Ad. Buying Kids Gifts Made Easy. Because let’s face it, it isn’t always, is it! For some buying gifts for children can be hard and for those wanting to get the right thing, pretty stressful too. This post should help guide you in your gift selection to ensure you get something the child you are buying for will really love it. On their site, Wicked Uncle have some fabulous children’s presents for all ages and with a range of interests.
Knowing what a child likes obviously helps but if you are gifting a child that isn’t yours, it’s much harder. Even more still if you are gifting a niece, nephew, grandchild, friend’s child and haven’t a clue what they’d like.
In this post, I’ll write an overview of the sort of toys that will literally make you a Wicked Uncle, Wicked Aunt, or Wicked grandparents. So if you want to be popular with the kids you are buying for, this is the site for you.
You can thank me later.
So what do we need to consider first?
Buying Kids Gifts Made Easy
The Childs Age
Obviously, when gifting we need something that is age appropriate. There is no point giving a child a toy they are far too young or old to use. It’s just upsetting for them if they can’t use it yet and may even result in a meltdown with younger children.
For younger children, creative gifts often work well. Toys that encourage hand-eye coordination, cognitive skills, role play can be popular. Not only are they educational, but they are also often colouful, enticing and enjoyable to use.
The Child’s Interests
When gifting a child in general it helps to know what they enjoy. Are they creative? Are arts and crafts the best thing ever for them??? They are top of many children’s lists for fun things to do. Do they enjoy sensory play? (sand, slime etc.) Do they love any specific type of toy, eg dinosaurs, dolls, cars? Don’t forget some of these interests overlap which is fine as some toys may incorporate more than one interest. Keep an eye out for those. If it’s someone that you’d speak with before you’d need the gift, ask them what they’d like or ask their parent. If they’re not sure, fear not, the tips in this post will help.
Image credit: Wicked Uncle – Play foam
Educational or Fun Focused
This is something you’ll need to weigh up depending on how well you know the child. If you have your own children they may be able to help shed light on the giftees toy preferences. There are many adults that will push at educational toys and totally overlook the fun factor. That is a big mistake. What the child will class as fun. There are many toys that will work well.
Image credit: Wicked Uncle – Frilled lizard – Build your own robot pet
How Many People is the Gift For?
If you are looking for a gift that is intended for more than one child, selection becomes harder. Age will influence this. Children will need to be of similar ages for this to work well. Ultra Dash is one of those toys that is suitable for a range of ages. I found it great fun too, it’s brilliant exercise!!! This had us running around, laughing, and away from screens last summer and part of the winter. The game can even be played indoors if you have space.
Single Use Toy or Toys With a Longer Lifespan
Toys differ greatly. Some toys can only be used once, others multiple or infinite times. The choice is ultimately yours as to which to go for and again is something that should be influenced by the child’s preferences rather than your own.
Summary
The beauty of using a site like Wicked Uncle is that they have an extensive range of options to choose from. You can have the item sent directly to the recipient, saving you a trip to the post office. Seriously have you seen some of the queues outside them!!!
These guys help take the stress out of gifting with an easy to use site, categories designed to make choosing gifts easier, the option of specifying when the gift is delivered, quick and efficient service and amazing feefoo reviews to support this (93% of customers rated them 5 stars!!!).
Each gift includes a free message which can be selected during checkout. They also include a special Wicked Uncle Thank You postcard with your name and address already on it so they know who the gift is from. If you prefer, there is an optional gift wrap service, you can also add a handwritten card should you require. There is a small fee for each.
I hope you enjoyed my post “Buying Kids Gifts Made Easy” and found it useful.
Win an Ultra Dash Game
Wicked Uncle Have kindly offered one of my Melanie’s Fab Finds readers a fantastic prize. One lucky reader will win an Ultra Dash Game.
Click on the link attached to the wording in the first paragraph “fabulous children’s presents” (clicks are tracked) take a look around the site and pick the item or items your child, niece, nephew, grandchildren, friends child, neighbours child will like the most. Enter the name of the product (not the link) on my blog comment section with whom you’d gift it too.
I’d really love to see as many different items listed on here so if possible so try and avoid those already mentioned. Once you’ve commented, let me know on the rafflecopter widget – it’s the only compulsory option. The other entry options are optional will gain you extra points.
Ends on Sunday the 21st of March 2021 at midnight.
Anonymous entries won’t be counted.
Terms and conditions are on the rafflecopter form.
Good Luck!
This competition has now ended.
The winner is Rachel Clynch
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Ultra Dash
Quizzie – Squirts Water if you’re wrong!- my son would love this
Ha, it does sound like fun!
Robert – design and drill look’s awesome, my 3-year old twins would love it.
Sounds like a great toy for creative play and hand-eye coordination.
