Will you help me put together a list of unique gifts for kids ages 2 to 13 the kind that can't be found at Walmart!?
I’m going to keep it simple, and give the same gift to 2 or 3 kids at a time, out of the 15 grandkids we need to buy for, so I need a list of about 5 to 8 unique gifts.
In my other question I noted I have decided on a rock polisher for 2, possibly 3 of them (all in different houses.)
I lean toward scientific/educational things like a rock polisher as mentioned or a metal detector (which are two things on my list.) I really don’t want to go to Walmart at ALL if I can help it. Plus, they don’t normally have anything particularly unique.
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I’m a fan of supporting work-at-home parents. When I was cloth-diapering, I bought most of my supplies from HyenaCart. It looks like they’ve completely updated the website! Super cool.
The link there goes straight to the toys, books, and craft kits section.
There is also etsy of course, this link goes straight to Dress-Up and Play Clothes.
I know there are 15 of them, but what are their individual ages? That will help in coming up with cool stuff. There is a world of difference between four and six, as I’m sure you know.
Well, I have two 11 month old twins, one 2 year old girl one 5 year old boy, two 8 year old boys, two 10 year old girls, one 13 year old boy.
I also have a a 3 week old, a 4 month old and two18 year old’s—but those are slightly different situations. I think I could safely stick the 11 month olds in with the “different” situations too (ie, the younger have no clue about Christmas, no anticipation so I’m not going to bust my butt getting something “unique” for them.) The 18 year olds need to be treated as adults. I think.)
Do you have as much of a headache as I do now? I think I’ll go make waffles.
*Added your links to my Christmas folder. Thank you, @Seek_Kolinahr!
How about some kind of kit? A baking kit with ingredients (maybe pre-mixed ingredients in a jar), some cookie cutters, a rolling pin.
A craft kit of some kind.
For you to get one type of gift would be hard, since you have a big age span between baby and child.
I’m not thinking of the same gift for ALL the kids. I’m thinking, for example, of a rock polishing kit for 3 of them, who I know are interested in that kind of thing. At least 2 of them are. I think the third might like it too.
I’m tempted to offer my services to make personalised superhero costumes for the 2 and 5 year olds.
For the 8 year old boys – something instant-gratification is good. Hands-on, and cool enough that it distracts them from their video games for five minutes.
Gimme a minute, I’m on this.
Oh..that Mindware site is great! Now my brain is popping!
Ree the poop shaped soap…when we were little we had a little kid who lived next to us. My sisters were like big sisters to him. He was, I think, 2 and they were 5 and six. One time they took some fudge, shaped it until it looked like dog poop, put it in the grass next to themselves and near some real dog poop, then ate their “dog poop” while trying to get poor Timmy to eat the real dog poop! Geez!
You’re a cool Mama, @Seek.
HAHAHA!
That’s great!
OK… now, ten-year-old girls are an alien species to me. I played with the boys. They had better stuff and weren’t so snobby. Hopefully there will be something on Mindwire to help with them.
13 year old boy:
This might be because I’m pretty much a 13 year old boy, but I so want this
A Carniverous plant garden?
A blood typing kit? for the future CSI?
OMG, someone buy this for me
This site is pretty cool – it shows you gift ideas based on the personality. So, for example, under “teen guys” I clicked on “Creative” and it showed me this neat telephoto lens for zooming in with an iPhone.
For the adults in your life – a fun option might be to try the Something Store
You pay $10, and they send something. Could be anything. A wallet, a bellydancing skirt, a Kindle Fire… anything, minimum value $10, guaranteed. I’m going to do this for the grownups in my family this year. ^_^
@Mama_Cakes Aw, thanks. It took a lot of years of nerdiness to make it here. Haha
Wow! I like those carnivorous plants! How would one feed them, though?
Flies.. Make him go bug-hunting.
From what I remember, Venus Flytraps need one or two flies a month.
This site agrees, and says pitcher plants should be fed once a week, and butterworts twice a month.
Just live insects. No meat.
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/carnivorous-plants-kids-26372.html
I would say one of the major points is to make him go do some research. That’s just me. ^_^
I’m a big fan or teaching kids a love or art and nature. There is something for the all the ages you mention.
Michaels and other arts and crafts stores have all sorts of craft kits and other assorted art projects. Stained glass, clay, other modeling compounds, art supplies, paints, drawing pads, pencils, poster art, jewelry making, wood burning sets, sculpting tools, wood carving tools/kits, on and on.
Also field guides for your native wildlife, birds, insects, reptiles, etc. Get them interested in learning to identify birds, animals, insects, plants etc.
Give the gift of curiosity!
Passes to their local zoo or observatory.
Giving these to the young ones is a tradition in my family.
Also good for little people: Tegu blocks.
^ I love the stools! And the chairs! How cool!
You guys are awesome!!
Where do I get flies in the winter?
He’s 13, he probably has them in his bedroom.
Yeah, and dirty socks too! But not during the winter…we don’t have flies during the winter. Maybe they eat spiders too?
^ Want. want. want. WAAAAANT!
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