Kids Birthday Gift Ideas

If you are planning on having a birthday party and your child is inviting a lot of kids from school, this may leave you at a bit of a disadvantage when coming up with some birthday gift ideas. The following may prove to be very helpful when deciding upon gifts for children of all ages.

Birthday Gifts For Toddlers And Babies (1 & 2)

Toddlers and babies are still looking to explore. Most parents feel as though they are not entertaining their children by buying educational items as apposed to just fun and colorful toys. This can not be further from the truth. Children of this seek out to explore and learn because the world is still so brand new to them. Educational toys like flash cards, board books and soft blocks are always entertaining to them. Look for education items that consist of bright colors and movable parts to peek their interest even more. Fun and games outside of the range of education is great too but it’s better to limit those types of items to focus on things that a child usually takes no interest in like bath time.

Birthday Gifts For Preschoolers (3 & 4)

Once your child turns three years old, the gift giving process becomes a lot more enjoyable for several reasons. Among those reasons is the fact that small parts are no longer an issue. This will allow your range of choices to expand greatly now. Another reason is because your child is starting to show an interest in particular things that will help you when it comes to finding items that you know they will enjoy. Try getting your child some board games. Now is the perfect age for children to start playing with other children and learning to follow rules. Not only will they have fun but they will be learning something in the process. Test their minds by getting them puzzles, building blocks and art supplies.

This is also the age of make believe. Great birthday gift ideas would include anything that may assist them in that area like dress up clothing and shoes for the girls or play tools for the boys. Sometime boys like to play dress up too, so you might want to include some superhero outfits for them as well.

Birthday Gift Ideas For Young Children (5 to 8)

Children at this age are ready to express their creativity. A great gift idea would be to buy art supplies to fill that void. Art supplies can consist of the usual paints and stencils but don’t forget that coloring books also fall in this category. Your children are also just beginning to read so another idea is children’s books for this age group. Kids can also play and learn at the same time by giving them educational toys that talk like globes or Atlases (maps).

Birthday Gift Ideas For Older Children (9 to 12)

There is a large range of ideas for giving gifts to children around this age like popular Harry Potter books or diaries and journals for them to write in. Children who are still taking a huge interest in art, try moving them up to some more advanced art materials such as an easel, canvass boards and oil paints. Or perhaps they take an interest in some other forms of art like wood burning, carving or working with clay.

If your child loves to have sleepovers and the budget allows it, buy them a new bunk bed. On a lower budget some sleeping bags would be a great idea as well as some games for the kids to play. Maybe a tent for the back yard or a pool to play in on those hot summer afternoons.

By this age, you should already be aware of what your child takes an interest in pertaining to movies, movie characters, sports, etc. Try to by gifts that involve these interests but do not over due it. Most children love a good variety of things they already take an interest in to things that they have yet to explore.