Gift Ideas From Playmonster
For a number of years, Playmonster has provided some great ideas for my gift guide. Here are this year’s suggestions.
Slip on the silly sea fingers to become a stacking octopus…a Stacktopus!™ Stacking these cups should be easy, but when you’re wearing octopus arms on your fingers, it becomes silly competitive fun! Race to match your stack of cups to the card shown to win! It’s great fun for kids, but also for families—wearing the silly sea fingers levels the playing field for kids as well as adults! Stacktopus is available here
Fashion Plates
Add a Superstar feel to the classic Fashion Plates Deluxe! Aspiring designers can create mix-and-match pop star looks that are also sure to blast to the top of the charts! Pack everything neatly in the trendy portfolio case and hit the road! Compatible with other Fashion Plates sets. Fashion Plates Superstar Deluxe is available here
Windward
It’s an engaging strategy game that challenges players to Master the skies by harnessing the power of ever-changing winds and get ahead of opponents by using the wind in creative and clever ways. Windward is a Barnes&Noble Exclusive
Y’art
Create AMAZING works of textured yarn art with the ease of coloring! Thread the Y’Art pen and color in the numbered areas — yarn magically clings to the Grip-N-Stick Y’Artboard as you swirl, twirl, and zig-zag to complete each unique design! Totally mess-free and OOPS-proof — if you make a mistake, simply lift up the yarn and reposition. Y’art makes their canvases pre-printed and numbered for you. This allows you to create vibrant textile art to frame and display! Y’art is available here
Fantastic Flowers
Build endless blossoms with the Fantastic Flower’s complete paper flower-making studio. My youngest loves art and making crafts. This is a great choice for the crafty child in your home. Fantastic Flowers can be found here
Silly Faces
Race to make the silliest face with this smile-filled classic game that sticks like magic! Spin the spinner and land on a face space to fill, then choose from a wacky assortment of re-stickable Colorforms pieces to stick on your face card. The first one to complete a whole silly face wins the game. Available here
Your favorite sewer-dwelling crime-fighters are back! Create your own adventures with the heroes in a half-shell. Enjoy hours of creative as well as re-stickable fun with this classic playset—just like you remember! Available here
Latch kits 3D designs put a new twist on the classic latch hook craft we used to do as kids. Just match the extra-long yarn to the color-coded spaces to add 3D effects to your design! The sturdy canvas features fabric-lined edges as well as hanging loops to create your very own soft and fuzzy Llama design that’s ready to hang on your wall or use as a mini-rug. Latch hook Llama can be found here
A fun craft that’s also a toy! Design your very own kitty friends! Rinse and redesign as many times as you want! This is something that will definitely please the cat lover in your family and it can be found here
Care Bears
Classic Care Bears is back with a game just like you remember. Now you can also share the same sweet characters you loved as a child with your own children! Available here
Gift Ideas From Thames And Kosmos
Over the years, Thames and Kosmos have had a large number of educational STEM toys and games in my gift guide and this year’s selection is very interesting.
Aqualin is a two-player strategy game that is so easy to learn but challenging to master. During the game, each player attempts to group together as many matching tiles as possible and to form the most groups. One player works to create groups of the same color, while the other makes groups of the same type of sea creature. The bigger the group is, the more points it’s worth. At the end of the game, whoever has the most points wins. Aqualin is available here
Starlight Kitty & Cutie Crew includes 66 Creatto pieces, as well as a string of 40 LED lights, and assembly instructions to build a kitty cat, mouse house, teddy bear, and squirrel, but the possibilities are limited only by your imagination! What will you create?
Starlight kitty can be found here
Gift Ideas from Green Kids Krafts
Green Kids Crafts offers some very interesting STEM box kits and even offers a subscription box service to offer your children ongoing STEM fun.
We got to try the Volcano as well as the Geode kit for our gift guide. The kit can be found here
Gift Ideas from Ripley’s
Ripley’s Believe IT or Not! is another mainstay in our gift guide. Our children love the new facts they pick up each year. Mind Blown is a new favorite in our family.
It is available here
Gift Ideas From Puro Sound Labs
Puro Sound Labs BT2200 was designed by a father after his daughter’s hearing was damaged by loud music in her headphones. The puro line was created specifically to produce a safe listening headset for children.
