It’s that time of year again to start thinking ahead to Christmas shopping. I’m putting together four gift guides this year, which will be spread over the next week or so. Kicking off his today is the kids 3-8 years old Christmas gift guide.
Read on for inspiration as to what you can buy your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Foxy Pants
Save the chickens from the hungry fox! This greedy fox is snapping up the chickens and stuffing them into his pockets. But when there are too many chickens, his pants will fall down and the chickens will escape! Rescue the chickens and return them to your chicken coop. Can you catch the fox?
Foxy Pants from Drumond Park is great fun for the whole family. It’s a pretty easy game that is perfect when you have eaten too much Christmas food! Plus requires no batteries, a bonus when you can’t them on the big day.
The idea of the game is to fill your coop with 5 chickens before Foxy’s pants fall down. Simple but brilliant fun!
2-4 players
4 years +
Available From
For more information and stockists, visit www.drumondpark.com
RRP: £22.99
Giveaway
Win the Foxy Pants Game
See the competitions page for t&c’s
Wally the Washer
Fill your washing line to win! put all the clothes into Wally and watch him spin! take it in turns to press the button and watch Wally throw out the clothes. Hang your coloured clothes on the line, but watch out… if you get the smelly sock then all the clothes go back in and you have to wear the clothes peg on your nose! collect all your coloured clothes to win the game.
Wally the Washer is an amusing game and will give you a laugh. Especially if you are the one that has to wear the clothes peg! Some of the clothes pieces are small so not recommended for children under 3 years of ages, but it’s great for older kids to learn colours, use their fine motor skills and have fun playing with others.
You can have hours of fun with Wally the Washer, you take it in turns to press the button to open the washing machine door. Flying out comes the washing. Pick up all your coloured pieces and hang them on your washing line. The first person to fill the line wins. Of course if you get the smelly sock then the clothes peg goes on your nose!
It does require batteries which are not included, so don’t forget to add them to your Christmas shopping list.
2-4 players
4 years +
Available From
For more information and stockists, visit www.drumondpark.com
RRP: £24.99
Giveaway
Win Wally the Washer game
See the competitions page for t&c’s
Time for Bed, Miyuki
Like children everywhere, Miyuki’s imagination peaks at bedtime, when she remembers all the things she has to do before she can possibly go to bed: she needs to water the vegetables, gather snails, and prepare for the arrival of the Dragonfly Queen. Her patient grandfather follows along on her adventures, gently encouraging her to go to sleep. In this beautiful story about family, nature, and love, young children and their parents find a welcome companion for their own bedtime journey.
Eye-catching, detailed artwork illuminates a story about a girl, her grandfather, and an elusive bedtime
5-8 years old
Hardcover: 32 pages
Winter Wonderland Craft Box
Squidgydoodle deliver craft and sensory boxes, to your letterbox. They are carefully put together to encourage little people’s imaginations and sense of curiosity.
“In the land of Squidgydoodle there is no right or wrong way, it’s all about exploring, discovering and creating.”
Make a beautiful tissue paper tree, create your own Winter Wonderland polystyrene print, shake up a snowstorm in your box, then decorate it with your collage materials, use the ingredients to make snow. It even crunches like the real thing! Then create a Winter Wonderland scene in your box.
I love the idea of a craft box like this with everything all in one place, no need to go and find that or having to buy this. It’s all in one box. No wastage either!
There are many other craft boxes available – go on over and take a peek!
3 years +
Price £11.99
Paint Your Own Unicorn
DKL kindly sent over this gorgeous paint your own unicorn for us to add to our Christmas Gift Guide.
Painting is beloved by Breyer fans of all ages, and now there’s a unicorn they’ll want to add to their herd! Kit includes everything needed to paint a colorful unicorn. Includes: 1 unicorn, 1 paintbrush, 6 paint pots, and instruction sheet.
A fabulous gift for all unicorn lovers!
4 years +
My Dream Horse – RRP: £18.00
Hama Beads
10,000 Beads & 2 Coloured Pegboards in Bucket – Create awesome designs taking inspiration from the box provided, or create your own freestyle masterpieces with Hama Beads! Develop your creativity by producing colourful bead designs on the plastic pegboards; to make a model the beads can be ironed using the special ironing paper. The pegboards can be used again and again, which come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
This set includes over 10,000 midi beads in 22 different colours, 2 pegboards including a yellow star and red heart.
You can lose yourself for hours with Hama beads, make unlimited designs and play with friends. Great for improving fine motor skills, creativity and encouraging mess free play.
