Buying a great gift for a child isn’t as easy as it seems. It’s such a great feeling to “nail” a gift and once you see that look on a child’s face that tells you you’ve done just that, you can’t settle for anything less! This list should help you ‘nail’ it every time.
0-1 year olds
- Sophie the Giraffe or Mizzie the Kangaroo teether
- Blocks – colourful, square, Duplo style, fit in the hole style
- Stacking and sorting toys
- Books – touchy feely, cardboard style, books with flaps and bits that open, books with favourite TV characters, “That’s Not My…. ” series
- Pram
- Dolls and babies
- Push and Pull toys such as this “Lawnmower” from Hape. The kids still fight over it as toddlers
- Waterplay table
- Xylophone
- Toy Phone
- Balls – bouncy, glittery, light up, big, squeezy spikey, balls with bells, balls with sound, all types of balls
- Pat Mat
- Maracas
2- 3 year olds
- Playdough
- Crayons, pencils, Textas
- Train set
- Tonka trucks
- Hotwheels cars
- Ride on toys e.g. trike, balance bike, car, truck
- Scooter and helmet
- Puzzles
- Home corner pretend play – play kitchen, baby dolls and crib, pretend appliances
- Market stall/shop pretend play- play food items, appliances, cash register
- Table and chairs
- Lock box
- Dress ups – fairies, Batman, capes, Superman, Disney Princesses like Elsa, Belle, Ariel
- Figurines – Barbie, Batman, Power Rangers
- Tea Set
- Doctors Kit
- Doll house, hospital scene, pirate ship or other “scene” based play
- Bath/Shower toys
4- 6 year olds
- Trampoline
- Soccer Ball
- Kite
- Magformers (these can be pricey, however Kmart now has their own brand)
- Dress ups – as above!
- Sylvanian Families
- Craft and colouring supplies
- Furreal Friends/ Little Live Pets
- Puppet theatre and puppets (We love this Kmart one!!)
- Walkie Talkies
- Bosch Tools Set
- School supplies – lunch boxes, water bottles
- Anything from Smiggle!
- Hair accessories and jewellery
- Board and card games e.g. Uno, Guess Who. The Orchard Toys games are educational and perfect for this age group – our favourite is Shopping List
- Lego (intense, complicated lego!)
- Craft Kits
- Musical instruments
- Quadrilla Marble Run
- Kite
- Music/jewellery box
- Beanie Boos
- Fairy door/garden
- Chapter books
- Movie/show tickets
- Luna Park / Museum tickets
- CDs
- Gift Vouchers – iTunes, Rebel Sport, JB Hi Fi, EB Games, Typo
- Team jerseys
- Sporting paraphernalia
- Minecraft
- Board Games
- Kids cooking class or cookbook
- Science kit
- Sewing kit
- Instant camera (eg Polaroid, Fuji Instax)
- Bedroom decor
- Merfin
