Gift Ideas for Children and Teens
Activities
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Blocks
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Books
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Pretend-Play/Dramatic Play
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Outdoor Play (Large Motor Activity)
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Using-Hands Play (Manipulative Activity)/Games
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Art
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Music
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Science/Math
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Sand/Water
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Woodworking
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Technology
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Cooking
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Personalized/Name Imprints on an item
Ideas For...
Infants:
Mobiles, cradle gyms, stuffed animals
(think of storage space, size), rattles, squeeze toys,
busy boxes, cups and pots, or stacking rings
Family Time:
Board games
(Monopoly, Clue, Scrabble, Sorry, Life, card games),
or the latest tech game for his/her game device that
allow two players, puzzle to hang on your family/living room wall
Building:
Wooden blocks, plastic blocks, any kind of
blocks materials, Lincoln Logs, Leggos, Tinkertoys, or Towerifics
Arts and Crafts Materials:
Tempera paints, finger paints,
water paints, "clay" dough, Playdough, modeling clay, pasticine,
plain paper, construction paper, tissue paper, paste or glue,
safety scissors, yarn, string, cloth, old magazine, buttons,
cartons and boxes, or cardboard
Books:
Cloth books, heavy cardboard books,
picture books, story books, chapter books, complete
the thought-or-drawing books, or personalized story books
Musical Activities:
Age-appropriate records or tapes,
concert/event tickets, or musical instrument and lesson books
Pretend Play/Dramatic Play:
Dolls, toy trucks and cars,
toy dishes, toy appliances and tools, or costumes
Outside Play:
Balls, riding toys, swing sets and climbers,
or sandboxes (you can fill with plastic colorful balls instead of sand)
Teens:
Chapter books, concert/event ticket and one
for a friend (safety precaution), restaurant/movie theater
gift certificate, cash, gift certificate to their favorite clothing
store, or technology gift certificate
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