5 years +
Available from
For more information and stockists see – dkl toys
Scoop Magazine Subscription
Scoop, the literary magazine for kids: a meaningful present that keeps giving all year.
Scoop is a magazine aimed at 7 to 12-year old’s that publishes all forms of original story created by the most fantastic authors and illustrators just for Scoop. Contributors include Raymond Briggs, Joanna Lumley, Tom Stoppard, Catherine Johnson, Tom Whipple, Jacqueline Wilson, Chris Priestley, Laura Dockrill, Chris Riddell and many more.
Each issue arrives through the letterbox with the child’s name on the envelope. The magazine is packed full of short stories, non-fiction, poetry, comics, interviews, reviews, activities and quizzes.
Plus-Plus Tubes
These little shaped pieces are for big imaginations, create endless designs with this tube kit, 3D and 2D creations are possible! Contains 100 Plus-Plus pieces in colours: Blue, green, red, yellow, purple, orange, brown, grey, white and black!
Available in 15 different colours/themes and they’re the perfect stocking filler.
5 years +
Available From
For more information and stockists see – dkl toys
RRP: £5.50
Wannabees
The award-winning Wannabee Range for ages 5-11 year olds provide everything children need to ‘pretend’ to be the profession of their choice
Each pack contains approximately 45 pages of forms, stickers and certificates and will allow children to act out fun tasks such as filling out appointment cards for their teddies, giving eye tests to their friends, taking the morning register with their action figures or even writing out school reports for Mummy and Daddy! The Wannabees range currently has ‘I Want to be a Teacher’, ‘I Want to be a Doctor’ and ‘I Want to be a Café Owner’.
Perfect for role playing.
5 years +
Available From
For more info see Wannabees
RRP: £14.99
Elves Behavin’ Badly
Santa’s naughtiest elves are back for Christmas after taking social media by storm. Get creative and inspired to play with the elves in cheeky set ups, in the run up to Christmas. With lots of accessories to choose from to dress and set up your elf, you will be spoilt for choice.
3 years +
Available From
The Elves Behavin’ Badly range can be found at the following retailers*:
- Tesco
- Iceland
- The Range
- Morrisons
- Asda
- Poundland
- Poundstretcher
- Robert Dyas
- Q D Stores
- Co-operative
- UK convenience stores
- Independent garden centres
*and many more independent retailers
Personalised Storybook – Disney Princesses Collection
Having a hard time deciding which Disney Princess is your favourite? With the Personalised Disney Princesses Book, there’s no need to choose, as all of Disney’s princesses are brought together in one stunning ultimate collection. Relive the magical tales that made every Disney princess a household name, from Snow White and Cinderella, to Pocahontas and Mulan; all the way to Tianna and Rapunzel.
Make this beautiful gift extra special by adding your loved one’s name to the cover, as well as a message at the beginning. This Disney Princesses book is available in a delightfully deluxe A3 or A4 size, and comes complete with a free premium gift box with foil embossing.
Available FromThe Disney Princesses The Ultimate Collection Personalised Book is from £29.99
Moonlite
Your child’s favourite stories come to life with Moonlite, an easy-to-use storybook projector! This small device clips onto your smartphone (not included) and uses the torch to project vibrant storybook images onto any surface! While projecting the storybook images, the Moonlite app displays story text and plays charming sound effects, creating an immersive and magical story time experience for you and your child.
Moonlite is for babies, toddlers, kids, and adults who love to read! No batteries required. Compatible with most Android and iOS devices.
1-7 years
Available From
For more info see Moonlite
A wheel-y good idea for a Christmas gift
Young Driver teaches pupils aged from 5-17 years – 5-10s in a specially designed electric Firefly and 10-17s in a Corsa, or even a Bentley. Gift vouchers are available and lessons take place at 60+ venues across the UK.
Five to 10-year olds drive the two-seater electric Firefly round a specially designed course, including roundabouts, junctions and steering challenges. All drivers receive their very own personalised driving licence after their lesson. Lessons start at £21.49 and gift vouchers are available.
Check out Young Driver for venues near you.
Giveaway
Win a Firefly driving lesson (for a 5-10 year old)
See the competitions page for t&c’s
Secret Pillow
A Secret Pillow is a pillow that unfolds into a comfy blanket – a chic addition to any home and perfect for those tight on space. But there is also a secret sewn into each pillow, as the making of Secret Pillows gives disadvantaged women in India a chance to send their children to school, by enabling them be part of a community business. These cotton pillows/quilts (or quillows!) are perfect for cosying up on the sofa or for kids rooms, and are ideal for when you have those extra guests visiting over the Christmas period! With eight collections to choose from, there’s a Secret Pillow to suit everyone.
