![]() And I’ll admit makeup is fun play for kids – like an artist’s palette for little faces.įace paint is a great gift too, which I’ve recommended here in the past. I’m hoping a makeup kit gets the fascination out of her system before she gets to an age when she actually would wear it out of the house. What is it about makeup and girls? I don’t wear any – I’m more scared of my chronic eczema than my bare aging face – but nevertheless my 9-year-old is entranced by it. The wet brush is super gentle, and my girls won’t use anything else. My curly use it in the shower to distribute conditioner through their long hair, and they also use to smooth out the knots in their dry hair. Don’t expect them to last – the quality is generally pretty poor – but they’re a novel item of the moment, and kids really do love them.Īnother good one for stockings, this flexible-bristled brush is great for getting out tangles from fine hair. They come in sizes from mini to large, and some are scented too. Made of a soft foam, they squish down into nothing, sighing out air, before slowly inflating back to normal size. A pack of 30 sells for around $13 on Amazon, and a few in each stocking will light up the holiday gathering.Īnother fidgety toy, squishies come in cute puffy forms such as animals or food items – or both, like the catburger above. They light up beautifully and last for hours. My friend sent her son to a sleepover once with these LED balloons, and the kids had so much fun batting them around in the dark. The two would be linked, but just having the savings separate is one step removed from temptation. Teens would benefit from one of these too, so the checking account would hold just a small amount of spending money, and any savings above that amount would be kept in a separate bucket. It’s a great way to start your teen on the road to financial understanding and responsibility.įor younger children there’s also a fee-free child savings account. Parents get access to monitor the account and can set up text alerts as well. Teens can use the app to keep track of their account balance and make mobile deposits (eg holiday check from grandparents). Cash itself is also too easy to spend or lose.Ĭapital One’s online bank has a great teen checking account with a debit card and no monthly fees. I think gift cards are the worst – captive money, easily lost – and the truth is, teens want to spend money in ways that are hard to gift for (online games, boba tea, wandering around with friends). This is actually a fun way to give a cash gift to your impossible-to-buy-for teen. I especially love Wendy’s DIY s’more ($25), a mini marshmallow with a draped hat of dark chocolate, sandwiched between two soft felt graham crackers. My daughter sleeps with her giant marshmallow every night, and it doubles as both pillow and cozy friend. Wendy uses high-quality materials, and her plushes are durable enough to withstand machine washing. Mini marshmallow kits sell for $15, and the giant marshmallow sells for $40. She sells well-designed DIY sewing kits for kids at the annual Maker Faire and other art fairs. The Toroflux is $15 on Amazon, and there are knockoffs, such as the Flow Ring, for slightly cheaper.Ī cute local crafter named Wendy makes these adorable marshmallows in mini and giant size. This isn’t a fidget for school – it’s way too much fun for that. ![]() And when you’re done, it folds up into nothing again. You can dance with it and do tricks with it. But it immediately pops open into a springy, shimmery coil that you can roll up and down an arm, from one arm to another or pass it between friends. Made from one coiled thin, flat wire, it comes out of its bag looking like a loose stack of metal rings. It’s a sweet science toy, part Slinky, part magic trick. The Toroflux is in the fidget family, but it’s much cooler. Stress balls are still around, but now there’s also putty, or homemade slime, or fidget spinners. Now that science suggests that children with attention issues may focus better in class if they can keep their hands occupied, all the kids want in. Note that my kids are growing up – I’m now in the 3rd to 10th grade window – so if you’re looking for littler ones, please check out my gift ideas from previous years, which have tons of fun presents and stocking stuffers for younger children.įidgets are all the rage these days with kids, maybe because they are a school-sanctioned toy. My annual gift guide is in two parts this year. ![]()
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