At Christmas, the most common thing when thinking about gifts for children - regardless of who gives them to them - is to give away some fashion toy or their favorite character. Almost automatically we go through that kind of thinking, however, there are other options that we can give to children during this time.
We share some gift ideas that you can give to your children, nephews or any toddler and that are not toys.
Why give something different to a toy
As I mentioned at the beginning of this article, what we usually give to children at Christmas or on Three Kings Day, are usually toys. At first, there is nothing wrong with doing so, Who doesn't like to be given things that they can have fun with for a while? Nor is it about taking a completely anti-toy stance (although of course, the decision depends on each family).
However, being this the most common, we can fall into an excess of toys and we must remember that when it comes to these products less is more, since when they have too many toys, children tend to be less consistent with them, losing interest and enthusiasm.
Another point against having too many toys, is that by having so many, children can get used to their playing time always only with them. And maybe you think, but that's what they are for! But also It is important for children to develop their creativity and imagination, and sometimes with toys this can be very limited by its functions and characteristics.
These are just a couple of reasons, I could list even more but we already have several articles in Babies and more where we talk about what happens when we give too many toys to a child and why we should avoid doing so. So now I share some gift alternatives that you can give, not only at Christmas or Three Kings Day, also on other important dates such as their birthdays or on Children's Day, where it is customary in some countries to make a small gift to children.
Coloring books
An activity that undoubtedly loves boys and girls alike, is coloring. It helps them from small to work on your fine motor skill and experiment with colors, while at the same time learning their names. These are some good options that I found online to give to kids:
"My first mandala book"It is as he says, a book of mandalas for children. Currently coloring mandalas has become a popular activity among adults, it is relaxing. We have seen it on Amazon and its price is 3.75 euros.
If what you are looking for is an option that gives more freedom for children when coloring, To scribble! it's excellent. According to the opinions of those who have given it to children, it allows them to develop their imagination better, as it gives them greater freedom to create their own drawings or scribbles. Its price is 9.45 euros.
Art briefcases
A beautiful and fun option for children is to give them an art briefcase that contain various materials that allow them to be creative and give free rein to their imagination. I found that there are art briefcases especially for children and that they can be a great gift.
This cute and practical Paw Patrol briefcase It contains more than 100 pieces for children to spend hours of fun. It includes wax pencils, soft waxes, markers, coloring pages, sticker pages, watercolors, brush, pencil sharpener, rubber and a pencil. Its price is 16.99 euros.
The briefcase "Play and create" You can find it with various characters, including Disney Princesses or Peppa Pig. It contains coloring waxes, watercolors, pencils, decorative caps, stamps, stickers, templates with shapes and of course, coloring sheets with your favorite characters. Its price is around 15 euros.
Craft Kits
Crafts are a great activity because they include a wide range of things we can do and materials we can use. A nice gift that will guarantee hours of fun is a craft kit, with which children can do different projects.
"My first sewing kit" It is a briefcase that contains various materials so that children can make their own creations on fabric, including felt, embroidery thread, measuring tape, scissors, padding, buttons, among others.
With this kit, the little ones can make their own farm animals with pom poms, very nice and tender. With this type of activity they help improve eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity. Its price is 9.95 euros.
Now, if what we want is to give free rein to the children to make their own creations practically of anything, we can find this fabulous Knorrtoys case with 1,500 pieces, which include: pipe cleaning, letters of rubber eva, moving eyes, sheets of paper in different colors, mini pom poms, sticks of colored poles, among others. Its price is 36.36 euros.
