Hey everyone! I’m not one to share big ‘ole holiday gift guides, but every year I like to re-share my top 3 absolute favorite gifts for kids. The tried and true ones. The ones Penny (and most kids) can’t seem to get enough of. You can’t go wrong with these three!

BOOKROO

This is my absolute favorite gift for kids that I bring up year after year. We love Bookroo, if you don’t know already!

Bookroo is a children’s book club subscription box service. You can choose from 1, 3, 6, or 12 month subscriptions, for yourself or a gift for someone else, and you can choose to get 2-3 board books (age 0-3), picture books (ages 2-6), or chapter books (ages 7-10). So it works for almost any age! Also, each book inside the box comes individually wrapped like a present. So even the boxes that come after the holidays are just like Christmas morning.

{gifted. But we love Bookroo and get boxes every year. Penny can’t get enough of them!}

MAGNET TILES

This is a pretty popular open-ended toy these days, but if you don’t have magnet tiles yet… GET ON IT. Seriously. Kids of all ages love these. Penny literally plays with them every single day, not even exaggerating. There is so many ways to play with them.

You can get the brand name Magna-Tiles in different amount sets (30 pc, 100 pc, etc), or the cheaper Picasso tiles. We personally have the Picasso tiles - they look exactly like the Magna-tiles and are even compatible with them, but less expensive. There are even a bunch of specialty ones and add-ons if you search on Amazon, and remember - they’re compatible with each other.

PAINT STICKS

Another thing that gets used almost daily around here are paint sticks. If your kid loves to color and draw like Penny, stock up on these. They’re more vibrant and fun than using crayons, don’t dry out like markers, and are a looooooot less messy than watercolor or tempera paints. They are washable and, unlike regular paints, they dry instantly.

There are a whole bunch of different ones if you search Amazon, but we currently have this set.