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Showing posts with label Gift Guide. Show all posts

15 Fun Indoor Sports Games for Kids

It is essential for children to have regular physical activity for their well-being. As a parent, we are always looking for ways to keep our kids active and away from the screen. With pandemic and now winters, outdoor play for kids is even more restricted.

We have been trying out creative ways to keep our daughter motivated and engaged in physical activity at home. We turned our dinning table into a ping pong table, got a basketball hoop mounted on the door and have a washi tape hopscotch in the hallway to name a few.

While looking for more ideas, we came across these indoor sports to encourage kids to stay active while having fun at home. Thought of sharing with everyone to help you find play ideas for your child. What I love about these games is that they’re a great way for kids to try hands on a new sport as well.

These games will also come in handy to keep the kids entertained on a rainy day. And, If you’re still looking for Christmas gifts for kids, these are some really awesome gift ideas to help kids up and moving this holiday season.

Indoor Sports Games
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Best Activity Books for Kids

**Reposting our activity book list to help you keep kids busy at home. With these books, kids can engage themselves independently giving some much needed break and quiet time. Or get some quick errands or work completed.

These activity books will come in handy if you don't have a printer at home and can't use easy printable activities available on the Internet. All of these books are available on Amazon and you should be able to get them delivered pretty quickly. I got a few for my daughter recently.

Books to keep kids busy at home

We are well into the holiday season. And it won't be completely false to say that a lot of the parents (especially if they have two or more children) could already be at the end of their wits. As if the hush-hush of the festive preparations isn’t exhausting enough, there are kids to engage and entertain!

I am assuming most of us have decided not to allow too much telly to steal the fun from family time. So here comes to my mind an exciting idea that might just help you enjoy that cuppa every now and then – Activity books!

Well, not that exciting perhaps, but it might surprise you how long kids can engage themselves independently with simple activity books.

Here is my list of simple and diverse activity books for pre-schoolers that might be your saving grace this holiday season and beyond. Get some and let their imagination fly as you relax a bit on your sofa.

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BEST ACTIVITY BOOKS FOR KIDS AGE 3-8 YEARS


1. Don't Let the Pigeon Finish This Activity Book!


My daughter is a big fan of Mo Willem's book and Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus is one her favorite. So when I found this activity book on Amazon, I knew my daughter is gonna love it. We got the book on this Sunday and she has been keeping herself busy with book.


2. Usborne Aliens Sticker Book


Let your child dive deep into the universe of galactic imagination gone wild. Meet aliens of all kinds – weird, wacky, slimy, robotic and what not! It is a creature fest spanning galaxies, planets and starry skies. Your child will have lots of fun sticking these odd aliens through 20+ colorful and vivid pages of this book.

Buy this book for hours of fun as your little one goes on a curious journey across the universe. My three and half year old spends his rare quiet time tuning his fine motor skills sticking and patting bright and fun stickers. After all, there are over 400 of them in this book. Grab it and you won't regret.
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11 Best Board Games for Kids

We are so excited for holidays and some fun family time! If you're still looking for holiday gifts for kids, we have compiled some of the best family friendly board games for kids of all ages.

Many of of them are our favorite family games so yes they are tried and tested by my daughter and us. They are all available on Amazon, so you can still get them before Christmas.

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10 Best Heart Warming Stories for Christmas

Hey readers, Merry Christmas!

Not quite, you’ll say. But somehow, if you look around, it doesn’t feel that far away. There may be no snow on my street but strings of icicle LED’s on neighbors’ roofs lend themselves to glowing anticipation.

It is that time of the year again- when we feel merry and fuzzy, joyfully soaking in the shimmering lights, jingling sounds and delicious smells of the festive abundance around us. The cold season of joy, love, togetherness, and sharing warms up our hearts in a sublime paradox.

And that’s exactly why, we bring to you ‘10 Heart Warming Stories for Christmas’ through our collection of these uplifting, inspiring and unifying stories that will sit perfectly with your little one’s cup of hot chocolate. They may not all come from Santa’s grotto up north, but they fit every bit the warm and joyous spirit of Yuletide.

Beautifully narrated and illustrated, they are perfect presents for your toddler or pre-schooler. They stir imagination and emotion with sensitively told stories about life, relationships, self-image and family.

So, read on the snapshot, make your pick and tickle your little one’s heart with some Christmas magic!


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MAGICAL STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS THAT KIDS WILL LOVE


1. Secret Santa and the Twelve days of Christmas Giving



Author: Courtney Petruzzelli
Illustrator: Melissa B. Snyder

“It isn’t about all the gits you receive,
It’s what you can GIVE, that’s what people believe,
The joy and the hope you will spread this season
Is what Christmas is for, the real, true reason.”


As aptly and wonderfully put, the compelling and enduring message of this classic is giving and sharing during the Christmas season. In this story, Santa invites an elite group of truly kind and compassionate kids to become a part of his ‘Secret Santa Team’ and help spread cheer to those in need. It encourages families to talk to their children about giving and experience the joy that comes along with it.