The sat nav steering wheel little driver looks fab, it’s my boys 3rd birthday in may and he loves anything to do with transport so he would love this.
Sounds like a great gift. My nephew would love that too.
I think my twin nieces would love the Felt Puppies – Creative Sewing Kit, as they are into sewing and crafts.
That sounds like a great creative gift.
I love the look of the wooden cat jigsaw for my little girl.
puzzles are great for little ones. Mine all love them x
IQ Puzzler Pro – 2D & 3D Brain Teaser for my daughter. She likes puzzles
That sounds like something fun and challenging.
I’d get my son the Fifty Greatest Card Tricks – Marvin’s Magic – he’s really into magic at the moment!
That sounds like a great gift idea!
This looks loads of fun
The Ultra Dash is brilliant!
I would gift Unicorn Sparkle – Luxury Bath Set to my niece as she loves a bath bomb and is obsessed with Unicorns!
That does sound good. Might get one for my daughter’s birthday. Glad you spotted that x
Oh wow the gooey chocolate eyeballs looks disgusting haha but my son would love these.
Ha, I saw those on there. Mine would love those too.
hope i win
This game looks like so much fun!
Mighty Hammer Domino – 59 Piece Wooden Set.
My son is fascinated by dominos, he’s love this
That sounds great. Who doesn’t love dominos
My kids would both love the interactive glow tshirts, they look like so much fun
Those do sound good!
I’d choose the hair lights for my daughter! I was going to get her some for Christmas but never got round to it. She’d love jazzing up her hair in different colours!
Those are popular I’ve bought them a few times.
Hungry Pelican – Feed Me! – For my nephew… I’m going to be a first time aunty
Oh wow, congratulations. I need to take a look at that game. Might be good for my kids too x
My friend has a little girl who will be 1 in a few weeks. I love the look of the Penguin wobbler for her. I can already hear the laughter!
Aahhhh, sounds like you know what she’d love.
My 6 year old would love Spy X – Night Mission Goggles, epic gift!
It is, I think most would love that!
I would give the frilled lizard to my grandson who would love it to death
That sounds great!!
I love the look of ultra dash
It’s a great game.
Interactive Glow T-Shirt – Black age 12-14 – I’d buy this for my 13 year old Nephew who has autism. Drawing is his thing and this would keep him occupied for hours.
It would be the ideal gift for him if he loves to draw.
I love the baby hedgehog needle felting kit. Our granddaughter makes crochet toys, but this looks cuter!
Sounds like she would enjoy this.
Butterfly garden for me
Those are good!!!
I’d get the Jellyfish tank for my nephew because he loves all animals and would find this tank fascinating.
That does sound pretty fascinating and perfect for little ones.
The Hydraulic Robot Arm is very cool!! There are lots of great scientific toys on there but this is my favourite. My son is 10 and would love it!!
There are, it’s great that options are so varied.
Zzzopa Ball perfect for my nephews and nieces
Sounds like great fun x
Beat That! Battle of wacky challenges for my son who LOVES games like this, the more competitive the better
Sounds like a great game for him.
this sounds brilliant!so much fun we just love playing games in our house! friday night and sunday afternoon we always try tomake game times
I’d go for Kids Scavenger Hunt – Ready, Steady, Collect! for my nephew. Love Wicked Uncle for getting something a bit different and interesting
They do have a great selection!!
fingers crossed lovely giveaway xx
our family will have lots of fun playing this!
Mug Cake Gift Set – Truly Scrumptious for my teenage daughter
That sounds like a great gift idea.
Horrible Histories: The Board Game. It would be the perfect present for my 8 year old. He loves board games and we’ve enjoyed lots of Horrible Histories during lockdown as part of home learning.
Sounds like it would make the perfect gift for him.
I like the rock painting kit and I would gift to my daughter as she loves this kind of thing, and maybe we could leave out for others to find, lots of people are doing this in our area.
Perfect for arts and crafts with the kids.
Ollyball – The Ultimate Indoor Play Ball For my nephew
I need to check that one out.
I would love the Horrible Histories board game for my son
That must be very popular!
Quizzie the robot would be perfect for my grandson
That sounds like a great toy.
Fifty Pranks to Freak Your Friends for my nephew.
Ha, love that. Sounds like good fun.
I would get the Princess & Unicorn Squirters – Bath Time toys for my cousins daughter as she loves playing in the bath
Those will be great for the bath!
Thank you for the competition!
Mould Your Own Monster – DIY Kit for my nephew!
That sounds perfect. My son would love it too!
I love the look of the handheld microscope. My little ones would love that as they love exploring and using this would be great for them to inveatigate smaller items!
That is great for inquisitive minds. A really good way to learn and play.
The giant piano dance mat looks fab, my daughter would love this!
That one reminds me of the movie Big, love it!
