31 Creative, Cool Gifts for Kids They're Sure to Love

These sweet elephant plushies are not only fun for kids to play —the proceeds from their purchase go toward supporting elephant sanctuaries in Thailand. 

You can upgrade your favorite kiddo's bubble setup, with this reusable wooden bubble dish and wands. 

This three-story playhouse will inspire curiosity and wonder—and hours of imaginative play. Inside you'll find plenty of furniture, including benches, a sofa, table, and beds for all their Li'l Woodzeez animal characters. The best part? The house has real outdoor lights for when it gets dark.

This soft velvet inflatable ball pit is perfect for two to three kids (or one or two adults) to have a ball (500 of them, in fact).  It inflates quickly with a blow dryer set to cool, so you can easily inflate (and then deflate) as the mood strikes. 

Get all the tools you need (including the clay) to create an array of pottery creations—including a sealant to make the air-dried clay waterproof. 

For your teeny-tiniest gift recipient, these adorable dumpling-shaped booties will help keep their toes warm and cozy—and the cute red felt steamer box can be a part of their future play kitchen.

This slim-packing wooden chalkboard laptop is the perfect road trip companion. It comes with an indent to hold chalk—and could also be used as a tray to hold snacks or other toys. 

Kiwi Crate's monthly subscription boxes work for every age range—from babies to teens—and offer fun ways to work on STEAM skills via crafts, experiments, and other activities. The subscriptions are easily shifted from one interest to another—so they can start out with a Yummy Crate, focused on the science of cooking, and move over to the Atlas Crate, which explores different cultures with crafts. 

This soft, sculptable soap in a rainbow of colors is meant to be played with—and can make bath time a lot more fun for a reluctant bather.

Wonder Workshop's robots make it easy (and super fun) to teach kids coding and robotics. Kids can create all kinds of scenarios with the Wonder Workshop apps to have Dash sing, dance, zip around, respond to certain commands or noises—and with additional kits, play the xylophone and draw. (And for older kids, the voice-activated Cue robot steps up their skills with additional complexity.)

This cuddly little doll zips open to show the liver, heart and other key organs in their places—along with a model of the skeletal system beneath. It's a great way to show what's inside in a more warm and fuzzy way. 

Add these iconic women to their Little People neighborhoods. Civil rights activist Rosa Parks, astronaut Sally Ride, author Maya Angelou and aviator Amelia Earhart can enrich their creative play and encourage then to dream bigger for their lives. 

Kids 6 and up can take control of one of the most fearsome dinosaurs on the planet—and the easy-to-understand remote control makes it simple for them to get their Tyrannosaurus Rex walking and roaring in no time flat. 

Yep, this will take a lot of assembly on the part of Santa, but as long as you have the wall space, setting up a climbing wall at home may just be the most epic kids' gift ever.

This vintage-inspired play kitchen, crafted of sustainably sourced wood, is built to last, so it'll stand up to whatever your budding chef can dish out.

The adorable Grogu (AKA "Baby Yoda") was a fan-favorite Mandalorian character. And this animatronic version, which giggles and moves just like the Child, will likely be just as big a hit for the adults as it is for the little ones. 

Finding a fun molding compound that doesn't dry out or leave a giant mess (we're looking at you, Moon Sand), has been a big challenge. But Mad Mattr might be the perfect compromise—it can be left out without drying, and doesn't crumble or leave a big mess behind. 

This colorful new LEGO set features plans to build an array of animals and objects from around the world—plus a colorful world map they can use to learn more about the planet. 

Upgrade their play kitchen skills with this cool set, featuring an array of fruits and a dull wooden knife they can use to slice and dice between the velcroed pieces. 

These cool building blocks snap together like Legos—but are made with more eco-friendly wood instead.  (Bonus: If your kiddo already has Legos, these bricks will work with their existing collections as well.) 

Your future rock god or goddess will be riffing in no time with this scaled-down take on the classic electric guitar, with the amp built right in. Flashcards and a fun augmented-reality game will help them learn songs in no time flat, and it comes in three different sizes, depending on your rock star's age and size.

This soft, 18-inch doll has a good message for kids: Be kind. Each Kind Culture Co. doll comes with a kindness kit, packed with tokens for kids to pass around reminding themselves and others to be kind, show gratitude, share love, and more. The doll itself is cute and cuddly, sure, but it's also a sweet reminder to be fair to others.

This 424-page tome is the perfect gift for any curious kids. Teeming with specially commissioned illustrations and gorgeous photography, the encyclopedia will allow them to explore science, history, and more all from the comfort of home.

With this adorable playset, kids will be enjoying high tea with the best of them. Encourage them to plan and host tea parties, serve their guests, and sample new treats (perhaps with a little culinary support from their parents), all with a beautiful toy that's more decor than eyesore.

Filled with everything little ones need to develop little green thumbs, this kit lets kids nurture vegetables and herbs, even if they don't have a yard to work in. The growbag lets them work on a patio or balcony (or a larger space), and the fully rooted starter plants sets them up for success.

This short-sleeved tee is the perfect reminder that your little one is going somewhere. Whether they have political leanings or just a quick mouth, they'll love sporting this shirt at school and everywhere else they go.

Give a gift that grows with them. Each box of educational books and playthings is tailored to a baby's or toddler's cognitive growth stage.

Promote emotional learning by pairing snuggly toys with a book on a big topic, like authenticity or self-esteem.

This illustrated storybook shares classic fairy tales with gorgeous images to pull in kids too young to read. Smaller readers will enjoy reading the stories anew (or having them read to them); bigger ones will like seeing their favorite tales presented in a fresh, colorful way.

Made from pine wood, this bright building block kit has 74 painted pieces that can be nested and stacked to build towers, homes, parks, and more inspired by the New York City skyline. 

A whimsical writing instrument for your artistic kid and their creative pals to take to the streets. This trio includes two rainbow horns and one wrapped in gold (but writes white).