King of Tokyo + Kids Books
Perfect for 5 years and up, this dice game involves strategy, risk, and balance. Can you get ahead of everyone else without losing your life?...
Priddy Books Playtown series + Duplo
This post is a little different. I usually suggest a great gift and several matching book options. In this post, I want to shine a...
Flipbook Kit and Books for Comic Kids
We have a big graphic novel bookworm at our house and so for one birthday, we gifted him this flipbook kit. It might seem like...
LEGO 31112: Lion, Ostrich and Warthog
Lego sets like this are great for gifting. They come with instructions for building more than one thing and the price point means they can...
LEGO 31088: Shark, Whale and Squid
This was the first Lego set that I bought for Tobin (my youngest). All the other kids were in school and he would come home...
Gumboots and Kids Picture Books
What young child doesn’t love their gumboots? Nowadays there are all sorts: ones with light-up soles, glitter gumboots, fashion gumboots, and they can come with...
Gardening and Kids Books
An often overlooked theme for a gift for children is gardening. Though they whine and winge about it, at the end of a day that...
Paper airplane instruction kit
Our family, particularly the oldest boy, has gone in and out of phases (near obsessions) with paper plane making. Now that the youngest is at...