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Every year, right around this time, my parents would ask my siblings and I what we wanted Santa to bring us for Christmas. They would pull out the giant Toys-R-Us gift guide and we would sit with it for hours. The three of us would pore over the pages, carefully scrutinizing each and every toy. As we flipped through the pages, we would have lively debates about which toy was the best and which was definitely the worst. Days would go by before we actually sat down to write our lists. As we got out our pencils, we would remind each other to use our very best handwriting so that Santa knew exactly what we wanted.
Now that my children are able to write their own lists for Santa, I find myself doing the same thing as my parents did. I pull out the large collection of toy magazines that have been amassing over the past month and sit them down at the kitchen table. I arm them with different colored markers (so I know who is who) and I encourage them to circle all of the things they would like to receive for Christmas. In true little kid fashion – they circle everything!
I then intentionally leave the magazines out where they can see them each day. They sit together debating the “awesome-ness” of each toy and debate over whether or not it would be fun to play with. Once the circling frenzy has worn off, they start to really focus on the toys that they would love the most. I take note of the toys that they consistently talk about and which ones I hear them discussing with each other. For me, this is the best indicator of what truly belongs on their lists.
We know that choosing gifts can be hard, especially when your child’s interests can be fleeting and fickle. With this in mind, we’ve created several gift guides for you and we’ll be posting them regularly over the next few weeks. We hope that these guides will be able to help you as you decide upon which gifts to purchase for all of the little ones in your world. Hopefully, these guides will also help you come up with a few ideas of your own!
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I like the Goldie Blox. I think my Grand-daughter would enjoy using them.
The Hot Wheels is my pick for boys,thanks
The Goldie box is my pick for girls,thanks
Hot Wheels
My triplets love aything to do with Lego’s. I think they want to be architects. They would love the STEM product line and especially the Barbie Fab Mansion sice they are all girls. Rene Chartier
my favorite is the hot wheels
I like the Magna-Tiles® Clear Colors 32 Piece Set for and the GoldieBlox Parade Float and Dunk Tank Building Sets.
Mega Bloks Barbie Fab Mansion for girls
Mega Bloks Hot Wheels for boys
I like the human model.
The Goldie Box is my favorite girls toy.
The K’NEXosaurus Rex Building Set is my favorite boys toy.
Mega Bloks Barbie Fab Mansion Is my favorite girls item
LEGO Juniors 10672 Batman: Defend the Bat Cave is my favorite boys item
Mega Blocks are so fun!
My fave boy STEM toy is the Human Body Smart Lab model!
My girl’s favorite STEM toy is Lincoln Logs and GoldieBlox.
My favorite boys set is the K’NEX K’NEXosaurus Rex Building Set.
My favorite STEM toy is the Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magic Set.
I like the lego juniors defend the batcave
I like the sew cool machine
My favorite STEM toy would definitely be LEGO Juniors 10672 Batman: Defend the Bat Cave!
My favorite boys toy is the Snap Circuits. Thanks for the giveaway!
The Lego friends Jungle set is my favorite. Thanks for the giveaway!
Legos all the way! Though my son really enjoys the Magic School Bus science kits too.
I also like the Lego Friends set
I like the smart lab human body
My favorite girl’s STEM toy is the Barbie Mansion. My daughter would love this!! The Perfume making kit looks really cool to though. I’m 30 years old and I want to play with it!!
My favorite girl’s STEM
Mega blocks hot wheels
Legos are my favorite boys stem toys.
Goldie Blox are my favorite girl’s stem toy.
The classic chemistry set is my favorite for boys!
LEGO Juniors 10672 Batman: Defend the Bat Cave
Favorite boys STEM toy: K’NEXosaurus Rex Building Set
Favorite girls STEM toy: Mega Bloks Barbie Fab Mansion
Boys- Mega Bloks Hot Wheels
Girls- Barbie Mega Bloks
My daughter would love the Crystal Growing Kit.
Thames & Kosmos 600001 Dangerous Book for Boys Classic Chemistry Science Kit is my favorite boys item
HearthSong Connectagons® Butterflies and Flowers is my favorite girl item
My favorite bot toy is the lego set too, but I also like the crystal growing set from the unisex category
My favorite for girls is the lego friends jungle rescue
For girls, I like the Sew Cool Machine – thanks!
For boys, my favorite is the K’NEX K’NEXosaurus Rex Building Set!
My favorite girl toy is the sew cool machine. My favorite boy toy is the rocket science kit.
The Knexosaurus!
Anything Lego.
For boys I like the OgoSport OgoBild POD!
For girls I like the Mega Bloks Barbie Fab Mansion!
My daughter is not quite 4, but she LOVES K’Nex, Lincoln Logs, Legos, Mega Blox, pretty much anything she can build or create with! Legos are probably her very favorite, though!
My favorite boys’ STEM toy would be the LEGO Juniors 10672 Batman: Defend the Bat Cave.
