How to Shop for Kids at Christmas

How to Shop for Kids at Christmas

If you are stuck on what to get the kids for Christmas, or how many Christmas Gifts to actually get them then this is a great guide! – Something they want, something they need, something to wear, something to read, something to do, something for me, something for the whole family!

Here are some ideas!

Something They Want

The big ticket’item that they have been bugging you for all year!! Ideas on big-ticket items for kids include:

• Trampoline
• XBox or Play Station Console
• New Phone
• A new bike
• Motorbikes
• Apple Watch
• Headphones
• Nintendo DS
• A Drone
• LeapPad Ultimate
• Laptop Computer
• Money!
• A new pony
• Go-Kart
• Television for their bedroom
• A new car (if your kid is 17 and you are financially able and willing to do so)

Something They Need

Gifts for Christmas that the kids really need. – This is the most ‘Unfun’ Christmas Gift, but it teaches them the value of money and that necessities cost too!

• Sports Equipment
• Memberships
• Dance Equipment or Uniform
• School Uniforms or School Shoes
• School Diary
• Musical Instrument
• Bedroom Furniture
• A new bed
• Laptop Computer
• Socks

Something to Wear

Something to Wear doesn’t just mean clothing (but it can be clothing of course) – think outside the square!

• A Brand Name item of clothing
• Pair of Nike Shoes
• Nail Polish
• A new set of pyjamas
• Personalised Cap
• New Bathers or Sun Shirt
• Sunglasses
• Jewellery
• Watch
• Makeup for older girls
• Perfume or Aftershave
• Belt Buckles
• New Backpack

Something to Read

• A Book or Magazine
• Ebook
• Kindle Subscription
• Audible Voucher
• Comic Books
• Colouring In Books

Something to Do

• Art Equipment
• Suduko Book
• Crossword Book
• Subscription to a Coding Camp
• Knitting Subscription
• A Cookbook
• A Puzzle Book or Jigsaw Puzzle
• Card Games
• Lego or blocks
• Soccer Ball or Basketball

Something for Me

Something personal, just for that child that is special!

• A personalised piece of jewellery
• A personalised diary
• Bath Bombs
• Perfume or Aftershave
• Pair of Pyjamas
• A small share investment

Something for the Family

Choose gifts that the whole family can enjoy as a whole. – Some ideas include:

• A season pass for the local swimming pool.
• Board Games
• Movie Tickets
• Matching set of pyjamas
• Tickets to a Museum
• Theme Park Tickets
• A movie subscription such as Netflix or Stan
• Telescope
• Pool Table
• Ping Pong Table
• Jigsaw Puzzle
• Google Home
• Swing Set
• Poker Set
• Concert Tickets

Christmas is an expensive time of year, if you have a guide to exactly what you want to get the kids, it will help you not to overspend!!

Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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