Birthday-Gift Guide
Avoid hours of browsing and shop from our edited list of more than 50 surefire birthday gifts for everyone from babies to 8-year-olds.
By Justine Lorelle Blanchard
- Ages 5 to 6
- Schoodio To Go Box
Each Schoodio To Go Box is a unique, customized box that contains nontoxic paints, clay, glue, vintage fabrics, and more for your child to explore her creativity.
$35, Schoodio.
- Schoolhouse Rock!
The DVD collection hosts the ABC Saturday-morning shows from the '70s and '80s that effortlessly introduce kids to grammar, science, multiplication, American history, and more.
$12, Amazon.com.
- Wig Out!
Match crazy hairstyles like mullets and mohawks in this quick card game for up to six people.
$8, Monkeyhouse Toys.
- Monkey Stage Puppet
This furry monkey is the perfect prop to unleash your child's inner performer.
$20, Folkmanis.
- Pick-a-Pair Memory Game
This brightly colored, 26-piece set is a fun way to engage and enhance memory skills in your child.
$16, Brio, Sons + Daughters.
- Bare Books
It's easy for your child to unleash her inner author or illustrator with these hardcover blank books.
$3.50 each, Sons + Daughters.
- Dump Truck
Use this kit to build a monster green dump truck, or combine the set with other Collect & Build kits from K'nex to make even larger creations.
$20, K'nex.
- Ice Cream Parlor
Get your kids screaming for ice cream—without the sticky mess or sugar buzzes.
$30, Melissa & Doug, Wooden Horse Toys.
- Coast Guard Patrol Boat & Tower
Your child becomes the hero after he constructs this detailed model of a Coast Guard patrol boat, complete with working crane, and floating patrol boat.
$60, Lego.
- Block Stilts
Easier to maneuver than standard stilts, this block version will have your kids seeing things from a whole new perspective.
$30, Magic Cabin.
- Mobile Home
Eight rooms, stairways, and spyholes make this simple (collapsible) cardboard domain a mini mansion to house their imaginations.
$35, Kidsonroof, Sparkability.
- Build-Your-Own-Kaleidoscope Kit
The only thing more exciting than the vibrant swirling images the kaleidoscope will create is the fact that he can build it himself.
$13, Giggle.com.
- Rain Jacket
Brighten up even the grayest days in a sunny, puddle-worthy jacket with Velcro-closure pockets and a detachable hood.
$104, Petit Bateau, Milk Shop.
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