play with once built as it’s remote controlled.
- Tegu - we have built up a large collection of these and they are played with almost daily (it does require buying a couple of sets to make it worth it, especially if you have multiple children). The story behind the company is a delight too, as they are a Christian start up, using renewable non toxic materials (wood) and providing jobs in a poor region of Honduras.
- Both Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Little House in the Big Woods totally captured my son who loves to know “how things work/are made” as they both describe these processes in great detail.
- Makedo kits are great fun as they allow you to transform ordinary cardboard boxes into endless structures.
Find all of our favourite gifts for little ones here
- These Tegu toys designed for littler hands.
- Nanchen make the most adorable, all natural dolls. Perfect for tiny hands and sensitive skin.
- Doodling Faith have made these delightful crinkle sensory cloth books for tiny ones. We adore them.
- Tabitha Paige has written the most delightful board books for little ones. They are of heirloom quality!
- The Christmas Promise board book is one of our favourites!
Find all of our favourite gifts for your outdoor explorer here
- Den Kit Company make so many wonderful kits, but their original den kit is fantastic!
- Knot tying kit is a great way to introduce your child to all the different kinds of knots and can be hooked to their bag.
- All of these bingos have been such fun. A great way to explore and learn about nature even indoors.
- We take our magnifying glasses everywhere to help little hands fall in love with exploration.
Find all of our favourite gifts for the creative here
- Studiostone Creative have made the most delightful carving kits, providing all they need to transform a piece of sandstone into a delightful decoration/toy
- We love the origami kits from the National Trust, which have the most delightful papers.
- Rudge and Garnett have created beautiful artwork for children’s bedrooms, providing wonderful inspiration for budding artists.
- The Parables of Jesus colouring book is the perfect companion for the book, occupying creative hands.
- Our favourite watercolour set - this has been a huge hit and is of great quality!
Find all of our favourite gifts for the avid game player here
- Race to the Treasure is a cooperative game and has been a hit!
- Monkey Bingo has been such an eye opening game to the variety in God’s creation, even in just monkeys!
- Magnetic chess has been a game changer for avoiding pieces being accidentally knocked off by mischievous younger siblings.
- Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is a hilarious, loud and fast paced game! Fun for everyone.
- Avocado Smash is an easy to follow snap based game. Our kids love it.
- Dobble is a fun, competitive memory game, accessible for all ages.
There is something about having a quality hardback or illustrated version of your favourite book which is hard to beat. Christmas is a perfect opportunity to spend a little extra to light up their world with a copy to be treasured. Find all of our favourite books for those who would love a special copy here.
Well done for getting to the end of this email, it was a long one! I hope that you and your family are blessed by this list.
Many blessings,
Jessica
p.s if your head is not quite in Christmas yet, but you’re looking for a book to cosy up with the kids Autumn, may I gently encourage you to consider Anne of Green Gables or the Jungle Book. I have faith based companions available for both and you can find out what Beth @littleworldwanderers and Whitney @Brighterdaypress are saying about them below…
For the Anne of Green Gables guide, they're here:
For those in the US
For those in the UK
For the Jungle Book, they're here:
For the US
For the UK
