Looking for Christmas Gifts for Children Who Love to Learn? Here are 14 fantastic ideas
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Are your children hungry for knowledge? Would they like to learn more about the world around them? Last Christmas, our 3 year old spent 7 hours playing with mathlink cubes from Learning Resources and so started an obsession with Numberblocks!
This Christmas we are keen to help him to continue with his learning journey – especially now he has started school. So, here are some great ideas for you if you are looking for Christmas Gifts for Children who love to learn.
Table of Contents
Numbers, Reading and Writing
Bigjigs: Writing and Spelling
Rex is currently obsessed with drawing and writing – and seems to be using up all my printer paper! So I love this idea.
The booklet comes with a dry wipe pen and sturdy, hard backing tray to lean on meaning it is great to use anywhere. The ZooBooKoo Secret Scholars Reception Words supports the National Literacy Strategy for the Early Years Foundation Stage (Reception).
Suitable for age 4 and up.
Bigjigs: Number Learning
This Times Tables Tray is ideal for early learning. A very simple set-up, this educational toy will help to encourage little ones learning their times tables. It also helps with sorting skills and encourages fine-motor development.
High quality, hand-crafted and features multiplication tables 1-12 with the answers on the back. Priced at £12.89 from Bigjigs.
Snapwatch
Snapwatch is a brand new way to help teach your children how to tell the time. It is easy to wear and has a flexible display means that it fits any sized wrist. The numbers are big and easy to read and it is made of soft silicone that is lightweight, splashproof and shockproof. There is a battery included which has a life of around 2 years!
There are six designs to choose from include two plain colours; Icy Black and Spring Purple, and fun characters; Sharkies, Astronauts, Dragons and Unicorns
Suitable for aged 5 to 12 years.
GEOMAG Magicube Word Building
Combining the love of GEOMAG with word building for a 4 year old who is keen to learn is a genius idea!
Through magnetic fun play with these STEM toy letters, they are built to increase confidence with their word recognition, inspire creativity and stimulate imagination. Meaning that they can explore plenty of letter patterns.
The set includes a booklet with tips and examples for educational discovery together with 16 magnetic cubes and 63 letter and graphics clips. For ages 3 years and over.
Jaques Kid’s Learning Clock
Jaques make some wonderful educational toys including this gorgeous wooden teaching clock features numbered shapes from 1 through to 12 and each fits into it’s specific place on the clock face. This means that it will encourage recognition of positions of numbers on the clock. The clock face includes five-minute time intervals. The shape sorting element of this clock improves shape recognition.
Suitable for age 3 years and over. RRP £12.99
GEOMAG Magicube Maths Building
Not only is there a word building set with GEOMAG, they also have this fantastic maths building set.
Last Christmas, Rex spent 7 hours playing with his maths link cubes so we are hoping that a similar fate awaits when he unwraps this one on Christmas Day!
The set includes a booklet with tips and examples for educational discovery together 16 magicube magnetic cubes and 45 clips that will transform magicube into the right place to learn.
Imaginary Play
Bigjigs: Biscuit Box
There are very few children who don’t enjoy using their imagination and this great biscuit box will add an extra dimension to that very traditional pretend cup of tea!
Rex often holds tea parties for his toys – and me – and so, he can now add in a biscuit or two. Alternatively, as a shopkeeper, he some extra produce for his shelves.
A best-seller from Bigjigs, priced at £16.29.
Happy Hamsters Super Slides
This wonderful Happy Hamster modular track set means that you can build unique designs as crazy as you like! This easy to use set will help to encourage imaginative play as no two tracks need to be the same.
Included:
- 2 Cute Hamsters
- 45+ modular pieces
- Easy to build (adult assembly)
It is compatible with other Happy Hamster sets and is suitable for ages 3 years and over.
Active Play
Stomp Rocket Super High Performance Stomp Kit
Rex received the Stomp Rocket Duelling set last Christmas and absolutely loved it! It is a great way to keep fit and is such a simple way to stay entertained.
Those rockets went to 200 feet BUT this one reaches for the stars at 400 feet. That is longer than a football pitch!
Includes a Stomp Launcher and 3 Super High Performance Rockets. No batteries required; super easy, fast assembly and VERY easy to transport too.
Creative Play
GEOMAG Loops and Gravity
Rex is a huge fan of the Geomag range so it is great to see that they are producing sets for older children.