I like the rock painting best. Would have fun doing this with my son Samuel.
Rock painting is fun. My kids love that.
Robot – design and drill for youngest grandson
Great toy!!
Spy X – Night Mission Goggles – i would like ot give them to my nephews – they would love playing wth them
That does sound pretty fantastic!
This looks really fun, bring on the spring weather so we can all get outside and play
I know, I can’t wait!!!
My son would love the black glow T-shirt – it would be something different to wear and have fun.
Sounds like a gift he’d love which is great.
My nephew would love this Ultra Dash game! It would be wonderful to get him doing a bit more exercise in a fun way!
OMG I love that game!!! He will too xxx
Air Shoot floating target game. My grandson would absolutely love this
That’s a fun game!!!!
I think the Mug Cake Gift Set – Truly Scrumptious looks fab. My girls would love them x
I didn’t see that on the site. It sounds great Kim x
love the giant piano dance for my nephew
Me too, it looks like so much fun!!!
I’d gift the Tree Top Adventure – Wooden Activity Centre to my nephew
Sounds like a great gift that he’d enjoy.
7 in 1 Space Fleet – Solar Rechargeable I would love to give this to my grandson 🙂
That sounds great, I must take a look for my son. It sounds like something he would enjoy.
The Air Shot – Floating Target Game looks awesome for my nephew
That’s fun, I got the kids one a while back.
Spy x night vision goggles for my nephew who is very into acting like a spy at the minute
That is a fun toy!!! Loads would love it x
This looks great fun
Love the brightness, fun and simplicity of the Fire Fighter’s Water Sprayer. There are so many wonderful toys on the site!
There sure are. That is a great choice.
Horrible histories board game my eldest loves horrible histories books and top trump this would be a great game for her
It sounds like the ideal gift for her x
My son would love the puzzles of the Optical Illusion set.
Puzzles are great aren’t they!
I would gift the Robotics Smart Machines – 230 Piece Set to my friend’s son, Craig. He would absolutely love it!
That does sound like a fun toy!
I would get the woodland musical table – five instruments and give it to my little girl she will be 1 in august 😀
I’m sure she would love to play with that. Kids do love musical toys.
I would love to get the magnetics set for my little sister. She loves building things and I think she would love these! I’d also love the dinosaur magnetic discovery set for my little baby dinosaur obsessed brother!!
The magnetic sets are brilliant, really good fun.
The llama ride on I would gift to my nephew 🙂
That sounds like a cute toy. I think my nephew would enjoy that too.
the night mission goggles! my ten year old would love them.
Perfect for any budding spy.
My children would love the Interactive Glow T-Shirt!
So would mine. It sounds great x
My friend’s child would love the unicorn colour changing umbrella or the Treasure Hunt boxed game 🙂
They both sound great. I’m sure she would really be pleased to have those gifted to her.
I would get the Giant Bubble Set for my grandson because he did something like this at Centre Parcs and loved it.
Giant Bubbles!!! That would be really good fun x
I would like the Giant Piano Dance Mat – Music made Easy for my nephew who would have a lot of fun with it.
That looks amazing. It looks like really good fun.
Robots in Motion – 116 piece Building Set my nephew would love this set
That sounds like great fun. Who doesn’t love robots!
My Granddaughter would love the Butterfly doodle and colour pillowcase. The fact that it’s washable so it can be coloured in lots of times makes this gift fabulous value for money
Those sound great!!!
I’d get the Cat’s Cradle – Made easy! for my niece – I loved playing cat’s cradle when I was little.
It is good fun. My daughters love that!!!
i like the Turtle Tots – Ready, Steady, Squirt!, look fun . I’d gift it to my granddaughter as she loves water play and bath time
They sound perfect for bathtime fun.
I pick the Horrible Histories Board Game which would be a great gift for our kids as they really like Horrible Histories.
They sure do. We watched it on tv, it was horrible but also entertaining and educational. The game will be really good I’m sure!
I’d love the Quizzie – Squirts Water if you’re wrong! for my niece who will be seven this year. She would love it, it looks such fun thanks xx
Ha, that does sound like a fun game. I’m sure she’d love that x
ZZZOPA BALL – SPIN IT, BOUNCE IT, THROW IT!
Looks fun
Oh wow, this sounds like fun for adults too!!!
I love the Fairytale Pillowcase – Doodle your Own – my youngest daughter loves colouring, she would love it!
That does sound like a great gift idea. In fact, it might be perfect for two of my nieces for their birthdays. Glad you saw that on the site x
great prize
It sure is Zoe x
Hogwarts Castle 3D Puzzle – Harry Potter, my daughter Hollie loves puzzles although I think I might enjoy this just as much as she would!
That is a great gift idea!!! Everyone loves Harry Potter!!!