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Elf-Approved Gifts 🎄🪀
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items Kids are the easiest to shop for! We all know their excitement makes it worth it 🥹✨ Here’s a list of fun, magical, and kid-approved gifts to make Christmas morning unforgettable.
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📚 Storytime Magic
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Creative Sparks🎨
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🧬🔬Learning Fun
Cuddle Crew 🧸✨
Plushies are our instant besties! There's nothing like a hug from a new friend!
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I love Smoko! This brand has some of the cutest items and even cuter plushies! My favorite is Tayto but Hank the Yeti is quickly moving up the ranks!
Hank Yeti Mochi Plush
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For the littlest of them, Ms. Rachel is a must. I love watching babies light up on tiktok when they see it even here her voice!
Ms. Rachel Emotions Learning Doll Stuffed Animal
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I have this exact bear lol. He's so stinky cute and I can't imagine anyone not loving him! He even comes in a huge size!
12'' Bear Stuffed Animal - Gigglescapeâ„¢: 12" Height, Teddy Bear, Gigglescape Toys
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Jellycats are pretty pricey but they're so cute. Jellycats is that girl. Everyone wants one!
Timmy Turtle 'Skating'
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Squishable's are pretty unique. They have any kind of plush you can imagine from a trash can to cryptozoology creatures! If you have a kid who loves bugs like mine these are the plushies for you!
Mini Squishable Worm
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For the kid who loves the creep and cute! Five nights at Freddy's is a right of passage for the kids! They'll all go through this phase at least once and I can't blame them! The story and scares are so addicting!
Five Nights at Freddy's Plushie Sister Location Plush Toy Stuffed Doll US Stock
📚 Storytime Magic
Books are essential. I'm a big reader and have always encouraged my child to read. Some of my favorite recommendations.
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Flavia Z. Drago is one of my favorite children's illustrators. My own daughter has two of her books! They're sweet and the art is unique.
Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (Deluxe B&N Exclusive Edition)|BN Exclusive
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I love Eric Carle books! I know you've read this when you were a kid or to your own kids too! I think this should be a staple in a children's library!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Mini Edition) (Board Book)
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My favorite little drama queen. I think her stories are fun and make me laugh. My daughter loves them
Junie B. Jones First Boxed Set Ever!: Books 1-4 (Hardcover)
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The books are short, exciting, and sneak in real history without ever feeling like homework. There are 30(!) books in the series! That's a whole lot of reading and adventures!
Magic Tree House Books 1-4 Boxed Set (Hardcover)
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The series is being turned into a graphic novel and my daughter is obsessed! I've never read them myself but I've started reading with her and it's a cool story about hardship and cat war (lol) and mythicism all wrapped into one.
Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 - by Erin Hunter (Paperback)
🚀 Playtime Adventures
The best of toys! The dolls and action figures and the in-betweens!
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Barbie Dream Besties are my new obsession. I want one for myself so bad! They're cute and fashionable and kinda feel like a mix of Barbie and Bratz!
Barbie Dream Besties Playset with Renee Fashion Doll, Long Black Hair & 11 Food Themed Accessories
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I bought this as a gift and he loved it! Any kid who loves Pokemon would love having this to play with. My favorite Pokemon since the 90s has always been eevee
Pokemon Carry Case Beach Battle Playset (Pokemon Playset)
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This remote control car is super cheap and has great reviews! It's Lightning McQueen, how could you go wrong? Kachow!
Cars Lightning McQueen RC 1:24 Scale Remote Control Car 2.4 Ghz
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Sets are cool but I'd rather get this for kids whose attention spans on building are very short. My girl loved Legos and thankfully was never a set girl. She just liked stacking as high as she could get lol
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box , Toy Set with Train, Car, Tiger, Birthday Gift for Kids 4+, 10696
Creative Sparks🎨
We are a crafting family. We bake and bead and crochet and paint. Here's some recommendations for gifts around crafting.
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It's a Target store playhouse that kids can color! 😲 I wanna play in this..I'm so getting this for my daughter!
Color-Your-Own Target Store Fort - Mondo Llamaâ„¢
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These are sooo fun! You make cute little shapes and dip it in water and watch them float off! This is so fun and kids love it.
Water Pets for Kids - Aqua Fairy Gel Kit - DIY Easter Fun Craft for Kids - Gifts for Girls & Boys Ages 6-12 Years
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Are you kidding me? This was like the coolest thing when I was growing up! It's so funny and creative and cool! The nostalgia is alive!
Made By Me Create Your Own Bead Pets, Boys and Girls, Child, Ages 6+
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Super easy to grow chia seeds (I should know I have no green thumb!) and this hungry caterpillar is the cutest terrarium. It's apple shaped and the little caterpillar statue is so cute. Maybe pair this with the book!
The Very Hungry Caterpiller Ready to Grow Garden
🧬🔬Learning Fun
Fun gifts that help you learn! I always try to sneak in fun ways to enrich my daughters mind and these are some of the interesting finds I just might buy myself!
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I got a microscope when I was a kid and it was honestly one of the coolest things ever. I would look at everything—my hair, bugs, water, goo, booger! Lol
It's so funny and it enriches kids minds in the best way.
Kids First Biology Lab (V 2.0)
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Are you kidding me? B&N have a whole slew of spy toys for kids. Who doesn't want to be a spy! These little gadgets look so cool I might buy one for myself 😎
Spy Labs: Pocket Metal Detector
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A super cool way for older kids to learn code and electronics!! This kit is packed with everything they need to learn! It's practical and comes with everything you need. It's super cheap too. I'm adding this to my list of gifts for my daughter lol
ELECFREAKS Raspberry Pi Starter Kit, Primary Raspberry Pi Pico Project