Kid's Gift Ideas
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Books always make great presents. Most children that are exposed to age appropriate books at an early age learn to read by age six or seven. Not sure what books to buy for young learners? Check out "picture books for children" for ideas.
Suggestions to encourage creativity
Sticker sets
A reusable vinyl
sticker scene play set
is another great kids gift idea. It is great for quiet times or for building vocabulary. Children have an opportunity to express themselves through role-playing, to experiment with new words, to develop their imagination and participate in the retelling of their own or others' stories.
Mudpuppy's sticker sets come in over 20 topics such as world maps, dinosaurs, camping, circuses, ancient Egypt and many more. Some have a variety of backgrounds. They are an excellent kindergarten graduation gift and have a handle for easy carrying when traveling.
Stationery Sets
A stationery set encourages creativity and gives children a purpose for practicing literacy skills.
Children sound out or copy letters, words and sentences as they try to create their own presents, invitations, note cards, lists or drawings.
Puzzles
Most young children love puzzles and they make a quality kids gift idea. They provide family fun, are entertaining and teach children skills at the same time. Playing with puzzles builds a child's ability to compare and match and increases logical thinking skills. For more information about the educational benefits of puzzles read more....
Two piece puzzles
These two piece puzzles are perfect for young children. They match animals with homes, opposites, color words with pictures, numbers with quantities of animals, mothers and babies and more.
First Puzzles - Color coded theme based puzzles
FIRST PUZZLES 
Six sided block style puzzles
Galison Mudpuppy puzzles
These 6 sided block style puzzles challenge kids to think in multiple dimensions. Each puzzle contains nine 2" cubes that create 6 different puzzle pictures. These presents are great for building and stacking also.
They come in a sturdy storage box with a sliding drawer.
36 piece puzzles
These 36 mini cube puzzles come packaged in a cube-shaped box and feature art from classic children's books or licensed characters such as Peter Rabbit, Clifford, Cowboy Small, The Tawny Scrawny Lion, Harry the Dirty dog, Olivia, Richard Scarry's busy busy town, Eric Carle's Chameleon, Goodnight Moon, and more. Also maps.
100 piece collector tin puzzles
By kindergarten graduation some children are ready for 100 piece jigsaw in a tin. These puzzles come in a hinged storage tin or circular cookie-style tin. The artwork is great and the puzzles are fun!
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