Christmas Drive Gift Ideas

Below are a few gift ideas by age group. You can also visit www.amazon.com/gp/gift-finder for additional ideas on the most popular gifts for different ages.

Birth -1  Toys: Developmental/educational toys, Pull/squeeze toys, Stuffed animals, Tub toys, Riding toys and Crib toys  Baby books: lullabies, nursery rhymes, finger plays or wordless books.

2-4 Ages  Toys: Little People toys, Puppets, Puzzles, Play Doh, Kitchen/Food play items, Musical toys, Mega Blocks and Lego Duplo  Toddler books: (about 12 pages) Simple stories teaching colors, numbers, shapes, etc. Interactive books with pop-ups, lift the flaps or sound are great.  Games: Ants in the Pants, Chutes and Ladders, Candyland, Lucky Ducks, Super Why ABC Letter Game, Sonny The Seal, and Animals Color Bingo

5-7 Ages  Toys: Baby dolls/Doll care items, Action figures, Barbie dolls, Cars and trucks, Leap Frog, Doll houses and accessories and Dress up clothing/costume kits  Easy readers or Transition books: Easy readers are for children just starting to read on their own. Transition books bridge the gap between easy readers and chapter books.  Games: Hungry Hungry Hippos, Elefun, Richard Scary Busytown, Memory Games, Fishing Game, Operation and Don’t Spill the Beans

8-10 Ages  Toys: Nerf balls, Craft kits/Art supplies, Magic kits, Science kits and Art supplies  Chapter books: (45-60 pages) Stories are meatier and contain a lot of action. Sentences are more complex, but paragraphs are still short.  Games: Hedbanz, Guess Who, Sorry Sliders, Trouble, Connect Four and Cooties

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11-13 Ages  Toys: Craft kits/Art supplies, Athletic equipment, Cameras and Remote Control Cars  Chapter books: (100-150 pages) Stories are more complex. Kids get hooked on characters at this age, so series books are great for this age group.  Games: Scrabble, Boggle, Apples to Apples Junior, Battleship, Monopoly, Mousetrap, Clue and Life

14 -18 Ages  Toys: $25 gift cards, Make-up kits/Cosmetics, Bath and Body Products/Men’s Body Care Sets, Perfumes/Colognes, Jewelry/Jewelry boxes, Purses/Wallets and MP3/iPod Shuffle  Chapter books: (Over 150 pages) Plots can be complex with several major characters. Themes are relevant to teenagers and more sophisticated.  Games: Bananagrams , Apples to Apples, Cranium, Jenga and The Logo Board Game

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