Fun, Exciting, and Educational Christmas Gifts for Kids (Boys & Girls)
By: Xoxo Parents
Tags: Parenting Tips, Christmas Gifts, Christmas, Parenting Hacks, Teens

Christmas is right around the corner! The kids are excited and looking forward to this very exciting day. We all know why! Santa Claus will be soon visiting with his bag of gifts and surprises! But before Santa arrives, we must help our kiddos find the gifts that our little ones dream-to-have this year!

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To make it a little easier, we have listed 15 popular choices for engaging, exciting, and educational Christmas gifts for kids that can be bought and available on Amazon today and should arrive before Christmas!

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Melissa & Doug Jumbo Cardboard Blocks consists of 40 sturdy blocks in three sizes where your kids can creatively and freely build using their imagination. Aside from creativity, this game also promotes your kids’ curiosity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and confidence. These blocks are fun for toddlers and young school age. They are also fun for siblings to play together and build!

No worries that the kids will get hurt as the blocks are light enough for them to pick up and move around. Ages 2+

Benefits

Bright and colorful graphics that kids will love

Build creativity for the kids

Lightweight and easy for children to stack.

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Imagine the excitement of your kids getting this as a gift for Christmas! Crazy Forts are a unique building and creative toy. It comes with 44 sticks and 25 balls that allow you and your kids to build forts that look like a castle, pirate ship, house, tunnel, or a ship. Just provide your blankets or bed sheets for an endless fun experience! Ages 5+

Benefits

Allows kids to be creative

Portable and durable design

Easy to build anywhere

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LEGO DUPLO My First Alphabet Truck

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Introduce toddlers to their ABCs with these LEGO DUPLO alphabet bricks that inspire creative building, imaginative play, and alphabet learning, all in one alphabet truck-full of imaginative fun.

This includes 26 LEGO DUPLO letter bricks, each with a letter from the English alphabet, 10 assorted LEGO Bricks, and a LEGO DUPLO truck. Ages 2+

Benefits

Develop social abilities for kids

Alphabet bricks that inspire creative building

Familiarize your child with the letters of the alphabet.

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Kids love to wear this Fitbit Ace 2 Activity Tracker to keep track of their steps and daily activity. They can wear them during school time and playtime. There is no need to remove it for bath time or swimming in the pool, because of the water-resistance. Fitbit Ace 2 Activity Tracker for Kids is water-resistant for up to 50meters deep. Kids spend less time charging and more time moving with up to 5 days of battery use. This watch also tracks your kids’ sleep quality which you can review via a handy app.

Benefits

Motivate kids to skip, jump & move their way to a healthier life.

With virtual badges that help kids to motivate more to more.

Great battery life that kids spend less time charging & more time moving

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For kids ages 4 to 10, this Hot Wheels Criss Cross set lets you race multiple cars at a time to get the ultimate crash at the end of the track. Challenge your kids’ competitive spirit with more than 16 feet of track — hairpin turns, motorized boosters, and endless loops for racing.

The set includes parking spaces for additional storage and safeguards over crash zones. Definitely, an exciting and fun game to play with your kids!

Benefits

Build kids curiosity and problem-solving skills

Drive kids’ creativity and experimentation

Imaginative play for your kiddos

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This Little Tikes 3-foot kid’s trampoline is the perfect size to provide hours of bouncing fun! The size is also perfect for your kids to jump without worrying about falling off or taking the wrong step. The balance bar helps them stay upright and even pushes them to greater (but safer) heights. Ages 3 to 6

Benefits

Perfect trampoline for toddlers to burn off energy

Improves children’s self-esteem

Get your kids jumping and moving around

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​What kid wouldn’t want to get a scooter this Christmas? The Jetson Jupiter Scooter has over 100 LED lights integrated with the handlebar stem, wheels, and deck — Light the way with amazing light patterns that will dazzle onlookers. Plus, it is foldable for you to easily store when kids are not using it. Ages 5+

Benefits

Help kids develop a sense of balance

A great way to promote muscle strength and development

Adjustable handlebar height to suit your child’s growth.

