All the good stuff, organized by age and gender, with options for every budget.




Six gifts we’d buy again, one from each part of the guide.
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Three guides for the littlest ones: toddler toys that survive being thrown, then preschool picks for boys and for girls.


Magnetic blocks, a plush musical menorah, wooden pianos and shape sorters built for ages one to three.

Tool kits, train sets, construction playsets and a pirate ship for the busiest preschooler.

Tea sets, a play sink with running water, dress-up and dollhouse rooms for ages three to five.
Building sets, craft kits, games and gadgets for the school-age years, one guide for boys and one for girls.

Tween and teen gifts that don’t feel babyish: hobbies, tech, room upgrades and things they’d pick themselves.


VR science kits, whittling tools, board games and a remote-control fighter jet.

A mini pottery studio, a digital camera, jewelry kits and room decor she’ll show her friends.

A camera drone, marble-run model kits, a slim watch and a leather wallet for the teen years.

A jewelry stand, a Swarovski bracelet, a hoodie blanket and the hair tools she actually wants.
Little luxuries and useful upgrades for the grown-ups who keep saying they don’t need anything.


One big gift the whole house gathers around: a s’mores maker, popcorn popper, a blanket that fits everyone, game-night gear and backyard fun.

Real gifts under ten dollars for kids, men and women, not the clearance bin.


Kanoodle, take-along tool kits, scratch art and card games, all under ten dollars.

Plasma lighters, flashlight gloves, car diffusers and desk toys, all under ten dollars.

Jewelry cases, shower steamers, eye masks and fuzzy slippers, all under ten dollars.

Bulk packs for Chanukah parties and dreidel piñatas: fidgets, racing dreidels, erasers and pens. A large share were used by our own kids at real parties.


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