The Loops and Gravity box is a great STEM product which helps stimulate interest in science. It comes with 130 pieces and is made from 74% recycled plastic.
All you do is build a circuit and run the spheres using the motion provided by the invisible forces of both Gravity and Magnetism without the use of batteries or electricity.
Suitable for aged 8 years and over.
Blopens Sequins
With Blopens Sequins you can create fantastic pictures using amazing airbrush style effect and an extra sparkle!
The set includes 200 sequins as well as 6 blopens, 6 assorted stencils, 6 drawing sheets, tube of glue, 2 packs of sequins giving you the chance to create at least 6 pictures.
Suitable for age 4 and over.
Aqua Gelz Deluxe Set
Suitable for older children, the Aqua Gelz set lets kids magically creates soft figures in 3D.
All you do is put the different coloured gels into the included shapes, immerse them into the water bath and within seconds the gel transforms from flat to 3D!
Included is 9 bottles of colour gel with base colours, glitter colours and colours with glow in the dark effect as well as a bowl, 6 shapes and 8 x water additives.
Suitable for 8 years and over.
The Original Super Sand
I cannot stand messy play. I have always had an issue with it. However, Rex adores playdoh and anything that gets him being creative.
I have had a look into a few alternatives and came across this fantastic Super Sand.
Not only is it soft to touch, lightweight and non-staining sand but it is easily buildable, encouraging children to use the moulds provided to create detailed structures or go freestyle with their own designs.
Suitable for age 3 years and over.
Craft Buddy Winter Olaf Card
This officially licensed Disney collection design is only available from Craft Buddy and I absolutely love this Winter Olaf card.
You can create your own beautiful sparkly Christmas cards, with loads of other different designs to choose from too
All the kits contain : Card with adhesive template, Envelope, Pre-sorted bags of crystals, Pick-up pen, Tray, Jelly, Instructions.
Each card takes 30-45 minutes to complete and are suitable for ages 6-100+.
Craft Buddy Disney Princess Crystal Wreath
I love the idea of these beautiful crystal wreaths from Craft Buddy and, as they are officially licensed for Disney products, they have a great selection to choose from – including this Disney Princess piece which is a great piece of art to decorate your home or to give as a handmade gift.
The concept is similar to painting by numbers and is also known as 5D Diamond Painting. Each design has a numbered, adhesive template. Use the tool to lift up the coloured resin gems and place them on the corresponding numbered dots.
The wreath is approximately 30cm and made out of MDF. Suitable for 8 years and over. RRP £21.99.
Djeco Big Box of Colours from Brightminds
One of the things which Rex has asked for on his list this year is a big box of paints. We have decided to go a step further with this brilliant big box of colours from the wonderful Brightminds.
Containing 88 beautiful quality Djeco pencils, markers, crayons, gel pastels, paint and paint brushes, sharpener and eraser all organised in a recycled cardboard case, with white canvas ready for you to personalise, I have no doubt that Rex will love it!
RRP £29.99.
Social Skills
Kids Stuff Crazy Foaming Soap
Who doesn’t love to learn social skills at disguised as playing?!
This soap has been a BIG hit in our house in recent years and I totally recommend it. It comes in 4 different colours and is mouldable too so Rex has spent a long time in the bath playing. I have to admit that the rest of the family love it too.
The perfect stocking filler, it comes in white, pink and blue.
Magical Sparkling Bubble Bath
Who wouldn’t want their bath turned into a glitterfest?! The Kids Stuff Crazy Magical Sparkling Bubble Bath is made from a mild and gentle formula and will encourage any child to enjoy a bit of magic whilst getting clean.
Bubble castles, sparkly snowstorms and even a sparkly beard are all possible with a sprinkle of imagination.
Humble Toothbrush
As well as teaching Rex how to brush his teeth from an early age, we are also trying to help him learn how to be respectful of the environment.
Humble have come up with a great way to enable us to teach him both of these valuable lessons with their new replaceable head bamboo toothbrush.
Made from 100% biodegradable, sustainably-grown bamboo, each toothbrush comes with two replaceable heads
Why bamboo? Well, it is a fantastic renewable material that grows quickly without the need of added fertilizer which makes it the perfect choice for disposables such as toothbrushes, straws and similar products.