We have been trying out this beautiful yellow one – Rickshaw City from the We Love Children Collection
A dream that starts with a pillow – How pillows can help empower women in India..
Can a pillow make a difference? A Secret Pillow can – just asks the 200 producers in India
A Secret Pillow is a gorgeous pillow that unfolds into a sumptuous blanket that’s great to snuggle under. But that’s not all they do – woven into the pillows is a story of empowerment and of hope.
The Secret Pillow Project was set up as a social business to empower women through making and selling Secret Pillows. Sewing workshops are run for groups of women who then get a fairer than fair trade price for their pillows. Women can send their children to school, have business prospects and real hope for the future.
The Secret Pillow Project is the dream of Fritha Vincent, a former charity worker and foster mum, who always believed she could make a difference – she just didn’t know how.
3 Years +
Available From
Secret Pillow £50
Online shop, please visit www.secretprojects.org
PJ Masks illumi-Mate
From My Little Pony and Paw Patrol to Star Wars and Shimmer & Shine – the fun range of character illumi-Mates from Spearmark will be a welcome treat for little ones this Christmas.
Joining the gang for 2018 is Catboy, Owlette & Gecko from PJ Masks, Batman, Jo Siwa and the adorable Groot from Marvel: The Avengers. A brilliant buy for the Xmas stocking, these lovable characters’ glow subtly through a range of different colours as soon as they’re switched on – perfect as novelty desk accessories, or for sleep overs when kids might need some gentle lighting to see in the dark. The lights stay cool to the touch, making them great to carry around AND there are tons of great characters in the range.
Features
- Colour changing light – watch them glow from purple to pink to red to green, blue and back to purple again.
- Battery operated, not included. *Requirement: 3 X AAA.
Available From
illumi-Mates, SRP: £7.99
Available from all major UK retailers including Amazon, ASDA, Debenhams, Argos & Tesco.
JoJo Siwa Hair Brush
The JoJo Siwa hair brush is unique with its ergonomic shape, innovative storage for hair clips inside the brush and dual- sided bristles; one side has bristles to detangle and to easily get rid of knots with the other side acting as a styling brush.
The detangling side has three different heights of bristle which allow the brush to glide through hair in seconds. Once hair is detangled, the bristles can be switched using the tabs at either end – the entire brush easily flips around and clips back into place. The styling side of the brush leaves hair silky smooth in a flash.
Pink – Sweet Life Purple – Super Cute Blue – Dream Crazy Big White – Hearts & Bows Gold – Eat, Dance, Sleep
Available From
JoJo Brushes available from B&M Stores nationwide and at Amazon for £7.99
Willow & Wild Children’s Subscription Box
Give the gift that keeps on giving this Christmas with Willow and Wild Box, a monthly subscription box for 3-8 year old’s, packed with a variety of nature related activities focusing on gardening, craft, cooking and exploring.
Designed with busy parents and Grandparents in mind, the personalised, seasonal boxes contain all the instructions and materials needed to sow and grow plants, flowers and vegetables, indoors and outdoors. Different table-top crafts and all the materials are also included every month, as well as an activity book and laminated recipe cards for children and grown-ups to cook and bake delicious foods for the whole family to enjoy.
3-8 years
Special three month (£30) and six month (£50) Christmas gift subscriptions with a bumper first box are also available. Monthly subscriptions start from £7.25. Can be delivered to any address in the UK.
Available From
For more information, please visit www.willowandwildbox.co.uk.
OKIDO – The Art’s and Science Magazine Subscription
How about getting the child in your life a gift they receive all year around?
Each issue is 28 pages jam-packed with stories, regular characters, doodles, poems, games, experiments, a pull-out centrefold activity and a recipe that the family can make together – keeping children engaged for hours with things they can do on their own as well as with a grown up.
3-7 years
Available From
For more info see OKIDO
Giveaway
To win a bundle of OKIDO magazines please fill in the gleam widget below.
Win a bundle of OKIDO magazines
See the competitions page for t&c’s
2 in 1 Scooter
A perfect first scooter, this two-in-one design will grow with your child. Crafted from lightweight materials, easy to carry, with easy grip handles, it features two wheel options to improve balance and co-ordination skills.
For ages three to six.
Paw Patrol DVD
We are huge Paw Patrol fans here and this Megapawesome Pack (6-Title Boxset includes Colouring Book) is fantastic for keeping little ones entertained. Added bonus is the colouring book included.
