{"id":37697,"date":"2018-12-16T05:00:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T21:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=37697"},"modified":"2018-12-14T17:33:56","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T09:33:56","slug":"christmas-gift-ideas-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/12\/16\/christmas-gift-ideas-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Gift Ideas for Children of Every Age and Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a parent, aunt, or relative wishing to give a child the perfect gift, it may be hard to choose something that they can play with while also contributing to\u00a0their brain development. Fortunately,\u00a0there are so many ideas to choose from nowadays!<\/p>\n

Other than safety, we also need to keep in mind that the toy must be age and development appropriate. We have listed down some gift ideas and tips on how to choose the bests for the children:<\/p>\n

Infant birth to 12 months<\/h3>\n

Babies follow moving objects and bright colors. They\u00a0are happy with things that they can grab, move, and chew on. And for this, textured balls, rattles, squeeze toys, soft dolls, and large board books will make such great gifts.<\/p>\n

Starting seven months, they will go from rolling and sitting to crawling and standing. Toys that can make them move, such as big wooden cars to push and pull, are ideal, as well as blocks and cubes to build up!<\/p>\n

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Toddlers 1-4 years old<\/h3>\n

With toddlers, expect rapid movement, experimentation, and curiosity. They enjoy manipulating their surroundings so toys like an activity board, clay, construction, miniature furniture, and drawing materials will be interactive and fun.<\/p>\n

This is also the age when they develop three-fingered grasp, which\u00a0can be practiced with toy scissors, wind-up toys, beads, and storybooks. These things will help them\u00a0learn how to grip small objects with their fingers, as well as start in holding pens, scissors, and other toddler\u00a0skills.<\/p>\n

Also read:\u00a0Educational Apps for Little Kids<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Middle Childhood 8-11 years old<\/h3>\n

Children at this age are starting school and are adjusting to social rules outside of the house. Social games such as board games, puzzles, and do-it-yourself kits are very interesting to them. Big outdoor games and sports\u00a0are also ideal as gifts.<\/p>\n

Also read:\u00a0Discovery Kids: Sparking Curiosity and Encouraging Exploration<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Young teens 12-14 years old<\/h3>\n

Now grown up, they are curious, adventurous, and social. At this age, they start having abstract thinking, and even mood swings. They have developed likes and dislikes so it would help to know what shows or characters they are into.<\/p>\n

Books and video games can keep them grounded and entertained.<\/p>\n

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Safety<\/h3>\n

Make sure that the toys are non-toxic, washable, lead-free, and shatter-proof. There must be no sharp parts and splinters or where the child can be pinched.<\/p>\n

Electric toys must also have a label saying it is UL-Approved, which means that it has passed a series of safety tests such as choking and flammable hazards.<\/p>\n

Also read:\u00a0Listicle: Toy Stores in the Philippines<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

What\u00a0will you get for your young loved ones this Christmas?\u00a0We’d love to hear in\u00a0the comments below!<\/p>\n

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Images from Youngstown Air Reserve Station<\/a>, Etsy<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Other than safety, we also need to keep in mind that the toy must be age and development appropriate. We have listed down some gift ideas and tips on how to choose the bests for the children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96],"tags":[7602,7589,7601,5543,7594],"class_list":["post-37697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-listicle","tag-christmas-gift","tag-christmas-gift-ideas","tag-christmas-gift-ideas-for-children","tag-for-kids","tag-toy"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/12\/child-gift_thumb.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37697"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37728,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37697\/revisions\/37728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}