Best holiday gifts for kids
By Carla Snuggs

Hey friends! The holidays are here! If you haven’t found the perfect gift for a child (or child at heart) pick up a thoughtful gift from my shopping guide. I’ve curated some of my faves like personalized books, educational games and more! If your gift won’t arrive before Christmas, consider purchasing a gift card toward one of these fantastic brands so your receiver can choose the perfect gift.

This is a living shopping guide. Check back for updates through next week!

Black Streak Kitchen Comics

Make cooking fun with this comic cookbook! Black Streak Kitchen Comics is a comic cookbook series unlike anything you've ever seen. We take the recipes of real chefs and turn them into step-by-step fully illustrated recipe comics featuring the chefs as characters teaching the recipes. We walk the readers through every step of creating a delicious dish: the equipment needed, the ingredients list, food prep, proper seasoning, cooking, and (most important of all) presentation and consumption! We even include nutrition facts of the ingredients in each recipe and how they benefit your body's health and wellness. Shop: Blackstreakanime.com

Bunnies By the Bay Knotty Friends Cloth Teethers

This customizable lovie has a sweet, fur-baby safe embroidered face with floppy velour body and knotted "paws" for teething, or attaching a pacifier. Shop: Bunniesbythebay.com

Roybi Robot

Named by TIME Magazine as one of The Best Inventions of 2019, Roybi Robot is an AI-powered educational smart toy robot for children 3+ in language learning & basic STEM. It comes with over 500 lessons, 70 categories & topics as well as over 70,000 vocabularies. Best educational toy for homeschooling and remote learning to make learning fun through play and innovative engagement. Shop: Roybirobot.com

Gator, Gator, Second Grader (Classroom Pet ... or Not?)

Learn why a baby gator is NOT a good pet with this fun story for young readers. Shop: Storymonsters.com

Give Her Courage Girls Confident Set

Set includes Tee and Leggings: Bolt of Confidence Tee
Keeping it cool all day in a lightweight and breathable tee with a playful, glittery lightning bolt etched on the front--because nothing promotes confidence and courage more than a little sparkle! Walk With Purpose Leggings: Perfect for exercise and play, these detailed leggings will keep her confident, stylish and comfortable all day long. A pink lightning bolt graphic races down both sides of comfy recycled polyester and spandex leggings topped with a wide elastic waistband.
Shop: Givehercourage.com

Little Red Barn Books & Toys

Hey Buckaroos! Follow Joey and his barnyard animal friends as they search for the lost goat Opie! Little Red Barn Books is a four-part, continuing illustrated children's story series about a boy named Joey and his animal friends on the farm. The stories incorporate lessons about courage and attitude for children ages 0-7. Along with the four books, there is a plush barn carrying case that carries all 4 of the books and holds 5 plush animals, who resemble the animal characters in the story! So, you can cuddle with Joey's friends while you read about their adventures! Shop: Lttleredbarnbooks.com

GoCube

The Award-Winning GoCube is the classic Rubik’s cube from the 80’s, reinvented to fit the 21st digital century. Empowered with sensors and wireless connectivity, it connects to a companion app that tracks the cube’s movements and orientation in real-time. The GoCube is innovative and fun in so many ways - it teaches kids and adults of all ages how to solve it, they can play music with it, turn it into a controller and a 3D maze, and play with other GoCubers online. It turns screen time into valuable time, while fostering creativity, problem solving and focus through fun play and experience.

Cub Pantry Kids Snack Kit (4-12 years)

Now that your cub is a little bit older, they’ve got strong opinions about everything−including what goes into their bellies. We kid-tested everything in this monthly snack kit, which focuses on healthy snacks with whole ingredients like low sugar fruit & veggie treats, antibiotic and hormone-free meat sticks, and delicious protein-packed nut butters.

Shop: Cubpantry.com

The Loog Mini Acoustic Guitar for Children

At 22 inches in length, the Loog Mini gives a child of 3+ a chance to get into playing. Strings are made from Nylon, so it’s very soft on little fingertips. There are three strings tuned G-B-E (like a standard guitar). The body is made from real wood (Linden wood). 422gs in weight, so very very light for a toddler to carry around the house. Shop: Authorityguitar.com

GoNoodle HappyMerryHoliday Gift Box

The gift set includes a kid’s GoNoodle long sleeve t-shirt, a set of 3 Champ Cookie Cutters (includes: McPufferson, Squatchy, and Flappy), and a Squatchy Berger kids beanie. Shop: Shop.gonoodle.com