My favorite girls’ STEM toy is LEGO Friends Jungle Falls Rescue 41033 Building Set.
I like the Hot Wheels for boys.
I like the Sew Cool toy for girls.
My favorite item in the boy’s gift section is this one: OgoSport OgoBild POD.
My favorite items in the girl’s gift sections are the GoldieBlox Parade Float and Dunk Tank Building Sets.
My favorite boys STEM toy is the Mega Bloks Hot Wheels Super Race Set (8 Cars Pack),
My favorite girls STEM toy is the Thames and Kosmos Rocket Science Kit as my granddaughter is a true science buff and this would really be the toy for her.
My favorite boys toy from STEM toys is the K’NEX K’NEXosaurus Rex Building Set.
I like the chemistry science kit.
My favorite STEM boys toy is the Magna-Tiles® Clear Colors 32 Piece Set – our son would love this!
The knexasaurus is my favorite stem toy for boys.
My favorite STEM toy for girls is the LEGO Friends Jungle Falls Rescue 41033 Building Set
Goldie box are my favorite girls stem toy.
I like the Sew Cool set for my niece!
My favorite girls toy is the Connectagons, those are so neat and make it really fun the build things.
My favorite one for boys is the Mega Bloks Hot Wheels race set. Love that they can put their own cars together to race.
Oh my favorite is the OgoSport OgoBild POD!! That looks like so much fun! Carter loves anything he can build!
I like the Melissa & Doug Magic set for boys.
I like the Lego Friends set for girls.
Mega Bloks never fails to deliver products that kids love. Love that their sets are perfect for any age!
The Melissa and Doug magic set!!!
I like building blocks for both boy and girls – open-ended toys are my favorite!
For girls I like the Barbie megablocks mansion and the HearthSong connectagons butterflies and flowers. for boys I like the K’NEX k’nexosaurus Rex.
My favorite boy toy is Elenco Electronic Snap Circuits, Jr. Kit!
My favorite girl toy is POOF-Slinky – Scientific Explorer Perfumery Science Kit!
My favorite boy toy is Mega Bloks Hot Wheels Super Race Set
My favorite girl toy is the Sew Cool Machine
my favorite stem toy for girls is the sew cool machine. I love how creative it allows kids to be.
My favorite boys STEM toy is the chemistry set.
I like the Mega Bloks Barbie Fab Mansion.
Absolutely love the girls Sew Cool Machine and the boys Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magic Set! My nieces/nephews would LOVE those! (:
My kids would love the OgoSport OgoBild POD
My daughter would love the LEGO Friends Jungle Falls Rescue 41033 Building Set
I like the Sew Cool Machine for girls.
I love the Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magic Set. Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
For boys.
I love the Goldie blox for the girls and the lego bat cave for the boys
There are so many great ideas on this list! I love gifts that encourage and support learning and creativity! My seven year old would love the sewing machine, Goldie blocks, perfumery….
From the boys’ section I like the K’nex.
My friend’s daughter LOVES Magna Tiles…so I’ll have to pick that for my favorite!
My son would love the LEGO Juniors 10672 Batman: Defend the Bat Cave. He loves legos!
My favorite LEGO Friends Jungle Falls Rescue 41033 Building Set my daughter would love it.
For the boys, the K’NEXosaurus Rex Building Set looks awesome!
The girls Mega Blocks Barbie Mansion is pretty cool! I would have loved the Sew Cool Machine when I was a kid.
I should buy that sewing machine for my daughter & then have her teach me to sew! I know we would both love it!
I love the Sew Cool Machine!!
Anything LEGO and you have my boys attention! 🙂 Great list!
What a great list of STEM toys. I think my kids would love them all.
My son would love a lot of these toys!
Very cool gifts. My son and his friend love anything Lego so that got my attention right away.
That’s a great list! My boys would love the Dangerous Book for Boys Classic Chemistry Science Kit.
You’ve put together a great list! We already had a couple of these things on our wish list for Christmas. I hadn’t seen the K’Nexosaurus before but have just added it to our list. My boys will be excited for it.
I am such a kid at heart, i want one of everything for myself! Lol
We are all about STEM here, too! I need to get the GoldieBlox for my girls. I know they would love them!
This is a super useful list. My son would have been into building the toy cars.
My son would probably love all these STEM toys. He loves toy cars, so I know the Hot Wheels set would be a hit. The magic set would be a great gift for him too.
we really liked the Goldie Blox! So cute and my daughter enjoyed it so much! will definitely have to get more of those!
For boy the Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magic Set
The Mega Bloks Barbie Fab Mansion.
Thank you 🙂
My favorite is the Mega Bloks Barbie Fab Mansion. My daughter would love this!
I love the Mega Bloks kits. They are perfect and I love that they have options for both boys and girls this year.
The Mega Bloks Hot Wheels Are My Favorite Boys STEM Toy.
The Goldie Blox Products Are My Favorite Girls STEM Toys.