With the merry Christmas season right around the corner, you must now be in a mad rush for Christmas gift ideas for kids if you haven’t started receiving any yet. Children’s gifts are often considered the most difficult items to come by, especially if you don’t understand the child, for example when buying Christmas gifts for a relative or friend’s child. You want to see the child’s face light up with a wide smile at the sight of your gift, but what should you buy? There are lots of great Christmas gift ideas for kids and below are just 5 suggestions for you to consider.

1. Thomas Train and Friends Set
If your child is a fan of the Thomas Train and Friends series, they will definitely love one of these Thomas Train sets. One something relatively new, so it’s unlikely your child already has it. This is a portable playset that even includes the Thomas tank engine. It is suitable for any child between 36 months and 6 years. You don’t have to worry about storage as this train set is foldable and lightweight so your child won’t have a problem taking it with them either.

2. Dolls that bounce
I believe in being fair as we suggest buying a Thomas Train set, which is probably for your boy, what about your girl? If you have a daughter over the age of 3, you may want to consider buying her a “Baby Alive Bouncin’ Babbles”. For this gift, you can easily get one for under $50, which will be well worth it considering how much fun your little girl will have.

3. Books
I know you are going to say that there is nothing special about book gifts, but we must not forget about the little ones who love to read. It doesn’t matter if you have no idea what kind of books to buy for the child, especially if it’s about a friend’s children. You can ask the parents for an idea of ​​what books the child loves to read or buy a gift card.

4. Clothes
For clothing, you can think of something interesting like T-shirts with popular cartoon characters printed on them. However, you can even get the child’s favorite cartoon characters. Even costumes like goblin costumes or animal costumes will be appropriate as gifts. As for the size, you can find out from the parents or get something that can stretch to fit most children.

5. Games and Accessories
Buying a game or gaming software is another favorite gift that most children would love to receive at Christmas, but first you need to make sure that the child does not already have a similar game. Alternatively, you can buy accessories for the game if you find that the child already has a similar one.

Now that you’re armed with so many great Christmas gift ideas, you’re off to a good start for your Christmas shopping. If you like the traditional method of shopping at your nearest mall, you’ll need to start early to avoid the craziness of items. Alternatively, you can join the modern Christmas shoppers who buy their gifts from online stores. Shopping online is becoming more popular these days because it is so convenient as you don’t have to leave the comfort of your home to shop.