We have a friend through church who has been working closely with refugee families to care for their needs and wants. This holiday season, she asked for volunteers to put together some boxes with gifts for the children. We thought it would be a fun and meaningful opportunity for our kids to each put together a gift box for a child their own age. The recommended spending amount was between £15-30, so we tried to stay at the higher end of that. (The pricing was also a bit different on the items here in the UK!)
Most of the boxes are fairly unisex, but I included the gender of my kids for reference. I loved seeing the things they picked out – they’re a mix of old favorites and things they’d love to see. Whether you’re shopping for your child, a friend, or a child in need, I hope this helps give you some great ideas by age.
13 Year Old Boy
- Deck of cards (N has been super into card tricks lately!)
- Black knit gloves
- Navy knit beanie
- Mini chess set (something else he’s been excited about recently)
- Easy origami book + origami paper (another favorite activity of his!)
11 Year Old Girl
- Felt tip pens (K loves drawing and loves these kind of pens)
- Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza game (K is also super into games, and this is a family fave that we thought would hopefully work even if they’re still learning English)
- Animals adult coloring book
- Cable knit gloves
- Hair brush
9 Year Old Boy
- Plus Plus building toy (T loves these!)
- Transformable fidget spinner toy (another thing T has and loves)
- Pom pom hat
- Fleece gloves
6 Year Old Boy
- LEGO classic creative monsters set (A really loves LEGOs and this is a cute little box with some great basic bricks that will hopefully have a lot of versatile use beyond just a single set)
- Glitter gel pens + sketch pad
- Stuffed bunny (so sweet and he really wanted to gift something cuddly)
- Knit gloves
3 Year Old Girl
- Bath crayons (we love these)
- Unicorn jewels game
- Glitter gel pens + sketch pad
- Unicorn folding hairbrush with mirror (I have no idea if M had seen something like this before but she requested it very specifically off the top of her head)
- Cute knit gloves
- Little stuffed unicorn
