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The Mom Hour’s Holiday Gift Guide

Meagan, Sarah and Katie put together a list of more than 100 gift ideas for everyone on your list from new babies to grownups. Listen to their three separate gift guide episodes in the media players below, and keep scrolling for a complete list of products and gift ideas. Happy shopping, friends!

This gift guide was originally prepared for 2017, but we’ve updated links and added a few recommendations for this year. Enjoy!

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Gift Ideas for Babies, Toddlers, & Little Kids

  • Musical Toys
    • Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes Musical Toy
    • Fisher-Price Kick & Play Piano Gym, Blue/Green
  • High-Quality Wooden Blocks
    • Plan Toys 50 Unit Blocks
    • Uncle Goose Classic ABC Blocks
  • Books
    • Manhattan Toy Wimmer-Ferguson See and Say Board Book
    • Alice in Wonderland: A BabyLit Colors Primer
    • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A BabyLit Camping Primer
    • The Nutcracker: A BabyLit Dancing Primer
    • Fancy Nancy
    • Amelia Earhart (Little People, Big Dreams)
    • Coco Chanel (Little People, Big Dreams)
    • Disney Minnie Mouse 12 Board Book Block Library Set
    • Doinshop Animal Tails Cloth Book (Pet’s Tails)
    • Board book versions of classic stories like All The World and Corduroy
  • Small Gifts & Stocking Stuffers
    • Girls’ Hair Bow Subscription Club from LittlePoppyCo
    • Light Up Christmas Spinning Wands With Orbiting LEDs
    • Melissa & Doug On the Go Water Wow! Reusable Water-Reveal Activity Pads
  • Activity Centers
    • LeapFrog Learn and Groove Musical Table Activity Center
    • 8-in-1 Wooden Activity Play Cube
    • Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learning Kitchen Activity Center
  • Something To Push
    • Step2 Little Helper’s Shopping Cart-Pink
    • Little Tykes Shopping Cart
    • Baby Sit-to-Stand Learning Walker by vTech
  • Something To Ride
    • Radio Flyer 4-in-1 Stroll ‘N Trike
    • Radio Flyer 535 My 1St Scooter Sport
    • Micro Kickboard Micro Mini 3-in-1 Deluxe Kick Scooter
  • Kid-Sized Furniture
    • Gift Mark Child’s Colonial Rocking Chair, White
    • Pottery Barn Kids Anywhere Chair
    • Medium Luna Lounger Chair – Pillowfort™
    • IKEA LÄTT Table & Chairs
  • Make-Believe Play
    • Black + Decker Junior Power Workbench Workshop with Realistic Action Lights & Sounds
    • Step2 Modern Metro Kitchen Play Kitchen
    • Pottery Barn Kids Retro Kitchen Collection
  • First Board Games
    • Hi Ho Cherry-O
    • Candy Land
    • Zingo!
  • Something For The Family
    • Jj Cole Outdoor Blanket
    • Radio Flyer EZ Fold 3-in-1 Wagon
    • Pin Adventure Map
    • Gift Membership to Zoo, Children’s Museum, or Indoor Play Place

Gift Ideas for Big Kids & Tweens

  • Slime-Making Kit (or whatever the ‘craft du jour’ is)
  • Elenco Snap Circuits SC300 Electronic Discovery Kit
  • Raspberry Pi Starter Kit (small affordable computer designed to teach programming)
  • Big book of weird facts, like National Geographic’s 5000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) or Ripley’s Believe It Or Not
  • Blue Recluse Non Responsive Ball Bearing YoYo by KickFire Classics
  • Shrinky Dinks
  • Find a BLICK art store near you, or shop for fine art supplies at Target.com
  • Magazine subscriptions (ASK from Cricket Media, Ranger Rick, Highlights and High Five)
  • “Big kid” journal and good pen
  • Mini LED Flashlights
  • Can’t go wrong with classic stuffed animals
  • Classic wristwatches, like this one from Timex
  • Subscription box, like this one that Owen LOVED from Wonderful Objects
  • Perplexus Maze Ball

Gift Ideas for Teens & Adults

  • Footie pajamas, like this fleece onesie with a hood from Alexander Del Rossa
  • High-end or interesting socks, like Stance or SmartWool
  • Ukelele
  • Cookbooks (Sarah loves this one, Meagan recommends baking cookbooks for teens)
  • Supplies and accessories for whatever hobby they’re into
  • Fun versions of everyday items, like these bearded ski hats
  • Private lessons, training, online courses (we like LinkedIn Learning or Creative Live), or a class
  • Drone-building kits, like these from flitetest.com
  • New backpack, like this one from Lands’ End
  • Cool room decor accents (Etsy is a great source for this!)
  • “Roundie” beach throw
  • Subscription box (we love FabFitFun for women and teen girls, and promo code THEMOMHOUR will save you $10)
  • Handmade jewelry from indy sellers like Burnish
  • Theater or concert tickets
  • Bluetooth ear buds (our favorites are made by Sudio Sweden, and promo code THEMOMHOUR will save you 15%)
  • Social good gifts (we’re huge fans of Brave New World Designs, co-created by our friend and fellow podcaster Christine Koh)
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