Children will love the exciting new adventures on every page. The poetic text and hand-painted, yesteryear illustrations transport you into a magical atmosphere. The key takeaway is compassion and generosity of spirit, for the festive period and beyond. Grab this gem and keep it in your treasure of precious reads for Christmas.


2. Elfie the Elf



Author: Cheryl DeVleeschouwer
Illustrator: Christian J Gaitan


Granny has an unforgettable bedtime story to tell her grandkids. A little lonely girl happens to meet an elf and they strike a friendship. They learn to support each other and help them follow their dreams. Set against the serene and snowy arctic backdrop, the story ticks all things Christmassy – elves, reindeers, and St. Nicolas himself!

Read this intimate story for lessons in friendship and little acts ok kindness. The illustrations are warm and bright and lend themselves to emotive storytelling.
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15+ Personalized Christmas Gifts for Kids

This holiday season, what better way to show your little one how truly special he or she is than with a gift that is personalized just for them. It really is amazing what a little bit of customization can do to make a special day or event memorable.

To help you out, we collated this list of awesome personalized gift ideas for kids that they will cherish over years to come. You will find here everything from personalized Christmas book, personalized Christmas ornaments to lots of Christmas stocking stuffers.

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2018 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: 15+ PERSONALIZED CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR KIDS



Baby's First Personalized Christmas Ornament 

This adorable personalized first Christmas ornament will be a treasured keepsake for years to come.




Personalized Christmas Book
This Personalized Children's Christmas Story Book idea is a great gift idea for children aged 2 - 8 years old. Love that every personalized book is entirely unique as each illustration and rhyming story is based on the letters of the child's name.




Personalized Christmas Elves
Look at these adorable elves which can be personalized with your child's name and year. They come in both girl elf and a boy elf versions. The "girl elf" has a red skirt and green top and the "boy elf" has a red shirt and green shorts.



Unicorn Sequin Personalized Pillow
This beautifully personalized sequin pillow is a perfect gift for the girl in your life. They are sure to amaze your little girl when swiped to reveal the personalized design.



Personalized Name Crayons
This a perfect Christmas stocking gift for little art and craft lovers. In addition to the child's name in crayons, it comes two Christmas crayon characters, Christmas crinkled paper, Christmas label and ribbon.



Llama/Alpaca Christmas Ornament

Personalized Snowman Puzzle

This 20 piece is a lovely personalized gift idea for little kids. Kids will love to see their names and will enjoy putting their puzzle together over and over.





Personalized Santa Sack
This lovely Christmas sack printed with your child's name is perfect to store all the gifts ready to give on Christmas morning. Plus you get to choose the best size too!



Personalized Christmas Stockings

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15 Best Arts and Crafts Gifts for Kids

A good activity for kids is one they will happily do. And, kids are born artists. They love colors, they love scribbling with anything they can mark with, and they love making a mess by cutting paper.

We introduced our kid to arts and crafts very early and it has been such a joy to see her develop since. She has developed her own sense of colors, shapes, scenarios to capture and stories to tell at a young age.

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One of the best things you can do as a parent to initiate a child into arts and crafts is to give them the right tools and some guidance and let them go at it.

To help you out, we collated this list of top arts and crafts toy gifts you can gift to a young child and see the gift pay off manyfold over the years to come.

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HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FOR KIDS - ARTS AND CRAFTS




This portable and organized storage for 140 Crayola art supplies make a perfect holiday gift for age 3 & up.


This is a perfect art-supplies set to complement an easel or start off a home art studio. Great gift idea to promotes creativity and fine motor skills in kids.




Perfect craft kit for kids who are inspired by buildings, architecture and design.  This art project contains everything you need to build a modern home. Great way to encourage creativity and imagination for ages 6 and up.

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Let your kids be creative with this kinetic play sand. With 6 different molds, kids can build castles, pyramids, and more.




This scratch art kit is fun to jot notes, etch doodles, or make cool illustrations and designs.
Bright colors hide beneath the matte coating will surely amaze your little artist.



This is a great gift to introduce your kids to String Art. See your kids transform string and pins into works of art. It comes with 500+ pins, 80 yards string, corrugate boards, tracing paper, decorative backing paper, pin pushing tool. Perfect for age 10+



A fun holiday gift that you can rely on for big smiles and hours of imaginative fun. Over 100 traceable images are sure to keep young artists engaged and excited.






This deluxe art set with compact and portable design includes a wide variety of art supplies for drawing, painting and more – it’s a great gift choice for beginners and serious artists alike.





Kids can create cute animal and flower puppets with this pop stick art kit. These a great holiday gift idea for kids age 3+ to develops hand-eye coordination and helps to improve fine motor skills.






Perfect kids gift that comes with a great variety different drawing stencils from animal, alphabet, numbers and shapes to cupcake, car, truck, boat, spaceship, shark and more!






This all-in-one arts and crafts set for kids is sure to keep kids entertained for hours. Also great for keeping the crafting materials organized and all together in the included craft storage tub.

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