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​If you are looking for the best tablet for your kids as a gift this Christmas, then, this All-new Fire HD 8 Kids Edition is perfect for you! Amazon Kids parental controls allow you to set educational goals, create time limits, and filter content. Amazon Kids+ has a 2-year worry-free guarantee, 12-hour battery life. Don’t forget to get Amazon Kids+ with the tablet to get Unlimited access to thousands of kid-friendly books, movies, TV shows, educational apps, games, and premium kid’s skills. Our link will give you 3 months for $2.99

The tablet’s foam case comes in yellow, pink, or blue colors, and knowing it will (foam case) protect from drops and scratches, too. Ages 2+

Benefits

Allow you to set educational goals, create time limits, and filter content.

An all-in-one subscription offering over 20,000 books, Audible books, games & more!

Content is hand-curated and age-appropriate.

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Let your kids travel around the world with more fun, interactive, and educational through Shifu Orboot (App based). Augmented Reality Interactive Globe pairs with an app, loaded with over 1,000 regional facts. The box comes with a 10” globe, passport, stamps, country flag stickers, and a detailed help guide.

Perfect for your curious kiddos! This will surely be an amazing and unique gift for kids this Christmas! Ages4+

Benefits

Engages the kid with fun facts information

Fun interactive educational product for children

Kids can learn geography, history, environmental science, and more

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If your kids love tracing, then, give them this awesome light-up tracing pad by Crayola. It consists of 1 Graphite Pencil, 12 Short Colored Pencils, 10 Tracing Sheets, 10 Blank Sheets, and 1 Graphite Pencil (3 AA Batteries Required. Sold Separately). The kit also comes with over 100 traceable images. A perfect birthday or holiday gift for your imaginative and colorful kids! Ages 4+

Benefits

Simple, fun, and creative crafts for kids

Give kids the confidence to create with the included coloring board and art supplies

A great travel activity pad, and is perfect as a holiday or birthday present idea

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It consists of 20 slides, each with 3 different views and for a total of 60 images that your kids will learn in GeoSafari Jr. Talking Microscope. When they look at the slides under this microscope, they’ll get to see up-close images of wildlife. Then, the talking microscope offers facts about plants and animals.

​Little ones choose from Fact Mode to learn about the items on a slide or Quiz Mode to test their scientific skills. Ages 4+

Benefits

Features quality images that will expand your child’s knowledge of animals and plants.

The perfect STEM TOY to encourage an interest in biology, botany, and overall curiosity.

A perfect holiday gift that keeps kids engaged, entertained, and learning!

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​The Crayola Sprinkle Art Shaker is a portable art set that allows kids to decorate line art or blank paper, without glitters flying everywhere. It’s a less mess, no waste solution for easy sprinkle artwork.

You just simply add the sheet, add the glitters, close, and shake! The glitters come in with pink, yellow, green, blue, and purple colors! Ages 5+

Benefits

A portable art set that allows kids to decorate line art or blank paper-with less mess.

A truly unique creative toy for kids ages 5 & up perfect for holiday gifts.

Allows kids to embellish line art in new and fun ways.

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​The Crayola Color Wonder Light-Up Stamper lets kids explore the fun of stamping — without making a mess where you want to avoid. Like magic, the stamper handle lights up to indicate which color is being used.

Stamper handles light up in 3 different colors (Red, Blue, Purple). This convenient coloring activity for kids is fun whether at home or on the go! Ages 3+

Benefits

Pair with a set of Classic Color Wonder Markers for even more mess-free creativity

Convenient coloring activity is fun whether at home or on the go

Lets your kids explore the fun of stamping — without making a mess.

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If you’re looking for family-friendly gifts for your kids, then, CLACK is one of the best games to choose from! An easy game where your kids will surely enjoy playing with. Players will spread out the magnetic discs and roll the dice. One dice will tell you the color to pick, while the other will tell you the shape.

Make a match, grab a disc, and use its magnetic clack to build a stack. Keeping score is easy — just line up the stacks to see whose tower is tallest. Ages 5+

Benefits

Perfect fun & exciting games with family involvement

Builds kids attention to detail

Fun and easy game that your kids will love.

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You might be tricked by these tiny and cute animals as a toy. But no, these tiny animals are actually powerful Bluetooth wireless speakers where you can get and take as a gift to your little ones. If your kids or even you love to play music, you will surely love how excellent the quality of the speaker is. A must-have gift — experience the fun, joy, music, and dance! Ages 3+

Benefits

Bring joy and laughter, music, and fun for kids of all ages!

Has a selfie remote function

Bunch of animal choices for your kiddos.

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