Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids Part 2

We have a few more amazing gift ideas to share with you today! Gifts that we are actually giving to our kids this Christmas season from companies that we have loved working with. Our kids wish lists are filled with dolls and accessories, new sports equipment, some treats, and some craft kits this year so we wanted to find some of these things on their Christmas list.

Calling all boys (and girls), we have a great brand for family sports and games, Franklin Sports. Our kids play sports almost every day. Sometimes it is indoors, sometimes it’s at a gym and sometimes it is outside. We have a few ideas for any sports lover that we think will be a hit under the Christmas tree this year. This year our family invested in a portable pickleball net for our cul-de-sac and it was used often. What we love about pickleball is that all ages can use the racket and play a game. It is an accessible sports that is easy for a 5 year old or a 75 year old to play. This easy to move around pickleball net will be used often in the new year. If you have a hockey lover, these knock-out shooting targets are an excellent way to practice shooting accuracy on your own or with a friend. Both of our boys love baseball so we like to use the practice baseballs from Franklin sports and pair it with the pitching target and rebounder net. When our sons want to practice by themselves this is a great option for them to have a strike zone target as well as a backstop.

Our Generation has been around for 30 years, inspiring young kids to use pretend play with dolls. Our girls have recently become hooked on all the dolls and accessories that they have so we thought we could have Cruz help show off some of the different items that they produce so that we could keep it as a fun surprise for Christmas morning for our girls. Did you know that they even have an advent calendar?! So fun to give in the days leading up to Christmas as it includes 24 littles accessories for the dolls as well as a fun colouring page.

Cruz is picking one out for his cousin Rayne! We love that there are so many different Our Generation Dolls to choose from that have different features and interests. Our girls will all have a different doll which will add in nicely to their pretend family that they often play!
At the ages our girls are now, we find these dolls are a great size; easy to dress and still carry around. Our Generation Dolls have some many accessories and clothing that you could add on which adds to the creative play and I know our girls will be using these on a daily basis.

Growing up, we always found a few Purdys chocolate bells in the bottom of our Christmas stocking. This created a lifelong love for Purdys Chocolate and inspires us to continue this tradition of Purdys at Christmas time. Some of our all time favourites are the Sweet Georgia Browns, Hedgehogs, and you just can’t beat Purdys milk chocolate. They have many different boxes that make a great hostess gift as well at whatever event you find yourself this Christmas!

We want to introduce you to a company that is new to us called Peaceful Fruits which makes better treats for your kids. This yummy Fruit Tape and Fruit Stickers will be added to our kids stockings and contains no added sugar, no fake flavours or chemicals, no additives or colour dyes. They are simply nutritious, fun, and very convenient for on-the-go snacks. I personally have tried them and found them to be delicious! Plus I love that they come in a fruit tape so you can rip any length of piece out and the rest stays in a to-go container. These would make a great stocking stuffer or snack when travelling this Christmas.

Last but not least is Bendon, maker of so many on-the-go art kits as well as colouring books and Imagine Ink colouring books. Bendon carries many different character-themed items that help spark creative play so you are bound to find something to add to your child’s stocking. You can find different themed activity sets that we love to bring along on our travels at Christmas time (makes the ferry ride to Gibsons go by faster) and I love that there are so many options for stocking stuffers from Bendon.

We hope this list helps you gather up the last few things you need on your Christmas list this year or inspire you for ideas. We love sharing all the of the things that we are getting for our kids or giving to others this Christmas season.