Best of 2020 – Gifts with Imagination

The holidays are a time of festive fun, family and friends…..but one of our favorite parts of the holidays is giving gifts!  These gift ideas represent the best of 2020. We’ve compiled this roundup of our favorite ideas for gift giving this year, for everyone that’s on your list! Be sure to browse each of the sections (see the rest below). We placed ideal gift suggestions in categories, however, you might find the perfect present in any of them!
Toys, stuffed animals, dolls, and games. Every one of these helps to enlighten and engage kids. If they have a room full of “blah” toys, then grab them something new, fun, and unique this year.  Then, prepare for imaginations to spark!
          • Books That Sow – These children’s books are thoughtfully written by Dr. Cherrye Vasquez and help kids sow strength, character, & diversity, with a great focus on anti-bullying! Her latest holiday books are The Christmas Swap, and Santa’s Super Sleigh! both of which will warm your heart! <3
          • WOWmazing Giant Bubbles Wand Concentrate Kit –  This award winning WOWmazing bubble kit includes everything you need to create bubbles that are big, colorful and fun. Creating bubbles is a super unique family activity – and so addicting!
          • Fungisaurs – Fungisaurs are genetically engineered, dinosaur-mushroom hybrid species toys who are searching for a place to call home, and they’re eager to make new friends. Each Fungisaurs are packaged in a Collectible Mystery Box and include an interactive FungisaursAugmented Reality (AR) iOS App. SO FUN!
          • Le Toy Van – Wood toys are classic, dependable, and influence serious imagination! These unique wooden toys for pretend play, are designed in London using only responsibly sourced wood. Plus, they have amazing sets you don’t want to miss!
          • WhatsItsFace – The emotional plush with six faces! Whatsitsface® Teddy Bear, Kitty Cat and Puppy Dog are the perfect companions for your child. They are soft, cuddly and their changing faces offer endless SEL (social emotional learning) opportunities. 
          • Thames & Kosmos CREATTO™ Light-Up Crafting™ Kits – Creatto is a simple yet versatile building system that consists of just two primary components that can be woven together into countless LED light up 3D creations! Talk about the perfect gift to keep little hands busy! Check out all of the designs!
          • Winning Moves Games –  Fill that game closet with NEW games!  These aren’t your classic games- they are new versions of Scrabble, Rubik’s Cube, Risk, and more! Plus, unique games that will have the kids begging for family game night every night!
          • Chalk of the Town – Imagination is awesome because it’s ever growing and changing. Chalk of the Town makes chalkboard products like t-shirts, tote bags, patches & more for wearable fashion you help create! Plus, it’s erasable & reusable! It’s like imagination unleashed 🙂
          • The Dinosaur in the Elevator: This isn’t your average kids book. It’s a Write Your Own Ending Book! Kids can follow along in this simple but extremely clever and intriguingly fun book, then help the author write the ending! It’s a must have for readers, writers & dino lovers!
          • Stick-O:   The Stick-O Basic 10 Piece Set teaches hands-on learning through magnetic play. Toddlers can easily connect and express their creativity with the rainbow-colored shapes. Plus, Stick-O pieces can easily be cleaned up and put away for next time.
          • ThinkFun:  Some of my FAV games ever! Stock up on the new ThinkFun games this holiday season: Minecraft Magnetic Travel Puzzle, Dog Crimes, Pocket Brainteasers, My First Rush Hour, Moon Spinner, Chicken War, Mystic Market, and Escape the Room: The Cursed Dollhouse!
          • Marshmallow Blaster – Bow & Mallow Blaster – The big brother of the Mini Bow & Mallow, the Bow & Mallow Blaster continues to bring food and fun together — thanks to its edible ammo! With launching distances of up to 30 feet, your marshmallows will soar through the air!
          • Treemendous Ornament Decorating Kit – From the creators of the original EggMazing Egg Decorator…the perfect DIY craft to embrace the holiday season. Place one of the ornaments included with the kit into the tree-shaped decorator and let the fun begin! Seriously awesome!
          • DinoMazing Egg Decorator – DinoMazing Egg Decorator allows kids to color and create their own dinosaur eggs using a mechanism that spins the egg while you decorate! Plus, inside each Dino egg is slime and your own collectible dinosaur!
          • The #UpsideDownChallenge Game – This game literally flips your world upside down! Players wear goggles that flip their vision — and then attempt to compete seemingly easy challenges like writing your name and connecting dots. Sounds easy, but it’s a challenge!
          • Pizza Party Throwdown – In this frantic, fun action game players race to see who can fling the most pizza toppings on the spinning pizza pie game board before time runs out! This is an awesome choice for energetic family game nights!
              • Atomic Power Popper with Sticky Targets – The classic Hog Wild ATOMIC POWER POPPER is back and better than ever – thanks to a flashy new design and cool new features! PLUS, it now comes complete with three super Sticky Targets you can use just about anywhere!
              • Holiday Poppers – Hog Wild brings you your Holiday Poppers as part of its POPular Poppers line! These make great gifts or stocking stuffers (and even White Elephant gifts for adults!). Get a Yeti, Elf, Santa, Snowman, Reindeer and many others!
              • SmartFelt Toys – This is sensory learning + creative interaction with reversible 3D felt play geared toward early language & vocabulary development .  These are SO simple but absolutely amazing. Get a My Little Farm or My Little House and let the fun & learning begin!
              • School Zone – From games and learn-to-read books, and workbooks to activities, kids will love learning with School Zone!  These colorful, fun workbooks won’t even seem like work! Plus, they offer AMAZING deals. The flash cards make nice stocking stuffers, too!

      • Crayola – The classic!  Did you know that Crayola has MUCH more than just their iconic crayons?  Score kits that help kiddos unleash creativity. Marker Makers, science kits, art sets, bath time fun, and so much more. Take another look at Crayola!
      • WompleBox -SO FUN! This monthly exploration/travel subscription box inspires kids 6 – 11 to love learning about their world. Every month we deliver a new exciting adventure book (featuring a traveling Womple “penpal”) paired with hands-on activities to spark kids’ interest in different countries and cultures.
      • Snap ShipsWelcome to the future…where the world is under constant attack from a brutal alien threat! Kids can Build to Battle! Snap Ships is a versatile building system for creating multiple
        crafts with action play, and all sets and pieces are interchangeable, so kids can build however they want. SO FUN!
      • Tinkle Crinkle & Friends Activity Gym (Baby GUND)Tinkle Crinkle is a fresh, energetic collection of plush baby toys, and SO CUTE! This award-winning Tinkle Crinkle & Friends Activity Gym includes five multi-sensory toys, fluffy tummy time cloud, and baby-safe sun mirror. What a fun gift for the new ones in your life!
      • Kess – These are SO FUN! The Kess Ice Hopper and Ice Ball are glitter-filled toys with a ton of sass!  What kid doesn’t love their toys to glisten and shine in the light!?  Each is available in different colors, too. These are classic, unplugged, amazing gift ideas!
      • Lunii’s My Fabulous Storyteller -This little, lightweight device is too cool! Lunii creates audio stories to inspire kids to awaken their imagination, develop vocab., and improve concentration. This little story maker lets KIDS pick the hero, location, and object in the stories!