It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and if you are anything like us, you LOVE the look on children’s faces when they open your gifts!
This year, we thought we would put together our top gift ideas for kids to help you spread some Christmas cheer! These are all toys or games that we have used as a family and we wouldn’t recommend anything that we didn’t enjoy!
1. Pixies Crystal Flyers, 5+
The Pixies Crystal Flyers by Spin Masters are on the top of Alegria’s list (which is why it is still in the package!!) They are graceful and easy to fly with an in-built infrared sensor in the feet which allows you to guide your pixie with hand movements. How cool is that! It comes complete with a USB charger allowing “no batteries required” flight after flight.
Age: 5+; RRP $49.99 ~ Stockists: Big W, Kmart, Target and all good toy retailers
2. BANANAGRAMS, 7+
We have been playing Bananagrams by Moose Toys throughout isolation and remote learning (they were kind enough to send it to Alegria and Isaac as a gift). As we start venturing out into the wide world a little more, we are taking this quick and fun game with us. There are many variations that you can play, and our kiddos have made up their own games.
They don’t know it’s educational and they love it!
The tiles (and bag) are easy to clean – which makes it perfect for outdoor adventures.
Age: 7+; RRP $25.00 ~ Stockists: Big W, Kmart, Target and all good toy retailers
3. MECCANO JUNIOR OPEN ENDED BUCKET, 5+
The Meccano Junior 150-Piece free play bucket from Spin Masters enables unlimited creativity! Isaac hasn’t used Meccano before so this was ideal for him and other first-time builders. There is an easy-to-follow instruction booklet for three different builds or kids can construct and customise, snap nuts onto parts to make them lock; and use bolts to hold pieces together as they build whatever their hearts desire!
Age: 5+, RRP $49.99 ~ Stockists: Kmart, Toy World and independent toy retailers
4. SPACETALK, CHILDREN’S ALL-IN-ONE MOBILE PHONE, SMART WATCH AND GPS (Ages 4-12 years)
SPACETALK, a children’s all-in-one mobile phone, smart watch and GPS tracker that both parents and children will LOVE. We have been using it for 4 months and love it! With the SPACETALK we are able to keep connected with the kids without them having access to the internet and the nasties of social media.
SPACETALK’s enhanced school mode feature, enables parents to specifically select which
watch functions to disable during school hours, such as incoming and outgoing calls,
messaging, step counter, location and stopwatch.
RRP: $349
5. COOL MAKER GO GLAM NAIL STAMPER (Ages: 8 to 11)
The Cool Maker Go Glam Nail Stamper from Spin Masters has put the OMG in DIY! Alegria loved this all-in-one nail kit, which meant that she could easily stamp and style custom manicures in minutes. The kit comes with five patterns and two nail polish colours so she could mix n’ match to personalise looks with enough product to give at least 12 manicures. The nail polish formula is completely non-toxic and kid-safe.
Age: 8+; RRP $39.99 ~ Stockists: Big W, Kmart, Target and independent toy retailers
6. OLLYBALL (3+)
The Ollyball was designed for full-speed, full-force indoor play! The ball is super light and absorbs shock through a patented KrunchCOR® construction! We inflated ours in May and it is still up and going strong. We would definitely recommend it!
Available at Kmart and Catch.Com.Au
7. Cool Maker Hollywood Hair Studio 8+
Have you been wondering what to do with left over ribbon? Now your kids can design, customise and create their own hair extensions. Simply decorate one of the coloured or pattern hair ribbons with marker pens then at the press of a button, transforms it into a super cute hair extension.
I think this would be great for birthday parties and for sleepovers!
Age: 8+; RRP $39.99 ~ Stockists: Big W, Kmart, Target and independent toy retailers
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Alegria loves the Rainglow Unicorn Vet Set which comes with five magical accessories to help treat your special patient. Alegria loves listening with the Sparkle Scope to hear the unicorn’s heart beat in tune with her horn. You can also use the Furmometer to take her temperature and hear her sigh! The Rainglow can be used in two modes – play mode where she is happy and healthy and vet mode where you can use your accessories to make her feel better.
SPACETALK, a children’s all-in-one mobile phone, smart watch and GPS tracker that both parents and children will LOVE. We have been using it for 4 months and love it! With the SPACETALK we are able to keep connected with the kids without them having access to the internet and the nasties of social media.
Isaac loves digging through the wax smash and dig layer and discovering his Treasure X mini collectable! He also followed the treasure map to search for for Real Gold Dipped Treasure (or did he find a trap?) After searching through the Treasure X: King’s Gold – Mini Beast Pack, Isaac enjoys playing with the resusable magic rock!
Isaac is all over his MiBro robot! He loves it! He loves pranking us by sneaking the MiBro into a room and using the Really RAD Remote to speak through Mibro and add filters to his voice so we don’t realise that it is him!! He also loves spying with MiBro and use him to listen in on our conversations!
Alegria and Isaac LOVE the Magic Adventures Globe and they have no idea they are learning whilst they are playing! Using the stylus, children can tap on the 10″ interactive learning globe and experience new places, languages, cultures, animals, geography, habitats and more through high-quality BBC videos. Featuring a 2.7″ integrated video screen, animations and live-action videos fully immerse kids in the curriculum to provide a better understanding of the world through more than 5 hours of videos.
Both Alegria and Isaac love to twist, turn, play and learn with the RockIt Twist rotatable, single-player game system. It comes with three profiles if you want to buy one (we got one each for the kids because we wanted it for travel) and the four sides have colourful, light-up controls that include buttons, dials, a spinner, slider, switch and D-pad to provide a totally unique way to play exciting video games. During game play, one of the eight game controls will light up to indicate when each control is needed throughout a game.
The Cool Maker Go Glam Nail Stamper
Alegria and Isaac love to mix, shape and squish the Kinetic Sand in the 
Soggy Doggy is a fun, family game that always ends in fits of giggles! You fill the tub with water and race around the board trying not to get splashed! Top tip, put the game on a towel for easy clean up!
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