In addition to the volume limiting feature, this particular headset is great at blocking out external noises as well.
The BT2200 can be found here
Juliee Fitze says
I would like to get the PuroQuiets Active Noise Cancelling Headphones-Built in Mic
Piroska says
I like the My Discovery Telescope.
Maritess S says
The PuroQuiets Active Noise Cancelling Headphones-Built in Mic would be a nice set for my daughter during her online classes.
Ami B says
City Skylines Board game looks great.
Maritess S says
I would love the Discovery telescope.
LYNN CLAYTON says
Cities: Skylines
Erin N says
The PuroQuiets Active Noise Cancelling Headphones would also be amazing to have! Happy New Year!
Maria says
Would love the PuroPro Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Volume Limited Headphones with Built-In Mic
Dave Gibb says
I like the PuroQuiets Active Noise Cancelling Headphones-Built in Mic
AscendingButterfly says
Those headphones from Puro look amazing, I love their site. Another product in addition to the headphones that they sell that are of interest to me is the splitter. I had one that I loved but it finally stopped working.
Julie Waldron says
I’d also like the JuniorJams Volume Limited On-Ear Headphones For Kids.
Julie Waldron says
I also like the Glow-in-the-Dark Science Lab.
aaron r says
Happy Atoms Educator’s Bundle (250 Atoms)
I would love to have that it would be great to be able to learn with.
aaron r says
RAGING RAPTORS
sure that would be really incredible because there are so many good options.
I wanted to learn about all of them.
aaron r says
PuroGamer Volume Limited Gaming Headset
I know that I would put it to good use and that’s why I chose it. There are many good headphones and headsets.
Janice Lynds says
Legends of Andor game
Robyn Bellefleur says
I think the Geckobot would be a big hit!
Robyn Bellefleur says
I would love the PuroQuiets Active Noise Cancelling Headphones-Built in Mic.
Monica McConnell says
I like the neon green headphones
Bonny McDevitt says
I would love to get me daughter the Glow In the Dark Science Lab! She would love it!
INSTASI0555 says
Thank you!!1
Sue E says
The Creatto: Shimmer Shark & Ocean Pals
Set caught my eye. People are fascinated by sharks, whales, and other creatures of the ocean.
cindy legg says
i love the discovery telescope i think it would be a great learning tool
cindy legg says
id love to get the book sideshow carnival curiosities
Amie says
Gumball Machine Maker – Super Stunts and Tricks is super cool !
Amie says
PuroGamer Volume Limited Gaming Headset would be great for the kids gaming !
HEIDI C. says
Ripley’s Time Warp would also be nice to have!
HEIDI C. says
It would be nice to have the PuroQuiets Active Noise Cancelling Headphones-Built in Mic.
HEIDI C. says
My son would like the My Discovery Telescope.
Emily says
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not 100 Years, would also be cool to have.
Sue E says
My grandkids would get a big kick out of the
ROLLER COASTERS Book. I would too.
Kristy Elizabeth says
My kids would also really enjoy “My Discovery Telescope”. They love looking at the night sky.
Kristy Elizabeth says
My twins would love the Ripley’s Readers – especially the bears and baby animals books.
Kristy Elizabeth says
I’d love the Puro JuniorJams for my kiddos. Headphones never seem to last very long in our house.
Kelly D says
I love the Big & Fun Microscope,
Allyson Tice says
I like the Creatto Bundle: Sparkle Unicorn & Friends and Moonlight Elephant Safari!!
Allyson Tice says
I would like Ripley’s Believe It or Not! A Century of Strange!
Lauren Becker says
I love the Rainbow Gummy Candy Lab. How fun!!!
-Lauren
Lauren Becker says
From Ripley, I love the Weird True Facts book.
Nicole Krutz says
The genetics and DNA lab looks cool!
EDYE says
I like the CREW Quest!
Audrey Stewart says
We love the Latchkits. My kids do them while watching TV.
Audrey Stewart says
My son wants the headphones and my daughter wants the Ripley’s book.
Nickie says
WEIRD TRUE FACTS looks like a fun read!
Dynal Roberson says
I like the PuroQuiets Active Noise Cancelling Headphones-Built in Mic