Available From
All good retailers including Amazon
Wow there are some awesome Kids 3-8 Years Old Christmas Gift Guide ideas here if I say so myself! I hope this guide has given you food for thought.
Happy Shopping!
*I was given samples of the products in this gift guide in exchange for this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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Some really good gift ideas. my kids would love the games.
Foxy Pants looks like so much fun for the whole family!
Excellent presnt ideas, all of which i’m sure my daughter would love
Omg what a fabulous load of giveaways all of them are fab wouldn’t mind winning any of them thanks for the chance
Meant to say your Christmas gift reviews are great gave me some good ideas xx
would love to win for my daughter x
Be great to win for my nieces
Such a good giveaway many thanks.
The foxy pants game looks so much fun my grandchildren
Fantastic prize! This would be great to play with the family on Christmas day! 🙂
Fantastic gift ideas
Wow fantastic games for my family to play with Christmas day xx
This looks like a lot of fun to play. My nephew would like it!
What a great collection of gift ideas! Thanks
Fantastic ideas for gifts here thank you!
Foxy Pants looks like a heap of fun. Thank you for the chance.
Looks a great game for all the family.
great little prize for christmas
We would love this game 🙂
fab prizes x
Such great prizes, my little ones love playing board games.
Some great new games, sure the grandsons would have fun playing 🙂
What a fab selection of toys, my children would love some of these i’m sure!
Amazing prizes, thanks for the chance
Fantastic gift guide & giveaway, thanks
This looks great fun – My sons would love it
Great xmas guide. My kids would have fun playing Foxy pants game
Foxy Pants would be ideal for my little granddaughter.
Looks fun my grandchildren would love it x
Would love to win this fantastic prize for nephew’s Christmas!
This looks great fun
Fantastically selection of Christmas gift, I’m definitely after Wally The Washer game
What a fab selection of games and toys! My neice and nephew would have a field day playing with all those!
What a fab guide 🙂
My daughters would love this to play on christmas day 😀
I haven’t started shopping for Christmas yet – there’s lots of great ideas here. My son has seen the game Foxy Pants and has said that he would like it so that’s something for the Christmas list!
Great ideas here Rachel!
I have three children spanning this age group and I think you have it spot on with these choices! So many good ideas here!
Foxy pants looks fab. What great give aways
The Okido magazines look great and a bit more unusual.
Foxy pants looks so much fun!
My kids have foxy pants on there xmas lists great giveaways
Foxy pants looks a fun game
I would love the Foxy pants game for my grandchildren
some really lovely ideas here Rachel!
such a fab guide, loads of lovely ideas
such a fab guide, given me lot’s of ideas
great prizes
Foxy Pants is top of my christmas wishlist!
Great selection of prizes here, Foxy Pants looks like real fun
My little 1s would love the games
Wow…an amazing guide – some brilliant ideas – thank you so much!! My son would love the Young Driver’s lesson…problem is he wouldn’t want to give the car back 😉
Foxy Pants looks like a fun family game!
My Grandchildren would love this game, look like bags of fun
My niece would really enjoy foxy pants and wally the washer, she is six and really into playing games!
Wow, great bundle of giveways thank you, Foxy Pants looks fun, they all do!
There are some great ideas for Christmas in this article
Lovely many thanks….
wally the washer is on my son’s xmas list. Great reviews too x
Some great gift suggestions here, have entered a couple of the giveaways too, thanks for sharing with us
What a great gift guide. I actually can’t quite believe it’s nearly Christmas again!
My Grandson would love Foxy pants
These ll look fab but especially the Foxy Pants x
My nephew would love this game! x
fabulous games! perfect for the little ones! xx
My three year old would love this looks so much fun!
My kids have been asking for this game for Christmas. It looks good fun.
I’ve read so many good things about the ‘Foxy Pants’ game, it’ll definitely be making an appearance under the christmas tree.
Looks like a great game! Perfect for Christmas day!
Some great ideas, im really struggling for inspiration this year
Great giveaways and opinions on the products x
Thank you so much for including the Squidgydoodle Winter Wonderland Craft Box in your fab gift guide. I hope you enjoyed creating with it.
Foxy Pants would definitely appeal to my nephew’s daft sense of humour
foxy pants sounds great fun for all
Wally the washer is at top of Christmas list for santa
What a lovely gift guide, so much to inspire me with younger children I need to buy for! x
Foxy pants sound reat fun! Thanks for the great gift guide!
what a fantastic selection of prizes! Thank you for a great competition
Foxy pants looks great fun for all the family
my youngest son would love wally the washer, struggling for present ideas for him this year.
foxy pants looks fab for my 2 youngest to play together